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Most graduate degrees, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Williamson County, TNTN272,06124.0%+68%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90418.7%+80%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45316.2%+50%

04Washington County, TNTN141,19914.5%+77%

05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83314.0%+74%

06Shelby County, TNTN910,22614.0%+57%

07Wilson County, TNTN175,03312.7%+134%

08Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.9%+79%

09Rutherford County, TNTN386,35211.8%+77%

10Sumner County, TNTN215,53811.7%+125%

11Putnam County, TNTN86,61211.6%+49%

12Anderson County, TNTN82,06611.3%+28%

13Loudon County, TNTN63,76411.2%+91%

14Madison County, TNTN100,79010.9%+45%

15Blount County, TNTN143,82010.4%+60%

16Bradley County, TNTN115,46510.1%+85%

17Moore County, TNTN6,92010.0%+140%

18Cheatham County, TNTN42,7789.2%+105%

19Coffee County, TNTN62,4199.2%+53%

20Franklin County, TNTN45,5799.2%+26%

21Roane County, TNTN57,3959.1%+53%

22Claiborne County, TNTN33,2299.0%+167%

23Sullivan County, TNTN163,7599.0%+49%

24Weakley County, TNTN33,2618.8%+30%

25Maury County, TNTN118,1318.6%+78%

26Hamblen County, TNTN68,8438.1%+68%

27Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8618.1%+191%

28Chester County, TNTN17,9948.1%+144%

29Unicoi County, TNTN17,8567.9%+92%

30Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.9%+83%

31DeKalb County, TNTN21,8737.8%+62%

32Jefferson County, TNTN60,0247.7%+69%

33Gibson County, TNTN51,7797.7%+148%

34Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.5%+111%

35Dyer County, TNTN36,3207.5%+81%

36Sevier County, TNTN101,3427.4%+64%

37Cumberland County, TNTN66,3007.4%+39%

38Dickson County, TNTN58,6627.4%+79%

39Carroll County, TNTN29,2007.4%+111%

40Robertson County, TNTN80,1757.3%+142%

41Carter County, TNTN57,3617.3%+70%

42Tipton County, TNTN62,2877.2%+115%

43Polk County, TNTN18,5927.1%+98%

44Greene County, TNTN73,8317.1%+47%

45Trousdale County, TNTN12,6237.0%+165%

46Grainger County, TNTN25,7396.9%+147%

47Obion County, TNTN30,0676.9%+108%

48Giles County, TNTN31,4336.8%+79%

49Pickett County, TNTN5,2196.8%+51%

50McMinn County, TNTN57,4046.5%+63%

51Henry County, TNTN32,8966.5%+49%

52Marshall County, TNTN38,0716.4%+96%

53Grundy County, TNTN14,1166.3%+147%

54Clay County, TNTN7,8216.2%+169%

55Marion County, TNTN29,8046.1%+52%

56Crockett County, TNTN14,0066.0%+117%

57Scott County, TNTN22,6715.9%+75%

58Fentress County, TNTN20,3225.9%+72%

59Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145.9%+69%

60Monroe County, TNTN49,7305.9%+55%

61Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.9%+101%

62Stewart County, TNTN14,4395.8%+40%

63Campbell County, TNTN40,2905.8%+103%

64Hawkins County, TNTN59,5595.8%+61%

65Cannon County, TNTN15,2965.7%+91%

66Smith County, TNTN20,9815.7%+63%

67Hancock County, TNTN7,0755.6%+12%

68Hardin County, TNTN27,9835.4%+48%

69White County, TNTN29,6125.3%+65%

70Benton County, TNTN16,1835.3%+91%

71Henderson County, TNTN28,5185.2%+77%

72Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9205.2%+144%

73Johnson County, TNTN18,7185.2%+141%

74Bedford County, TNTN55,2735.1%+42%

75Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%+98%

76Union County, TNTN21,4505.0%+141%

77Warren County, TNTN43,7174.9%+53%

78Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.8%+29%

79Meigs County, TNTN14,1864.7%+160%

80Hickman County, TNTN26,2194.7%+89%

81Humphreys County, TNTN19,6464.7%+41%

82Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.7%+74%

83Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+90%

84Lake County, TNTN6,2494.5%+160%

85McNairy County, TNTN26,2364.3%+25%

86Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.2%−1%

87Perry County, TNTN9,1264.2%+35%

88Jackson County, TNTN12,4664.1%+48%

89Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.1%+94%

90Houston County, TNTN8,4794.0%+36%

91Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.8%+26%

92Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.7%+12%

93Macon County, TNTN27,6633.5%+57%

94Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.6%+1%

95Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.5%−9%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES