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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Williamson County, TNTN272,06122.4%+57%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90416.0%+55%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45315.3%+42%

04Washington County, TNTN141,19913.6%+66%

05Shelby County, TNTN910,22613.0%+47%

06Hamilton County, TNTN390,83311.8%+46%

07Wilson County, TNTN175,03311.3%+109%

08Putnam County, TNTN86,61210.7%+38%

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93510.4%+56%

10Anderson County, TNTN82,06610.3%+17%

11Madison County, TNTN100,7909.9%+31%

12Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.7%+46%

13Loudon County, TNTN63,7649.4%+59%

14Blount County, TNTN143,8209.1%+40%

15Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.9%+70%

16Sullivan County, TNTN163,7598.7%+44%

17Bradley County, TNTN115,4658.7%+59%

18Franklin County, TNTN45,5798.4%+15%

19Coffee County, TNTN62,4198.3%+38%

20Weakley County, TNTN33,2618.2%+23%

21Maury County, TNTN118,1318.0%+65%

22Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.9%+83%

23Roane County, TNTN57,3957.7%+29%

24Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.5%+110%

25Carroll County, TNTN29,2007.3%+108%

26Claiborne County, TNTN33,2297.2%+112%

27Dyer County, TNTN36,3207.0%+70%

28Carter County, TNTN57,3617.0%+63%

29Cumberland County, TNTN66,3006.8%+28%

30Cheatham County, TNTN42,7786.8%+51%

31Hancock County, TNTN7,0756.8%+37%

32Grundy County, TNTN14,1166.8%+164%

33Henry County, TNTN32,8966.7%+54%

34Jefferson County, TNTN60,0246.6%+44%

35DeKalb County, TNTN21,8736.4%+34%

36Gibson County, TNTN51,7796.3%+104%

37Dickson County, TNTN58,6626.3%+53%

38Stewart County, TNTN14,4396.2%+49%

39Chester County, TNTN17,9946.1%+85%

40Hamblen County, TNTN68,8436.1%+26%

41Bedford County, TNTN55,2736.0%+68%

42Tipton County, TNTN62,2876.0%+77%

43McMinn County, TNTN57,4045.9%+49%

44Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.9%+103%

45Sevier County, TNTN101,3425.9%+30%

46Greene County, TNTN73,8315.9%+22%

47Cannon County, TNTN15,2965.9%+95%

48Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145.8%+66%

49Robertson County, TNTN80,1755.8%+92%

50Humphreys County, TNTN19,6465.8%+75%

51Giles County, TNTN31,4335.6%+47%

52Obion County, TNTN30,0675.6%+67%

53Hawkins County, TNTN59,5595.5%+55%

54Smith County, TNTN20,9815.4%+56%

55Crockett County, TNTN14,0065.4%+94%

56McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.3%+54%

57Marshall County, TNTN38,0715.3%+63%

58Union County, TNTN21,4505.2%+149%

59Pickett County, TNTN5,2195.1%+13%

60Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%+99%

61Monroe County, TNTN49,7305.0%+33%

62Polk County, TNTN18,5925.0%+41%

63Unicoi County, TNTN17,8565.0%+22%

64Houston County, TNTN8,4795.0%+72%

65Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.9%+36%

66Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9204.9%+131%

67White County, TNTN29,6124.9%+53%

68Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8614.9%+77%

69Campbell County, TNTN40,2904.9%+71%

70Warren County, TNTN43,7174.8%+48%

71Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+90%

72Fentress County, TNTN20,3224.6%+33%

73Grainger County, TNTN25,7394.5%+60%

74Henderson County, TNTN28,5184.5%+51%

75Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.4%+109%

76Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.3%+62%

77Clay County, TNTN7,8214.2%+84%

78Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.2%+13%

79Marion County, TNTN29,8044.2%+4%

80Moore County, TNTN6,9204.1%−2%

81Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.1%−5%

82Scott County, TNTN22,6713.9%+16%

83Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.8%+79%

84Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.8%+44%

85Benton County, TNTN16,1833.7%+33%

86Macon County, TNTN27,6633.7%+65%

87Lake County, TNTN6,2493.6%+109%

88Meigs County, TNTN14,1863.6%+97%

89Perry County, TNTN9,1263.6%+15%

90Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.5%+16%

91Lewis County, TNTN13,4873.4%+21%

92Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.3%+0%

93Decatur County, TNTN11,8203.3%+29%

94Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.9%+16%

95Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%+1%

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