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Least educated, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Lake County, TNTN6,2499.4%+74%

02Lewis County, TNTN13,48710.3%+21%

03Hancock County, TNTN7,07510.8%+6%

04Cocke County, TNTN37,88911.0%+77%

05Clay County, TNTN7,82111.5%+70%

06Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61712.0%+56%

07Hardeman County, TNTN25,27412.2%+57%

08Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92012.4%+73%

09Macon County, TNTN27,66312.5%+123%

10Campbell County, TNTN40,29012.7%+80%

11Benton County, TNTN16,18312.8%+103%

12Scott County, TNTN22,67112.9%+72%

13McNairy County, TNTN26,23613.0%+49%

14Meigs County, TNTN14,18613.5%+94%

15Morgan County, TNTN22,16013.6%+126%

16Houston County, TNTN8,47913.6%+32%

17Van Buren County, TNTN6,87413.7%+76%

18Wayne County, TNTN16,41613.8%+72%

19Hickman County, TNTN26,21913.9%+108%

20Decatur County, TNTN11,82014.0%+92%

21Warren County, TNTN43,71714.1%+54%

22Perry County, TNTN9,12614.2%+99%

23Union County, TNTN21,45014.2%+147%

24Grundy County, TNTN14,11614.3%+102%

25Trousdale County, TNTN12,62314.3%+60%

26Haywood County, TNTN17,04214.5%+30%

27Fentress County, TNTN20,32214.6%+74%

28Overton County, TNTN23,78715.0%+80%

29Jackson County, TNTN12,46615.0%+78%

30Hardin County, TNTN27,98315.1%+55%

31White County, TNTN29,61215.1%+90%

32Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.2%+75%

33Humphreys County, TNTN19,64615.7%+69%

34Grainger County, TNTN25,73915.9%+104%

35Henderson County, TNTN28,51816.1%+72%

36Hawkins County, TNTN59,55916.2%+61%

37Crockett County, TNTN14,00616.6%+82%

38Polk County, TNTN18,59216.6%+121%

39Cannon County, TNTN15,29616.8%+100%

40Monroe County, TNTN49,73017.1%+70%

41Marion County, TNTN29,80417.1%+81%

42Bedford County, TNTN55,27317.2%+54%

43Johnson County, TNTN18,71817.5%+154%

44Stewart County, TNTN14,43917.6%+74%

45Carroll County, TNTN29,20018.1%+63%

46Claiborne County, TNTN33,22918.2%+104%

47Obion County, TNTN30,06718.3%+78%

48Smith County, TNTN20,98118.5%+99%

49McMinn County, TNTN57,40418.6%+72%

50Rhea County, TNTN34,84418.6%+105%

51Greene County, TNTN73,83118.7%+47%

52Pickett County, TNTN5,21918.9%+109%

53Cumberland County, TNTN66,30019.1%+40%

54Henry County, TNTN32,89619.1%+58%

55Hamblen County, TNTN68,84320.0%+51%

56Giles County, TNTN31,43320.1%+90%

57Gibson County, TNTN51,77920.5%+103%

58Carter County, TNTN57,36120.6%+61%

59Lincoln County, TNTN36,85320.6%+74%

60Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86120.6%+102%

61Tipton County, TNTN62,28720.7%+91%

62DeKalb County, TNTN21,87320.8%+85%

63Jefferson County, TNTN60,02420.8%+63%

64Dyer County, TNTN36,32021.1%+76%

65Unicoi County, TNTN17,85621.3%+100%

66Coffee County, TNTN62,41921.4%+22%

67Sevier County, TNTN101,34221.8%+61%

68Dickson County, TNTN58,66222.0%+94%

69Chester County, TNTN17,99422.0%+96%

70Roane County, TNTN57,39522.1%+50%

71Robertson County, TNTN80,17522.4%+89%

72Weakley County, TNTN33,26122.7%+48%

73Marshall County, TNTN38,07123.1%+117%

74Franklin County, TNTN45,57923.9%+56%

75Moore County, TNTN6,92024.1%+104%

76Bradley County, TNTN115,46524.4%+54%

77Cheatham County, TNTN42,77826.6%+76%

78Madison County, TNTN100,79026.6%+24%

79Sullivan County, TNTN163,75926.8%+48%

80Fayette County, TNTN45,07127.3%+114%

81Anderson County, TNTN82,06627.5%+33%

82Maury County, TNTN118,13128.0%+105%

83Blount County, TNTN143,82028.6%+60%

84Loudon County, TNTN63,76429.4%+73%

85Putnam County, TNTN86,61229.8%+47%

86Montgomery County, TNTN249,93531.1%+61%

87Sumner County, TNTN215,53833.6%+80%

88Shelby County, TNTN910,22634.3%+36%

89Washington County, TNTN141,19934.3%+50%

90Rutherford County, TNTN386,35235.8%+56%

91Hamilton County, TNTN390,83337.5%+57%

92Wilson County, TNTN175,03337.8%+93%

93Knox County, TNTN511,45341.0%+41%

94Davidson County, TNTN745,90448.4%+59%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,06162.7%+41%

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