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Most educated, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Williamson County, TNTN272,06162.7%+41%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90448.4%+59%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45341.0%+41%

04Wilson County, TNTN175,03337.8%+93%

05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83337.5%+57%

06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35235.8%+56%

07Washington County, TNTN141,19934.3%+50%

08Shelby County, TNTN910,22634.3%+36%

09Sumner County, TNTN215,53833.6%+80%

10Montgomery County, TNTN249,93531.1%+61%

11Putnam County, TNTN86,61229.8%+47%

12Loudon County, TNTN63,76429.4%+73%

13Blount County, TNTN143,82028.6%+60%

14Maury County, TNTN118,13128.0%+105%

15Anderson County, TNTN82,06627.5%+33%

16Fayette County, TNTN45,07127.3%+114%

17Sullivan County, TNTN163,75926.8%+48%

18Madison County, TNTN100,79026.6%+24%

19Cheatham County, TNTN42,77826.6%+76%

20Bradley County, TNTN115,46524.4%+54%

21Moore County, TNTN6,92024.1%+104%

22Franklin County, TNTN45,57923.9%+56%

23Marshall County, TNTN38,07123.1%+117%

24Weakley County, TNTN33,26122.7%+48%

25Robertson County, TNTN80,17522.4%+89%

26Roane County, TNTN57,39522.1%+50%

27Chester County, TNTN17,99422.0%+96%

28Dickson County, TNTN58,66222.0%+94%

29Sevier County, TNTN101,34221.8%+61%

30Coffee County, TNTN62,41921.4%+22%

31Unicoi County, TNTN17,85621.3%+100%

32Dyer County, TNTN36,32021.1%+76%

33Jefferson County, TNTN60,02420.8%+63%

34DeKalb County, TNTN21,87320.8%+85%

35Tipton County, TNTN62,28720.7%+91%

36Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86120.6%+102%

37Lincoln County, TNTN36,85320.6%+74%

38Carter County, TNTN57,36120.6%+61%

39Gibson County, TNTN51,77920.5%+103%

40Giles County, TNTN31,43320.1%+90%

41Hamblen County, TNTN68,84320.0%+51%

42Henry County, TNTN32,89619.1%+58%

43Cumberland County, TNTN66,30019.1%+40%

44Pickett County, TNTN5,21918.9%+109%

45Greene County, TNTN73,83118.7%+47%

46Rhea County, TNTN34,84418.6%+105%

47McMinn County, TNTN57,40418.6%+72%

48Smith County, TNTN20,98118.5%+99%

49Obion County, TNTN30,06718.3%+78%

50Claiborne County, TNTN33,22918.2%+104%

51Carroll County, TNTN29,20018.1%+63%

52Stewart County, TNTN14,43917.6%+74%

53Johnson County, TNTN18,71817.5%+154%

54Bedford County, TNTN55,27317.2%+54%

55Marion County, TNTN29,80417.1%+81%

56Monroe County, TNTN49,73017.1%+70%

57Cannon County, TNTN15,29616.8%+100%

58Polk County, TNTN18,59216.6%+121%

59Crockett County, TNTN14,00616.6%+82%

60Hawkins County, TNTN59,55916.2%+61%

61Henderson County, TNTN28,51816.1%+72%

62Grainger County, TNTN25,73915.9%+104%

63Humphreys County, TNTN19,64615.7%+69%

64Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.2%+75%

65White County, TNTN29,61215.1%+90%

66Hardin County, TNTN27,98315.1%+55%

67Jackson County, TNTN12,46615.0%+78%

68Overton County, TNTN23,78715.0%+80%

69Fentress County, TNTN20,32214.6%+74%

70Haywood County, TNTN17,04214.5%+30%

71Trousdale County, TNTN12,62314.3%+60%

72Grundy County, TNTN14,11614.3%+102%

73Union County, TNTN21,45014.2%+147%

74Perry County, TNTN9,12614.2%+99%

75Warren County, TNTN43,71714.1%+54%

76Decatur County, TNTN11,82014.0%+92%

77Hickman County, TNTN26,21913.9%+108%

78Wayne County, TNTN16,41613.8%+72%

79Van Buren County, TNTN6,87413.7%+76%

80Houston County, TNTN8,47913.6%+32%

81Morgan County, TNTN22,16013.6%+126%

82Meigs County, TNTN14,18613.5%+94%

83McNairy County, TNTN26,23613.0%+49%

84Scott County, TNTN22,67112.9%+72%

85Benton County, TNTN16,18312.8%+103%

86Campbell County, TNTN40,29012.7%+80%

87Macon County, TNTN27,66312.5%+123%

88Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92012.4%+73%

89Hardeman County, TNTN25,27412.2%+57%

90Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61712.0%+56%

91Clay County, TNTN7,82111.5%+70%

92Cocke County, TNTN37,88911.0%+77%

93Hancock County, TNTN7,07510.8%+6%

94Lewis County, TNTN13,48710.3%+21%

95Lake County, TNTN6,2499.4%+74%

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