Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Tennessee Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 1,012,929. Among all Tennessee counties, Knox County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (76,789), followed by Davidson County (68,377), and Shelby County (64,078).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Knox County
Davidson County
Shelby County
Hamilton County
Rutherford County
Sumner County
Sullivan County
Montgomery County
Williamson County
Blount County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Knox County 76789
2 Davidson County 68377
3 Shelby County 64078
4 Hamilton County 60344
5 Rutherford County 48782
6 Sumner County 35182
7 Sullivan County 31932
8 Montgomery County 31416
9 Williamson County 29310
10 Blount County 25645
11 Wilson County 24873
12 Washington County 23803
13 Bradley County 21533
14 Sevier County 21356
15 Maury County 18663
16 Anderson County 15824
17 Cumberland County 14535
18 Putnam County 12848
19 Greene County 12834
20 Robertson County 12164
21 Roane County 12158
22 Carter County 11891
23 Madison County 11474
24 Hamblen County 11378
25 Jefferson County 11182
26 Tipton County 11119
27 Hawkins County 10839
28 Loudon County 10362
29 McMinn County 10166
30 Dickson County 9878
31 Coffee County 9484
32 Monroe County 8844
33 Gibson County 7724
34 Fayette County 7621
35 Campbell County 7488
36 Cheatham County 7275
37 Lawrence County 7256
38 Franklin County 6693
39 Bedford County 6670
40 Marshall County 6454
41 Dyer County 6178
42 Cocke County 5997
43 Warren County 5912
44 Rhea County 5720
45 Claiborne County 5502
46 Marion County 5360
47 Lincoln County 5228
48 White County 4997
49 Henry County 4826
50 Henderson County 4558
51 Giles County 4386
52 Carroll County 4381
53 McNairy County 4219
54 Grainger County 4203
55 Unicoi County 4104
56 Hickman County 4096
57 Hardin County 4095
58 Weakley County 4059
59 Obion County 3972
60 Polk County 3954
61 Johnson County 3604
62 Macon County 3541
63 Scott County 3514
64 Smith County 3454
65 Morgan County 3406
66 Overton County 3256
67 Union County 3235
68 Fentress County 3130
69 Hardeman County 2970
70 Lauderdale County 2931
71 Humphreys County 2883
72 Wayne County 2847
73 Sequatchie County 2794
74 DeKalb County 2711
75 Lewis County 2490
76 Benton County 2447
77 Stewart County 2377
78 Chester County 2375
79 Bledsoe County 2319
80 Meigs County 2308
81 Cannon County 2302
82 Trousdale County 2097
83 Crockett County 2093
84 Grundy County 1904
85 Decatur County 1871
86 Jackson County 1869
87 Haywood County 1542
88 Houston County 1409
89 Perry County 1251
90 Hancock County 1243
91 Clay County 1079
92 Moore County 1020
93 Van Buren County 966
94 Pickett County 955
95 Lake County 745