RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most college graduates, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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 3,717.

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01Davidson County, TNTN745,904207,439–

02Shelby County, TNTN910,226199,289–

03Knox County, TNTN511,453121,308–

04Williamson County, TNTN272,06191,780–

05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83385,630–

06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35266,663–

07Montgomery County, TNTN249,93537,475–

08Sumner County, TNTN215,53836,951–

09Wilson County, TNTN175,03333,591–

10Washington County, TNTN141,19928,719–

11Sullivan County, TNTN163,75928,220–

12Blount County, TNTN143,82023,328–

13Bradley County, TNTN115,46517,189–

14Madison County, TNTN100,79016,995–

15Maury County, TNTN118,13115,735–

16Putnam County, TNTN86,61213,517–

17Sevier County, TNTN101,34212,838–

18Anderson County, TNTN82,06612,495–

19Loudon County, TNTN63,76410,663–

20Robertson County, TNTN80,1759,922–

21Coffee County, TNTN62,4198,093–

22Cumberland County, TNTN66,3008,035–

23Greene County, TNTN73,8318,034–

24Hamblen County, TNTN68,8438,018–

25Carter County, TNTN57,3617,797–

26Roane County, TNTN57,3957,522–

27Tipton County, TNTN62,2877,015–

28Hawkins County, TNTN59,5596,886–

29Jefferson County, TNTN60,0246,790–

30Fayette County, TNTN45,0716,764–

31McMinn County, TNTN57,4046,430–

32Dickson County, TNTN58,6626,366–

33Franklin County, TNTN45,5795,998–

34Gibson County, TNTN51,7795,984–

35Bedford County, TNTN55,2735,905–

36Cheatham County, TNTN42,7785,854–

37Monroe County, TNTN49,7305,082–

38Dyer County, TNTN36,3204,685–

39Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534,592–

40Weakley County, TNTN33,2614,279–

41Henry County, TNTN32,8964,134–

42Lawrence County, TNTN46,9144,092–

43Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293,975–

44Warren County, TNTN43,7173,837–

45Marshall County, TNTN38,0713,783–

46Rhea County, TNTN34,8443,731–

47Campbell County, TNTN40,2903,720–

48Giles County, TNTN31,4333,717–

49Carroll County, TNTN29,2003,622–

50Obion County, TNTN30,0673,313–

51Hardin County, TNTN27,9833,064–

52Cocke County, TNTN37,8892,946–

53DeKalb County, TNTN21,8732,716–

54Henderson County, TNTN28,5182,649–

55Marion County, TNTN29,8042,556–

56White County, TNTN29,6122,432–

57McNairy County, TNTN26,2362,392–

58Smith County, TNTN20,9812,385–

59Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562,218–

60Fentress County, TNTN20,3222,199–

61Grainger County, TNTN25,7392,172–

62Overton County, TNTN23,7871,961–

63Humphreys County, TNTN19,6461,922–

64Hardeman County, TNTN25,2741,913–

65Chester County, TNTN17,9941,798–

66Morgan County, TNTN22,1601,778–

67Stewart County, TNTN14,4391,768–

68Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6171,696–

69Cannon County, TNTN15,2961,681–

70Hickman County, TNTN26,2191,668–

71Johnson County, TNTN18,7181,612–

72Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611,604–

73Polk County, TNTN18,5921,570–

74Union County, TNTN21,4501,541–

75Benton County, TNTN16,1831,510–

76Crockett County, TNTN14,0061,493–

77Macon County, TNTN27,6631,453–

78Scott County, TNTN22,6711,386–

79Haywood County, TNTN17,0421,385–

80Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201,342–

81Wayne County, TNTN16,4161,330–

82Grundy County, TNTN14,1161,262–

83Decatur County, TNTN11,8201,212–

84Jackson County, TNTN12,4661,024–

85Meigs County, TNTN14,186914–

86Moore County, TNTN6,920905–

87Trousdale County, TNTN12,623903–

88Lewis County, TNTN13,487867–

89Houston County, TNTN8,479778–

90Clay County, TNTN7,821722–

91Lake County, TNTN6,249570–

92Pickett County, TNTN5,219521–

93Hancock County, TNTN7,075505–

94Perry County, TNTN9,126480–

95Van Buren County, TNTN6,874369–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS