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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. The median across all 95 is 18.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marshall County, TN, up 29 places to #23.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Williamson County, TNTN272,06162.7%+18.3 pts
02Davidson County, TNTN745,90448.4%+17.9 pts
03Knox County, TNTN511,45341.0%+11.9 pts
04Wilson County, TNTN175,03337.8%+18.2 pts
05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83337.5%+13.6 pts
06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35235.8%+12.8 pts
07▲1Washington County, TNTN141,19934.3%+11.4 pts
08▼1Shelby County, TNTN910,22634.3%+9.0 pts
09▲1Sumner County, TNTN215,53833.6%+15.0 pts
10▼1Montgomery County, TNTN249,93531.1%+11.8 pts
11▲1Putnam County, TNTN86,61229.8%+9.5 pts
12▼1Loudon County, TNTN63,76429.4%+12.5 pts
13▲1Blount County, TNTN143,82028.6%+10.7 pts
14▲2Maury County, TNTN118,13128.0%+14.4 pts
15▲3Anderson County, TNTN82,06627.5%+6.8 pts
16▲3Fayette County, TNTN45,07127.3%+14.5 pts
17▼2Sullivan County, TNTN163,75926.8%+8.7 pts
18▼5Madison County, TNTN100,79026.6%+5.1 pts
19▲3Cheatham County, TNTN42,77826.6%+11.5 pts
20▼3Bradley County, TNTN115,46524.4%+8.5 pts
21▲4Moore County, TNTN6,92024.1%+12.3 pts
22▼1Franklin County, TNTN45,57923.9%+8.5 pts
23▲29Marshall County, TNTN38,07123.1%+12.5 pts
24Weakley County, TNTN33,26122.7%+7.3 pts
25▼2Robertson County, TNTN80,17522.4%+10.5 pts
26▲1Roane County, TNTN57,39522.1%+7.4 pts
27▲27Chester County, TNTN17,99422.0%+10.8 pts
28▲15Dickson County, TNTN58,66222.0%+10.7 pts
29▲3Sevier County, TNTN101,34221.8%+8.3 pts
30▼10Coffee County, TNTN62,41921.4%+3.9 pts
31▲19Unicoi County, TNTN17,85621.3%+10.6 pts
32▼2Dyer County, TNTN36,32021.1%+9.1 pts
33▲6Jefferson County, TNTN60,02420.8%+8.0 pts
34▼6DeKalb County, TNTN21,87320.8%+9.5 pts
35▲10Tipton County, TNTN62,28720.7%+9.9 pts
36▲23Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86120.6%+10.4 pts
37▼11Lincoln County, TNTN36,85320.6%+8.7 pts
38▼7Carter County, TNTN57,36120.6%+7.8 pts
39▼2Gibson County, TNTN51,77920.5%+10.4 pts
40▼4Giles County, TNTN31,43320.1%+9.5 pts
41▼6Hamblen County, TNTN68,84320.0%+6.7 pts
42▼4Henry County, TNTN32,89619.1%+7.0 pts
43▼3Cumberland County, TNTN66,30019.1%+5.4 pts
44▲20Pickett County, TNTN5,21918.9%+9.9 pts
45▲8Greene County, TNTN73,83118.7%+5.9 pts
46▲2Rhea County, TNTN34,84418.6%+9.5 pts
47▼3McMinn County, TNTN57,40418.6%+7.8 pts
48▼6Smith County, TNTN20,98118.5%+9.2 pts
49▲6Obion County, TNTN30,06718.3%+8.0 pts
50▼9Claiborne County, TNTN33,22918.2%+9.3 pts
51▼22Carroll County, TNTN29,20018.1%+7.0 pts
52▼19Stewart County, TNTN14,43917.6%+7.5 pts
53▲23Johnson County, TNTN18,71817.5%+10.6 pts
54▼20Bedford County, TNTN55,27317.2%+6.0 pts
55▲20Marion County, TNTN29,80417.1%+7.7 pts
56Monroe County, TNTN49,73017.1%+7.0 pts
57▼6Cannon County, TNTN15,29616.8%+8.4 pts
58▲15Polk County, TNTN18,59216.6%+9.1 pts
59▼2Crockett County, TNTN14,00616.6%+7.5 pts
60▼14Hawkins County, TNTN59,55916.2%+6.1 pts
61▲2Henderson County, TNTN28,51816.1%+6.7 pts
62▲8Grainger County, TNTN25,73915.9%+8.1 pts
63▼5Humphreys County, TNTN19,64615.7%+6.4 pts
64▼3Lawrence County, TNTN46,91415.2%+6.5 pts
65▲7White County, TNTN29,61215.1%+7.2 pts
66▼17Hardin County, TNTN27,98315.1%+5.3 pts
67▲10Jackson County, TNTN12,46615.0%+6.6 pts
68▲6Overton County, TNTN23,78715.0%+6.7 pts
69▼22Fentress County, TNTN20,32214.6%+6.2 pts
70▲9Haywood County, TNTN17,04214.5%+3.4 pts
71▲7Trousdale County, TNTN12,62314.3%+5.4 pts
72▼6Grundy County, TNTN14,11614.3%+7.2 pts
73▲10Union County, TNTN21,45014.2%+8.4 pts
74▲20Perry County, TNTN9,12614.2%+7.0 pts
75▼13Warren County, TNTN43,71714.1%+5.0 pts
76▼16Decatur County, TNTN11,82014.0%+6.7 pts
77▲14Hickman County, TNTN26,21913.9%+7.2 pts
78▲7Wayne County, TNTN16,41613.8%+5.8 pts
79▲16Van Buren County, TNTN6,87413.7%+5.9 pts
80▼15Houston County, TNTN8,47913.6%+3.3 pts
81Morgan County, TNTN22,16013.6%+7.5 pts
82▲5Meigs County, TNTN14,18613.5%+6.5 pts
83▼16McNairy County, TNTN26,23613.0%+4.3 pts
84▲8Scott County, TNTN22,67112.9%+5.4 pts
85▼14Benton County, TNTN16,18312.8%+6.5 pts
86▼17Campbell County, TNTN40,29012.7%+5.6 pts
87▲6Macon County, TNTN27,66312.5%+6.9 pts
88▼8Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92012.4%+5.2 pts
89▼3Hardeman County, TNTN25,27412.2%+4.4 pts
90Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61712.0%+4.3 pts
91▼23Clay County, TNTN7,82111.5%+4.7 pts
92▼10Cocke County, TNTN37,88911.0%+4.8 pts
93▼9Hancock County, TNTN7,07510.8%+0.6 pts
94▼5Lewis County, TNTN13,48710.3%+1.8 pts
95▼7Lake County, TNTN6,2499.4%+4.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES