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Least educated, Tennessee cities · 2010

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01La Follette, TNTN7,1767.3%+24%

02Shelbyville, TNTN26,1467.5%−19%

03Harriman, TNTN6,1928.1%+5%

04Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2928.5%+47%

05Lafayette, TNTN6,0208.6%−2%

06McMinnville, TNTN13,9439.0%−18%

07Sweetwater, TNTN6,7069.2%−10%

08Newport, TNTN7,0499.2%+44%

09Erwin, TNTN6,0199.3%−26%

10Savannah, TNTN7,6899.3%−23%

11Madisonville, TNTN5,4289.4%−41%

12Lewisburg, TNTN13,5179.5%+4%

13Loudon, TNTN6,96310.0%−1%

14Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62310.0%–

15Covington, TNTN8,58510.1%−7%

16Rockwood, TNTN5,60710.3%+16%

17Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23610.5%−2%

18Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10310.6%+28%

19Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54010.7%−9%

20Springfield, TNTN20,09010.8%−11%

21Pulaski, TNTN8,39410.9%−0%

22Humboldt, TNTN7,84111.1%+50%

23Smithville, TNTN5,62011.2%+3%

24Lenoir City, TNTN12,53011.2%+102%

25South Cleveland, TNTN7,45211.3%+84%

26Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59811.3%+5%

27Portland, TNTN13,65811.5%+21%

28Sparta, TNTN5,03811.8%+18%

29Union City, TNTN10,81412.2%−11%

30Bolivar, TNTN5,04312.3%+2%

31Millersville, TNTN6,43812.4%−17%

32Lynchburg, TNTN6,92012.6%+7%

33Greenbrier, TNTN7,17012.6%+17%

34Ripley, TNTN7,49912.7%+2%

35Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47414.0%+24%

36Jefferson City, TNTN9,10314.2%−20%

37Ashland City, TNTN5,65014.3%+17%

38Dickson, TNTN17,05114.7%+24%

39Morristown, TNTN33,51714.8%+8%

40Seymour, TNTN16,21614.8%−23%

41Lexington, TNTN8,13015.5%+20%

42Winchester, TNTN10,43815.5%+14%

43Paris, TNTN10,46815.8%+10%

44Columbia, TNTN50,07215.9%+6%

45Brownsville, TNTN9,30116.0%+15%

46Munford, TNTN6,99616.1%+28%

47Millington, TNTN12,95316.5%+16%

48Eagleton, TNTN5,59816.7%+102%

49La Vergne, TNTN42,14617.0%+1%

50Henderson, TNTN6,59017.1%−23%

51Alcoa, TNTN13,68917.3%−7%

52Dyersburg, TNTN15,90617.4%+16%

53Fayetteville, TNTN7,06817.5%+44%

54Crossville, TNTN13,11317.5%+36%

55Dunlap, TNTN6,08917.7%+57%

56Gallatin, TNTN54,59017.9%+23%

57Clinton, TNTN10,46617.9%+23%

58Church Hill, TNTN7,29718.1%+15%

59Dayton, TNTN7,81918.4%+64%

60White House, TNTN17,87218.8%+23%

61Manchester, TNTN13,77618.9%+5%

62Athens, TNTN15,26319.2%+16%

63Elizabethton, TNTN14,35019.3%+26%

64Sevierville, TNTN19,01019.3%+43%

65East Ridge, TNTN21,92119.8%+29%

66Lebanon, TNTN53,41219.8%+9%

67Bristol, TNTN28,10720.5%+18%

68Greeneville, TNTN16,14121.0%+3%

69Kingston, TNTN6,29921.2%+30%

70Pleasant View, TNTN5,79721.6%+23%

71Clarksville, TNTN188,82921.9%+10%

72Red Bank, TNTN12,40522.0%+1%

73Smyrna, TNTN63,32122.1%+12%

74Fairview, TNTN10,87722.3%+34%

75Milan, TNTN8,36722.4%+59%

76Memphis, TNTN609,64722.5%+8%

77McKenzie, TNTN5,63222.7%+31%

78Atoka, TNTN10,64523.0%+28%

79Green Hill, TNTN6,86623.2%−2%

80Tullahoma, TNTN21,27923.5%−3%

81Oakland, TNTN10,83523.6%+25%

82Cleveland, TNTN51,17224.3%+9%

83Kingsport, TNTN57,53024.6%+4%

84Chattanooga, TNTN194,14424.7%+14%

85Jonesborough, TNTN6,99025.6%+37%

86Middle Valley, TNTN12,18725.9%+9%

87Harrison, TNTN8,01126.3%+6%

88Jackson, TNTN69,33926.4%+16%

89Cookeville, TNTN38,21227.4%−3%

90Knoxville, TNTN202,02129.0%+18%

91Maryville, TNTN32,44230.0%+10%

92Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50630.9%+29%

93Medina, TNTN5,81331.1%+94%

94Martin, TNTN11,06031.8%+20%

95Hendersonville, TNTN64,26632.8%+24%

96Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17233.0%+19%

97Bartlett, TNTN56,41633.1%+17%

98Nashville, TNTN721,07433.4%+12%

99Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17834.5%+12%

100Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48734.6%+7%

101Johnson City, TNTN74,94335.2%+20%

102Spring Hill, TNTN61,33637.2%+25%

103Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39538.3%+1%

104Lakeland, TNTN14,42239.1%+15%

105Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46940.0%+57%

106Arlington, TNTN15,70341.3%+144%

107Collegedale, TNTN11,49943.0%+14%

108Nolensville, TNTN15,78947.4%+16%

109Collierville, TNTN51,90949.9%+21%

110Tellico, TNTN7,41452.3%–

111Franklin, TNTN90,22653.7%+27%

112Farragut, TNTN25,12158.0%+8%

113Germantown, TNTN40,00162.7%+5%

114Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82462.9%−3%

115Brentwood, TNTN45,31368.4%+6%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES