Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 11.24%. Among all Tennessee counties, Lake County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (26.31%), followed by Bledsoe County (23.45%), and Perry County (22.32%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Lake County
Bledsoe County
Perry County
Grundy County
Union County
Pickett County
Lauderdale County
Macon County
Scott County
Grainger County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Lake County 26.31
2 Bledsoe County 23.45
3 Perry County 22.32
4 Grundy County 21.85
5 Union County 20.85
6 Pickett County 20.78
7 Lauderdale County 20.40
8 Macon County 20.19
9 Scott County 20.10
10 Grainger County 20.07
11 Campbell County 19.93
12 Fentress County 19.75
13 DeKalb County 19.46
14 Van Buren County 19.09
15 Johnson County 18.96
16 Morgan County 18.82
17 Hancock County 18.71
18 Overton County 18.64
19 Jackson County 18.63
20 Marion County 18.52
20 White County 18.52
21 Hickman County 18.06
22 Claiborne County 17.97
23 Sequatchie County 17.92
24 Clay County 17.88
25 Hardeman County 17.86
26 Polk County 17.69
27 Wayne County 17.52
28 Haywood County 17.25
29 Obion County 16.99
30 Rhea County 16.88
31 Meigs County 16.79
31 Warren County 16.79
32 Lewis County 16.63
33 Bedford County 16.22
34 Cocke County 16.20
35 Crockett County 15.83
36 Houston County 15.70
37 Hardin County 15.63
38 Decatur County 15.59
39 Cannon County 15.48
40 Chester County 15.34
41 Monroe County 15.31
42 Benton County 15.24
43 Hamblen County 15.21
44 Greene County 14.92
45 McNairy County 14.82
46 Lincoln County 14.30
47 Henry County 14.24
48 Trousdale County 14.21
49 McMinn County 14.02
50 Lawrence County 13.90
51 Unicoi County 13.79
52 Humphreys County 13.66
53 Jefferson County 13.62
54 Sevier County 13.43
55 Hawkins County 13.41
56 Henderson County 13.27
57 Moore County 13.25
58 Stewart County 13.23
59 Carter County 13.21
60 Gibson County 12.90
61 Dickson County 12.82
62 Smith County 12.81
62 Weakley County 12.81
63 Cheatham County 12.72
64 Loudon County 12.67
65 Bradley County 12.59
66 Giles County 12.41
67 Coffee County 12.21
68 Marshall County 12.18
69 Robertson County 12.15
70 Dyer County 12.14
71 Carroll County 11.94
72 Sullivan County 11.68
73 Cumberland County 11.42
74 Franklin County 11.35
75 Tipton County 11.18
76 Putnam County 11.12
77 Shelby County 10.73
78 Fayette County 10.67
79 Madison County 10.52
80 Blount County 10.23
81 Anderson County 10.14
82 Davidson County 9.89
83 Hamilton County 9.52
84 Washington County 9.35
85 Roane County 9.33
86 Sumner County 9.32
87 Maury County 8.89
88 Knox County 7.87
89 Rutherford County 7.66
90 Wilson County 7.01
91 Montgomery County 6.43
92 Williamson County 4.22