Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the Tennessee White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 27.86%. Among all Tennessee counties, Montgomery County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (36.12%), followed by Tipton County (35.08%), and Fayette County (34.85%).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Montgomery County
Tipton County
Fayette County
Bradley County
Unicoi County
Roane County
Maury County
Sevier County
Polk County
Cumberland County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Montgomery County 36.12
2 Tipton County 35.08
3 Fayette County 34.85
4 Bradley County 33.26
5 Unicoi County 33.24
6 Roane County 32.84
7 Maury County 32.65
8 Sevier County 32.60
9 Polk County 32.52
10 Cumberland County 32.47
11 Anderson County 32.01
12 Trousdale County 31.79
13 Sumner County 31.34
14 Hamilton County 31.29
15 Lewis County 31.05
16 Marshall County 30.98
17 Rutherford County 30.95
18 Jefferson County 30.60
19 McMinn County 29.68
20 Carter County 29.60
21 Dyer County 29.59
22 Sullivan County 29.23
23 Hamblen County 29.17
24 Wilson County 29.16
25 Monroe County 29.13
26 Washington County 28.97
27 Dickson County 28.95
28 Madison County 28.65
29 Johnson County 28.64
30 Blount County 28.62
31 Crockett County 28.60
32 Robertson County 28.52
33 Gibson County 28.37
34 Hardeman County 28.24
34 Knox County 28.24
35 Marion County 28.09
36 Loudon County 27.93
37 Meigs County 27.89
38 Smith County 27.65
39 Putnam County 27.59
40 Rhea County 27.55
41 Hawkins County 27.48
42 White County 27.45
43 Campbell County 27.32
44 Coffee County 27.15
45 Cheatham County 27.11
46 Hancock County 26.99
47 Greene County 26.68
48 Houston County 26.38
48 Lauderdale County 26.38
48 Stewart County 26.38
49 Henderson County 26.36
50 Haywood County 26.30
51 Shelby County 26.13
52 Lawrence County 25.93
53 Sequatchie County 25.90
54 Wayne County 25.81
55 Carroll County 25.78
56 Grainger County 25.62
57 Pickett County 25.56
58 Hickman County 25.54
59 McNairy County 25.46
60 Franklin County 25.29
61 Claiborne County 24.98
62 Bedford County 24.76
63 Morgan County 24.57
64 Chester County 24.54
65 Fentress County 24.50
66 Cocke County 24.32
67 Scott County 24.26
68 Union County 24.18
69 Giles County 24.16
70 Lincoln County 24.04
71 Decatur County 24.00
72 Cannon County 23.75
73 Warren County 23.58
74 Benton County 23.47
75 Henry County 23.42
76 Perry County 23.36
77 Moore County 23.07
78 Humphreys County 22.79
79 Hardin County 22.73
80 Van Buren County 22.60
81 Macon County 22.59
82 Bledsoe County 22.41
83 Jackson County 22.36
84 Grundy County 22.20
85 Davidson County 22.16
86 Obion County 21.90
87 DeKalb County 21.85
88 Weakley County 21.63
88 Williamson County 21.63
89 Overton County 21.43
90 Clay County 20.29
91 Lake County 20.19