Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Tennessee Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 9.73%. Among all Tennessee counties, Lake County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (25.31%), followed by Perry County (23.70%), and Bledsoe County (22.68%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Lake County
Perry County
Bledsoe County
Union County
Pickett County
Grundy County
Scott County
Fentress County
Macon County
Campbell County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone 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 25.31
2 Perry County 23.70
3 Bledsoe County 22.68
4 Union County 21.39
5 Pickett County 21.19
6 Grundy County 20.72
7 Scott County 20.19
8 Fentress County 19.95
9 Macon County 19.77
10 Campbell County 19.55
11 Grainger County 19.03
12 Marion County 19.02
12 Van Buren County 19.02
13 Jackson County 18.91
14 Hancock County 18.68
15 Overton County 18.54
16 Clay County 18.31
17 White County 18.21
18 Claiborne County 18.19
19 DeKalb County 17.87
20 Johnson County 17.69
21 Morgan County 17.68
22 Sequatchie County 17.47
23 Hickman County 17.14
24 Wayne County 16.93
25 Lauderdale County 16.75
26 Polk County 16.48
27 Meigs County 16.38
28 Hardeman County 16.36
29 Cocke County 16.35
30 Lewis County 15.99
31 Benton County 15.73
32 Hardin County 15.71
33 Obion County 15.44
34 Decatur County 15.41
35 Chester County 15.38
36 Cannon County 15.31
36 Rhea County 15.31
37 McNairy County 15.04
38 Houston County 14.74
39 Greene County 14.67
40 Monroe County 14.64
41 Warren County 14.60
42 Bedford County 14.19
43 Haywood County 13.86
44 Lawrence County 13.63
45 Trousdale County 13.50
46 Moore County 13.41
47 Unicoi County 13.38
48 Hawkins County 13.31
49 Henry County 13.30
50 McMinn County 13.22
51 Crockett County 13.18
51 Lincoln County 13.18
52 Jefferson County 13.17
53 Henderson County 13.15
54 Carter County 13.13
55 Stewart County 13.11
56 Humphreys County 13.00
57 Smith County 12.96
58 Weakley County 12.71
59 Sevier County 12.40
60 Hamblen County 12.29
61 Dickson County 12.20
62 Coffee County 12.00
63 Gibson County 11.99
64 Giles County 11.91
65 Carroll County 11.82
66 Dyer County 11.71
67 Cheatham County 11.67
68 Sullivan County 11.47
69 Bradley County 11.38
70 Robertson County 11.10
71 Cumberland County 10.93
72 Franklin County 10.79
73 Marshall County 10.32
74 Tipton County 10.01
75 Putnam County 9.72
76 Loudon County 9.69
77 Roane County 9.65
78 Blount County 9.64
79 Anderson County 9.21
80 Washington County 8.77
81 Sumner County 8.36
82 Madison County 7.59
83 Fayette County 7.23
84 Maury County 7.13
85 Hamilton County 6.82
86 Knox County 6.48
87 Wilson County 6.06
88 Montgomery County 5.58
89 Rutherford County 5.52
90 Davidson County 5.31
91 Shelby County 3.97
92 Williamson County 3.22