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Least educated, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Lake County, TNTN6,2499.4%+4.0 pts
02Lewis County, TNTN13,48710.3%+1.8 pts
03Hancock County, TNTN7,07510.8%+0.6 pts
04Cocke County, TNTN37,88911.0%+4.8 pts
05Clay County, TNTN7,82111.5%+4.7 pts
06Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61712.0%+4.3 pts
07Hardeman County, TNTN25,27412.2%+4.4 pts
08Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92012.4%+5.2 pts
09Macon County, TNTN27,66312.5%+6.9 pts
10Campbell County, TNTN40,29012.7%+5.6 pts
11Benton County, TNTN16,18312.8%+6.5 pts
12Scott County, TNTN22,67112.9%+5.4 pts
13McNairy County, TNTN26,23613.0%+4.3 pts
14Meigs County, TNTN14,18613.5%+6.5 pts
15Morgan County, TNTN22,16013.6%+7.5 pts
16Houston County, TNTN8,47913.6%+3.3 pts
17Van Buren County, TNTN6,87413.7%+5.9 pts
18Wayne County, TNTN16,41613.8%+5.8 pts
19Hickman County, TNTN26,21913.9%+7.2 pts
20Decatur County, TNTN11,82014.0%+6.7 pts
21Warren County, TNTN43,71714.1%+5.0 pts
22Perry County, TNTN9,12614.2%+7.0 pts
23Union County, TNTN21,45014.2%+8.4 pts
24Grundy County, TNTN14,11614.3%+7.2 pts
25Trousdale County, TNTN12,62314.3%+5.4 pts
26Haywood County, TNTN17,04214.5%+3.4 pts
27Fentress County, TNTN20,32214.6%+6.2 pts
28Overton County, TNTN23,78715.0%+6.7 pts
29Jackson County, TNTN12,46615.0%+6.6 pts
30Hardin County, TNTN27,98315.1%+5.3 pts
31White County, TNTN29,61215.1%+7.2 pts
32Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.2%+6.5 pts
33Humphreys County, TNTN19,64615.7%+6.4 pts
34Grainger County, TNTN25,73915.9%+8.1 pts
35Henderson County, TNTN28,51816.1%+6.7 pts
36Hawkins County, TNTN59,55916.2%+6.1 pts
37Crockett County, TNTN14,00616.6%+7.5 pts
38Polk County, TNTN18,59216.6%+9.1 pts
39Cannon County, TNTN15,29616.8%+8.4 pts
40Monroe County, TNTN49,73017.1%+7.0 pts
41Marion County, TNTN29,80417.1%+7.7 pts
42Bedford County, TNTN55,27317.2%+6.0 pts
43Johnson County, TNTN18,71817.5%+10.6 pts
44Stewart County, TNTN14,43917.6%+7.5 pts
45Carroll County, TNTN29,20018.1%+7.0 pts
46Claiborne County, TNTN33,22918.2%+9.3 pts
47Obion County, TNTN30,06718.3%+8.0 pts
48Smith County, TNTN20,98118.5%+9.2 pts
49McMinn County, TNTN57,40418.6%+7.8 pts
50Rhea County, TNTN34,84418.6%+9.5 pts
51Greene County, TNTN73,83118.7%+5.9 pts
52Pickett County, TNTN5,21918.9%+9.9 pts
53Cumberland County, TNTN66,30019.1%+5.4 pts
54Henry County, TNTN32,89619.1%+7.0 pts
55Hamblen County, TNTN68,84320.0%+6.7 pts
56Giles County, TNTN31,43320.1%+9.5 pts
57Gibson County, TNTN51,77920.5%+10.4 pts
58Carter County, TNTN57,36120.6%+7.8 pts
59Lincoln County, TNTN36,85320.6%+8.7 pts
60Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86120.6%+10.4 pts
61Tipton County, TNTN62,28720.7%+9.9 pts
62DeKalb County, TNTN21,87320.8%+9.5 pts
63Jefferson County, TNTN60,02420.8%+8.0 pts
64Dyer County, TNTN36,32021.1%+9.1 pts
65Unicoi County, TNTN17,85621.3%+10.6 pts
66Coffee County, TNTN62,41921.4%+3.9 pts
67Sevier County, TNTN101,34221.8%+8.3 pts
68Dickson County, TNTN58,66222.0%+10.7 pts
69Chester County, TNTN17,99422.0%+10.8 pts
70Roane County, TNTN57,39522.1%+7.4 pts
71Robertson County, TNTN80,17522.4%+10.5 pts
72Weakley County, TNTN33,26122.7%+7.3 pts
73Marshall County, TNTN38,07123.1%+12.5 pts
74Franklin County, TNTN45,57923.9%+8.5 pts
75Moore County, TNTN6,92024.1%+12.3 pts
76Bradley County, TNTN115,46524.4%+8.5 pts
77Cheatham County, TNTN42,77826.6%+11.5 pts
78Madison County, TNTN100,79026.6%+5.1 pts
79Sullivan County, TNTN163,75926.8%+8.7 pts
80Fayette County, TNTN45,07127.3%+14.5 pts
81Anderson County, TNTN82,06627.5%+6.8 pts
82Maury County, TNTN118,13128.0%+14.4 pts
83Blount County, TNTN143,82028.6%+10.7 pts
84Loudon County, TNTN63,76429.4%+12.5 pts
85Putnam County, TNTN86,61229.8%+9.5 pts
86Montgomery County, TNTN249,93531.1%+11.8 pts
87Sumner County, TNTN215,53833.6%+15.0 pts
88Shelby County, TNTN910,22634.3%+9.0 pts
89Washington County, TNTN141,19934.3%+11.4 pts
90Rutherford County, TNTN386,35235.8%+12.8 pts
91Hamilton County, TNTN390,83337.5%+13.6 pts
92Wilson County, TNTN175,03337.8%+18.2 pts
93Knox County, TNTN511,45341.0%+11.9 pts
94Davidson County, TNTN745,90448.4%+17.9 pts
95Williamson County, TNTN272,06162.7%+18.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES