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Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Hamblen County

Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Hamblen County was 8.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 26th highest of 95 counties in 2024.

20248.1%
Change on 2023-0.1 pts
Rank26th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high8.32023
Series low62021

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Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Hamblen County, 2021 to 2024

5.566.577.588.520212022202320242021: 6 %2022: 6.9 %2023: 8.3 %2024: 8.1 %56789202120242021: 6 %2022: 6.9 %2023: 8.3 %2024: 8.1 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
20248.1
20238.3
20226.9
20216

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2024
Hamblen County8.1
Tennessee11.7
United States14.1

Hamblen County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 11.4 %Bedford County: 5.1 %Benton County: 5.3 %Bledsoe County: 5.2 %Blount County: 10.4 %Bradley County: 10.1 %Campbell County: 5.8 %Cannon County: 5.7 %Carroll County: 7.4 %Carter County: 7.3 %Cheatham County: 9.3 %Chester County: 8.1 %Claiborne County: 9 %Clay County: 6.2 %Cocke County: 4.1 %Coffee County: 9.2 %Crockett County: 6 %Cumberland County: 7.4 %Davidson County: 18.7 %Decatur County: 2.6 %DeKalb County: 7.8 %Dickson County: 7.4 %Dyer County: 7.5 %Fayette County: 7.9 %Fentress County: 5.9 %Franklin County: 9.2 %Gibson County: 7.7 %Giles County: 6.9 %Grainger County: 6.9 %Greene County: 7.1 %Grundy County: 6.3 %Hamblen County: 8.1 %Hamilton County: 14 %Hancock County: 5.6 %Hardeman County: 3.7 %Hardin County: 5.4 %Hawkins County: 5.8 %Haywood County: 4.2 %Henderson County: 5.3 %Henry County: 6.5 %Hickman County: 4.7 %Houston County: 4 %Humphreys County: 4.7 %Jackson County: 4.1 %Jefferson County: 7.7 %Johnson County: 5.2 %Knox County: 16.2 %Lake County: 4.5 %Lauderdale County: 3.8 %Lawrence County: 5.9 %Lewis County: 2.6 %Lincoln County: 7.5 %Loudon County: 11.2 %McMinn County: 6.5 %McNairy County: 4.3 %Macon County: 3.5 %Madison County: 10.9 %Marion County: 6.1 %Marshall County: 6.4 %Maury County: 8.6 %Meigs County: 4.7 %Monroe County: 5.9 %Montgomery County: 11.9 %Moore County: 10 %Morgan County: 5.1 %Obion County: 6.9 %Overton County: 4.6 %Perry County: 4.2 %Pickett County: 6.8 %Polk County: 7.1 %Putnam County: 11.6 %Rhea County: 5.9 %Roane County: 9.1 %Robertson County: 7.3 %Rutherford County: 11.8 %Scott County: 5.9 %Sequatchie County: 8.1 %Sevier County: 7.4 %Shelby County: 14 %Smith County: 5.7 %Stewart County: 5.9 %Sullivan County: 9 %Sumner County: 11.7 %Tipton County: 7.2 %Trousdale County: 7 %Unicoi County: 7.9 %Union County: 5 %Van Buren County: 4.7 %Warren County: 4.9 %Washington County: 14.5 %Wayne County: 4.8 %Weakley County: 8.8 %White County: 5.3 %Williamson County: 24 %Wilson County: 12.7 %
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  • 10 and over
Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024, %. Hamblen County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Hamblen County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Hamblen County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/hamblen-county-tennessee. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Hamblen County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/hamblen-county-tennessee.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Hamblen County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/hamblen-county-tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Hamblen County, 2021 to 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/hamblen-county-tennessee. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Hamblen County?

Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Hamblen County was 8.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1 pts from 2023. That is the 26th highest of 95 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Hamblen County?

8.3% in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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