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Most educated, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 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, TNTN272,06160.5%+36%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90443.3%+42%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45338.8%+34%

04Wilson County, TNTN175,03334.8%+77%

05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83333.3%+39%

06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35232.6%+42%

07Shelby County, TNTN910,22632.4%+28%

08Washington County, TNTN141,19932.3%+41%

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93529.4%+53%

10Sumner County, TNTN215,53828.6%+54%

11Loudon County, TNTN63,76427.3%+60%

12Putnam County, TNTN86,61226.4%+30%

13Madison County, TNTN100,79025.9%+21%

14Blount County, TNTN143,82024.6%+37%

15Sullivan County, TNTN163,75924.5%+35%

16Maury County, TNTN118,13124.0%+76%

17Bradley County, TNTN115,46523.5%+48%

18Anderson County, TNTN82,06622.8%+10%

19Fayette County, TNTN45,07122.5%+76%

20Coffee County, TNTN62,41921.2%+21%

21Franklin County, TNTN45,57920.8%+36%

22Cheatham County, TNTN42,77820.5%+36%

23Robertson County, TNTN80,17520.4%+72%

24Weakley County, TNTN33,26119.9%+29%

25Moore County, TNTN6,92019.4%+64%

26Lincoln County, TNTN36,85319.1%+61%

27Roane County, TNTN57,39519.1%+29%

28DeKalb County, TNTN21,87318.9%+68%

29Carroll County, TNTN29,20018.7%+68%

30Dyer County, TNTN36,32018.6%+55%

31Carter County, TNTN57,36118.5%+44%

32Sevier County, TNTN101,34218.3%+35%

33Stewart County, TNTN14,43918.2%+79%

34Bedford County, TNTN55,27318.1%+63%

35Hamblen County, TNTN68,84318.1%+36%

36Giles County, TNTN31,43317.9%+70%

37Gibson County, TNTN51,77917.9%+77%

38Henry County, TNTN32,89617.7%+46%

39Jefferson County, TNTN60,02417.5%+37%

40Cumberland County, TNTN66,30017.5%+28%

41Claiborne County, TNTN33,22917.4%+95%

42Smith County, TNTN20,98117.2%+85%

43Dickson County, TNTN58,66217.2%+51%

44McMinn County, TNTN57,40417.0%+57%

45Tipton County, TNTN62,28717.0%+57%

46Hawkins County, TNTN59,55916.7%+66%

47Fentress County, TNTN20,32216.6%+99%

48Rhea County, TNTN34,84416.6%+83%

49Hardin County, TNTN27,98316.5%+69%

50Unicoi County, TNTN17,85616.4%+55%

51Cannon County, TNTN15,29616.3%+94%

52Marshall County, TNTN38,07116.2%+53%

53Greene County, TNTN73,83116.1%+26%

54Chester County, TNTN17,99415.9%+42%

55Obion County, TNTN30,06715.5%+51%

56Monroe County, TNTN49,73015.3%+52%

57Crockett County, TNTN14,00615.2%+67%

58Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.8%+58%

59Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86114.7%+44%

60Decatur County, TNTN11,82014.3%+96%

61Lawrence County, TNTN46,91413.9%+60%

62Warren County, TNTN43,71713.7%+50%

63Henderson County, TNTN28,51813.6%+46%

64Pickett County, TNTN5,21913.5%+49%

65Houston County, TNTN8,47913.4%+30%

66Grundy County, TNTN14,11613.4%+89%

67McNairy County, TNTN26,23613.1%+49%

68Clay County, TNTN7,82113.0%+92%

69Campbell County, TNTN40,29013.0%+84%

70Grainger County, TNTN25,73912.9%+65%

71Benton County, TNTN16,18312.8%+104%

72White County, TNTN29,61212.7%+59%

73Polk County, TNTN18,59212.6%+68%

74Overton County, TNTN23,78712.5%+51%

75Marion County, TNTN29,80412.5%+32%

76Johnson County, TNTN18,71811.9%+73%

77Jackson County, TNTN12,46611.6%+38%

78Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.6%+30%

79Haywood County, TNTN17,04211.4%+3%

80Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92011.4%+60%

81Morgan County, TNTN22,16011.4%+89%

82Cocke County, TNTN37,88911.3%+82%

83Union County, TNTN21,45011.1%+92%

84Hancock County, TNTN7,07510.7%+5%

85Wayne County, TNTN16,41610.6%+32%

86Hardeman County, TNTN25,27410.5%+35%

87Meigs County, TNTN14,18610.2%+47%

88Lake County, TNTN6,24910.1%+87%

89Lewis County, TNTN13,48710.1%+20%

90Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6179.6%+25%

91Hickman County, TNTN26,2199.4%+42%

92Scott County, TNTN22,6719.2%+23%

93Macon County, TNTN27,6639.0%+61%

94Perry County, TNTN9,1268.6%+21%

95Van Buren County, TNTN6,8748.6%+10%

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