Polk County, Tennessee can be considered to have a less-educated population of the working age, with 7.6 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Polk is reported having a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Tennessee's proportion of 19.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Polk County, Tennessee, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 38.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Polk have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 8 percent (Men) versus 7 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 37 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Polk County, Tennessee according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 7.4 percent of the White Alone, 100 percent of Black or African American, 0 percent of the Asian alone and 10 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.