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Least educated, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 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

01Lafayette, TNTN6,0204.4%−49%

02La Follette, TNTN7,1766.9%+18%

03Dunlap, TNTN6,0899.5%−16%

04Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29210.6%+85%

05Brownsville, TNTN9,30110.7%−23%

06Savannah, TNTN7,68911.0%−9%

07Bolivar, TNTN5,04311.1%−7%

08Ripley, TNTN7,49911.6%−7%

09Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.6%–

10Newport, TNTN7,04911.8%+85%

11Portland, TNTN13,65812.5%+31%

12Harriman, TNTN6,19212.6%+63%

13Eagleton, TNTN5,59812.7%+53%

14Smithville, TNTN5,62013.3%+23%

15Rockwood, TNTN5,60713.4%+51%

16Sparta, TNTN5,03813.4%+35%

17Shelbyville, TNTN26,14613.5%+44%

18Sweetwater, TNTN6,70613.5%+33%

19Lexington, TNTN8,13014.3%+11%

20Crossville, TNTN13,11314.4%+11%

21Millington, TNTN12,95314.6%+2%

22Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59814.6%+36%

23Lewisburg, TNTN13,51714.6%+59%

24Morristown, TNTN33,51715.1%+11%

25Milan, TNTN8,36715.2%+8%

26Humboldt, TNTN7,84115.3%+105%

27Loudon, TNTN6,96315.3%+51%

28Paris, TNTN10,46815.7%+9%

29McMinnville, TNTN13,94316.0%+45%

30Springfield, TNTN20,09016.1%+33%

31Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10316.4%+98%

32Madisonville, TNTN5,42816.7%+4%

33Covington, TNTN8,58516.9%+54%

34Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23617.0%+58%

35Pulaski, TNTN8,39417.0%+55%

36Erwin, TNTN6,01917.0%+34%

37Union City, TNTN10,81417.1%+24%

38Dayton, TNTN7,81917.2%+54%

39Fayetteville, TNTN7,06817.2%+42%

40Ashland City, TNTN5,65017.3%+41%

41Millersville, TNTN6,43817.3%+16%

42Clinton, TNTN10,46617.3%+19%

43Dickson, TNTN17,05117.9%+52%

44Seymour, TNTN16,21619.0%−1%

45South Cleveland, TNTN7,45219.0%+210%

46Lenoir City, TNTN12,53019.1%+243%

47Greeneville, TNTN16,14119.3%−5%

48Lynchburg, TNTN6,92019.4%+64%

49Church Hill, TNTN7,29719.5%+24%

50Elizabethton, TNTN14,35019.7%+28%

51Jefferson City, TNTN9,10319.7%+11%

52Dyersburg, TNTN15,90619.9%+32%

53Munford, TNTN6,99619.9%+59%

54Kingston, TNTN6,29920.0%+22%

55Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54020.1%+70%

56Sevierville, TNTN19,01020.1%+49%

57Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47420.5%+82%

58Greenbrier, TNTN7,17021.4%+99%

59Columbia, TNTN50,07221.6%+44%

60Athens, TNTN15,26321.9%+32%

61East Ridge, TNTN21,92121.9%+44%

62Manchester, TNTN13,77622.1%+23%

63Oakland, TNTN10,83522.6%+20%

64Henderson, TNTN6,59024.4%+10%

65La Vergne, TNTN42,14625.0%+49%

66Alcoa, TNTN13,68925.2%+35%

67Tullahoma, TNTN21,27925.8%+6%

68Smyrna, TNTN63,32126.2%+32%

69Atoka, TNTN10,64526.2%+46%

70White House, TNTN17,87226.4%+73%

71Memphis, TNTN609,64726.6%+28%

72Winchester, TNTN10,43826.7%+96%

73Bristol, TNTN28,10727.0%+55%

74Jackson, TNTN69,33927.1%+19%

75Cleveland, TNTN51,17227.9%+25%

76Martin, TNTN11,06028.1%+6%

77Clarksville, TNTN188,82928.3%+43%

78Kingsport, TNTN57,53028.4%+20%

79Gallatin, TNTN54,59028.8%+98%

80Lebanon, TNTN53,41228.8%+58%

81Powell, TNTN13,73929.2%–

82Pleasant View, TNTN5,79730.0%+71%

83McKenzie, TNTN5,63230.0%+73%

84Medina, TNTN5,81330.1%+88%

85Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48731.1%−4%

86Halls, TNTN10,27231.3%–

87Middle Valley, TNTN12,18731.3%+32%

88Chattanooga, TNTN194,14431.4%+46%

89Green Hill, TNTN6,86631.4%+33%

90Red Bank, TNTN12,40531.5%+44%

91Harrison, TNTN8,01132.0%+28%

92Fairview, TNTN10,87732.2%+94%

93Knoxville, TNTN202,02133.5%+36%

94Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50633.7%+41%

95Jonesborough, TNTN6,99034.0%+81%

96Cookeville, TNTN38,21235.1%+24%

97Maryville, TNTN32,44235.7%+31%

98Bartlett, TNTN56,41635.9%+27%

99Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39536.1%−5%

100Hendersonville, TNTN64,26638.4%+45%

101Johnson City, TNTN74,94339.0%+33%

102Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17839.3%+28%

103Collegedale, TNTN11,49942.3%+12%

104Nashville, TNTN721,07442.8%+44%

105Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17246.4%+67%

106Spring Hill, TNTN61,33647.4%+59%

107Lakeland, TNTN14,42247.6%+40%

108Arlington, TNTN15,70348.3%+185%

109Tellico, TNTN7,41455.2%–

110Collierville, TNTN51,90957.6%+40%

111Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46957.8%+128%

112Franklin, TNTN90,22662.6%+48%

113Farragut, TNTN25,12163.7%+19%

114Nolensville, TNTN15,78965.2%+59%

115Germantown, TNTN40,00166.0%+10%

116Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82473.6%+14%

117Brentwood, TNTN45,31376.0%+18%

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