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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Williamson County, TNTN272,06144.4%+30%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90430.5%+25%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45329.0%+21%

04Shelby County, TNTN910,22625.3%+21%

05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83323.9%+21%

06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35222.9%+23%

07Washington County, TNTN141,19922.9%+21%

08Madison County, TNTN100,79021.5%+30%

09Anderson County, TNTN82,06620.8%+12%

10Putnam County, TNTN86,61220.2%+20%

11Wilson County, TNTN175,03319.6%+26%

12Montgomery County, TNTN249,93519.3%+17%

13Sumner County, TNTN215,53818.6%+29%

14Sullivan County, TNTN163,75918.1%+16%

15Blount County, TNTN143,82017.9%+26%

16Coffee County, TNTN62,41917.5%+14%

17Loudon County, TNTN63,76417.0%+78%

18Bradley County, TNTN115,46515.9%+33%

19Weakley County, TNTN33,26115.3%+49%

20Franklin County, TNTN45,57915.3%+17%

21Cheatham County, TNTN42,77815.1%+44%

22Roane County, TNTN57,39514.8%+12%

23Cumberland County, TNTN66,30013.7%+34%

24Maury County, TNTN118,13113.6%+13%

25Sevier County, TNTN101,34213.5%+25%

26Hamblen County, TNTN68,84313.3%+19%

27Carter County, TNTN57,36112.8%+19%

28Jefferson County, TNTN60,02412.8%+9%

29Greene County, TNTN73,83112.8%+24%

30Fayette County, TNTN45,07112.8%+60%

31Henry County, TNTN32,89612.1%+42%

32Dyer County, TNTN36,32012.0%+28%

33Lincoln County, TNTN36,85311.9%+30%

34Robertson County, TNTN80,17511.9%+23%

35Moore County, TNTN6,92011.8%+1%

36Dickson County, TNTN58,66211.3%+23%

37DeKalb County, TNTN21,87311.3%+34%

38Chester County, TNTN17,99411.2%+28%

39Bedford County, TNTN55,27311.1%+6%

40Carroll County, TNTN29,20011.1%+53%

41Haywood County, TNTN17,04211.1%+28%

42Tipton County, TNTN62,28710.8%+61%

43McMinn County, TNTN57,40410.8%+3%

44Marshall County, TNTN38,07110.6%+38%

45Unicoi County, TNTN17,85610.6%+12%

46Giles County, TNTN31,43310.6%+18%

47Houston County, TNTN8,47910.3%+63%

48Obion County, TNTN30,06710.3%+21%

49Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86110.2%+34%

50Stewart County, TNTN14,43910.2%+32%

51Hancock County, TNTN7,07510.2%+100%

52Gibson County, TNTN51,77910.1%+27%

53Monroe County, TNTN49,73010.1%+32%

54Hawkins County, TNTN59,55910.0%+20%

55Hardin County, TNTN27,9839.8%+61%

56Marion County, TNTN29,8049.5%+47%

57Henderson County, TNTN28,5189.3%+37%

58Humphreys County, TNTN19,6469.3%+2%

59Smith County, TNTN20,9819.3%+52%

60Warren County, TNTN43,7179.1%+13%

61Crockett County, TNTN14,0069.1%+42%

62Rhea County, TNTN34,8449.1%+6%

63Pickett County, TNTN5,2199.1%−0%

64Trousdale County, TNTN12,6238.9%+27%

65Claiborne County, TNTN33,2298.9%+11%

66McNairy County, TNTN26,2368.8%+69%

67Lawrence County, TNTN46,9148.7%+31%

68Lewis County, TNTN13,4878.5%+69%

69Jackson County, TNTN12,4668.4%+24%

70Cannon County, TNTN15,2968.4%+22%

71Fentress County, TNTN20,3228.3%+26%

72Overton County, TNTN23,7878.3%+21%

73Wayne County, TNTN16,4168.0%+61%

74White County, TNTN29,6127.9%+5%

75Grainger County, TNTN25,7397.8%+63%

76Van Buren County, TNTN6,8747.8%+88%

77Hardeman County, TNTN25,2747.8%+2%

78Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6177.7%+29%

79Polk County, TNTN18,5927.5%+29%

80Scott County, TNTN22,6717.5%+13%

81Decatur County, TNTN11,8207.3%+51%

82Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.1%+31%

83Perry County, TNTN9,1267.1%+2%

84Grundy County, TNTN14,1167.1%+30%

85Campbell County, TNTN40,2907.0%+7%

86Meigs County, TNTN14,1867.0%+5%

87Johnson County, TNTN18,7186.9%+38%

88Clay County, TNTN7,8216.8%−13%

89Hickman County, TNTN26,2196.7%−7%

90Benton County, TNTN16,1836.3%−15%

91Cocke County, TNTN37,8896.2%+13%

92Morgan County, TNTN22,1606.0%+63%

93Union County, TNTN21,4505.8%+29%

94Macon County, TNTN27,6635.6%+2%

95Lake County, TNTN6,2495.4%+7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS