RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most educated, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 8.1%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Williamson County, TNTN272,06134.2%–

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90424.4%–

03Knox County, TNTN511,45323.9%–

04Shelby County, TNTN910,22620.8%–

05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83319.7%–

06Washington County, TNTN141,19918.9%–

07Rutherford County, TNTN386,35218.7%–

08Anderson County, TNTN82,06618.6%–

09Putnam County, TNTN86,61216.8%–

10Madison County, TNTN100,79016.6%–

11Montgomery County, TNTN249,93516.5%–

12Sullivan County, TNTN163,75915.6%–

13Wilson County, TNTN175,03315.6%–

14Coffee County, TNTN62,41915.3%–

15Sumner County, TNTN215,53814.4%–

16Blount County, TNTN143,82014.3%–

17Roane County, TNTN57,39513.2%–

18Franklin County, TNTN45,57913.1%–

19Maury County, TNTN118,13112.1%–

20Bradley County, TNTN115,46511.9%–

21Moore County, TNTN6,92011.7%–

22Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.7%–

23Hamblen County, TNTN68,84311.2%–

24Sevier County, TNTN101,34210.8%–

25Carter County, TNTN57,36110.8%–

26Bedford County, TNTN55,27310.5%–

27Cheatham County, TNTN42,77810.5%–

28McMinn County, TNTN57,40410.5%–

29Weakley County, TNTN33,26110.3%–

30Greene County, TNTN73,83110.3%–

31Cumberland County, TNTN66,30010.2%–

32Robertson County, TNTN80,1759.6%–

33Loudon County, TNTN63,7649.6%–

34Unicoi County, TNTN17,8569.5%–

35Dyer County, TNTN36,3209.4%–

36Dickson County, TNTN58,6629.2%–

37Humphreys County, TNTN19,6469.2%–

38Lincoln County, TNTN36,8539.1%–

39Pickett County, TNTN5,2199.1%–

40Giles County, TNTN31,4338.9%–

41Chester County, TNTN17,9948.7%–

42Haywood County, TNTN17,0428.7%–

43Rhea County, TNTN34,8448.5%–

44Henry County, TNTN32,8968.5%–

45Obion County, TNTN30,0678.5%–

46DeKalb County, TNTN21,8738.4%–

47Hawkins County, TNTN59,5598.4%–

48Warren County, TNTN43,7178.1%–

49Claiborne County, TNTN33,2298.0%–

50Gibson County, TNTN51,7798.0%–

51Fayette County, TNTN45,0718.0%–

52Clay County, TNTN7,8217.8%–

53Stewart County, TNTN14,4397.7%–

54Marshall County, TNTN38,0717.7%–

55Monroe County, TNTN49,7307.6%–

56Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8617.6%–

57White County, TNTN29,6127.6%–

58Hardeman County, TNTN25,2747.6%–

59Benton County, TNTN16,1837.4%–

60Carroll County, TNTN29,2007.3%–

61Hickman County, TNTN26,2197.2%–

62Trousdale County, TNTN12,6237.0%–

63Perry County, TNTN9,1266.9%–

64Cannon County, TNTN15,2966.9%–

65Overton County, TNTN23,7876.9%–

66Jackson County, TNTN12,4666.8%–

67Henderson County, TNTN28,5186.8%–

68Tipton County, TNTN62,2876.7%–

69Lawrence County, TNTN46,9146.7%–

70Scott County, TNTN22,6716.6%–

71Fentress County, TNTN20,3226.6%–

72Meigs County, TNTN14,1866.6%–

73Campbell County, TNTN40,2906.6%–

74Marion County, TNTN29,8046.4%–

75Crockett County, TNTN14,0066.4%–

76Houston County, TNTN8,4796.3%–

77Smith County, TNTN20,9816.1%–

78Hardin County, TNTN27,9836.1%–

79Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6176.0%–

80Polk County, TNTN18,5925.8%–

81Cocke County, TNTN37,8895.5%–

82Macon County, TNTN27,6635.5%–

83Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9205.4%–

84Grundy County, TNTN14,1165.4%–

85McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.2%–

86Hancock County, TNTN7,0755.1%–

87Lake County, TNTN6,2495.0%–

88Lewis County, TNTN13,4875.0%–

89Wayne County, TNTN16,4165.0%–

90Johnson County, TNTN18,7185.0%–

91Decatur County, TNTN11,8204.8%–

92Grainger County, TNTN25,7394.8%–

93Union County, TNTN21,4504.5%–

94Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.1%–

95Morgan County, TNTN22,1603.7%–

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