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Levels of education for Tennessee residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Tennessee

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Tennessee education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Tennessee PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	28.9%	234,154	811,562	25,187	105,422	258,010	188,789	47,615	140,504	46,035
Williamson	54.4%	8,490	15,612	199	1,051	2,760	3,112	633	6,357	1,500
Davidson	43.4%	43,267	99,752	3,573	10,167	20,692	22,053	5,180	28,594	9,493
Knox	41.8%	22,940	54,942	893	4,840	13,435	12,834	3,819	13,773	5,348
Rutherford	33.8%	9,967	29,525	715	3,053	8,250	7,540	1,535	6,795	1,637
Shelby	33.7%	45,172	134,109	3,943	16,065	34,139	34,790	7,553	27,241	10,378
Hamilton	32.9%	13,704	41,602	984	4,864	10,230	11,820	3,252	7,994	2,458
Washington	31.8%	5,022	15,784	337	1,771	4,581	4,073	839	3,003	1,180
Madison	30.8%	3,805	12,339	217	1,405	3,842	3,070	793	2,390	622
Wilson	30.3%	3,676	12,150	229	1,300	4,043	2,902	748	2,276	652
Putnam	28.5%	2,476	8,692	463	894	2,748	2,111	325	1,692	459
Montgomery	28.0%	6,691	23,862	286	1,800	6,735	8,350	1,782	3,856	1,053
Sumner	27.9%	4,926	17,684	478	2,205	5,154	4,921	1,384	2,873	669
Bradley	26.5%	3,286	12,418	469	1,839	3,625	3,199	958	1,910	418
Blount	26.2%	3,733	14,246	251	1,664	5,389	3,209	1,136	1,947	650
Sullivan	25.8%	5,254	20,325	449	2,739	7,224	4,659	1,573	2,860	821
Cheatham	24.9%	1,315	5,272	105	813	1,979	1,060	290	782	243
Maury	24.5%	2,231	9,112	304	1,122	3,216	2,239	698	1,188	345
Anderson	22.9%	1,977	8,629	272	1,095	3,111	2,174	667	906	404
Coffee	22.9%	1,398	6,115	158	924	2,163	1,472	356	844	198
Weakley	22.4%	1,006	4,495	96	569	1,618	1,206	122	642	242
Franklin	22.2%	1,018	4,578	210	609	1,863	878	282	544	192
Chester	22.2%	413	1,862	53	366	583	447	107	278	28
Carter	21.9%	1,759	8,040	279	1,397	2,883	1,722	470	995	294
Unicoi	21.7%	479	2,206	83	411	685	548	143	275	61
Jefferson	20.7%	1,275	6,169	205	970	2,490	1,229	351	673	251
Loudon	20.6%	989	4,802	184	644	1,881	1,104	385	441	163
Roane	20.5%	1,295	6,302	156	851	2,592	1,408	562	573	160
Robertson	20.3%	1,523	7,515	292	881	2,973	1,846	465	866	192
Dyer	19.7%	956	4,846	170	880	1,796	1,044	262	548	146
Henry	19.5%	700	3,587	78	467	1,595	747	162	456	82
Sevier	19.5%	1,885	9,688	207	1,574	3,866	2,156	447	976	462
Fayette	19.4%	604	3,115	66	532	1,252	661	110	386	108
Tipton	19.3%	1,259	6,509	173	874	2,653	1,550	437	660	162
Hawkins	19.3%	1,526	7,923	139	1,209	3,419	1,630	612	708	206
Henderson	19.2%	642	3,336	60	393	1,553	688	236	299	107
Cumberland	19.2%	1,010	5,270	346	694	2,316	904	361	473	176
Hamblen	19.2%	1,555	8,116	378	1,577	2,877	1,729	381	872	302
Wayne	19.1%	520	2,719	155	471	1,159	414	148	154	218
McMinn	18.9%	1,191	6,307	204	1,237	2,571	1,104	438	485	268
Greene	18.6%	1,563	8,402	320	1,323	3,621	1,575	340	901	322
Dickson	18.6%	1,128	6,071	90	904	2,548	1,401	385	537	206
Pickett	18.4%	101	548	16	89	244	98	30	43	28
Monroe	18.3%	1,013	5,531	171	963	2,366	1,018	409	456	148
Sequatchie	17.4%	292	1,679	15	287	683	402	115	153	24
Marshall	17.1%	627	3,657	67	509	1,677	777	168	385	74
Obion	17.1%	720	4,215	105	539	1,870	981	157	417	146
Houston	17.0%	172	1,010	35	73	525	205	89	75	8
Gibson	16.9%	981	5,805	94	718	2,622	1,390	224	563	194
Bedford	16.9%	928	5,493	472	882	2,308	903	249	560	119
Marion	16.7%	587	3,517	119	736	1,399	676	240	266	81
Humphreys	16.2%	367	2,272	45	371	1,142	347	112	196	59
Hickman	16.1%	520	3,231	167	748	1,217	579	222	223	75
Lewis	16.0%	225	1,402	54	313	574	236	85	114	26
McNairy	15.9%	469	2,942	94	503	1,272	604	158	241	70
Carroll	15.9%	585	3,678	143	487	1,682	781	122	403	60
Clay	15.7%	154	980	25	123	488	190	38	94	22
Giles	15.6%	563	3,612	154	427	1,740	728	209	299	55
Hardin	15.5%	491	3,175	146	497	1,544	497	203	210	78
Smith	15.5%	365	2,362	97	344	1,114	442	55	218	92
Crockett	15.2%	281	1,850	142	384	709	334	67	177	37
Lawrence	15.2%	807	5,323	302	930	2,324	960	341	300	166
Lincoln	15.0%	571	3,798	108	553	1,755	811	297	249	25
Haywood	14.8%	341	2,304	124	403	996	440	63	201	77
Perry	14.4%	132	915	61	163	412	147	39	68	25
Warren	13.8%	764	5,551	368	1,053	2,315	1,051	206	422	136
DeKalb	13.7%	329	2,395	81	425	1,089	471	58	192	79
Claiborne	13.7%	562	4,097	253	779	1,842	661	219	272	71
Hancock	13.7%	110	805	28	180	374	113	41	27	42
Stewart	13.6%	208	1,535	32	125	780	390	41	106	61
Grainger	13.4%	406	3,039	230	489	1,426	488	160	207	39
Fentress	13.2%	296	2,239	205	390	1,037	311	53	185	58
White	13.0%	382	2,939	200	473	1,347	537	95	187	100
Trousdale	12.9%	113	879	33	159	381	193	24	79	10
Rhea	12.8%	466	3,639	126	882	1,427	738	157	230	79
Hardeman	12.3%	493	4,006	58	807	1,804	844	179	239	75
Overton	12.3%	323	2,636	111	461	1,341	400	72	214	37
Cannon	12.2%	205	1,684	45	317	822	295	26	154	25
Benton	12.1%	239	1,976	22	374	1,018	323	86	95	58
Lauderdale	12.1%	475	3,930	197	1,069	1,621	568	147	254	74
Moore	12.1%	85	705	9	90	347	174	58	27	0
Decatur	11.9%	167	1,405	89	251	608	290	41	96	30
Macon	11.8%	352	2,974	279	550	1,405	388	184	132	36
Van Buren	11.3%	75	661	40	140	316	90	23	33	19
Cocke	11.3%	511	4,529	199	1,037	1,899	883	217	216	78
Johnson	11.3%	289	2,563	268	573	1,021	412	116	128	45
Scott	11.2%	333	2,981	77	647	1,370	554	140	139	54
Polk	11.1%	243	2,181	153	450	967	368	127	80	36
Jackson	10.7%	152	1,417	79	226	725	235	40	74	38
Campbell	10.5%	572	5,450	289	1,231	2,416	942	250	255	67
Meigs	10.5%	163	1,555	67	362	603	360	55	103	5
Bledsoe	9.8%	171	1,751	86	368	821	305	59	100	12
Morgan	9.5%	279	2,941	37	602	1,522	501	143	90	46
Grundy	9.2%	175	1,907	206	423	821	282	48	94	33
Union	9.2%	228	2,485	175	582	1,135	365	107	101	20
Lake	5.1%	70	1,380	120	421	637	132	24	39	7

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