Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Tennessee (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 1,326,294. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (173,530), followed by Davidson County (120,227), and Knox County (90,325).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Shelby County
Davidson County
Knox County
Hamilton County
Rutherford County
Montgomery County
Sumner County
Sullivan County
Williamson County
Wilson County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Shelby County 173530
2 Davidson County 120227
3 Knox County 90325
4 Hamilton County 80233
5 Rutherford County 66534
6 Montgomery County 49467
7 Sumner County 42144
8 Sullivan County 33836
9 Williamson County 33176
10 Wilson County 27967
11 Blount County 27463
12 Washington County 26156
13 Bradley County 24248
14 Sevier County 22771
15 Maury County 22531
16 Madison County 19242
17 Anderson County 17456
18 Cumberland County 14880
19 Robertson County 14088
20 Tipton County 13850
21 Putnam County 13714
22 Greene County 13376
23 Roane County 13093
24 Hamblen County 12405
25 Carter County 12382
26 Jefferson County 11970
27 Hawkins County 11478
28 McMinn County 11189
29 Loudon County 11014
30 Dickson County 10872
31 Coffee County 10497
32 Fayette County 9959
33 Gibson County 9896
34 Monroe County 9760
35 Bedford County 7931
36 Lawrence County 7820
37 Cheatham County 7771
38 Campbell County 7676
39 Dyer County 7565
40 Franklin County 7463
41 Marshall County 7091
42 Warren County 6386
43 Cocke County 6360
44 Rhea County 5959
45 Marion County 5827
46 Lincoln County 5807
47 Claiborne County 5741
48 Giles County 5392
49 Henry County 5339
50 White County 5302
51 Carroll County 5260
52 Henderson County 5067
53 Hardeman County 5047
54 Obion County 4873
55 Weakley County 4733
56 McNairy County 4617
57 Hickman County 4571
58 Hardin County 4539
59 Unicoi County 4493
60 Grainger County 4286
61 Polk County 4161
62 Lauderdale County 4145
63 Smith County 3742
64 Morgan County 3732
65 Johnson County 3727
66 Macon County 3645
67 Scott County 3570
68 Union County 3457
69 Overton County 3455
70 Fentress County 3243
71 Wayne County 3233
72 DeKalb County 3078
73 Humphreys County 3054
74 Sequatchie County 3023
75 Haywood County 3017
76 Chester County 2907
77 Benton County 2779
78 Crockett County 2653
79 Lewis County 2636
80 Meigs County 2606
81 Bledsoe County 2591
82 Cannon County 2550
83 Stewart County 2474
84 Trousdale County 2435
85 Decatur County 2125
86 Grundy County 2064
87 Jackson County 2024
88 Houston County 1577
89 Perry County 1393
90 Hancock County 1305
91 Clay County 1146
92 Moore County 1111
93 Lake County 1051
94 Pickett County 972
95 Van Buren County 968