Ranking of Tennessee Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Tennessee White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,114,827. Among all Tennessee counties, Davidson County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (164,981), followed by Shelby County (120,080), and Knox County (109,926).

The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Davidson County
Shelby County
Knox County
Williamson County
Hamilton County
Rutherford County
Sumner County
Wilson County
Montgomery County
Sullivan County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Davidson County 164981
2 Shelby County 120080
3 Knox County 109926
4 Williamson County 85004
5 Hamilton County 74334
6 Rutherford County 54150
7 Sumner County 34149
8 Wilson County 30170
9 Montgomery County 29680
10 Sullivan County 28341
11 Washington County 27063
12 Blount County 22993
13 Bradley County 15415
14 Maury County 15382
15 Madison County 13597
16 Putnam County 12739
17 Sevier County 12306
18 Anderson County 12264
19 Loudon County 10837
20 Robertson County 9236
21 Coffee County 8210
22 Greene County 8198
23 Carter County 7828
24 Roane County 7794
25 Cumberland County 7710
26 Jefferson County 7199
27 Hamblen County 7155
28 Dickson County 6436
29 Hawkins County 6389
30 Tipton County 6343
31 McMinn County 6225
32 Cheatham County 5982
33 Fayette County 5966
34 Franklin County 5794
35 Bedford County 5737
36 Gibson County 5520
37 Monroe County 4860
38 Dyer County 4636
39 Lawrence County 4400
40 Lincoln County 4378
41 Weakley County 4144
42 Claiborne County 4048
43 Henry County 3969
44 Marshall County 3887
45 Rhea County 3805
46 Carroll County 3781
47 Giles County 3557
48 Warren County 3547
49 Campbell County 3524
50 Cocke County 3112
51 Obion County 3009
52 Hardin County 2947
53 Marion County 2718
54 DeKalb County 2555
55 Henderson County 2490
56 White County 2451
57 Smith County 2168
58 Grainger County 2113
59 McNairy County 2096
60 Unicoi County 2032
61 Overton County 2004
62 Fentress County 2000
63 Humphreys County 1990
64 Chester County 1794
65 Sequatchie County 1793
66 Polk County 1761
67 Johnson County 1740
68 Morgan County 1688
68 Stewart County 1688
69 Hickman County 1640
70 Union County 1613
71 Cannon County 1453
72 Macon County 1436
73 Scott County 1429
74 Hardeman County 1391
75 Benton County 1331
76 Wayne County 1308
77 Grundy County 1307
78 Decatur County 1303
79 Crockett County 1261
80 Bledsoe County 1212
81 Lauderdale County 1162
82 Jackson County 1150
83 Haywood County 983
84 Moore County 980
85 Meigs County 825
86 Lewis County 789
87 Houston County 734
88 Clay County 684
89 Trousdale County 593
90 Pickett County 569
91 Hancock County 502
92 Perry County 500
93 Lake County 465
94 Van Buren County 389