Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Shelby County, TN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

34.3% Rank #504/3,222 · #8 in TN
84th
Shelby 34.3%
TN 31.1% +10.4%
US 33.7% +1.7%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend

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National Distribution

How Shelby County's bachelor's degree or higher of 34.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.

Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Shelby County for bachelor's degree or higher.

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#501 Tulsa County, OK 34.4%
#502 Antrim County, MI 34.3%
#503 Washington County, TN 34.3%
#504 Shelby County, TN 34.3%
#505 Mora County, NM 34.3%
#506 Sitka City and Borough, AK 34.3%
#507 McPherson County, KS 34.3%

About Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Shelby County, Tennessee has a bachelor's degree or higher of 34.3%, ranking #504 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.7% above the national value of 33.7%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #8 of 95. This places it in the 84th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.