GNRC Economic Data Highlights - Sept 2021

Source: ACS 5‐year estimates 2015‐2019, 2010‐2014, 2005‐2009

Education Among Adults

Educational attainment 2009 to 2019

Tennessee Some College, no degree

GNRC Region

Some College, no degree

Didn’t finish HS

Associate’s degree

Bach or higher

Didn’t finish HS HS diploma

Associate’s degree

Bach or higher

HS diploma

2009

18% 34% 20% 6% 22% 14% 30% 21% 6% 29%

2014

15% 33% 21% 6% 24% 12% 28% 21% 7% 32%

2019

13% 32% 15% 7% 27% 10% 26% 20% 7% 36%

College degree rates are consistently higher in our region compared to the state and have increased in the last 10 and 5 years.

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