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)
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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| 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 |