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Least educated, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Lenoir City, TNTN12,5305.6%−9%

02Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2925.7%+21%

03La Follette, TNTN7,1765.9%−9%

04South Cleveland, TNTN7,4526.1%+47%

05Newport, TNTN7,0496.4%+5%

06Humboldt, TNTN7,8417.4%−22%

07Harriman, TNTN6,1927.8%+33%

08Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1038.2%+40%

09Eagleton, TNTN5,5988.3%−17%

10Lafayette, TNTN6,0208.8%+7%

11Rockwood, TNTN5,6078.8%+12%

12Lewisburg, TNTN13,5179.2%+11%

13Shelbyville, TNTN26,1469.4%−7%

14Portland, TNTN13,6589.5%+23%

15Sparta, TNTN5,0389.9%+4%

16Loudon, TNTN6,96310.1%+37%

17Sweetwater, TNTN6,70610.2%+50%

18Greenbrier, TNTN7,17010.7%+11%

19Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23610.7%+24%

20Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59810.7%+23%

21Smithville, TNTN5,62010.8%+28%

22Covington, TNTN8,58510.9%−0%

23Pulaski, TNTN8,39411.0%+18%

24McMinnville, TNTN13,94311.0%+12%

25Dayton, TNTN7,81911.2%−15%

26Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47411.2%+91%

27Dunlap, TNTN6,08911.3%+33%

28Lynchburg, TNTN6,92011.8%–

29Dickson, TNTN17,05111.8%−17%

30Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54011.8%−5%

31Bolivar, TNTN5,04312.0%−4%

32Springfield, TNTN20,09012.1%+15%

33Fayetteville, TNTN7,06812.1%−8%

34Savannah, TNTN7,68912.1%+76%

35Ashland City, TNTN5,65012.2%+26%

36Ripley, TNTN7,49912.5%+39%

37Munford, TNTN6,99612.5%+199%

38Erwin, TNTN6,01912.7%+27%

39Lexington, TNTN8,13012.8%+59%

40Crossville, TNTN13,11312.9%+72%

41Sevierville, TNTN19,01013.5%+22%

42Morristown, TNTN33,51713.6%+21%

43Winchester, TNTN10,43813.6%+8%

44Union City, TNTN10,81413.8%+20%

45Brownsville, TNTN9,30114.0%+22%

46Milan, TNTN8,36714.1%+38%

47Millington, TNTN12,95314.3%+42%

48Paris, TNTN10,46814.3%+63%

49Gallatin, TNTN54,59014.5%+26%

50Clinton, TNTN10,46614.5%+13%

51Millersville, TNTN6,43814.9%+226%

52Dyersburg, TNTN15,90615.0%+26%

53Columbia, TNTN50,07215.1%+6%

54White House, TNTN17,87215.3%+49%

55East Ridge, TNTN21,92115.3%−4%

56Elizabethton, TNTN14,35015.4%+22%

57Church Hill, TNTN7,29715.8%+44%

58Medina, TNTN5,81316.0%+118%

59Madisonville, TNTN5,42816.0%+49%

60Kingston, TNTN6,29916.3%−4%

61Athens, TNTN15,26316.6%−5%

62Fairview, TNTN10,87716.6%+64%

63La Vergne, TNTN42,14616.8%+123%

64Arlington, TNTN15,70316.9%+146%

65McKenzie, TNTN5,63217.3%+38%

66Bristol, TNTN28,10717.4%−5%

67Pleasant View, TNTN5,79717.5%–

68Jefferson City, TNTN9,10317.7%−11%

69Atoka, TNTN10,64517.9%+158%

70Manchester, TNTN13,77618.0%+13%

71Lebanon, TNTN53,41218.2%+27%

72Alcoa, TNTN13,68918.6%+48%

73Jonesborough, TNTN6,99018.7%+3%

74Oakland, TNTN10,83518.9%+204%

75Seymour, TNTN16,21619.3%+44%

76Smyrna, TNTN63,32119.8%+77%

77Clarksville, TNTN188,82919.8%+7%

78Greeneville, TNTN16,14120.4%+20%

79Memphis, TNTN609,64720.9%+19%

80Chattanooga, TNTN194,14421.5%+18%

81Red Bank, TNTN12,40521.8%+21%

82Henderson, TNTN6,59022.1%+61%

83Cleveland, TNTN51,17222.3%+31%

84Jackson, TNTN69,33922.7%+33%

85Kingsport, TNTN57,53023.6%+16%

86Middle Valley, TNTN12,18723.7%+28%

87Green Hill, TNTN6,86623.7%−6%

88Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50624.0%+35%

89Tullahoma, TNTN21,27924.3%+13%

90Knoxville, TNTN202,02124.6%+13%

91Harrison, TNTN8,01125.0%+22%

92Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46925.4%–

93Hendersonville, TNTN64,26626.4%+25%

94Martin, TNTN11,06026.6%+32%

95Maryville, TNTN32,44227.3%+15%

96Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17227.8%+20%

97Cookeville, TNTN38,21228.2%+16%

98Bartlett, TNTN56,41628.2%+20%

99Johnson City, TNTN74,94329.4%+13%

100Spring Hill, TNTN61,33629.7%+140%

101Nashville, TNTN721,07429.7%+26%

102Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17830.8%+13%

103Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48732.3%+31%

104Lakeland, TNTN14,42234.1%+59%

105Collegedale, TNTN11,49937.7%+46%

106Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39537.9%+7%

107Nolensville, TNTN15,78941.0%+86%

108Collierville, TNTN51,90941.2%+61%

109Franklin, TNTN90,22642.3%+47%

110Farragut, TNTN25,12153.6%+11%

111Germantown, TNTN40,00160.0%+12%

112Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82464.5%+17%

113Brentwood, TNTN45,31364.7%+19%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS