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Most educated, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01Williamson County, TNTN272,06144.4%+10.1 pts
02Davidson County, TNTN745,90430.5%+6.1 pts
03Knox County, TNTN511,45329.0%+5.1 pts
04Shelby County, TNTN910,22625.3%+4.5 pts
05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83323.9%+4.2 pts
06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35222.9%+4.3 pts
07Washington County, TNTN141,19922.9%+4.0 pts
08Madison County, TNTN100,79021.5%+5.0 pts
09Anderson County, TNTN82,06620.8%+2.2 pts
10Putnam County, TNTN86,61220.2%+3.4 pts
11Wilson County, TNTN175,03319.6%+4.0 pts
12Montgomery County, TNTN249,93519.3%+2.8 pts
13Sumner County, TNTN215,53818.6%+4.2 pts
14Sullivan County, TNTN163,75918.1%+2.5 pts
15Blount County, TNTN143,82017.9%+3.7 pts
16Coffee County, TNTN62,41917.5%+2.1 pts
17Loudon County, TNTN63,76417.0%+7.4 pts
18Bradley County, TNTN115,46515.9%+4.0 pts
19Weakley County, TNTN33,26115.3%+5.1 pts
20Franklin County, TNTN45,57915.3%+2.3 pts
21Cheatham County, TNTN42,77815.1%+4.6 pts
22Roane County, TNTN57,39514.8%+1.5 pts
23Cumberland County, TNTN66,30013.7%+3.5 pts
24Maury County, TNTN118,13113.6%+1.5 pts
25Sevier County, TNTN101,34213.5%+2.7 pts
26Hamblen County, TNTN68,84313.3%+2.1 pts
27Carter County, TNTN57,36112.8%+2.0 pts
28Jefferson County, TNTN60,02412.8%+1.1 pts
29Greene County, TNTN73,83112.8%+2.5 pts
30Fayette County, TNTN45,07112.8%+4.8 pts
31Henry County, TNTN32,89612.1%+3.6 pts
32Dyer County, TNTN36,32012.0%+2.6 pts
33Lincoln County, TNTN36,85311.9%+2.8 pts
34Robertson County, TNTN80,17511.9%+2.2 pts
35Moore County, TNTN6,92011.8%+0.1 pts
36Dickson County, TNTN58,66211.3%+2.1 pts
37DeKalb County, TNTN21,87311.3%+2.9 pts
38Chester County, TNTN17,99411.2%+2.5 pts
39Bedford County, TNTN55,27311.1%+0.6 pts
40Carroll County, TNTN29,20011.1%+3.9 pts
41Haywood County, TNTN17,04211.1%+2.4 pts
42Tipton County, TNTN62,28710.8%+4.1 pts
43McMinn County, TNTN57,40410.8%+0.3 pts
44Marshall County, TNTN38,07110.6%+2.9 pts
45Unicoi County, TNTN17,85610.6%+1.1 pts
46Giles County, TNTN31,43310.6%+1.6 pts
47Houston County, TNTN8,47910.3%+4.0 pts
48Obion County, TNTN30,06710.3%+1.8 pts
49Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86110.2%+2.6 pts
50Stewart County, TNTN14,43910.2%+2.5 pts
51Hancock County, TNTN7,07510.2%+5.1 pts
52Gibson County, TNTN51,77910.1%+2.1 pts
53Monroe County, TNTN49,73010.1%+2.4 pts
54Hawkins County, TNTN59,55910.0%+1.6 pts
55Hardin County, TNTN27,9839.8%+3.7 pts
56Marion County, TNTN29,8049.5%+3.0 pts
57Henderson County, TNTN28,5189.3%+2.5 pts
58Humphreys County, TNTN19,6469.3%+0.1 pts
59Smith County, TNTN20,9819.3%+3.2 pts
60Warren County, TNTN43,7179.1%+1.0 pts
61Crockett County, TNTN14,0069.1%+2.7 pts
62Rhea County, TNTN34,8449.1%+0.5 pts
63Pickett County, TNTN5,2199.1%−0.0 pts
64Trousdale County, TNTN12,6238.9%+1.9 pts
65Claiborne County, TNTN33,2298.9%+0.9 pts
66McNairy County, TNTN26,2368.8%+3.6 pts
67Lawrence County, TNTN46,9148.7%+2.0 pts
68Lewis County, TNTN13,4878.5%+3.5 pts
69Jackson County, TNTN12,4668.4%+1.6 pts
70Cannon County, TNTN15,2968.4%+1.5 pts
71Fentress County, TNTN20,3228.3%+1.7 pts
72Overton County, TNTN23,7878.3%+1.4 pts
73Wayne County, TNTN16,4168.0%+3.1 pts
74White County, TNTN29,6127.9%+0.3 pts
75Grainger County, TNTN25,7397.8%+3.0 pts
76Van Buren County, TNTN6,8747.8%+3.7 pts
77Hardeman County, TNTN25,2747.8%+0.2 pts
78Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6177.7%+1.7 pts
79Polk County, TNTN18,5927.5%+1.7 pts
80Scott County, TNTN22,6717.5%+0.9 pts
81Decatur County, TNTN11,8207.3%+2.5 pts
82Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.1%+1.7 pts
83Perry County, TNTN9,1267.1%+0.2 pts
84Grundy County, TNTN14,1167.1%+1.6 pts
85Campbell County, TNTN40,2907.0%+0.5 pts
86Meigs County, TNTN14,1867.0%+0.4 pts
87Johnson County, TNTN18,7186.9%+1.9 pts
88Clay County, TNTN7,8216.8%−1.0 pts
89Hickman County, TNTN26,2196.7%−0.5 pts
90Benton County, TNTN16,1836.3%−1.1 pts
91Cocke County, TNTN37,8896.2%+0.7 pts
92Morgan County, TNTN22,1606.0%+2.3 pts
93Union County, TNTN21,4505.8%+1.3 pts
94Macon County, TNTN27,6635.6%+0.1 pts
95Lake County, TNTN6,2495.4%+0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS