Counties in Tennessee by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Williamson County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 95 counties in 2024, at 62.7%. Lake County had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 18.5% and the figure for Tennessee was 31.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest9.4Lake County
Median18.595 counties
Tennessee31.1History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 62.7 %62.7Davidson CountyDavidson County: 48.4 %48.4Knox CountyKnox County: 41 %41Wilson CountyWilson County: 37.8 %37.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 37.5 %37.5Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 35.8 %35.8Washington CountyWashington County: 34.3 %34.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 34.3 %34.3Sumner CountySumner County: 33.6 %33.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 31.1 %31.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 29.8 %29.8Loudon CountyLoudon County: 29.5 %29.5Blount CountyBlount County: 28.6 %28.6Maury CountyMaury County: 28 %28Anderson CountyAnderson County: 27.5 %27.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 27.3 %27.3Sullivan CountySullivan County: 26.8 %26.8Madison CountyMadison County: 26.6 %26.6Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 26.6 %26.6Bradley CountyBradley County: 24.4 %24.4Moore CountyMoore County: 24.1 %24.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23.9 %23.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 23.1 %23.1Weakley CountyWeakley County: 22.7 %22.7Robertson CountyRobertson County: 22.4 %22.4Roane CountyRoane County: 22.1 %22.1Chester CountyChester County: 22 %22Dickson CountyDickson County: 22 %22Sevier CountySevier County: 21.8 %21.8Coffee CountyCoffee County: 21.4 %21.4Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 21.3 %21.3Dyer CountyDyer County: 21.1 %21.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20.9 %20.9DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 20.8 %20.8Tipton CountyTipton County: 20.7 %20.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 20.6 %20.6Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 20.6 %20.6Carter CountyCarter County: 20.6 %20.6Gibson CountyGibson County: 20.5 %20.5Giles CountyGiles County: 20.1 %20.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Williamson County62.7+0.8 pts
2Davidson County48.4+1.1 pts
3Knox County41+0.8 pts
4Wilson County37.8+0.6 pts
5Hamilton County37.5+0.5 pts
6Rutherford County35.8+1.4 pts
7Washington County34.3+0.8 pts
8Shelby County34.3+0.1 pts
9Sumner County33.6+0.9 pts
10Montgomery County31.1-0.6 pts
11Putnam County29.8+0.6 pts
12Loudon County29.5+0.9 pts
13Blount County28.6+1.8 pts
14Maury County28+1.5 pts
15Anderson County27.5+1.2 pts
16Fayette County27.3+0.4 pts
17Sullivan County26.8+0.2 pts
18Madison County26.6+0.6 pts
19Cheatham County26.6+1.5 pts
20Bradley County24.4-0.2 pts
21Moore County24.1-0.6 pts
22Franklin County23.9+0.8 pts
23Marshall County23.1+2.1 pts
24Weakley County22.7+1.1 pts
25Robertson County22.4+1.3 pts
26Roane County22.1+0.1 pts
27Chester County22+2.9 pts
28Dickson County22+0.7 pts
29Sevier County21.8+0.4 pts
30Coffee County21.4-1.6 pts
31Unicoi County21.3+1.3 pts
32Dyer County21.1-0.5 pts
33Jefferson County20.9-0.2 pts
34DeKalb County20.8+0.9 pts
35Tipton County20.7+2.2 pts
36Lincoln County20.6+1.4 pts
36Sequatchie County20.6+1.8 pts
38Carter County20.6-0 pts
39Gibson County20.5+1.5 pts
40Giles County20.1+0.8 pts
41Hamblen County20-0 pts
42Henry County19.1+0.6 pts
43Cumberland County19.1+0.6 pts
44Pickett County19+1.8 pts
45Greene County18.7+1 pts
46McMinn County18.6+1.1 pts
46Rhea County18.6+1.2 pts
48Smith County18.5+0.5 pts
49Obion County18.3+0.2 pts
50Claiborne County18.2+0.9 pts
51Carroll County18.1-0.8 pts
52Stewart County17.7+1.4 pts
53Johnson County17.5+1.8 pts
54Bedford County17.2+0.3 pts
55Marion County17.2+0.7 pts
56Monroe County17.1+1.3 pts
57Cannon County16.8-0.1 pts
58Crockett County16.6+0.8 pts
58Polk County16.6+1.9 pts
60Hawkins County16.2-0.6 pts
61Henderson County16.1+1.7 pts
62Grainger County16+1 pts
63Humphreys County15.7-0.7 pts
64Lawrence County15.2-0.3 pts
65White County15.1+0.9 pts
66Hardin County15.1+0.3 pts
67Jackson County15+1.5 pts
68Overton County15+1.5 pts
69Fentress County14.6-0.7 pts
70Haywood County14.5+1.3 pts
71Trousdale County14.3+4.2 pts
72Grundy County14.3+1.9 pts
73Union County14.2-0.4 pts
74Perry County14.2+1.5 pts
75Warren County14.1-1 pts
76Decatur County14-1 pts
77Hickman County13.9+0.3 pts
78Wayne County13.8+1.3 pts
79Van Buren County13.7-0.3 pts
80Houston County13.6-0 pts
81Morgan County13.6-0.2 pts
82Meigs County13.5+1.6 pts
83McNairy County13+1.2 pts
84Scott County12.9+2.7 pts
85Benton County12.8+0.4 pts
86Campbell County12.7-0.6 pts
87Macon County12.5+0.7 pts
88Bledsoe County12.4+3.5 pts
89Hardeman County12.2+0.9 pts
90Lauderdale County12+1.1 pts
91Clay County11.5-0.5 pts
92Cocke County11-0.7 pts
93Hancock County10.8+2.2 pts
94Lewis County10.3-0.7 pts
95Lake County9.40 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Williamson County, with 62.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Lake County, with 9.4% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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