Educational Attainment of Adult Residents of Tennessee ...

Tennessee Higher Education Commission

Educational Attainment of Adult Residents of Tennessee Counties

November 15, 2013

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................9 Key Findings ................................................................................................................................................9 Ten Counties with the Highest Percentage of Population 25 and Above with No College Degree..........10 Percentage of Working-age Adults with No College Degree, Population 25 and Above, by County .......11 Ten Counties with the Highest Percentage of Residents with Some College No Degree.........................15

SECTION I: Maps Showing Percentage of Population without a College Degree by Quintile ......................16 SECTION II: Percentage of Working-age Adults (25-64) Without a Postsecondary Degree, by County .......19 SECTION III: Educational Attainment of Working-age (18-64) Adults by County, Postsecondary Award Level, and Age Group ....................................................................................................................................23

Anderson County ......................................................................................................................................23 Bedford County .........................................................................................................................................23 Benton County ..........................................................................................................................................24 Bledsoe County .........................................................................................................................................24 Blount County ...........................................................................................................................................25 Bradley County..........................................................................................................................................25 Campbell County.......................................................................................................................................26 Cannon County..........................................................................................................................................26 Carroll County ...........................................................................................................................................27 Carter County............................................................................................................................................27 Cheatham County .....................................................................................................................................28 Chester County..........................................................................................................................................28 Claiborne County ......................................................................................................................................29 Clay County ...............................................................................................................................................29 Cocke County ............................................................................................................................................30 Coffee County ...........................................................................................................................................30 Crockett County ........................................................................................................................................31 Cumberland County ..................................................................................................................................31 Davidson County .......................................................................................................................................32 Decatur County .........................................................................................................................................32 DeKalb County...........................................................................................................................................33

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Dickson County .........................................................................................................................................33 Dyer County ..............................................................................................................................................34 Fayette County..........................................................................................................................................34 Fentress County ........................................................................................................................................35 Franklin County .........................................................................................................................................35 Gibson County...........................................................................................................................................36 Giles County ..............................................................................................................................................36 Grainger County ........................................................................................................................................37 Greene County ..........................................................................................................................................37 Grundy County ..........................................................................................................................................38 Hamblen County .......................................................................................................................................38 Hamilton County .......................................................................................................................................39 Hancock County ........................................................................................................................................39 Hardeman County .....................................................................................................................................40 Hardin County ...........................................................................................................................................40 Hawkins County ........................................................................................................................................41 Haywood County.......................................................................................................................................41 Henderson County ....................................................................................................................................42 Henry County ............................................................................................................................................42 Hickman County ........................................................................................................................................43 Houston County ........................................................................................................................................43 Humphreys County ...................................................................................................................................44 Jackson County..........................................................................................................................................44 Jefferson County .......................................................................................................................................45 Johnson County.........................................................................................................................................45 Knox County ..............................................................................................................................................46 Lake County...............................................................................................................................................46 Lauderdale County ....................................................................................................................................47 Lawrence County ......................................................................................................................................47 Lewis County .............................................................................................................................................48 Lincoln County...........................................................................................................................................48 Loudon County..........................................................................................................................................49

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Macon County...........................................................................................................................................49 Madison County ........................................................................................................................................50 Marion County ..........................................................................................................................................50 Marshall County ........................................................................................................................................51 Maury County ...........................................................................................................................................51 McMinn County ........................................................................................................................................52 McNairy County ........................................................................................................................................52 Meigs County ............................................................................................................................................53 Monroe County .........................................................................................................................................53 Montgomery County.................................................................................................................................54 Moore County ...........................................................................................................................................54 Morgan County .........................................................................................................................................55 Obion County ............................................................................................................................................55 Overton County.........................................................................................................................................56 Perry County .............................................................................................................................................56 Pickett County...........................................................................................................................................57 Polk County ...............................................................................................................................................57 Putnam County .........................................................................................................................................58 Rhea County..............................................................................................................................................58 Roane County............................................................................................................................................59 Robertson County .....................................................................................................................................59 Rutherford County ....................................................................................................................................60 Scott County..............................................................................................................................................60 Sequatchie County ....................................................................................................................................61 Sevier County ............................................................................................................................................61 Shelby County ...........................................................................................................................................62 Smith County.............................................................................................................................................62 Stewart County .........................................................................................................................................63 Sullivan County..........................................................................................................................................63 Sumner County .........................................................................................................................................64 Tipton County............................................................................................................................................64 Trousdale County ......................................................................................................................................65

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Unicoi County............................................................................................................................................65 Union County ............................................................................................................................................66 Van Buren County .....................................................................................................................................66 Warren County..........................................................................................................................................67 Washington County ..................................................................................................................................67 Wayne County...........................................................................................................................................68 Weakley County ........................................................................................................................................68 White County ............................................................................................................................................69 Williamson County ....................................................................................................................................69 Wilson County...........................................................................................................................................70 SECTION IV: Adult (25-64) Educational Attainment by County, Postsecondary Degree Level, and Race ....71 Anderson County ......................................................................................................................................71 Bedford County .........................................................................................................................................71 Benton County ..........................................................................................................................................72 Bledsoe County .........................................................................................................................................72 Blount County ...........................................................................................................................................73 Bradley County..........................................................................................................................................73 Campbell County.......................................................................................................................................74 Cannon County..........................................................................................................................................74 Carroll County ...........................................................................................................................................75 Carter County............................................................................................................................................75 Cheatham County .....................................................................................................................................76 Chester County..........................................................................................................................................76 Claiborne County ......................................................................................................................................77 Clay County ...............................................................................................................................................77 Cocke County ............................................................................................................................................78 Coffee County ...........................................................................................................................................78 Crockett County ........................................................................................................................................79 Cumberland County ..................................................................................................................................79 Davidson County .......................................................................................................................................80 Decatur County .........................................................................................................................................80 DeKalb County...........................................................................................................................................81

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Dickson County .........................................................................................................................................81 Dyer County ..............................................................................................................................................82 Fayette County..........................................................................................................................................82 Fentress County ........................................................................................................................................83 Franklin County .........................................................................................................................................83 Gibson County...........................................................................................................................................84 Giles County ..............................................................................................................................................84 Grainger County ........................................................................................................................................85 Greene County ..........................................................................................................................................85 Grundy County ..........................................................................................................................................86 Hamblen County .......................................................................................................................................86 Hamilton County .......................................................................................................................................87 Hancock County ........................................................................................................................................87 Hardeman County .....................................................................................................................................88 Hardin County ...........................................................................................................................................88 Hawkins County ........................................................................................................................................89 Haywood County.......................................................................................................................................89 Henderson County ....................................................................................................................................90 Henry County ............................................................................................................................................90 Hickman County ........................................................................................................................................91 Houston County ........................................................................................................................................91 Humphreys County ...................................................................................................................................92 Jackson County..........................................................................................................................................92 Jefferson County .......................................................................................................................................93 Johnson County.........................................................................................................................................93 Knox County ..............................................................................................................................................94 Lake County...............................................................................................................................................94 Lauderdale County ....................................................................................................................................95 Lawrence County ......................................................................................................................................95 Lewis County .............................................................................................................................................96 Lincoln County...........................................................................................................................................96 Loudon County..........................................................................................................................................97

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Macon County...........................................................................................................................................97 Madison County ........................................................................................................................................98 Marion County ..........................................................................................................................................98 Marshall County ........................................................................................................................................99 Maury County ...........................................................................................................................................99 McMinn County ......................................................................................................................................100 McNairy County ......................................................................................................................................100 Meigs County ..........................................................................................................................................101 Monroe County .......................................................................................................................................101 Montgomery County...............................................................................................................................102 Moore County .........................................................................................................................................102 Morgan County .......................................................................................................................................103 Obion County ..........................................................................................................................................103 Overton County.......................................................................................................................................104 Perry County ...........................................................................................................................................104 Pickett County.........................................................................................................................................105 Polk County .............................................................................................................................................105 Putnam County .......................................................................................................................................106 Rhea County............................................................................................................................................106 Roane County..........................................................................................................................................107 Robertson County ...................................................................................................................................107 Rutherford County ..................................................................................................................................108 Scott County............................................................................................................................................108 Sequatchie County ..................................................................................................................................109 Sevier County ..........................................................................................................................................109 Shelby County .........................................................................................................................................110 Smith County...........................................................................................................................................110 Stewart County .......................................................................................................................................111 Sullivan County........................................................................................................................................111 Sumner County .......................................................................................................................................112 Tipton County..........................................................................................................................................112 Trousdale County ....................................................................................................................................113

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Unicoi County..........................................................................................................................................113 Union County ..........................................................................................................................................114 Van Buren County ...................................................................................................................................114 Warren County........................................................................................................................................115 Washington County ................................................................................................................................115 Wayne County.........................................................................................................................................116 Weakley County ......................................................................................................................................116 White County ..........................................................................................................................................117 Williamson County ..................................................................................................................................117 Wilson County.........................................................................................................................................118 SECTION V: Population Count for Age Group 18-64 with No College Degree ............................................119

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