| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2011-2015 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2011-2015 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2011-2015 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2011-2015 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2011-2015 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011-2015 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011-2015 |
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| United States | 211,462,522 | 183,233,428 | 62,952,272 | 86.7% | 29.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,406,203 | 14,880,953 | 3,933,571 | 85.5% | 22.6% | 98.7% | 75.9% |
| Tennessee | 4,380,036 | 3,743,898 | 1,092,276 | 85.5% | 24.9% | 98.6% | 83.8% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 1,959,646 | 1,643,062 | 417,508 | 83.8% | 21.3% | 96.8% | 71.6% |
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| County |
| Anderson | 53,360 | 45,384 | 12,784 | 85.1% | 24.0% | 98.2% | 80.5% |
| Bledsoe | 9,902 | 7,444 | 1,062 | 75.2% | 10.7% | 86.8% | 36.0% |
| Blount | 88,202 | 77,242 | 20,125 | 87.6% | 22.8% | 101.1% | 76.6% |
| Bradley | 68,303 | 56,462 | 13,575 | 82.7% | 19.9% | 95.4% | 66.8% |
| Campbell | 28,657 | 20,688 | 2,931 | 72.2% | 10.2% | 83.3% | 34.4% |
| Cannon | 9,767 | 7,911 | 1,361 | 81.0% | 13.9% | 93.5% | 46.8% |
| Carter | 41,044 | 33,069 | 6,624 | 80.6% | 16.1% | 93.0% | 54.2% |
| Claiborne | 22,377 | 17,513 | 3,174 | 78.3% | 14.2% | 90.3% | 47.6% |
| Clay | 5,662 | 4,279 | 831 | 75.6% | 14.7% | 87.2% | 49.3% |
| Cocke | 25,273 | 20,026 | 2,541 | 79.2% | 10.1% | 91.4% | 33.8% |
| Coffee | 36,199 | 30,526 | 6,638 | 84.3% | 18.3% | 97.3% | 61.6% |
| Cumberland | 43,211 | 35,964 | 7,877 | 83.2% | 18.2% | 96.1% | 61.2% |
| DeKalb | 13,168 | 10,263 | 1,823 | 77.9% | 13.8% | 89.9% | 46.5% |
| Fentress | 12,633 | 9,432 | 1,381 | 74.7% | 10.9% | 86.2% | 36.7% |
| Franklin | 27,960 | 23,145 | 5,448 | 82.8% | 19.5% | 95.5% | 65.5% |
| Grainger | 16,214 | 12,700 | 1,805 | 78.3% | 11.1% | 90.4% | 37.4% |
| Greene | 48,955 | 39,670 | 7,337 | 81.0% | 15.0% | 93.5% | 50.3% |
| Grundy | 9,466 | 6,750 | 1,024 | 71.3% | 10.8% | 82.3% | 36.3% |
| Hamblen | 43,447 | 35,124 | 6,732 | 80.8% | 15.5% | 93.3% | 52.0% |
| Hamilton | 240,006 | 209,854 | 68,971 | 87.4% | 28.7% | 100.9% | 96.5% |
| Hancock | 4,754 | 3,484 | 504 | 73.3% | 10.6% | 84.6% | 35.6% |
| Hawkins | 40,330 | 32,673 | 5,062 | 81.0% | 12.6% | 93.5% | 42.2% |
| Jackson | 8,352 | 6,220 | 680 | 74.5% | 8.1% | 85.9% | 27.3% |
| Jefferson | 36,420 | 30,015 | 5,681 | 82.4% | 15.6% | 95.1% | 52.4% |
| Johnson | 13,450 | 10,058 | 1,242 | 74.8% | 9.2% | 86.3% | 31.0% |
| Knox | 294,599 | 265,819 | 101,776 | 90.2% | 34.5% | 104.1% | 116.0% |
| Lawrence | 28,362 | 22,474 | 3,531 | 79.2% | 12.4% | 91.4% | 41.8% |
| Lewis | 8,396 | 6,909 | 1,018 | 82.3% | 12.1% | 95.0% | 40.7% |
| Loudon | 36,799 | 31,645 | 9,401 | 86.0% | 25.5% | 99.2% | 85.8% |
| Macon | 15,311 | 11,312 | 1,457 | 73.9% | 9.5% | 85.3% | 32.0% |
| Marion | 20,113 | 15,675 | 2,685 | 77.9% | 13.3% | 89.9% | 44.8% |
| McMinn | 36,522 | 30,183 | 5,474 | 82.6% | 15.0% | 95.4% | 50.3% |
| Meigs | 8,417 | 6,437 | 689 | 76.5% | 8.2% | 88.3% | 27.5% |
| Monroe | 31,531 | 24,866 | 3,824 | 78.9% | 12.1% | 91.0% | 40.7% |
| Morgan | 15,585 | 12,471 | 1,004 | 80.0% | 6.4% | 92.3% | 21.6% |
| Overton | 15,383 | 12,141 | 2,056 | 78.9% | 13.4% | 91.1% | 44.9% |
| Pickett | 3,853 | 2,980 | 439 | 77.3% | 11.4% | 89.3% | 38.3% |
| Polk | 11,942 | 9,357 | 1,171 | 78.4% | 9.8% | 90.4% | 32.9% |
| Putnam | 46,945 | 39,371 | 10,934 | 83.9% | 23.3% | 96.8% | 78.2% |
| Rhea | 21,881 | 16,551 | 2,825 | 75.6% | 12.9% | 87.3% | 43.4% |
| Roane | 38,688 | 32,826 | 7,103 | 84.8% | 18.4% | 97.9% | 61.7% |
| Scott | 14,737 | 11,398 | 1,319 | 77.3% | 9.0% | 89.3% | 30.1% |
| Sequatchie | 10,167 | 8,341 | 1,317 | 82.0% | 13.0% | 94.7% | 43.5% |
| Sevier | 65,714 | 54,160 | 10,804 | 82.4% | 16.4% | 95.1% | 55.2% |
| Smith | 13,073 | 10,683 | 1,332 | 81.7% | 10.2% | 94.3% | 34.2% |
| Sullivan | 113,045 | 96,638 | 24,791 | 85.5% | 21.9% | 98.7% | 73.7% |
| Unicoi | 13,261 | 10,502 | 1,646 | 79.2% | 12.4% | 91.4% | 41.7% |
| Union | 13,225 | 9,833 | 1,205 | 74.4% | 9.1% | 85.8% | 30.6% |
| Van Buren | 4,109 | 3,275 | 518 | 79.7% | 12.6% | 92.0% | 42.3% |
| Warren | 27,268 | 21,300 | 3,687 | 78.1% | 13.5% | 90.1% | 45.4% |
| Washington | 85,228 | 75,105 | 26,073 | 88.1% | 30.6% | 101.7% | 102.8% |
| White | 18,380 | 14,914 | 2,216 | 81.1% | 12.1% | 93.6% | 40.5% |
