RANKING · 2024 ACS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most college graduates, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Davidson County, TNTN745,904240,834+16%

02Shelby County, TNTN910,226207,558+4%

03Knox County, TNTN511,453135,934+12%

04Williamson County, TNTN272,061107,896+18%

05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83399,337+16%

06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35282,127+23%

07Sumner County, TNTN215,53847,551+29%

08Montgomery County, TNTN249,93545,721+22%

09Wilson County, TNTN175,03341,522+24%

10Washington County, TNTN141,19932,339+13%

11Sullivan County, TNTN163,75931,690+12%

12Blount County, TNTN143,82029,011+24%

13Maury County, TNTN118,13121,028+34%

14Bradley County, TNTN115,46518,652+9%

15Madison County, TNTN100,79017,780+5%

16Putnam County, TNTN86,61215,864+17%

17Sevier County, TNTN101,34215,646+22%

18Anderson County, TNTN82,06615,575+25%

19Loudon County, TNTN63,76412,903+21%

20Robertson County, TNTN80,17511,569+17%

21Greene County, TNTN73,8319,718+21%

22Cumberland County, TNTN66,3009,405+17%

23Roane County, TNTN57,3959,074+21%

24Hamblen County, TNTN68,8438,982+12%

25Fayette County, TNTN45,0718,913+32%

26Tipton County, TNTN62,2878,709+24%

27Carter County, TNTN57,3618,708+12%

28Coffee County, TNTN62,4198,679+7%

29Dickson County, TNTN58,6628,620+35%

30Jefferson County, TNTN60,0248,590+27%

31Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787,941+36%

32Franklin County, TNTN45,5797,243+21%

33McMinn County, TNTN57,4047,203+12%

34Gibson County, TNTN51,7797,106+19%

35Hawkins County, TNTN59,5596,892+0%

36Monroe County, TNTN49,7305,924+17%

37Bedford County, TNTN55,2735,921+0%

38Marshall County, TNTN38,0715,687+50%

39Dyer County, TNTN36,3205,271+13%

40Lincoln County, TNTN36,8535,196+13%

41Weakley County, TNTN33,2614,796+12%

42Lawrence County, TNTN46,9144,637+13%

43Henry County, TNTN32,8964,502+9%

44Rhea County, TNTN34,8444,418+18%

45Giles County, TNTN31,4334,360+17%

46Claiborne County, TNTN33,2294,262+7%

47Warren County, TNTN43,7174,106+7%

48Obion County, TNTN30,0673,946+19%

49Campbell County, TNTN40,2903,662−2%

50Marion County, TNTN29,8043,649+43%

51Carroll County, TNTN29,2003,553−2%

52Henderson County, TNTN28,5183,128+18%

53DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733,087+14%

54White County, TNTN29,6123,062+26%

55Hardin County, TNTN27,9832,969−3%

56Cocke County, TNTN37,8892,946+0%

57Grainger County, TNTN25,7392,878+33%

58Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562,806+27%

59Smith County, TNTN20,9812,648+11%

60Chester County, TNTN17,9942,558+42%

61Hickman County, TNTN26,2192,522+51%

62Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612,518+57%

63Overton County, TNTN23,7872,473+26%

64Johnson County, TNTN18,7182,438+51%

65McNairy County, TNTN26,2362,390−0%

66Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742,243+17%

67Macon County, TNTN27,6632,213+52%

68Polk County, TNTN18,5922,200+40%

69Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462,151+12%

70Morgan County, TNTN22,1602,129+20%

71Union County, TNTN21,4502,071+34%

72Fentress County, TNTN20,3222,035−7%

73Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6172,035+20%

74Scott County, TNTN22,6711,950+41%

75Stewart County, TNTN14,4391,781+1%

76Haywood County, TNTN17,0421,781+29%

77Cannon County, TNTN15,2961,763+5%

78Wayne County, TNTN16,4161,709+28%

79Crockett County, TNTN14,0061,584+6%

80Benton County, TNTN16,1831,498−1%

81Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201,468+9%

82Grundy County, TNTN14,1161,407+11%

83Jackson County, TNTN12,4661,355+32%

84Meigs County, TNTN14,1861,305+43%

85Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,241+37%

86Decatur County, TNTN11,8201,200−1%

87Moore County, TNTN6,9201,171+29%

88Lewis County, TNTN13,487944+9%

89Perry County, TNTN9,126882+84%

90Houston County, TNTN8,479818+5%

91Pickett County, TNTN5,219730+40%

92Clay County, TNTN7,821654−9%

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,874642+74%

94Hancock County, TNTN7,075523+4%

95Lake County, TNTN6,249485−15%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES