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.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamson County | 62.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 2 | Davidson County | 48.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 3 | Knox County | 41 | +0.8 pts |
| 4 | Wilson County | 37.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 5 | Hamilton County | 37.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 6 | Rutherford County | 35.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 7 | Washington County | 34.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 8 | Shelby County | 34.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 9 | Sumner County | 33.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 31.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 11 | Putnam County | 29.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 12 | Loudon County | 29.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 13 | Blount County | 28.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 14 | Maury County | 28 | +1.5 pts |
| 15 | Anderson County | 27.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 16 | Fayette County | 27.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 17 | Sullivan County | 26.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 18 | Madison County | 26.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 19 | Cheatham County | 26.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 20 | Bradley County | 24.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 21 | Moore County | 24.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 22 | Franklin County | 23.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 23 | Marshall County | 23.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 24 | Weakley County | 22.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 25 | Robertson County | 22.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 26 | Roane County | 22.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 27 | Chester County | 22 | +2.9 pts |
| 28 | Dickson County | 22 | +0.7 pts |
| 29 | Sevier County | 21.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 30 | Coffee County | 21.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 31 | Unicoi County | 21.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 32 | Dyer County | 21.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 33 | Jefferson County | 20.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 34 | DeKalb County | 20.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 35 | Tipton County | 20.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 36 | Lincoln County | 20.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 36 | Sequatchie County | 20.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 38 | Carter County | 20.6 | -0 pts |
| 39 | Gibson County | 20.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 40 | Giles County | 20.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 41 | Hamblen County | 20 | -0 pts |
| 42 | Henry County | 19.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 43 | Cumberland County | 19.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 44 | Pickett County | 19 | +1.8 pts |
| 45 | Greene County | 18.7 | +1 pts |
| 46 | McMinn County | 18.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 46 | Rhea County | 18.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 48 | Smith County | 18.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 49 | Obion County | 18.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 50 | Claiborne County | 18.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 51 | Carroll County | 18.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 52 | Stewart County | 17.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 53 | Johnson County | 17.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 54 | Bedford County | 17.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 55 | Marion County | 17.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 56 | Monroe County | 17.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 57 | Cannon County | 16.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 58 | Crockett County | 16.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 58 | Polk County | 16.6 | +1.9 pts |
| 60 | Hawkins County | 16.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 61 | Henderson County | 16.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 62 | Grainger County | 16 | +1 pts |
| 63 | Humphreys County | 15.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 15.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 65 | White County | 15.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 66 | Hardin County | 15.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 67 | Jackson County | 15 | +1.5 pts |
| 68 | Overton County | 15 | +1.5 pts |
| 69 | Fentress County | 14.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 70 | Haywood County | 14.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 71 | Trousdale County | 14.3 | +4.2 pts |
| 72 | Grundy County | 14.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 73 | Union County | 14.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 74 | Perry County | 14.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 75 | Warren County | 14.1 | -1 pts |
| 76 | Decatur County | 14 | -1 pts |
| 77 | Hickman County | 13.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 78 | Wayne County | 13.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 79 | Van Buren County | 13.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 80 | Houston County | 13.6 | -0 pts |
| 81 | Morgan County | 13.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 82 | Meigs County | 13.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 83 | McNairy County | 13 | +1.2 pts |
| 84 | Scott County | 12.9 | +2.7 pts |
| 85 | Benton County | 12.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 86 | Campbell County | 12.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 87 | Macon County | 12.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 88 | Bledsoe County | 12.4 | +3.5 pts |
| 89 | Hardeman County | 12.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 90 | Lauderdale County | 12 | +1.1 pts |
| 91 | Clay County | 11.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 92 | Cocke County | 11 | -0.7 pts |
| 93 | Hancock County | 10.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 94 | Lewis County | 10.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 95 | Lake County | 9.4 | 0 pts |
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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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