| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2012-2016 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2012-2016 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2012-2016 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2012-2016 |
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| United States | 213,649,147 | 185,830,767 | 64,767,787 | 87.0% | 30.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,493,439 | 15,029,537 | 4,050,275 | 85.9% | 23.2% | 98.8% | 76.4% |
| Tennessee | 4,427,340 | 3,806,792 | 1,122,416 | 86.0% | 25.4% | 98.9% | 83.6% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 1,974,895 | 1,668,231 | 428,497 | 84.5% | 21.7% | 97.1% | 71.6% |
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| County |
| Anderson | 53,614 | 45,838 | 12,850 | 85.5% | 24.0% | 98.3% | 79.1% |
| Bledsoe | 10,223 | 7,629 | 1,151 | 74.6% | 11.3% | 85.8% | 37.1% |
| Blount | 89,312 | 78,735 | 20,650 | 88.2% | 23.1% | 101.4% | 76.3% |
| Bradley | 69,225 | 57,777 | 14,468 | 83.5% | 20.9% | 96.0% | 68.9% |
| Campbell | 28,628 | 21,292 | 3,041 | 74.4% | 10.6% | 85.5% | 35.0% |
| Cannon | 9,873 | 8,218 | 1,283 | 83.2% | 13.0% | 95.7% | 42.9% |
| Carter | 41,161 | 33,469 | 6,628 | 81.3% | 16.1% | 93.5% | 53.1% |
| Claiborne | 22,492 | 17,373 | 2,966 | 77.2% | 13.2% | 88.8% | 43.5% |
| Clay | 5,674 | 4,330 | 780 | 76.3% | 13.7% | 87.7% | 45.3% |
| Cocke | 25,243 | 19,880 | 2,586 | 78.8% | 10.2% | 90.5% | 33.8% |
| Coffee | 36,481 | 31,164 | 6,731 | 85.4% | 18.5% | 98.2% | 60.9% |
| Cumberland | 43,646 | 36,472 | 8,189 | 83.6% | 18.8% | 96.1% | 61.9% |
| DeKalb | 13,323 | 10,387 | 1,889 | 78.0% | 14.2% | 89.6% | 46.8% |
| Fentress | 12,652 | 9,776 | 1,585 | 77.3% | 12.5% | 88.8% | 41.3% |
| Franklin | 28,149 | 24,013 | 5,353 | 85.3% | 19.0% | 98.1% | 62.7% |
| Grainger | 16,317 | 13,124 | 1,893 | 80.4% | 11.6% | 92.5% | 38.3% |
| Greene | 49,012 | 40,134 | 7,198 | 81.9% | 14.7% | 94.1% | 48.4% |
| Grundy | 9,465 | 7,006 | 1,038 | 74.0% | 11.0% | 85.1% | 36.2% |
| Hamblen | 43,388 | 35,346 | 6,928 | 81.5% | 16.0% | 93.7% | 52.7% |
| Hamilton | 243,329 | 213,552 | 72,020 | 87.8% | 29.6% | 100.9% | 97.6% |
| Hancock | 4,752 | 3,597 | 538 | 75.7% | 11.3% | 87.0% | 37.3% |
| Hawkins | 40,416 | 33,139 | 5,249 | 82.0% | 13.0% | 94.3% | 42.8% |
| Jackson | 8,429 | 6,455 | 675 | 76.6% | 8.0% | 88.0% | 26.4% |
| Jefferson | 36,897 | 30,877 | 5,765 | 83.7% | 15.6% | 96.2% | 51.5% |
| Johnson | 13,422 | 10,238 | 1,355 | 76.3% | 10.1% | 87.7% | 33.3% |
| Knox | 297,488 | 269,412 | 106,087 | 90.6% | 35.7% | 104.1% | 117.6% |
| Lawrence | 28,517 | 22,775 | 3,330 | 79.9% | 11.7% | 91.8% | 38.5% |
| Lewis | 8,397 | 6,934 | 1,033 | 82.6% | 12.3% | 94.9% | 40.6% |
| Loudon | 37,123 | 31,665 | 9,420 | 85.3% | 25.4% | 98.1% | 83.7% |
| Macon | 15,384 | 11,650 | 1,419 | 75.7% | 9.2% | 87.1% | 30.4% |
| Marion | 20,200 | 15,819 | 2,494 | 78.3% | 12.3% | 90.0% | 40.7% |
| McMinn | 36,650 | 30,483 | 5,014 | 83.2% | 13.7% | 95.6% | 45.1% |
| Meigs | 8,500 | 6,703 | 750 | 78.9% | 8.8% | 90.7% | 29.1% |
| Monroe | 31,986 | 25,304 | 3,887 | 79.1% | 12.2% | 91.0% | 40.1% |
| Morgan | 15,533 | 12,393 | 1,158 | 79.8% | 7.5% | 91.7% | 24.6% |
| Overton | 15,393 | 12,070 | 2,131 | 78.4% | 13.8% | 90.2% | 45.7% |
| Pickett | 3,868 | 2,990 | 357 | 77.3% | 9.2% | 88.9% | 30.4% |
| Polk | 12,014 | 9,491 | 1,163 | 79.0% | 9.7% | 90.8% | 31.9% |
| Putnam | 47,571 | 40,524 | 11,599 | 85.2% | 24.4% | 97.9% | 80.4% |
| Rhea | 22,010 | 16,709 | 2,901 | 75.9% | 13.2% | 87.3% | 43.5% |
| Roane | 38,763 | 33,265 | 7,279 | 85.8% | 18.8% | 98.7% | 61.9% |
| Scott | 14,804 | 11,445 | 1,320 | 77.3% | 8.9% | 88.9% | 29.4% |
| Sequatchie | 10,344 | 8,465 | 1,370 | 81.8% | 13.2% | 94.1% | 43.7% |
| Sevier | 66,646 | 55,667 | 11,686 | 83.5% | 17.5% | 96.0% | 57.8% |
| Smith | 13,105 | 10,833 | 1,405 | 82.7% | 10.7% | 95.0% | 35.4% |
| Sullivan | 113,116 | 96,949 | 24,163 | 85.7% | 21.4% | 98.5% | 70.5% |
| Unicoi | 13,264 | 10,729 | 1,668 | 80.9% | 12.6% | 93.0% | 41.5% |
| Union | 13,326 | 10,249 | 1,326 | 76.9% | 10.0% | 88.4% | 32.8% |
| Van Buren | 4,111 | 3,308 | 483 | 80.5% | 11.7% | 92.5% | 38.8% |
| Warren | 27,349 | 21,495 | 3,601 | 78.6% | 13.2% | 90.4% | 43.4% |
| Washington | 85,711 | 75,802 | 26,452 | 88.4% | 30.9% | 101.7% | 101.8% |
| White | 18,599 | 15,281 | 2,192 | 82.2% | 11.8% | 94.5% | 38.9% |
