Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Tennessee by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | N/A | 3.8 | 184,732 | 31 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 4.7 | 10,732,389 | N/A |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 2.0 | 2,845 | 593 |
| Williamson County | Urban | 2.0 | 3,367 | 593 |
| Wilson County | Urban | 2.4 | 2,526 | 875 |
| Madison County | Urban | 2.7 | 1,784 | 1,110 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 2.8 | 884 | 1,173 |
| Knox County | Urban | 2.8 | 9,209 | 1,173 |
| Sumner County | Urban | 2.8 | 3,868 | 1,173 |
| Chester County | Urban | 2.9 | 330 | 1,252 |
| Maury County | Urban | 2.9 | 2,131 | 1,252 |
| Rutherford County | Urban | 3.1 | 7,022 | 1,373 |
| Washington County | Urban | 3.1 | 2,848 | 1,373 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 3.2 | 1,783 | 1,444 |
| Smith County | Urban | 3.3 | 474 | 1,505 |
| Tipton County | Urban | 3.3 | 1,393 | 1,505 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 3.4 | 1,023 | 1,563 |
| Roane County | Urban | 3.4 | 1,391 | 1,563 |
| Blount County | Urban | 3.5 | 3,502 | 1,634 |
| Carter County | Urban | 3.5 | 1,485 | 1,634 |
| Coffee County | Rural | 3.5 | 1,397 | 1,634 |
| Dyer County | Rural | 3.5 | 864 | 1,634 |
| Hamilton County | Urban | 3.5 | 9,273 | 1,634 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 3.5 | 479 | 1,634 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 3.5 | 860 | 1,634 |
| Giles County | Rural | 3.6 | 772 | 1,681 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 3.6 | 707 | 1,681 |
| Sullivan County | Urban | 3.6 | 4,244 | 1,681 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 3.7 | 1,784 | 1,734 |
| Gibson County | Urban | 3.7 | 1,284 | 1,734 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 3.7 | 1,505 | 1,734 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 3.7 | 886 | 1,734 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 3.8 | 18,738 | 1,792 |
| Dickson County | Urban | 3.8 | 1,467 | 1,792 |
| Hardeman County | Rural | 3.8 | 706 | 1,792 |
| Houston County | Rural | 3.8 | 223 | 1,792 |
| McNairy County | Rural | 3.8 | 695 | 1,792 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 3.8 | 23,102 | 1,792 |
| Trousdale County | Urban | 3.8 | 326 | 1,792 |
| Robertson County | Urban | 3.9 | 1,967 | 1,839 |
| Stewart County | Urban | 3.9 | 387 | 1,839 |
| Weakley County | Rural | 3.9 | 820 | 1,839 |
| Bradley County | Urban | 4.0 | 3,026 | 1,891 |
| Cheatham County | Urban | 4.1 | 1,221 | 1,935 |
| Moore County | Rural | 4.1 | 194 | 1,935 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 4.2 | 825 | 1,974 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 4.3 | 731 | 2,017 |
| Unicoi County | Urban | 4.3 | 568 | 2,017 |
| Sevier County | Rural | 4.5 | 3,174 | 2,106 |
| Crockett County | Urban | 4.6 | 439 | 2,139 |
| Henry County | Rural | 4.7 | 1,108 | 2,171 |
| Greene County | Rural | 4.8 | 2,454 | 2,213 |
| Loudon County | Urban | 4.8 | 2,054 | 2,213 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 5.0 | 2,593 | 2,275 |
| Cannon County | Urban | 5.1 | 527 | 2,311 |
| Hawkins County | Urban | 5.2 | 2,174 | 2,340 |
| McMinn County | Rural | 5.2 | 1,985 | 2,340 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 5.3 | 446 | 2,365 |
| Hamblen County | Urban | 5.3 | 2,354 | 2,365 |
| Rhea County | Rural | 5.3 | 1,237 | 2,365 |
| Benton County | Rural | 5.4 | 627 | 2,390 |
| Obion County | Rural | 5.4 | 1,158 | 2,390 |
| White County | Rural | 5.4 | 1,075 | 2,390 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 5.5 | 1,069 | 2,426 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 5.6 | 1,899 | 2,461 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 5.6 | 689 | 2,461 |
| Grainger County | Urban | 5.7 | 999 | 2,489 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 5.8 | 724 | 2,514 |
| Macon County | Urban | 5.8 | 987 | 2,514 |
| Meigs County | Rural | 5.8 | 554 | 2,514 |
| Warren County | Rural | 5.8 | 1,666 | 2,514 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 6.0 | 1,709 | 2,563 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 6.0 | 537 | 2,563 |
| Marion County | Urban | 6.0 | 1,248 | 2,563 |
| Scott County | Rural | 6.0 | 904 | 2,563 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 6.1 | 953 | 2,587 |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | 6.1 | 728 | 2,587 |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | 6.2 | 715 | 2,606 |
| DeKalb County | Rural | 6.2 | 899 | 2,606 |
| Pickett County | Rural | 6.2 | 236 | 2,606 |
| Union County | Urban | 6.2 | 894 | 2,606 |
| Hickman County | Urban | 6.3 | 1,128 | 2,631 |
| Polk County | Urban | 6.4 | 833 | 2,648 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 6.5 | 2,217 | 2,660 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 6.7 | 2,020 | 2,697 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 6.9 | 947 | 2,733 |
| Cocke County | Rural | 7.0 | 1,862 | 2,749 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 7.1 | 1,636 | 2,769 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 7.5 | 673 | 2,821 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 7.8 | 354 | 2,851 |
| Clay County | Rural | 8.0 | 447 | 2,872 |
| Perry County | Rural | 8.3 | 491 | 2,903 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 8.5 | 828 | 2,918 |
| Overton County | Rural | 8.5 | 1,374 | 2,918 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 9.2 | 444 | 2,957 |
| Lake County | Rural | 9.2 | 473 | 2,957 |
| Fentress County | Rural | 9.3 | 1,274 | 2,965 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/10/2025 12:48 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than 9th grade, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/10/2025 12:48 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than 9th grade, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.