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. The median across all 95 is 3,946. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sequatchie County, TN, up 10 places to #62.

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YEAR2020 2024

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%

07▲1Sumner County, TNTN215,53847,551+29%

08▼1Montgomery 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%

13▲2Maury County, TNTN118,13121,028+34%

14▼1Bradley County, TNTN115,46518,652+9%

15▼1Madison 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%

21▲2Greene County, TNTN73,8319,718+21%

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

23▲3Roane County, TNTN57,3959,074+21%

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

25▲5Fayette County, TNTN45,0718,913+32%

26▲1Tipton County, TNTN62,2878,709+24%

27▼2Carter County, TNTN57,3618,708+12%

28▼7Coffee County, TNTN62,4198,679+7%

29▲3Dickson County, TNTN58,6628,620+35%

30▼1Jefferson County, TNTN60,0248,590+27%

31▲5Cheatham County, TNTN42,7787,941+36%

32▲1Franklin County, TNTN45,5797,243+21%

33▼2McMinn County, TNTN57,4047,203+12%

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

35▼7Hawkins County, TNTN59,5596,8920%

36▲1Monroe County, TNTN49,7305,924+17%

37▼2Bedford County, TNTN55,2735,9210%

38▲7Marshall County, TNTN38,0715,687+50%

39▼1Dyer County, TNTN36,3205,271+13%

40▼1Lincoln County, TNTN36,8535,196+13%

41▼1Weakley County, TNTN33,2614,796+12%

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

43▼2Henry County, TNTN32,8964,502+9%

44▲2Rhea County, TNTN34,8444,418+18%

45▲3Giles County, TNTN31,4334,360+17%

46▼3Claiborne County, TNTN33,2294,262+7%

47▼3Warren County, TNTN43,7174,106+7%

48▲2Obion County, TNTN30,0673,946+19%

49▼2Campbell County, TNTN40,2903,662−2%

50▲5Marion County, TNTN29,8043,649+43%

51▼2Carroll County, TNTN29,2003,553−2%

52▲2Henderson County, TNTN28,5183,128+18%

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

54▲2White County, TNTN29,6123,062+26%

55▼4Hardin County, TNTN27,9832,969−3%

56▼4Cocke County, TNTN37,8892,9460%

57▲4Grainger County, TNTN25,7392,878+33%

58▲1Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562,806+27%

59▼1Smith County, TNTN20,9812,648+11%

60▲5Chester County, TNTN17,9942,558+42%

61▲9Hickman County, TNTN26,2192,522+51%

62▲10Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612,518+57%

63▼1Overton County, TNTN23,7872,473+26%

64▲7Johnson County, TNTN18,7182,438+51%

65▼8McNairy County, TNTN26,2362,3900%

66▼2Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742,243+17%

67▲10Macon County, TNTN27,6632,213+52%

68▲5Polk County, TNTN18,5922,200+40%

69▼6Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462,151+12%

70▼4Morgan County, TNTN22,1602,129+20%

71▲3Union County, TNTN21,4502,071+34%

72▼12Fentress County, TNTN20,3222,035−7%

73▼5Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6172,035+20%

74▲4Scott County, TNTN22,6711,950+41%

75▼8Stewart County, TNTN14,4391,781+1%

76▲3Haywood County, TNTN17,0421,781+29%

77▼8Cannon County, TNTN15,2961,763+5%

78▲3Wayne County, TNTN16,4161,709+28%

79▼3Crockett County, TNTN14,0061,584+6%

80▼5Benton County, TNTN16,1831,498−1%

81▼1Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201,468+9%

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

83▲1Jackson County, TNTN12,4661,355+32%

84▲1Meigs County, TNTN14,1861,305+43%

85▲2Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,241+37%

86▼3Decatur County, TNTN11,8201,200−1%

87▼1Moore County, TNTN6,9201,171+29%

88Lewis County, TNTN13,487944+9%

89▲5Perry County, TNTN9,126882+84%

90▼1Houston County, TNTN8,479818+5%

91▲1Pickett County, TNTN5,219730+40%

92▼2Clay County, TNTN7,821654−9%

93▲2Van Buren County, TNTN6,874642+74%

94▼1Hancock County, TNTN7,075523+4%

95▼4Lake County, TNTN6,249485−15%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES