Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the Tennessee White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 30.12%. Among all Tennessee counties, Williamson County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (61.71%), followed by Davidson County (51.21%), and Shelby County (47.77%).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Williamson County
Davidson County
Shelby County
Knox County
Hamilton County
Wilson County
Madison County
Rutherford County
Washington County
Montgomery County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of White 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 Williamson County 61.71
2 Davidson County 51.21
3 Shelby County 47.77
4 Knox County 39.93
5 Hamilton County 38.08
6 Wilson County 34.86
7 Madison County 33.73
8 Rutherford County 33.41
9 Washington County 32.54
10 Montgomery County 31.33
11 Sumner County 29.88
12 Loudon County 28.95
13 Fayette County 27.25
14 Putnam County 26.77
15 Maury County 26.56
16 Sullivan County 25.80
17 Blount County 25.41
18 Anderson County 24.69
19 Bradley County 23.17
20 Coffee County 23.08
21 Dyer County 22.21
22 Moore County 22.17
23 Carroll County 22.13
24 Cheatham County 22.08
25 Franklin County 21.84
26 Weakley County 21.49
27 Robertson County 21.41
28 Roane County 21.04
29 Gibson County 20.24
30 Bedford County 20.17
31 Lincoln County 20.01
32 Tipton County 19.89
33 DeKalb County 19.47
34 Jefferson County 19.44
35 Carter County 19.40
36 Giles County 19.34
37 Henry County 18.95
38 Dickson County 18.56
39 Stewart County 18.54
40 Sevier County 18.52
41 Marshall County 18.39
42 Rhea County 18.33
43 Claiborne County 18.32
44 Chester County 18.01
45 McMinn County 18.00
46 Hamblen County 17.99
47 Cumberland County 17.17
48 Smith County 17.01
49 Greene County 16.95
50 Crockett County 16.75
51 Decatur County 16.71
52 Haywood County 16.67
53 Obion County 16.46
54 Sequatchie County 16.31
55 Hardin County 16.22
56 Hawkins County 16.09
57 Monroe County 15.93
58 Unicoi County 15.87
59 Humphreys County 15.72
60 Lawrence County 15.63
61 Fentress County 15.62
62 Pickett County 15.23
63 Grundy County 15.18
64 Cannon County 14.89
65 Polk County 14.48
66 Henderson County 14.33
67 Marion County 14.17
68 Warren County 13.99
69 Johnson County 13.83
70 Jackson County 13.76
71 Houston County 13.51
72 White County 13.31
73 Hardeman County 13.13
74 Overton County 13.04
75 Clay County 12.86
76 Campbell County 12.82
76 Grainger County 12.82
77 Lake County 12.54
78 Cocke County 12.49
79 McNairy County 12.45
80 Benton County 12.19
81 Morgan County 12.11
82 Union County 11.97
83 Wayne County 11.74
84 Bledsoe County 11.58
85 Hancock County 10.68
86 Lauderdale County 10.46
87 Hickman County 10.13
88 Scott County 9.86
89 Meigs County 9.76
90 Lewis County 9.61
91 Perry County 9.34
92 Macon County 9.11
93 Van Buren County 9.10
94 Trousdale County 8.99