Ranking of Tennessee Counties By 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 1,031,083. Among all Tennessee counties, Knox County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (77,752), followed by Davidson County (71,381), and Shelby County (65,681).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Knox County
Davidson County
Shelby County
Hamilton County
Rutherford County
Sumner County
Montgomery County
Sullivan County
Williamson County
Blount County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By 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 77752
2 Davidson County 71381
3 Shelby County 65681
4 Hamilton County 61088
5 Rutherford County 50169
6 Sumner County 35818
7 Montgomery County 34212
8 Sullivan County 32115
9 Williamson County 29795
10 Blount County 25900
11 Wilson County 25235
12 Washington County 24092
13 Bradley County 22130
14 Sevier County 21652
15 Maury County 18912
16 Anderson County 15901
17 Cumberland County 14584
18 Putnam County 13128
19 Greene County 12903
20 Robertson County 12300
21 Roane County 12169
22 Carter County 11946
23 Hamblen County 11600
24 Madison County 11551
25 Jefferson County 11331
26 Tipton County 11188
27 Hawkins County 10912
28 Loudon County 10452
29 McMinn County 10261
30 Dickson County 10041
31 Coffee County 9656
32 Monroe County 8888
33 Gibson County 7738
34 Fayette County 7629
35 Campbell County 7509
36 Cheatham County 7345
37 Lawrence County 7298
38 Bedford County 7043
39 Franklin County 6711
40 Marshall County 6546
41 Dyer County 6178
42 Cocke County 6058
43 Warren County 5979
44 Rhea County 5720
45 Claiborne County 5518
46 Marion County 5388
47 Lincoln County 5260
48 White County 5055
49 Henry County 4905
50 Henderson County 4581
51 Giles County 4444
52 Carroll County 4405
53 McNairy County 4287
54 Unicoi County 4255
55 Grainger County 4223
56 Weakley County 4171
57 Hickman County 4135
58 Hardin County 4128
59 Obion County 4004
60 Polk County 3954
61 Johnson County 3604
62 Macon County 3561
63 Smith County 3523
64 Scott County 3517
65 Morgan County 3426
66 Overton County 3294
67 Union County 3257
68 Fentress County 3138
69 Hardeman County 2993
70 Lauderdale County 2931
71 Humphreys County 2885
72 Wayne County 2876
73 DeKalb County 2867
74 Sequatchie County 2847
75 Benton County 2563
76 Lewis County 2549
77 Chester County 2445
78 Stewart County 2402
79 Meigs County 2358
80 Bledsoe County 2346
81 Cannon County 2317
82 Crockett County 2153
83 Trousdale County 2097
84 Grundy County 1911
85 Decatur County 1871
86 Jackson County 1869
87 Haywood County 1551
88 Houston County 1433
89 Hancock County 1269
90 Perry County 1251
91 Clay County 1079
92 Moore County 1020
93 Van Buren County 966
94 Pickett County 955
95 Lake County 749