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Least educated, Tennessee counties · 2010

Tennessee counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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, TNTN6,2495.2%−0.2 pts
02Union County, TNTN21,4506.3%+0.5 pts
03Morgan County, TNTN22,1606.3%+0.3 pts
04Grainger County, TNTN25,7397.3%−0.5 pts
05Hancock County, TNTN7,0757.4%−2.8 pts
06Houston County, TNTN8,4797.5%−2.8 pts
07Macon County, TNTN27,6637.6%+2.0 pts
08Cocke County, TNTN37,8897.8%+1.6 pts
09Grundy County, TNTN14,1168.0%+0.9 pts
10Wayne County, TNTN16,4168.7%+0.6 pts
11Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9208.8%+1.6 pts
12Meigs County, TNTN14,1869.0%+2.1 pts
13Van Buren County, TNTN6,8749.0%+1.3 pts
14Campbell County, TNTN40,2909.2%+2.2 pts
15Jackson County, TNTN12,4669.4%+0.9 pts
16Hardin County, TNTN27,9839.4%−0.4 pts
17Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6179.9%+2.2 pts
18Scott County, TNTN22,6719.9%+2.4 pts
19Trousdale County, TNTN12,62310.0%+1.1 pts
20Polk County, TNTN18,59210.1%+2.6 pts
21Johnson County, TNTN18,71810.1%+3.2 pts
22Fentress County, TNTN20,32210.1%+1.8 pts
23Decatur County, TNTN11,82010.4%+3.1 pts
24Monroe County, TNTN49,73010.4%+0.4 pts
25Overton County, TNTN23,78710.5%+2.2 pts
26Perry County, TNTN9,12610.6%+3.4 pts
27Hickman County, TNTN26,21910.6%+3.9 pts
28Hardeman County, TNTN25,27410.7%+2.9 pts
29McNairy County, TNTN26,23610.9%+2.1 pts
30Warren County, TNTN43,71710.9%+1.8 pts
31Lawrence County, TNTN46,91411.0%+2.3 pts
32White County, TNTN29,61211.0%+3.1 pts
33Clay County, TNTN7,82111.0%+4.3 pts
34Claiborne County, TNTN33,22911.1%+2.1 pts
35Cannon County, TNTN15,29611.1%+2.7 pts
36Rhea County, TNTN34,84411.2%+2.1 pts
37Lewis County, TNTN13,48711.2%+2.7 pts
38Marshall County, TNTN38,07111.5%+0.8 pts
39Stewart County, TNTN14,43911.5%+1.4 pts
40DeKalb County, TNTN21,87311.7%+0.4 pts
41Henderson County, TNTN28,51811.8%+2.5 pts
42Obion County, TNTN30,06711.9%+1.6 pts
43Pickett County, TNTN5,21912.0%+2.9 pts
44Giles County, TNTN31,43312.1%+1.6 pts
45Crockett County, TNTN14,00612.2%+3.1 pts
46Unicoi County, TNTN17,85612.2%+1.6 pts
47Hawkins County, TNTN59,55912.4%+2.4 pts
48Moore County, TNTN6,92012.6%+0.8 pts
49Benton County, TNTN16,18312.6%+6.3 pts
50Bedford County, TNTN55,27312.8%+1.7 pts
51Smith County, TNTN20,98112.8%+3.6 pts
52Haywood County, TNTN17,04212.9%+1.8 pts
53Humphreys County, TNTN19,64613.2%+3.9 pts
54Marion County, TNTN29,80413.3%+3.8 pts
55Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86113.3%+3.1 pts
56Jefferson County, TNTN60,02413.5%+0.7 pts
57Chester County, TNTN17,99413.8%+2.6 pts
58Tipton County, TNTN62,28713.8%+3.0 pts
59McMinn County, TNTN57,40413.9%+3.1 pts
60Greene County, TNTN73,83114.0%+1.2 pts
61Robertson County, TNTN80,17514.2%+2.3 pts
62Dyer County, TNTN36,32014.5%+2.5 pts
63Gibson County, TNTN51,77914.8%+4.6 pts
64Henry County, TNTN32,89614.8%+2.7 pts
65Carter County, TNTN57,36114.9%+2.1 pts
66Dickson County, TNTN58,66214.9%+3.6 pts
67Sevier County, TNTN101,34215.2%+1.6 pts
68Carroll County, TNTN29,20015.5%+4.4 pts
69Cumberland County, TNTN66,30015.6%+2.0 pts
70Hamblen County, TNTN68,84315.6%+2.3 pts
71Lincoln County, TNTN36,85315.8%+3.9 pts
72Maury County, TNTN118,13116.1%+2.5 pts
73Franklin County, TNTN45,57916.5%+1.2 pts
74Roane County, TNTN57,39516.7%+1.9 pts
75Cheatham County, TNTN42,77817.9%+2.8 pts
76Weakley County, TNTN33,26118.4%+3.0 pts
77Fayette County, TNTN45,07118.9%+6.1 pts
78Coffee County, TNTN62,41919.0%+1.5 pts
79Bradley County, TNTN115,46519.2%+3.3 pts
80Sullivan County, TNTN163,75920.0%+1.9 pts
81Blount County, TNTN143,82020.6%+2.7 pts
82Putnam County, TNTN86,61221.7%+1.5 pts
83Anderson County, TNTN82,06622.1%+1.4 pts
84Montgomery County, TNTN249,93522.3%+3.0 pts
85Loudon County, TNTN63,76422.6%+5.6 pts
86Sumner County, TNTN215,53823.0%+4.4 pts
87Wilson County, TNTN175,03324.0%+4.4 pts
88Madison County, TNTN100,79024.5%+2.9 pts
89Rutherford County, TNTN386,35226.3%+3.3 pts
90Hamilton County, TNTN390,83327.0%+3.1 pts
91Shelby County, TNTN910,22627.8%+2.5 pts
92Washington County, TNTN141,19927.9%+5.0 pts
93Knox County, TNTN511,45333.8%+4.8 pts
94Davidson County, TNTN745,90434.0%+3.5 pts
95Williamson County, TNTN272,06151.8%+7.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS