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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Tennessee, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Tennessee, ranked. The highest is Williamson County at 62.7% and the lowest is Lake County at 9.4%.

Tennessee: 31.1% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Tennessee: 18.5%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Williamson County62.7%
2Davidson County48.4%
3Knox County41.0%
4Wilson County37.8%
5Hamilton County37.5%
6Rutherford County35.8%
7Shelby County34.3%
8Washington County34.3%
9Sumner County33.6%
10Montgomery County31.1%
11Putnam County29.8%
12Loudon County29.4%
13Blount County28.6%
14Maury County28.0%
15Anderson County27.5%
16Fayette County27.3%
17Sullivan County26.8%
18Cheatham County26.6%
19Madison County26.6%
20Bradley County24.4%
21Moore County24.1%
22Franklin County23.9%
23Marshall County23.1%
24Weakley County22.7%
25Robertson County22.4%
26Roane County22.1%
27Chester County22.0%
28Dickson County22.0%
29Sevier County21.8%
30Coffee County21.4%
31Unicoi County21.3%
32Dyer County21.1%
33DeKalb County20.8%
34Jefferson County20.8%
35Tipton County20.7%
36Carter County20.6%
37Lincoln County20.6%
38Sequatchie County20.6%
39Gibson County20.5%
40Giles County20.1%
41Hamblen County20.0%
42Cumberland County19.1%
43Henry County19.1%
44Pickett County18.9%
45Greene County18.7%
46McMinn County18.6%
47Rhea County18.6%
48Smith County18.5%
49Obion County18.3%
50Claiborne County18.2%
51Carroll County18.1%
52Stewart County17.6%
53Johnson County17.5%
54Bedford County17.2%
55Marion County17.1%
56Monroe County17.1%
57Cannon County16.8%
58Crockett County16.6%
59Polk County16.6%
60Hawkins County16.2%
61Henderson County16.1%
62Grainger County15.9%
63Humphreys County15.7%
64Lawrence County15.2%
65Hardin County15.1%
66White County15.1%
67Jackson County15.0%
68Overton County15.0%
69Fentress County14.6%
70Haywood County14.5%
71Grundy County14.3%
72Trousdale County14.3%
73Perry County14.2%
74Union County14.2%
75Warren County14.1%
76Decatur County14.0%
77Hickman County13.9%
78Wayne County13.8%
79Van Buren County13.7%
80Houston County13.6%
81Morgan County13.6%
82Meigs County13.5%
83McNairy County13.0%
84Scott County12.9%
85Benton County12.8%
86Campbell County12.7%
87Macon County12.5%
88Bledsoe County12.4%
89Hardeman County12.2%
90Lauderdale County12.0%
91Clay County11.5%
92Cocke County11.0%
93Hancock County10.8%
94Lewis County10.3%
95Lake County9.4%

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Tennessee ranks 40th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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