Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 10.37%. Among all Tennessee counties, Lake County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (25.32%), followed by Bledsoe County (23.96%), and Perry County (23.64%).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Lake County
Bledsoe County
Perry County
Union County
Pickett County
Grundy County
Grainger County
Scott County
Macon County
Fentress County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of 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 25.32
2 Bledsoe County 23.96
3 Perry County 23.64
4 Union County 21.33
5 Pickett County 21.09
6 Grundy County 20.75
7 Grainger County 20.38
8 Scott County 20.16
9 Macon County 20.14
10 Fentress County 19.94
11 Campbell County 19.55
12 Van Buren County 19.02
13 Jackson County 19.01
14 Marion County 18.86
15 DeKalb County 18.61
16 Hancock County 18.57
17 Overton County 18.44
18 White County 18.36
19 Clay County 18.29
20 Claiborne County 18.16
21 Lauderdale County 18.14
22 Johnson County 18.06
23 Morgan County 17.56
23 Sequatchie County 17.56
24 Polk County 17.54
25 Hickman County 17.32
26 Wayne County 16.79
27 Hardeman County 16.62
28 Meigs County 16.61
29 Cocke County 16.37
30 Chester County 16.34
31 Rhea County 16.04
32 Lewis County 15.95
33 Cannon County 15.88
34 Obion County 15.84
35 Hardin County 15.80
36 Benton County 15.52
37 Warren County 15.26
38 Decatur County 15.25
39 Monroe County 15.17
40 McNairy County 15.12
41 Bedford County 15.03
42 Greene County 14.99
43 Houston County 14.67
44 Haywood County 14.19
45 Lawrence County 14.13
46 Henderson County 14.09
47 McMinn County 13.94
48 Hamblen County 13.73
49 Crockett County 13.64
50 Stewart County 13.56
51 Unicoi County 13.55
52 Trousdale County 13.52
53 Lincoln County 13.51
54 Jefferson County 13.45
55 Moore County 13.41
56 Hawkins County 13.35
57 Henry County 13.29
58 Carter County 13.27
59 Sevier County 13.25
60 Humphreys County 13.04
61 Smith County 12.85
62 Weakley County 12.79
63 Gibson County 12.65
64 Dickson County 12.37
65 Giles County 12.26
66 Carroll County 12.16
67 Coffee County 11.99
68 Cheatham County 11.83
69 Bradley County 11.78
70 Dyer County 11.68
71 Marshall County 11.63
72 Sullivan County 11.50
73 Cumberland County 11.49
74 Robertson County 11.47
75 Franklin County 11.18
76 Loudon County 10.93
77 Putnam County 10.27
78 Tipton County 10.13
79 Blount County 10.03
80 Roane County 9.62
81 Anderson County 9.22
82 Washington County 9.04
83 Sumner County 8.61
84 Maury County 8.29
85 Madison County 8.15
86 Hamilton County 7.66
87 Davidson County 7.64
88 Fayette County 7.42
89 Knox County 7.00
90 Rutherford County 6.97
91 Wilson County 6.46
92 Montgomery County 5.84
93 Shelby County 5.45
94 Williamson County 3.55