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Least educated, Tennessee counties · 2020

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

01Van Buren County, TNTN6,8748.6%+10%

02Perry County, TNTN9,1268.6%+21%

03Macon County, TNTN27,6639.0%+61%

04Scott County, TNTN22,6719.2%+23%

05Hickman County, TNTN26,2199.4%+42%

06Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6179.6%+25%

07Lewis County, TNTN13,48710.1%+20%

08Lake County, TNTN6,24910.1%+87%

09Meigs County, TNTN14,18610.2%+47%

10Hardeman County, TNTN25,27410.5%+35%

11Wayne County, TNTN16,41610.6%+32%

12Hancock County, TNTN7,07510.7%+5%

13Union County, TNTN21,45011.1%+92%

14Cocke County, TNTN37,88911.3%+82%

15Morgan County, TNTN22,16011.4%+89%

16Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92011.4%+60%

17Haywood County, TNTN17,04211.4%+3%

18Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.6%+30%

19Jackson County, TNTN12,46611.6%+38%

20Johnson County, TNTN18,71811.9%+73%

21Marion County, TNTN29,80412.5%+32%

22Overton County, TNTN23,78712.5%+51%

23Polk County, TNTN18,59212.6%+68%

24White County, TNTN29,61212.7%+59%

25Benton County, TNTN16,18312.8%+104%

26Grainger County, TNTN25,73912.9%+65%

27Campbell County, TNTN40,29013.0%+84%

28Clay County, TNTN7,82113.0%+92%

29McNairy County, TNTN26,23613.1%+49%

30Grundy County, TNTN14,11613.4%+89%

31Houston County, TNTN8,47913.4%+30%

32Pickett County, TNTN5,21913.5%+49%

33Henderson County, TNTN28,51813.6%+46%

34Warren County, TNTN43,71713.7%+50%

35Lawrence County, TNTN46,91413.9%+60%

36Decatur County, TNTN11,82014.3%+96%

37Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86114.7%+44%

38Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.8%+58%

39Crockett County, TNTN14,00615.2%+67%

40Monroe County, TNTN49,73015.3%+52%

41Obion County, TNTN30,06715.5%+51%

42Chester County, TNTN17,99415.9%+42%

43Greene County, TNTN73,83116.1%+26%

44Marshall County, TNTN38,07116.2%+53%

45Cannon County, TNTN15,29616.3%+94%

46Unicoi County, TNTN17,85616.4%+55%

47Hardin County, TNTN27,98316.5%+69%

48Rhea County, TNTN34,84416.6%+83%

49Fentress County, TNTN20,32216.6%+99%

50Hawkins County, TNTN59,55916.7%+66%

51Tipton County, TNTN62,28717.0%+57%

52McMinn County, TNTN57,40417.0%+57%

53Dickson County, TNTN58,66217.2%+51%

54Smith County, TNTN20,98117.2%+85%

55Claiborne County, TNTN33,22917.4%+95%

56Cumberland County, TNTN66,30017.5%+28%

57Jefferson County, TNTN60,02417.5%+37%

58Henry County, TNTN32,89617.7%+46%

59Gibson County, TNTN51,77917.9%+77%

60Giles County, TNTN31,43317.9%+70%

61Hamblen County, TNTN68,84318.1%+36%

62Bedford County, TNTN55,27318.1%+63%

63Stewart County, TNTN14,43918.2%+79%

64Sevier County, TNTN101,34218.3%+35%

65Carter County, TNTN57,36118.5%+44%

66Dyer County, TNTN36,32018.6%+55%

67Carroll County, TNTN29,20018.7%+68%

68DeKalb County, TNTN21,87318.9%+68%

69Roane County, TNTN57,39519.1%+29%

70Lincoln County, TNTN36,85319.1%+61%

71Moore County, TNTN6,92019.4%+64%

72Weakley County, TNTN33,26119.9%+29%

73Robertson County, TNTN80,17520.4%+72%

74Cheatham County, TNTN42,77820.5%+36%

75Franklin County, TNTN45,57920.8%+36%

76Coffee County, TNTN62,41921.2%+21%

77Fayette County, TNTN45,07122.5%+76%

78Anderson County, TNTN82,06622.8%+10%

79Bradley County, TNTN115,46523.5%+48%

80Maury County, TNTN118,13124.0%+76%

81Sullivan County, TNTN163,75924.5%+35%

82Blount County, TNTN143,82024.6%+37%

83Madison County, TNTN100,79025.9%+21%

84Putnam County, TNTN86,61226.4%+30%

85Loudon County, TNTN63,76427.3%+60%

86Sumner County, TNTN215,53828.6%+54%

87Montgomery County, TNTN249,93529.4%+53%

88Washington County, TNTN141,19932.3%+41%

89Shelby County, TNTN910,22632.4%+28%

90Rutherford County, TNTN386,35232.6%+42%

91Hamilton County, TNTN390,83333.3%+39%

92Wilson County, TNTN175,03334.8%+77%

93Knox County, TNTN511,45338.8%+34%

94Davidson County, TNTN745,90443.3%+42%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,06160.5%+36%

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