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Most graduate degrees, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Williamson County, TNTN272,06122.4%+8.1 pts
02Davidson County, TNTN745,90416.0%+5.7 pts
03Knox County, TNTN511,45315.3%+4.5 pts
04Washington County, TNTN141,19913.6%+5.4 pts
05Shelby County, TNTN910,22613.0%+4.1 pts
06Hamilton County, TNTN390,83311.8%+3.7 pts
07Wilson County, TNTN175,03311.3%+5.9 pts
08Putnam County, TNTN86,61210.7%+3.0 pts
09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93510.4%+3.7 pts
10Anderson County, TNTN82,06610.3%+1.5 pts
11Madison County, TNTN100,7909.9%+2.3 pts
12Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.7%+3.1 pts
13Loudon County, TNTN63,7649.4%+3.5 pts
14Blount County, TNTN143,8209.1%+2.6 pts
15Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.9%+3.7 pts
16Sullivan County, TNTN163,7598.7%+2.7 pts
17Bradley County, TNTN115,4658.7%+3.2 pts
18Franklin County, TNTN45,5798.4%+1.1 pts
19Coffee County, TNTN62,4198.3%+2.3 pts
20Weakley County, TNTN33,2618.2%+1.5 pts
21Maury County, TNTN118,1318.0%+3.1 pts
22Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.9%+3.6 pts
23Roane County, TNTN57,3957.7%+1.7 pts
24Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.5%+3.9 pts
25Carroll County, TNTN29,2007.3%+3.8 pts
26Claiborne County, TNTN33,2297.2%+3.8 pts
27Dyer County, TNTN36,3207.0%+2.9 pts
28Carter County, TNTN57,3617.0%+2.7 pts
29Cumberland County, TNTN66,3006.8%+1.5 pts
30Cheatham County, TNTN42,7786.8%+2.3 pts
31Hancock County, TNTN7,0756.8%+1.8 pts
32Grundy County, TNTN14,1166.8%+4.2 pts
33Henry County, TNTN32,8966.7%+2.4 pts
34Jefferson County, TNTN60,0246.6%+2.0 pts
35DeKalb County, TNTN21,8736.4%+1.6 pts
36Gibson County, TNTN51,7796.3%+3.2 pts
37Dickson County, TNTN58,6626.3%+2.2 pts
38Stewart County, TNTN14,4396.2%+2.0 pts
39Chester County, TNTN17,9946.1%+2.8 pts
40Hamblen County, TNTN68,8436.1%+1.2 pts
41Bedford County, TNTN55,2736.0%+2.4 pts
42Tipton County, TNTN62,2876.0%+2.6 pts
43McMinn County, TNTN57,4045.9%+1.9 pts
44Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.9%+3.0 pts
45Sevier County, TNTN101,3425.9%+1.4 pts
46Greene County, TNTN73,8315.9%+1.1 pts
47Cannon County, TNTN15,2965.9%+2.9 pts
48Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145.8%+2.3 pts
49Robertson County, TNTN80,1755.8%+2.8 pts
50Humphreys County, TNTN19,6465.8%+2.5 pts
51Giles County, TNTN31,4335.6%+1.8 pts
52Obion County, TNTN30,0675.6%+2.2 pts
53Hawkins County, TNTN59,5595.5%+2.0 pts
54Smith County, TNTN20,9815.4%+2.0 pts
55Crockett County, TNTN14,0065.4%+2.6 pts
56McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.3%+1.9 pts
57Marshall County, TNTN38,0715.3%+2.1 pts
58Union County, TNTN21,4505.2%+3.1 pts
59Pickett County, TNTN5,2195.1%+0.6 pts
60Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%+2.5 pts
61Monroe County, TNTN49,7305.0%+1.3 pts
62Polk County, TNTN18,5925.0%+1.5 pts
63Unicoi County, TNTN17,8565.0%+0.9 pts
64Houston County, TNTN8,4795.0%+2.1 pts
65Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.9%+1.3 pts
66Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9204.9%+2.8 pts
67White County, TNTN29,6124.9%+1.7 pts
68Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8614.9%+2.1 pts
69Campbell County, TNTN40,2904.9%+2.0 pts
70Warren County, TNTN43,7174.8%+1.5 pts
71Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+2.2 pts
72Fentress County, TNTN20,3224.6%+1.1 pts
73Grainger County, TNTN25,7394.5%+1.7 pts
74Henderson County, TNTN28,5184.5%+1.5 pts
75Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.4%+2.3 pts
76Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.3%+1.7 pts
77Clay County, TNTN7,8214.2%+1.9 pts
78Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.2%+0.5 pts
79Marion County, TNTN29,8044.2%+0.2 pts
80Moore County, TNTN6,9204.1%−0.1 pts
81Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.1%−0.2 pts
82Scott County, TNTN22,6713.9%+0.5 pts
83Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.8%+1.7 pts
84Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.8%+1.2 pts
85Benton County, TNTN16,1833.7%+0.9 pts
86Macon County, TNTN27,6633.7%+1.4 pts
87Lake County, TNTN6,2493.6%+1.9 pts
88Meigs County, TNTN14,1863.6%+1.8 pts
89Perry County, TNTN9,1263.6%+0.5 pts
90Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.5%+0.5 pts
91Lewis County, TNTN13,4873.4%+0.6 pts
92Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.3%+0.0 pts
93Decatur County, TNTN11,8203.3%+0.7 pts
94Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.9%+0.4 pts
95Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%+0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS