Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Tennessee (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 31.56%. Among all Tennessee counties, Van Buren County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (49.32%), followed by Macon County (48.92%), and Clay County (48.48%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
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Related Topics: Tennessee ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
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| 1 | Van Buren County | 49.32 |
| 2 | Macon County | 48.92 |
| 3 | Clay County | 48.48 |
| 4 | Benton County | 48.39 |
| 5 | McNairy County | 48.05 |
| 6 | Humphreys County | 47.66 |
| 7 | Cocke County | 47.03 |
| 8 | Henderson County | 46.88 |
| 9 | Haywood County | 46.75 |
| 10 | Overton County | 46.58 |
| 11 | Lauderdale County | 46.54 |
| 12 | Scott County | 46.18 |
| 13 | Hickman County | 46.16 |
| 14 | Warren County | 46.12 |
| 15 | Morgan County | 45.75 |
| 16 | Trousdale County | 45.69 |
| 17 | Obion County | 45.13 |
| 18 | Wayne County | 45.06 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 44.96 |
| 20 | Henry County | 44.85 |
| 21 | Cannon County | 44.62 |
| 22 | Hardin County | 44.55 |
| 23 | Perry County | 44.50 |
| 24 | Meigs County | 44.24 |
| 25 | Houston County | 44.07 |
| 26 | Giles County | 43.93 |
| 27 | Weakley County | 43.79 |
| 28 | Lawrence County | 43.76 |
| 29 | Hardeman County | 43.50 |
| 30 | Bledsoe County | 43.32 |
| 31 | Hancock County | 43.05 |
| 32 | Decatur County | 42.98 |
| 33 | Lewis County | 42.95 |
| 34 | Lake County | 42.84 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 42.82 |
| 36 | Smith County | 42.78 |
| 37 | Hawkins County | 42.63 |
| 38 | Union County | 42.34 |
| 39 | Chester County | 42.00 |
| 40 | Bedford County | 41.77 |
| 41 | Greene County | 41.70 |
| 41 | Grundy County | 41.70 |
| 42 | Franklin County | 41.32 |
| 43 | Stewart County | 40.88 |
| 44 | Carroll County | 40.85 |
| 45 | Grainger County | 40.64 |
| 46 | Crockett County | 40.63 |
| 47 | White County | 40.47 |
| 48 | Moore County | 40.14 |
| 49 | Johnson County | 40.13 |
| 50 | Gibson County | 40.01 |
| 51 | Campbell County | 39.87 |
| 52 | Sequatchie County | 39.81 |
| 53 | Monroe County | 39.76 |
| 54 | Fentress County | 39.73 |
| 55 | Marshall County | 39.70 |
| 56 | Dickson County | 39.69 |
| 57 | DeKalb County | 39.40 |
| 58 | Robertson County | 39.32 |
| 59 | Cumberland County | 39.23 |
| 60 | Marion County | 39.07 |
| 61 | Claiborne County | 38.70 |
| 62 | Rhea County | 38.69 |
| 63 | Hamblen County | 38.62 |
| 64 | Cheatham County | 38.36 |
| 65 | McMinn County | 38.18 |
| 66 | Coffee County | 37.98 |
| 67 | Carter County | 37.81 |
| 68 | Pickett County | 37.77 |
| 69 | Dyer County | 37.31 |
| 70 | Unicoi County | 36.80 |
| 71 | Jefferson County | 36.31 |
| 72 | Tipton County | 36.28 |
| 73 | Roane County | 36.20 |
| 74 | Blount County | 35.91 |
| 75 | Polk County | 35.84 |
| 76 | Putnam County | 35.44 |
| 77 | Sevier County | 35.35 |
| 78 | Fayette County | 33.62 |
| 79 | Anderson County | 33.56 |
| 80 | Sullivan County | 33.34 |
| 81 | Madison County | 33.23 |
| 82 | Maury County | 32.90 |
| 83 | Loudon County | 31.69 |
| 84 | Bradley County | 31.65 |
| 85 | Sumner County | 29.13 |
| 86 | Wilson County | 28.91 |
| 87 | Washington County | 28.87 |
| 88 | Shelby County | 27.56 |
| 89 | Rutherford County | 27.47 |
| 90 | Montgomery County | 26.89 |
| 91 | Hamilton County | 25.06 |
| 91 | Knox County | 25.06 |
| 92 | Davidson County | 21.28 |
| 93 | Williamson County | 12.88 |
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