NC Tennessee News

20 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Tennessee Ridge in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 15.7 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,296.

82.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	158	17.4
Regular high school diploma	352	38.7
GED or alternative credential	77	8.5
Some college, less than 1 year	67	7.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	74	8.1
Associate's degree	40	4.4
Bachelor's degree	80	8.8
Master's degree	27	3
Professional school degree	23	2.5
Doctorate degree	12	1.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.