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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. The median across all 95 is 6.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Moore County, TN, up 63 places to #17.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Williamson County, TNTN272,06124.0%+9.7 pts
02Davidson County, TNTN745,90418.7%+8.3 pts
03Knox County, TNTN511,45316.2%+5.4 pts
04Washington County, TNTN141,19914.5%+6.3 pts
05▲1Hamilton County, TNTN390,83314.0%+6.0 pts
06▼1Shelby County, TNTN910,22614.0%+5.1 pts
07Wilson County, TNTN175,03312.7%+7.3 pts
08▲1Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.9%+5.2 pts
09▲3Rutherford County, TNTN386,35211.8%+5.1 pts
10▲5Sumner County, TNTN215,53811.7%+6.5 pts
11▼3Putnam County, TNTN86,61211.6%+3.8 pts
12▼2Anderson County, TNTN82,06611.3%+2.5 pts
13Loudon County, TNTN63,76411.2%+5.4 pts
14▼3Madison County, TNTN100,79010.9%+3.4 pts
15▼1Blount County, TNTN143,82010.4%+3.9 pts
16▲1Bradley County, TNTN115,46510.1%+4.6 pts
17▲63Moore County, TNTN6,92010.0%+5.8 pts
18▲12Cheatham County, TNTN42,7789.2%+4.7 pts
19Coffee County, TNTN62,4199.2%+3.2 pts
20▼2Franklin County, TNTN45,5799.2%+1.9 pts
21▲2Roane County, TNTN57,3959.1%+3.1 pts
22▲4Claiborne County, TNTN33,2299.0%+5.7 pts
23▼7Sullivan County, TNTN163,7599.0%+3.0 pts
24▼4Weakley County, TNTN33,2618.8%+2.0 pts
25▼4Maury County, TNTN118,1318.6%+3.8 pts
26▲14Hamblen County, TNTN68,8438.1%+3.3 pts
27▲41Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8618.1%+5.3 pts
28▲11Chester County, TNTN17,9948.1%+4.8 pts
29▲34Unicoi County, TNTN17,8567.9%+3.8 pts
30▼8Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.9%+3.6 pts
31▲4DeKalb County, TNTN21,8737.8%+3.0 pts
32▲2Jefferson County, TNTN60,0247.7%+3.2 pts
33▲3Gibson County, TNTN51,7797.7%+4.6 pts
34▼10Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.5%+4.0 pts
35▼8Dyer County, TNTN36,3207.5%+3.4 pts
36▲9Sevier County, TNTN101,3427.4%+2.9 pts
37▼8Cumberland County, TNTN66,3007.4%+2.1 pts
38▼1Dickson County, TNTN58,6627.4%+3.3 pts
39▼14Carroll County, TNTN29,2007.4%+3.9 pts
40▲9Robertson County, TNTN80,1757.3%+4.3 pts
41▼13Carter County, TNTN57,3617.3%+3.0 pts
42Tipton County, TNTN62,2877.2%+3.9 pts
43▲19Polk County, TNTN18,5927.1%+3.5 pts
44▲2Greene County, TNTN73,8317.1%+2.3 pts
45▲39Trousdale County, TNTN12,6237.0%+4.4 pts
46▲27Grainger County, TNTN25,7396.9%+4.1 pts
47▲5Obion County, TNTN30,0676.9%+3.6 pts
48▲3Giles County, TNTN31,4336.8%+3.0 pts
49▲10Pickett County, TNTN5,2196.8%+2.3 pts
50▼7McMinn County, TNTN57,4046.5%+2.5 pts
51▼18Henry County, TNTN32,8966.5%+2.1 pts
52▲5Marshall County, TNTN38,0716.4%+3.1 pts
53▼21Grundy County, TNTN14,1166.3%+3.8 pts
54▲23Clay County, TNTN7,8216.2%+3.9 pts
55▲24Marion County, TNTN29,8046.1%+2.1 pts
56▼1Crockett County, TNTN14,0066.0%+3.2 pts
57▲25Scott County, TNTN22,6715.9%+2.5 pts
58▲14Fentress County, TNTN20,3225.9%+2.5 pts
59▼11Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145.9%+2.4 pts
60▲1Monroe County, TNTN49,7305.9%+2.1 pts
61▼17Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.9%+2.9 pts
62▼24Stewart County, TNTN14,4395.8%+1.7 pts
63▲6Campbell County, TNTN40,2905.8%+2.9 pts
64▼11Hawkins County, TNTN59,5595.8%+2.2 pts
65▼18Cannon County, TNTN15,2965.7%+2.7 pts
66▼12Smith County, TNTN20,9815.7%+2.2 pts
67▼36Hancock County, TNTN7,0755.6%+0.6 pts
68▼3Hardin County, TNTN27,9835.4%+1.7 pts
69▼2White County, TNTN29,6125.3%+2.1 pts
70▲15Benton County, TNTN16,1835.3%+2.5 pts
71▲3Henderson County, TNTN28,5185.2%+2.3 pts
72▼6Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9205.2%+3.1 pts
73▲10Johnson County, TNTN18,7185.2%+3.0 pts
74▼33Bedford County, TNTN55,2735.1%+1.5 pts
75▼15Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%+2.5 pts
76▼18Union County, TNTN21,4505.0%+2.9 pts
77▼7Warren County, TNTN43,7174.9%+1.7 pts
78Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.8%+1.1 pts
79▲9Meigs County, TNTN14,1864.7%+2.9 pts
80▲14Hickman County, TNTN26,2194.7%+2.2 pts
81▼31Humphreys County, TNTN19,6464.7%+1.4 pts
82▼6Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.7%+2.0 pts
83▼12Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+2.2 pts
84▲3Lake County, TNTN6,2494.5%+2.8 pts
85▼29McNairy County, TNTN26,2364.3%+0.9 pts
86▼5Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.2%−0.1 pts
87▲2Perry County, TNTN9,1264.2%+1.1 pts
88▲7Jackson County, TNTN12,4664.1%+1.3 pts
89▼14Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.1%+2.0 pts
90▼26Houston County, TNTN8,4794.0%+1.1 pts
91▼1Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.8%+0.8 pts
92Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.7%+0.4 pts
93▼7Macon County, TNTN27,6633.5%+1.3 pts
94▼1Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.6%0.0 pts
95▼4Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.5%−0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES