County-Level Education Data for TN

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		Persons 25 and over
			Measures of rurality		Percent completing less than high school4
	FIPS1	Name	2003 Rural-urban Continuum Code2	2003 Urban influence Code3	1970	1980	1990	2000
1	47000	Tennessee			58.2	43.8	32.9	24.1
2	47001	Anderson County	2	2	45.3	37.8	27.6	21.1
3	47003	Bedford County	6	3	60.8	51.5	42.4	30.3
4	47005	Benton County	7	9	69.2	53.6	43.7	34.2
5	47007	Bledsoe County	8	7	74.3	60.4	47.9	34.0
6	47009	Blount County	2	2	54.2	42.9	31.5	21.6
7	47011	Bradley County	3	2	61.6	47.0	35.6	26.7
8	47013	Campbell County	6	5	78.5	62.5	52.5	41.3
9	47015	Cannon County	1	1	73.9	55.4	45.4	32.8
10	47017	Carroll County	6	6	69.7	56.7	44.7	32.1
11	47019	Carter County	3	2	63.1	53.0	42.5	30.9
12	47021	Cheatham County	1	1	65.9	50.4	35.0	24.6
13	47023	Chester County	3	2	73.4	55.6	45.4	32.2
14	47025	Claiborne County	6	6	76.0	61.2	49.2	39.7
15	47027	Clay County	8	4	81.8	65.7	51.5	41.6
16	47029	Cocke County	6	5	74.0	59.9	49.6	38.8
17	47031	Coffee County	4	3	53.8	43.9	34.9	26.3
18	47033	Crockett County	8	7	69.4	55.0	42.8	34.9
19	47035	Cumberland County	7	8	73.4	55.6	40.2	27.5
20	47037	Davidson County	1	1	49.2	33.9	24.1	18.5
21	47039	Decatur County	9	12	72.2	57.5	47.1	36.4
22	47041	DeKalb County	6	4	73.6	59.8	49.7	35.4
23	47043	Dickson County	1	1	69.3	52.0	38.5	27.4
24	47045	Dyer County	5	8	71.7	57.0	44.7	33.7
25	47047	Fayette County	1	1	76.8	58.0	44.5	29.4
26	47049	Fentress County	9	10	81.2	66.4	55.1	42.7
27	47051	Franklin County	6	5	58.3	48.8	36.5	26.2
28	47053	Gibson County	4	6	63.6	53.4	42.5	29.1
29	47055	Giles County	6	6	65.2	51.6	39.9	27.5
30	47057	Grainger County	3	2	77.8	65.6	53.7	39.9
31	47059	Greene County	6	5	65.6	52.5	41.9	30.4
32	47061	Grundy County	8	7	81.4	67.1	55.3	44.8
33	47063	Hamblen County	3	2	60.1	49.0	38.4	30.7
34	47065	Hamilton County	2	2	49.6	36.3	27.5	19.3
35	47067	Hancock County	8	7	84.0	71.4	57.6	44.1
36	47069	Hardeman County	6	6	74.0	61.2	47.0	33.3
37	47071	Hardin County	6	6	71.2	56.4	45.2	33.1
38	47073	Hawkins County	3	2	69.3	52.9	42.0	29.6
39	47075	Haywood County	6	5	74.7	57.0	47.0	34.4
40	47077	Henderson County	6	6	76.4	58.1	44.8	30.7
41	47079	Henry County	7	8	63.9	52.7	40.0	29.5
42	47081	Hickman County	1	1	76.8	58.9	44.4	35.7
43	47083	Houston County	8	4	73.9	53.8	47.2	29.9
44	47085	Humphreys County	6	4	62.1	48.0	36.5	28.0
45	47087	Jackson County	8	3	85.7	67.5	54.8	38.4
46	47089	Jefferson County	3	2	63.7	51.7	39.5	29.0
47	47091	Johnson County	6	7	74.9	63.5	52.8	41.6
48	47093	Knox County	2	2	49.0	35.6	25.4	17.5
49	47095	Lake County	9	10	78.1	66.8	50.4	44.0
50	47097	Lauderdale County	6	4	76.5	59.6	47.9	37.7
51	47099	Lawrence County	6	5	72.6	57.1	46.3	34.5
52	47101	Lewis County	6	4	71.5	50.5	48.5	30.5
53	47103	Lincoln County	6	6	64.2	53.1	42.5	30.4
54	47105	Loudon County	2	2	66.3	51.3	36.2	24.4
55	47107	McMinn County	4	5	64.1	52.7	42.9	30.7
56	47109	McNairy County	6	6	71.7	56.7	42.6	31.5
57	47111	Macon County	1	1	81.7	65.3	50.8	39.8
58	47113	Madison County	3	2	56.1	42.4	31.7	21.2
59	47115	Marion County	2	2	72.3	57.9	48.1	35.4
60	47117	Marshall County	6	4	63.5	50.6	40.0	26.4
61	47119	Maury County	4	3	61.4	47.7	34.8	22.1
62	47121	Meigs County	8	7	75.5	56.6	47.3	36.5
63	47123	Monroe County	6	6	75.1	60.8	50.1	33.3
64	47125	Montgomery County	3	2	52.3	34.2	22.1	15.7
65	47127	Moore County	9	8	68.8	48.0	33.3	23.4
66	47129	Morgan County	6	6	71.5	59.5	43.3	36.2
67	47131	Obion County	7	8	64.2	49.0	38.7	29.0
68	47133	Overton County	7	8	80.8	64.9	55.9	41.0
69	47135	Perry County	8	4	75.3	56.7	47.3	36.2
70	47137	Pickett County	9	10	79.9	63.7	54.2	37.1
71	47139	Polk County	3	2	70.1	59.3	48.7	37.8
72	47141	Putnam County	4	3	67.7	50.0	36.8	27.4
73	47143	Rhea County	6	6	67.6	52.8	44.0	34.7
74	47145	Roane County	4	5	61.7	45.9	33.3	25.2
75	47147	Robertson County	1	1	63.7	47.6	34.5	25.2
76	47149	Rutherford County	1	1	52.7	37.2	26.1	18.2
77	47151	Scott County	6	6	78.8	62.3	48.8	39.3
78	47153	Sequatchie County	2	2	71.5	60.8	48.6	33.3
79	47155	Sevier County	4	5	66.8	49.1	37.0	25.4
80	47157	Shelby County	1	1	49.7	34.1	24.9	19.2
81	47159	Smith County	1	1	72.7	57.0	45.8	32.5
82	47161	Stewart County	3	2	75.7	59.2	41.1	25.7
83	47163	Sullivan County	3	2	53.9	43.0	33.2	24.2
84	47165	Sumner County	1	1	58.4	39.5	29.4	20.3
85	47167	Tipton County	1	1	71.2	52.9	38.2	25.4
86	47169	Trousdale County	1	1	75.5	57.7	52.3	38.6
87	47171	Unicoi County	3	2	67.1	54.8	40.4	32.3
88	47173	Union County	2	2	80.6	63.8	54.4	43.7
89	47175	Van Buren County	9	10	79.0	60.9	52.0	38.0
90	47177	Warren County	6	3	65.9	51.5	43.0	32.8
91	47179	Washington County	3	2	57.3	42.9	31.6	22.8
92	47181	Wayne County	8	6	77.7	61.5	49.0	38.7
93	47183	Weakley County	7	9	67.0	54.5	43.1	29.7
94	47185	White County	7	9	74.1	58.2	46.8	35.2
95	47187	Williamson County	1	1	55.0	31.1	18.2	9.9
96	47189	Wilson County	1	1	60.5	38.8	28.6	19.1

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¹See the Census Bureau web site for a description of FIPS codes.

²The 2003 Rural-urban continuum codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 3) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 4 through 9) by degree of urbanization and proximity to metro areas. See the Rural-urban continuum codes for precise definitions of each code.

³The 2003 Urban influence codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 2) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 3 through 12) by the size of the largest city or town and proximity to metro and micro areas. See the Urban influence codes for precise definitions of each code.

⁴For 1970 and 1980, the share of adults with less than high school includes those who had not completed the 12th grade. In 1990 and 2000, the share includes those who did not receive a high school diploma or its equivalent (such as a GED).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population.