Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native 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 percentage of the Tennessee American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 17.38%. Among all Tennessee counties, Polk County had the highest percentage of its American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (100.00%), followed by Stewart County (69.23%), and Van Buren County (60.87%).

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 Percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Polk County
Stewart County
Van Buren County
Blount County
Giles County
Marion County
White County
Hickman County
Hamilton County
Rutherford County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Polk County 100.00
2 Stewart County 69.23
3 Van Buren County 60.87
4 Blount County 57.38
5 Giles County 52.54
6 Marion County 50.00
7 White County 48.49
8 Hickman County 35.88
9 Hamilton County 34.20
10 Rutherford County 30.44
11 Maury County 29.94
12 Sullivan County 29.47
13 Montgomery County 29.24
14 Lawrence County 28.57
15 Sequatchie County 28.21
16 Hardeman County 27.14
17 Moore County 26.92
18 Shelby County 26.42
19 Grainger County 26.09
20 Carroll County 25.00
21 Henry County 22.01
22 Davidson County 21.49
23 Weakley County 21.28
24 Lincoln County 19.23
25 Dickson County 18.18
26 Bradley County 17.39
27 Warren County 16.67
28 Sumner County 16.50
29 Washington County 15.57
30 Knox County 15.26
31 Johnson County 15.00
32 Franklin County 14.29
32 Jackson County 14.29
33 Cumberland County 14.20
34 Williamson County 12.97
35 Grundy County 12.50
36 Gibson County 11.51
37 Crockett County 11.11
38 Bedford County 10.91
39 Jefferson County 10.35
40 Monroe County 9.80
41 Hardin County 9.78
42 Campbell County 9.68
43 Trousdale County 9.26
44 Houston County 8.89
45 Obion County 8.70
46 Dyer County 7.69
47 Robertson County 7.50
48 Anderson County 7.44
49 Wilson County 7.33
50 Loudon County 6.15
51 Putnam County 5.26
52 Cocke County 4.93
53 Lauderdale County 1.35
54 Fayette County 1.21
55 Benton County 0.00
55 Bledsoe County 0.00
55 Cannon County 0.00
55 Carter County 0.00
55 Cheatham County 0.00
55 Claiborne County 0.00
55 Clay County 0.00
55 Coffee County 0.00
55 Decatur County 0.00
55 DeKalb County 0.00
55 Fentress County 0.00
55 Greene County 0.00
55 Hamblen County 0.00
55 Hawkins County 0.00
55 Haywood County 0.00
55 Humphreys County 0.00
55 Lake County 0.00
55 McMinn County 0.00
55 McNairy County 0.00
55 Macon County 0.00
55 Madison County 0.00
55 Marshall County 0.00
55 Meigs County 0.00
55 Morgan County 0.00
55 Overton County 0.00
55 Perry County 0.00
55 Rhea County 0.00
55 Roane County 0.00
55 Scott County 0.00
55 Sevier County 0.00
55 Smith County 0.00
55 Tipton County 0.00
55 Unicoi County 0.00
55 Wayne County 0.00