Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Tennessee Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,097,231. Among all Tennessee counties, Davidson County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (161,454), followed by Shelby County (117,453), and Knox County (108,346).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Davidson County
Shelby County
Knox County
Williamson County
Hamilton County
Rutherford County
Sumner County
Wilson County
Montgomery County
Sullivan County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Davidson County 161454
2 Shelby County 117453
3 Knox County 108346
4 Williamson County 83380
5 Hamilton County 73379
6 Rutherford County 52882
7 Sumner County 33866
8 Wilson County 29857
9 Montgomery County 28274
10 Sullivan County 28171
11 Washington County 26811
12 Blount County 22871
13 Bradley County 15153
14 Maury County 15110
15 Madison County 13570
16 Putnam County 12451
17 Sevier County 12227
18 Anderson County 12161
19 Loudon County 10650
20 Robertson County 9090
21 Greene County 8181
22 Coffee County 8077
23 Carter County 7765
24 Roane County 7701
25 Cumberland County 7658
26 Jefferson County 7130
27 Hamblen County 7096
28 Hawkins County 6385
29 Dickson County 6345
30 McMinn County 6186
31 Tipton County 6181
32 Fayette County 5906
33 Cheatham County 5779
34 Franklin County 5720
35 Bedford County 5620
36 Gibson County 5499
37 Monroe County 4826
38 Dyer County 4598
39 Lawrence County 4400
40 Lincoln County 4374
41 Weakley County 4128
42 Claiborne County 4026
43 Henry County 3921
44 Marshall County 3857
45 Rhea County 3776
46 Carroll County 3750
47 Giles County 3504
48 Warren County 3497
49 Campbell County 3494
50 Cocke County 3084
51 Obion County 3009
52 Hardin County 2888
53 Marion County 2696
54 DeKalb County 2555
55 Henderson County 2490
56 White County 2451
57 Smith County 2168
58 Grainger County 2078
59 McNairy County 2073
60 Unicoi County 2002
61 Fentress County 2000
62 Overton County 1989
63 Humphreys County 1967
64 Chester County 1794
65 Sequatchie County 1769
66 Polk County 1761
67 Johnson County 1735
68 Morgan County 1688
69 Stewart County 1663
70 Hickman County 1609
71 Union County 1594
72 Cannon County 1449
73 Macon County 1436
74 Scott County 1426
75 Hardeman County 1388
76 Benton County 1331
77 Grundy County 1298
78 Decatur County 1294
79 Wayne County 1287
80 Crockett County 1259
81 Bledsoe County 1212
82 Jackson County 1150
83 Lauderdale County 1127
84 Haywood County 983
85 Moore County 980
86 Meigs County 801
87 Lewis County 789
88 Houston County 734
89 Clay County 684
90 Trousdale County 593
91 Pickett County 555
92 Hancock County 502
93 Perry County 500
94 Lake County 465
95 Van Buren County 389