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Most graduate degrees, Tennessee counties · 2000

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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Williamson County, TNTN272,06114.2%+32%

02Knox County, TNTN511,45310.8%+27%

03Davidson County, TNTN745,90410.4%+22%

04Shelby County, TNTN910,2268.9%+25%

05Anderson County, TNTN82,0668.9%+14%

06Washington County, TNTN141,1998.2%+28%

07Hamilton County, TNTN390,8338.0%+37%

08Putnam County, TNTN86,6127.7%+6%

09Madison County, TNTN100,7907.6%+30%

10Franklin County, TNTN45,5797.3%+42%

11Weakley County, TNTN33,2616.7%+49%

12Rutherford County, TNTN386,3526.7%+9%

13Montgomery County, TNTN249,9356.7%+28%

14Blount County, TNTN143,8206.5%+36%

15Coffee County, TNTN62,4196.0%+14%

16Sullivan County, TNTN163,7596.0%+26%

17Roane County, TNTN57,3956.0%+9%

18Loudon County, TNTN63,7645.9%+99%

19Bradley County, TNTN115,4655.4%+36%

20Wilson County, TNTN175,0335.4%+22%

21Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005.3%+57%

22Sumner County, TNTN215,5385.2%+25%

23Hancock County, TNTN7,0755.0%+176%

24Hamblen County, TNTN68,8434.8%+39%

25Maury County, TNTN118,1314.8%+11%

26Greene County, TNTN73,8314.8%+42%

27DeKalb County, TNTN21,8734.8%+37%

28Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244.6%−8%

29Sevier County, TNTN101,3424.5%+42%

30Pickett County, TNTN5,2194.5%+20%

31Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.5%+54%

32Henry County, TNTN32,8964.3%+34%

33Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.3%+46%

34Fayette County, TNTN45,0714.3%+53%

35Carter County, TNTN57,3614.3%+30%

36Stewart County, TNTN14,4394.2%+56%

37Moore County, TNTN6,9204.2%+19%

38Dyer County, TNTN36,3204.1%+11%

39Dickson County, TNTN58,6624.1%+24%

40Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564.1%+55%

41McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.0%+7%

42Marion County, TNTN29,8044.0%+56%

43Giles County, TNTN31,4333.8%+6%

44Monroe County, TNTN49,7303.8%+51%

45Wayne County, TNTN16,4163.7%+107%

46Hardin County, TNTN27,9833.6%+40%

47Bedford County, TNTN55,2733.6%+11%

48Polk County, TNTN18,5923.6%+131%

49Hawkins County, TNTN59,5593.6%+23%

50Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.6%+15%

51Lawrence County, TNTN46,9143.5%+23%

52Carroll County, TNTN29,2003.5%+39%

53Smith County, TNTN20,9813.5%+90%

54McNairy County, TNTN26,2363.5%+77%

55Fentress County, TNTN20,3223.4%+51%

56Scott County, TNTN22,6713.4%+29%

57Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293.4%+10%

58Tipton County, TNTN62,2873.4%+34%

59Obion County, TNTN30,0673.3%+26%

60Chester County, TNTN17,9943.3%−8%

61Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.3%+28%

62Humphreys County, TNTN19,6463.3%+37%

63Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.3%+37%

64Warren County, TNTN43,7173.2%+21%

65White County, TNTN29,6123.2%+19%

66Perry County, TNTN9,1263.1%+14%

67Gibson County, TNTN51,7793.1%+30%

68Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.1%+92%

69Robertson County, TNTN80,1753.0%+4%

70Cannon County, TNTN15,2963.0%+23%

71Henderson County, TNTN28,5183.0%+50%

72Houston County, TNTN8,4792.9%+66%

73Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.9%+39%

74Campbell County, TNTN40,2902.9%+16%

75Grainger County, TNTN25,7392.8%+63%

76Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%+1%

77Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.8%+33%

78Crockett County, TNTN14,0062.8%+52%

79Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612.8%−3%

80Benton County, TNTN16,1832.8%−8%

81Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.7%+453%

82Trousdale County, TNTN12,6232.7%−16%

83Morgan County, TNTN22,1602.6%+81%

84Grundy County, TNTN14,1162.6%+19%

85Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.5%+66%

86Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.5%−2%

87Overton County, TNTN23,7872.4%−14%

88Clay County, TNTN7,8212.3%−9%

89Macon County, TNTN27,6632.2%+0%

90Johnson County, TNTN18,7182.1%+15%

91Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202.1%+7%

92Cocke County, TNTN37,8892.1%+26%

93Union County, TNTN21,4502.1%+63%

94Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.8%−11%

95Lake County, TNTN6,2491.7%+25%

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