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Most graduate degrees, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 2.8%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Williamson County, TNTN272,06110.8%–

02Davidson County, TNTN745,9048.5%–

03Knox County, TNTN511,4538.5%–

04Anderson County, TNTN82,0667.7%–

05Putnam County, TNTN86,6127.3%–

06Shelby County, TNTN910,2267.1%–

07Washington County, TNTN141,1996.4%–

08Rutherford County, TNTN386,3526.1%–

09Hamilton County, TNTN390,8335.9%–

10Madison County, TNTN100,7905.8%–

11Roane County, TNTN57,3955.5%–

12Coffee County, TNTN62,4195.3%–

13Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355.2%–

14Franklin County, TNTN45,5795.1%–

15Jefferson County, TNTN60,0245.0%–

16Blount County, TNTN143,8204.8%–

17Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594.7%–

18Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.5%–

19Wilson County, TNTN175,0334.4%–

20Maury County, TNTN118,1314.3%–

21Sumner County, TNTN215,5384.2%–

22Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.0%–

23Pickett County, TNTN5,2193.8%–

24McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.7%–

25Dyer County, TNTN36,3203.7%–

26Chester County, TNTN17,9943.6%–

27Giles County, TNTN31,4333.6%–

28DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733.5%–

29Moore County, TNTN6,9203.5%–

30Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433.5%–

31Cumberland County, TNTN66,3003.4%–

32Greene County, TNTN73,8313.4%–

33Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.3%–

34Carter County, TNTN57,3613.3%–

35Henry County, TNTN32,8963.2%–

36Bedford County, TNTN55,2733.2%–

37Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.2%–

38Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.2%–

39Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.1%–

40Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293.1%–

41Benton County, TNTN16,1833.0%–

42Haywood County, TNTN17,0422.9%–

43Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.9%–

44Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782.9%–

45Robertson County, TNTN80,1752.9%–

46Hawkins County, TNTN59,5592.9%–

47Lawrence County, TNTN46,9142.8%–

48Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612.8%–

49Fayette County, TNTN45,0712.8%–

50Overton County, TNTN23,7872.8%–

51Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%–

52Perry County, TNTN9,1262.7%–

53White County, TNTN29,6122.7%–

54Stewart County, TNTN14,4392.7%–

55Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562.7%–

56Warren County, TNTN43,7172.6%–

57Obion County, TNTN30,0672.6%–

58Scott County, TNTN22,6712.6%–

59Hardin County, TNTN27,9832.6%–

60Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742.6%–

61Marion County, TNTN29,8042.6%–

62Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.5%–

63Clay County, TNTN7,8212.5%–

64Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.5%–

65Carroll County, TNTN29,2002.5%–

66Tipton County, TNTN62,2872.5%–

67Campbell County, TNTN40,2902.5%–

68Cannon County, TNTN15,2962.4%–

69Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.4%–

70Marshall County, TNTN38,0712.4%–

71Gibson County, TNTN51,7792.4%–

72Fentress County, TNTN20,3222.3%–

73Macon County, TNTN27,6632.2%–

74Grundy County, TNTN14,1162.2%–

75Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.1%–

76Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.1%–

77Meigs County, TNTN14,1862.0%–

78Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202.0%–

79Henderson County, TNTN28,5182.0%–

80McNairy County, TNTN26,2362.0%–

81Johnson County, TNTN18,7181.9%–

82Smith County, TNTN20,9811.8%–

83Crockett County, TNTN14,0061.8%–

84Wayne County, TNTN16,4161.8%–

85Hancock County, TNTN7,0751.8%–

86Houston County, TNTN8,4791.8%–

87Grainger County, TNTN25,7391.7%–

88Cocke County, TNTN37,8891.7%–

89Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6171.6%–

90Polk County, TNTN18,5921.5%–

91Decatur County, TNTN11,8201.5%–

92Morgan County, TNTN22,1601.4%–

93Lake County, TNTN6,2491.4%–

94Union County, TNTN21,4501.3%–

95Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS