Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 1,144,989. Among all Tennessee counties, Knox County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (66,889), followed by Davidson County (56,115), and Shelby County (48,936).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Knox County
Davidson County
Shelby County
Rutherford County
Hamilton County
Sullivan County
Sumner County
Blount County
Wilson County
Washington County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Knox County 66889
2 Davidson County 56115
3 Shelby County 48936
4 Rutherford County 43994
5 Hamilton County 43632
6 Sullivan County 36545
7 Sumner County 34236
8 Blount County 32037
9 Wilson County 25068
10 Washington County 24278
11 Montgomery County 23608
12 Sevier County 23099
13 Bradley County 20699
14 Greene County 19873
15 Maury County 18263
16 Williamson County 17464
17 Cumberland County 17273
18 Hawkins County 17068
19 Anderson County 16866
20 Putnam County 16473
21 Robertson County 16215
22 Carter County 15177
23 Hamblen County 14769
24 Dickson County 13797
25 Roane County 13463
26 Coffee County 13325
27 Jefferson County 13314
28 McMinn County 13029
29 Lawrence County 12411
30 Monroe County 12069
31 Loudon County 11770
32 Madison County 11655
33 Warren County 11629
34 Cocke County 11483
35 Campbell County 11051
36 Tipton County 11036
37 Franklin County 10952
38 Bedford County 10594
39 Cheatham County 10516
40 Gibson County 10441
41 Henry County 9219
42 Lincoln County 9159
43 Claiborne County 8457
44 Weakley County 8440
45 Obion County 8327
46 Hardin County 8178
47 Giles County 8102
48 Marshall County 8017
49 McNairy County 7833
50 Rhea County 7816
51 Henderson County 7778
52 Hickman County 7542
53 Dyer County 7540
54 Macon County 7526
55 White County 7412
56 Marion County 7332
57 Overton County 7211
58 Carroll County 6769
59 Grainger County 6748
60 Fayette County 6669
61 Scott County 6617
62 Morgan County 6302
63 Humphreys County 6128
64 Union County 5717
65 Smith County 5383
66 Benton County 5301
67 Fentress County 5115
68 DeKalb County 5106
69 Wayne County 5018
70 Lauderdale County 4985
71 Johnson County 4948
72 Unicoi County 4698
73 Hardeman County 4436
74 Cannon County 4411
75 Bledsoe County 4390
76 Polk County 4310
77 Sequatchie County 4272
78 Chester County 4097
79 Meigs County 3838
80 Jackson County 3733
81 Stewart County 3713
82 Grundy County 3596
83 Lewis County 3544
84 Decatur County 3363
85 Crockett County 3005
86 Trousdale County 2989
87 Clay County 2577
88 Houston County 2468
89 Haywood County 2455
90 Perry County 2324
91 Van Buren County 2106
92 Hancock County 2056
93 Moore County 1828
94 Lake County 1552
95 Pickett County 1421