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Tennessee Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 95 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1 Williamson County, Tennessee 61.8%
2 Maury County, Tennessee 45.0%
3 Knox County, Tennessee 40.2%
4 Wilson County, Tennessee 37.2%
5 Hamilton County, Tennessee 37.0%
6 Rutherford County, Tennessee 34.4%
7 Shelby County, Tennessee 34.2%
8 Washington County, Tennessee 33.5%
9 Claiborne County, Tennessee 31.8%
10 Rhea County, Tennessee 29.6%
11 Loudon County, Tennessee 28.6%
12 Macon County, Tennessee 28.2%
13 Fayette County, Tennessee 26.9%
14 Blount County, Tennessee 26.8%
15 Warren County, Tennessee 26.6%
16 Madison County, Tennessee 26.0%
17 Cheatham County, Tennessee 25.1%
18 DeKalb County, Tennessee 24.7%
19 Moore County, Tennessee 24.7%
20 Franklin County, Tennessee 23.1%
21 Weakley County, Tennessee 21.6%
22 Dyer County, Tennessee 21.6%
23 Sevier County, Tennessee 21.4%
24 Marion County, Tennessee 21.2%
25 Jefferson County, Tennessee 21.0%
26 Carter County, Tennessee 20.7%
27 Marshall County, Tennessee 20.6%
28 Bedford County, Tennessee 20.4%
29 Hamblen County, Tennessee 20.1%
30 Unicoi County, Tennessee 20.0%
31 Putnam County, Tennessee 19.4%
32 Lincoln County, Tennessee 19.3%
33 Giles County, Tennessee 19.2%
34 Gibson County, Tennessee 19.1%
35 Sequatchie County, Tennessee 18.9%
36 Henry County, Tennessee 18.6%
37 Perry County, Tennessee 18.4%
38 Obion County, Tennessee 18.1%
39 Smith County, Tennessee 17.9%
40 Greene County, Tennessee 17.7%
41 McMinn County, Tennessee 17.5%
42 Anderson County, Tennessee 17.5%
43 Morgan County, Tennessee 17.0%
44 Stewart County, Tennessee 17.0%
45 Cannon County, Tennessee 16.9%
46 Hawkins County, Tennessee 16.8%
47 Coffee County, Tennessee 16.7%
48 Humphreys County, Tennessee 16.4%
49 Sumner County, Tennessee 16.0%
50 Chester County, Tennessee 15.8%
51 Crockett County, Tennessee 15.7%
52 Johnson County, Tennessee 15.7%
53 Lawrence County, Tennessee 15.5%
54 Fentress County, Tennessee 15.3%
55 Montgomery County, Tennessee 15.3%
56 Decatur County, Tennessee 15.0%
57 Grainger County, Tennessee 14.9%
58 Hardin County, Tennessee 14.8%
59 Polk County, Tennessee 14.7%
60 Union County, Tennessee 14.5%
61 Henderson County, Tennessee 14.4%
62 White County, Tennessee 14.2%
63 Houston County, Tennessee 13.7%
64 Tipton County, Tennessee 13.6%
65 Hickman County, Tennessee 13.6%
66 Van Buren County, Tennessee 13.5%
67 Overton County, Tennessee 13.5%
68 Jackson County, Tennessee 13.5%
69 Campbell County, Tennessee 13.2%
70 Haywood County, Tennessee 13.1%
71 Wayne County, Tennessee 12.5%
72 Benton County, Tennessee 12.4%
73 Grundy County, Tennessee 12.4%
74 Pickett County, Tennessee 12.3%
75 Clay County, Tennessee 12.0%
76 Meigs County, Tennessee 12.0%
77 McNairy County, Tennessee 11.8%
78 Davidson County, Tennessee 11.7%
79 Bradley County, Tennessee 11.6%
80 Cocke County, Tennessee 11.6%
81 Hardeman County, Tennessee 11.3%
82 Roane County, Tennessee 11.1%
83 Carroll County, Tennessee 11.1%
84 Lewis County, Tennessee 10.9%
85 Lauderdale County, Tennessee 10.9%
86 Scott County, Tennessee 10.2%
87 Trousdale County, Tennessee 10.1%
88 Dickson County, Tennessee 10.0%
89 Lake County, Tennessee 9.4%
90 Bledsoe County, Tennessee 8.8%
91 Hancock County, Tennessee 8.6%
92 Robertson County, Tennessee 6.3%
93 Sullivan County, Tennessee 5.9%
94 Monroe County, Tennessee 0.0%
95 Cumberland County, Tennessee 0.0%