Most college-educated in Tennessee

Tennessee counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Tennessee by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Williamson County leads at 61.8%.

Among cities & places, Belle Meade leads at 89.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Williamson County	61.8%
2	Davidson County	47.3%
3	Knox County	40.2%
4	Wilson County	37.2%
5	Hamilton County	37.0%
6	Rutherford County	34.4%
7	Shelby County	34.2%
8	Washington County	33.5%
9	Sumner County	32.6%
10	Montgomery County	31.7%
11	Putnam County	29.2%
12	Loudon County	28.6%
13	Fayette County	26.9%
14	Blount County	26.8%
15	Sullivan County	26.6%
16	Maury County	26.5%
17	Anderson County	26.3%
18	Madison County	26.0%
19	Cheatham County	25.1%
20	Moore County	24.7%
21	Bradley County	24.6%
22	Franklin County	23.1%
23	Coffee County	22.9%
24	Roane County	22.0%
25	Dyer County	21.6%
26	Weakley County	21.6%
27	Sevier County	21.4%
28	Dickson County	21.4%
29	Robertson County	21.1%
30	Jefferson County	21.0%
31	Marshall County	21.0%
32	Carter County	20.7%
33	Hamblen County	20.1%
34	Unicoi County	20.0%
35	DeKalb County	20.0%
36	Lincoln County	19.3%
37	Giles County	19.2%
38	Chester County	19.2%
39	Gibson County	19.1%
40	Sequatchie County	18.9%
41	Carroll County	18.9%
42	Henry County	18.6%
43	Cumberland County	18.5%
44	Tipton County	18.5%
45	Obion County	18.1%
46	Smith County	17.9%
47	Greene County	17.7%
48	McMinn County	17.5%
49	Rhea County	17.4%
50	Claiborne County	17.3%
51	Pickett County	17.2%
52	Cannon County	16.9%
53	Bedford County	16.9%
54	Hawkins County	16.8%
55	Marion County	16.5%
56	Humphreys County	16.4%
57	Stewart County	16.2%
58	Monroe County	15.8%
59	Crockett County	15.7%
60	Johnson County	15.7%
61	Lawrence County	15.5%
62	Fentress County	15.3%
63	Warren County	15.1%
64	Decatur County	15.0%
65	Grainger County	14.9%
66	Hardin County	14.8%
67	Polk County	14.7%
68	Union County	14.5%
69	Henderson County	14.4%
70	White County	14.2%
71	Van Buren County	14.0%
72	Morgan County	13.7%
73	Houston County	13.7%
74	Hickman County	13.6%
75	Overton County	13.5%
76	Jackson County	13.5%
77	Campbell County	13.2%
78	Haywood County	13.1%
79	Perry County	12.7%
80	Wayne County	12.5%
81	Benton County	12.4%
82	Grundy County	12.4%
83	Clay County	12.0%
84	Meigs County	12.0%
85	McNairy County	11.8%
86	Macon County	11.8%
87	Cocke County	11.6%
88	Hardeman County	11.3%
89	Lewis County	10.9%
90	Lauderdale County	10.9%
91	Scott County	10.2%
92	Trousdale County	10.1%
93	Lake County	9.4%
94	Bledsoe County	8.8%
95	Hancock County	8.6%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Belle Meade	89.0%
2	Lookout Mountain	88.5%
3	Statesville	84.0%
4	Oak Hill	80.4%
5	Sewanee	79.8%
6	Berry Hill	79.3%
7	Forest Hills	77.6%
8	Ridgeside	76.2%
9	Brentwood	74.5%
10	Signal Mountain	73.7%
11	Germantown	71.2%
12	Nolensville	68.3%
13	Farragut	65.1%
14	Franklin	64.3%
15	Walden	64.0%
16	Collierville	60.6%
17	Thompson's Station	60.6%
18	Lakeland	55.7%
19	Tellico Village	55.4%
20	Rarity Bay	54.1%
21	Norris	53.4%
22	Cumberland Gap	53.1%
23	Gladeville	52.1%
24	Fairmount	51.8%
25	Arlington	50.1%
26	Mount Juliet	49.5%
27	Andersonville	47.7%
28	Collegedale	47.6%
29	Graball	47.3%
30	Piperton	47.3%
31	Nashville	46.9%
32	Spring Hill	46.0%
33	Frankewing	45.8%
34	Walterhill	45.4%
35	Falling Water	45.3%
36	Kahite	45.0%
37	Hendersonville	43.6%
38	Red Bank	43.4%
39	Karns	43.1%
40	Wrigley	43.0%
41	Wildersville	42.2%
42	Johnson City	41.8%
43	Pleasant Hill	41.4%
44	Murfreesboro	41.1%
45	Tusculum	40.3%
46	Harrison	40.0%
47	Prospect	40.0%
48	Shackle Island	40.0%
49	Apison	39.5%
50	Three Way	39.4%
51	Oak Ridge	39.4%
52	Kingston Springs	39.3%
53	Townsend	39.2%
54	La Grange	38.3%
55	Pelham	38.1%
56	Eagleville	38.1%
57	Clarkrange	37.6%
58	Bartlett	37.5%
59	Medina	37.1%
60	Maryville	37.0%
61	Fairview	36.9%
62	Coalfield	36.4%
63	Luray	36.4%
64	Ocoee	36.3%
65	Lakesite	36.0%
66	Cottontown	36.0%
67	Mowbray Mountain	35.7%
68	Chattanooga	35.5%
69	Cookeville	35.4%
70	Walland	35.1%
71	Halls	35.0%
72	Morris Chapel	34.9%
73	Pegram	34.8%
74	Silerton	34.5%
75	Hickman	34.4%
76	Lynnville	34.2%
77	Louisville	33.9%
78	Knoxville	33.7%
79	Rossville	33.7%
80	Castalian Springs	33.5%
81	Gray	33.5%
82	Gatlinburg	33.5%
83	Baneberry	33.5%
84	Green Hill	32.9%
85	Goodlettsville	32.7%
86	Oak Grove	32.5%
87	Middle Valley	32.3%
88	Gallatin	32.0%
89	Pleasant View	32.0%
90	Hopewell	31.5%
91	Fairfield Glade	31.4%
92	Cleveland	31.1%
93	Alcoa	31.0%
94	Kingsport	31.0%
95	Walnut Hill	30.7%
96	Powell	30.7%
97	Monteagle	30.6%
98	Coopertown	30.6%
99	Clarksville	30.6%
100	Oakland	30.5%

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