Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 1,485,813. Among all Tennessee cities and places, Memphis city had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (127,520), followed by Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) (101,730), and Knoxville city (33,382).
The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee cities and places.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis city | 127520 |
| 2 | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | 101730 |
| 3 | Knoxville city | 33382 |
| 4 | Chattanooga city | 32942 |
| 5 | Clarksville city | 26845 |
| 6 | Murfreesboro city | 18979 |
| 7 | Jackson city | 13689 |
| 8 | Kingsport city | 12890 |
| 9 | Bartlett city | 11485 |
| 10 | Smyrna town | 10907 |
| 11 | Johnson City city | 10235 |
| 12 | Hendersonville city | 9566 |
| 13 | Columbia city | 8985 |
| 14 | Gallatin city | 8468 |
| 15 | Lebanon city | 8123 |
| 16 | Cleveland city | 8013 |
| 17 | La Vergne city | 7926 |
| 18 | Morristown city | 7491 |
| 19 | Shelbyville city | 6276 |
| 20 | Bristol city | 6181 |
| 21 | Franklin city | 5927 |
| 22 | Maryville city | 5880 |
| 23 | Cookeville city | 5733 |
| 24 | Springfield city | 5549 |
| 25 | Mount Juliet city | 5326 |
| 26 | Oak Ridge city | 4991 |
| 27 | Spring Hill city | 4907 |
| 28 | East Ridge city | 4703 |
| 29 | Tullahoma city | 4700 |
| 30 | Collierville town | 4628 |
| 31 | Sevierville city | 4444 |
| 32 | Greeneville town | 4408 |
| 33 | McMinnville city | 4331 |
| 34 | Dyersburg city | 3942 |
| 35 | Dickson city | 3900 |
| 36 | Seymour CDP | 3688 |
| 37 | Hartsville/Trousdale County | 3637 |
| 38 | Goodlettsville city | 3456 |
| 39 | Lewisburg city | 3424 |
| 40 | Portland city | 3356 |
| 41 | Crossville city | 3319 |
| 42 | Soddy-Daisy city | 3301 |
| 43 | Elizabethton city | 3260 |
| 44 | Athens city | 3238 |
| 45 | Brownsville city | 3207 |
| 46 | Paris city | 3198 |
| 47 | Lawrenceburg city | 3155 |
| 48 | Union City city | 2967 |
| 49 | Clinton city | 2863 |
| 50 | White House city | 2844 |
| 51 | Manchester city | 2801 |
| 52 | Bloomingdale CDP | 2759 |
| 53 | Alcoa city | 2699 |
| 54 | Powell CDP | 2693 |
| 55 | Lenoir City city | 2638 |
| 56 | Pulaski city | 2515 |
| 57 | La Follette city | 2383 |
| 58 | Red Bank city | 2363 |
| 59 | Germantown city | 2345 |
| 60 | Humboldt city | 2282 |
| 61 | Covington city | 2260 |
| 62 | Millington city | 2240 |
| 63 | Fairfield Glade CDP | 2233 |
| 64 | Winchester city | 2218 |
| 65 | Middle Valley CDP | 2211 |
| 66 | Ripley city | 2209 |
| 67 | South Cleveland CDP | 2205 |
| 68 | Lexington city | 2169 |
| 69 | Fayetteville city | 2132 |
| 70 | Milan city | 2117 |
| 71 | Sweetwater city | 2077 |
| 72 | Brentwood city | 2072 |
| 73 | Newport city | 1997 |
| 74 | Atoka town | 1988 |
| 75 | Halls CDP | 1975 |
| 76 | Savannah city | 1961 |
| 77 | Whiteville town | 1954 |
| 78 | Farragut town | 1936 |
| 79 | Martin city | 1895 |
| 80 | Church Hill city | 1828 |
| 81 | Jefferson City city | 1800 |
| 82 | Selmer town | 1776 |
| 83 | Mount Pleasant city | 1765 |
| 84 | Oakland town | 1736 |
| 85 | Dayton city | 1706 |
| 86 | Greenbrier town | 1679 |
| 87 | Rockwood city | 1657 |
| 88 | Dunlap city | 1655 |
| 89 | Lakeland city | 1633 |
| 90 | Mount Carmel town | 1626 |
| 91 | Kingston city | 1572 |
| 92 | Madisonville city | 1564 |
| 93 | Harriman city | 1528 |
| 94 | Fairview city | 1526 |
| 95 | Lake Tansi CDP | 1525 |
| 96 | Bolivar city | 1524 |
| 97 | Green Hill CDP | 1508 |
| 98 | Sparta city | 1507 |
| 99 | Erwin town | 1504 |
| 100 | Waverly city | 1471 |
| 101 | Arlington town | 1469 |
| 102 | Lafayette city | 1465 |
| 103 | Ashland City town | 1464 |
| 104 | Tiptonville town | 1463 |
| 105 | Loudon city | 1433 |
| 106 | Eagleton Village CDP | 1423 |
| 107 | Pigeon Forge city | 1392 |
| 108 | Park City CDP | 1371 |
| 109 | Munford city | 1366 |
| 110 | Collegedale city | 1363 |
| 111 | Harrison CDP | 1321 |
| 112 | Rogersville town | 1260 |
| 113 | White Bluff town | 1251 |
| 114 | McKenzie city | 1238 |
| 115 | Livingston town | 1227 |
| 116 | South Pittsburg city | 1207 |
| 117 | Trenton city | 1205 |
| 118 | Centerville town | 1176 |
| 119 | Jonesborough town | 1155 |
| 120 | Clifton city | 1147 |
| 121 | Coopertown town | 1145 |
| 122 | Smithville city | 1144 |
| 123 | Henderson city | 1133 |
| 124 | Oliver Springs town | 1102 |
| 125 | Bean Station city | 1093 |
| 126 | Etowah city | 1087 |
| 127 | Camden city | 1081 |
| 128 | Christiana CDP | 1076 |
| 129 | Pikeville city | 1072 |
| 130 | Louisville city | 1063 |
| 131 | Dresden town | 1046 |
| 132 | Pleasant View city | 1045 |
| 133 | Harrogate city | 1025 |
| 134 | Blountville CDP | 1021 |
| 135 | Unicoi town | 1012 |
| 136 | Mosheim town | 1011 |
| 137 | Oneida town | 992 |
| 138 | Huntingdon town | 986 |
| 139 | New Tazewell town | 974 |
| 140 | Millersville city | 971 |
| 141 | Valley Forge CDP | 958 |
| 142 | Decherd city | 948 |
| 142 | Wildwood Lake CDP | 948 |
| 143 | Woodbury town | 939 |
| 144 | Hohenwald city | 926 |
| 145 | Medina city | 895 |
| 146 | Nolensville town | 879 |
| 147 | Spurgeon CDP | 869 |
| 148 | Algood city | 857 |
| 149 | East Cleveland CDP | 856 |
| 150 | Thompson's Station town | 846 |
| 151 | Rural Hill CDP | 839 |
| 152 | Oak Grove CDP (Washington County) | 828 |
| 153 | Westmoreland town | 814 |
| 154 | Greenfield city | 808 |
| 155 | Jamestown city | 803 |
| 156 | Gatlinburg city | 791 |
| 157 | Caryville town | 775 |
| 158 | Tellico Village CDP | 766 |
| 159 | Adamsville town | 735 |
| 160 | Carthage town | 730 |
| 161 | Colonial Heights CDP | 724 |
| 162 | Spring City town | 722 |
| 163 | Blaine city | 720 |
| 164 | Strawberry Plains CDP | 719 |
| 165 | White Pine town | 714 |
| 166 | Sale Creek CDP | 711 |
| 167 | Somerville town | 702 |
| 167 | Whitwell city | 702 |
| 168 | Dandridge town | 701 |
| 169 | Mountain City town | 691 |
| 170 | Tazewell town | 686 |
| 171 | Maynardville city | 685 |
| 172 | McEwen city | 681 |
| 173 | Waynesboro city | 670 |
| 174 | Olivet CDP | 667 |
| 175 | Halls town | 662 |
| 176 | Hunter CDP | 655 |
| 177 | Plainview city | 652 |
| 178 | Bells city | 651 |
| 179 | Monterey town | 649 |
| 180 | Crump city | 648 |
| 180 | Spencer town | 648 |
| 181 | Newbern town | 647 |
| 182 | Alamo town | 640 |
| 183 | Unionville CDP | 634 |
| 184 | Kingston Springs town | 633 |
| 185 | New Johnsonville city | 626 |
| 186 | Charlotte town | 617 |
| 187 | Parsons city | 615 |
| 188 | Karns CDP | 603 |
| 189 | Baxter town | 597 |
| 190 | Shackle Island CDP | 592 |
| 190 | South Fulton city | 592 |
| 191 | Estill Springs town | 588 |
| 192 | Jacksboro town | 583 |
| 193 | Biltmore CDP | 577 |
| 193 | Gruetli-Laager city | 577 |
| 194 | Brighton town | 573 |
| 194 | Chapel Hill town | 573 |
| 195 | Kenton town | 566 |
| 195 | Tracy City town | 566 |
| 196 | Surgoinsville town | 563 |
| 197 | Bluff City city | 559 |
| 198 | Lyles CDP | 557 |
| 198 | Watertown city | 557 |
| 199 | Dyer city | 541 |
| 200 | Dover city | 536 |
| 201 | Troy town | 533 |
| 202 | Midtown CDP | 531 |
| 203 | Cross Plains city | 528 |
| 204 | Jellico city | 527 |
| 205 | Sneedville town | 517 |
| 206 | Loretto city | 514 |
| 207 | Central CDP | 512 |
| 207 | Ridgely town | 512 |
| 208 | Jasper town | 509 |
| 209 | Apison CDP | 503 |
| 210 | Hampton CDP | 499 |
| 211 | Ridgetop city | 494 |
| 212 | Decatur town | 485 |
| 212 | Piperton city | 485 |
| 213 | Englewood town | 483 |
| 214 | Pine Crest CDP | 481 |
| 215 | Burns town | 480 |
| 216 | Kimball town | 470 |
| 216 | Vonore town | 470 |
| 217 | Coalfield CDP | 467 |
| 218 | Pegram town | 466 |
| 219 | Celina city | 463 |
| 220 | Rocky Top city | 462 |
| 221 | Obion town | 459 |
| 222 | Cowan city | 458 |
| 223 | Gleason town | 453 |
| 224 | Scotts Hill town | 451 |
| 225 | Huntsville town | 450 |
| 225 | Three Way city | 450 |
| 226 | South Carthage town | 447 |
| 227 | Powells Crossroads town | 440 |
| 228 | Banner Hill CDP | 438 |
| 229 | Erin city | 435 |
| 229 | Rockvale CDP | 435 |
| 230 | Wildwood CDP | 432 |
| 231 | Benton town | 429 |
| 231 | Gordonsville town | 429 |
| 232 | Walnut Hill CDP | 426 |
| 233 | Tusculum city | 424 |
| 234 | Bruceton town | 423 |
| 235 | Sharon town | 420 |
| 236 | Crab Orchard city | 418 |
| 237 | Mascot CDP | 417 |
| 238 | Graysville town | 410 |
| 239 | Linden town | 407 |
| 240 | Cornersville town | 405 |
| 241 | Gray CDP | 396 |
| 242 | Bon Aqua Junction CDP | 390 |
| 243 | Wartburg city | 387 |
| 244 | Signal Mountain town | 382 |
| 245 | Rutledge town | 378 |
| 245 | Winfield town | 378 |
| 246 | Friendsville city | 368 |
| 247 | Bulls Gap town | 365 |
| 248 | Lobelville city | 364 |
| 249 | Grimsley CDP | 363 |
| 250 | Roan Mountain CDP | 360 |
| 251 | New Union CDP | 357 |
| 252 | New Market town | 355 |
| 253 | Gladeville CDP | 353 |
| 254 | Byrdstown town | 351 |
| 255 | Riceville CDP | 350 |
| 256 | Gainesboro town | 348 |
| 257 | Bradford town | 344 |
| 257 | Huntland town | 344 |
| 258 | Monteagle town | 343 |
| 259 | Lone Oak CDP | 341 |
| 259 | Tennessee Ridge town | 341 |
| 260 | Hopewell CDP | 339 |
| 261 | Chesterfield CDP | 335 |
| 262 | Orlinda city | 334 |
| 263 | Clarksburg town | 332 |
| 264 | Russellville CDP | 330 |
| 265 | Lakesite city | 320 |
| 266 | Henning town | 319 |
| 267 | Atwood town | 318 |
| 268 | Mason town | 312 |
| 269 | Fall Branch CDP | 310 |
| 270 | Collinwood city | 309 |
| 270 | Rutherford town | 309 |
| 271 | Telford CDP | 302 |
| 272 | Greenback city | 300 |
| 272 | Walnut Grove CDP (Sumner County) | 300 |
| 273 | Ardmore city | 296 |
| 273 | Fincastle CDP | 296 |
| 273 | Luttrell town | 296 |
| 274 | Altamont town | 294 |
| 275 | Fowlkes CDP | 293 |
| 276 | St. Joseph city | 290 |
| 277 | Parker's Crossroads city | 282 |
| 278 | Sunbright city | 281 |
| 279 | Beersheba Springs town | 277 |
| 280 | Mowbray Mountain CDP | 276 |
| 281 | Cosby CDP | 275 |
| 281 | Decaturville town | 275 |
| 282 | Mooresburg CDP | 274 |
| 283 | Red Boiling Springs city | 272 |
| 284 | Rossville town | 271 |
| 285 | Stanton town | 269 |
| 286 | Maury City town | 263 |
| 287 | Philadelphia city | 256 |
| 288 | Flat Top Mountain CDP | 249 |
| 289 | Allardt city | 248 |
| 289 | Coalmont city | 248 |
| 290 | Hollow Rock town | 246 |
| 290 | Sequatchie CDP | 246 |
| 291 | Alexandria town | 244 |
| 292 | Dodson Branch CDP | 243 |
| 293 | Bethel Springs town | 242 |
| 294 | Counce CDP | 234 |
| 294 | Trimble town | 234 |
| 295 | Ooltewah CDP | 232 |
| 296 | Saltillo town | 231 |
| 297 | Helenwood CDP | 230 |
| 297 | Middleton city | 230 |
| 298 | Lakewood Park CDP | 228 |
| 299 | Michie town | 226 |
| 299 | Petersburg town | 226 |
| 299 | Puryear city | 226 |
| 300 | Norris city | 225 |
| 301 | Tellico Plains town | 224 |
| 302 | John Sevier CDP | 223 |
| 302 | Summertown CDP | 223 |
| 303 | Niota city | 220 |
| 303 | Sullivan Gardens CDP | 220 |
| 304 | Charleston city | 218 |
| 305 | Rockford city | 217 |
| 306 | Forest Hills city | 210 |
| 307 | Watauga city | 207 |
| 308 | Trezevant town | 206 |
| 309 | Morrison town | 203 |
| 310 | Wartrace town | 201 |
| 311 | Pittman Center town | 200 |
| 312 | Friendship city | 193 |
| 313 | Eastview town | 192 |
| 314 | Falling Water CDP | 191 |
| 314 | Woodland Mills city | 191 |
| 315 | Palmer town | 189 |
| 316 | Henry town | 187 |
| 316 | Williston city | 187 |
| 317 | Leoma CDP | 186 |
| 318 | Oak Hill city | 185 |
| 319 | Minor Hill city | 179 |
| 320 | New Hope city | 178 |
| 321 | Beech Bluff CDP | 177 |
| 322 | Griffith Creek CDP | 176 |
| 323 | Adams city | 174 |
| 324 | Gadsden town | 172 |
| 324 | Ramer city | 172 |
| 325 | Vanleer town | 171 |
| 326 | Calhoun town | 170 |
| 326 | Delano CDP | 170 |
| 327 | Townsend city | 169 |
| 328 | Moscow city | 167 |
| 329 | Sardis town | 166 |
| 330 | Flintville CDP | 165 |
| 330 | Petros CDP | 165 |
| 331 | Doyle town | 164 |
| 332 | Eagleville city | 161 |
| 333 | Berry Hill city | 159 |
| 333 | Pinson CDP | 159 |
| 333 | Rarity Bay CDP | 159 |
| 334 | Guys town | 157 |
| 335 | Big Sandy town | 156 |
| 336 | Fairgarden CDP | 154 |
| 336 | Walden town | 154 |
| 337 | Castalian Springs CDP | 153 |
| 338 | McDonald CDP | 152 |
| 339 | Ethridge town | 149 |
| 340 | Briceville CDP | 147 |
| 341 | Orebank CDP | 144 |
| 342 | Ducktown city | 143 |
| 342 | Gallaway city | 143 |
| 343 | Hornbeak town | 142 |
| 344 | Lenox CDP | 140 |
| 345 | Parrottsville town | 135 |
| 346 | Finley CDP | 133 |
| 347 | Stantonville town | 128 |
| 348 | Braden town | 124 |
| 348 | Elkton city | 124 |
| 349 | Big Rock CDP | 123 |
| 349 | Blanche CDP | 123 |
| 349 | Dowelltown town | 123 |
| 350 | Finger city | 121 |
| 351 | Fairfield CDP | 118 |
| 351 | Oakdale town | 118 |
| 352 | Hickman CDP | 116 |
| 353 | Gilt Edge city | 115 |
| 353 | Liberty town | 115 |
| 354 | Baileyton town | 113 |
| 355 | Bowman CDP | 112 |
| 355 | Centertown town | 112 |
| 356 | Copperhill city | 111 |
| 357 | Cedar Hill city | 110 |
| 358 | Embreeville CDP | 109 |
| 358 | Hillsboro CDP | 109 |
| 359 | Bransford CDP | 108 |
| 359 | Pleasant Hill town | 108 |
| 360 | Hornsby town | 106 |
| 361 | Clarkrange CDP | 105 |
| 362 | Fairmount CDP | 104 |
| 362 | Hilham CDP | 104 |
| 363 | McLemoresville town | 103 |
| 364 | Garland town | 101 |
| 364 | Nixon CDP | 101 |
| 365 | Gates town | 100 |
| 366 | Pocahontas CDP | 99 |
| 367 | Andersonville CDP | 98 |
| 367 | Bon Air CDP | 98 |
| 368 | Darden CDP | 97 |
| 369 | Bell Buckle town | 96 |
| 370 | Gibson town | 93 |
| 371 | Whiteside CDP | 92 |
| 372 | Baneberry city | 91 |
| 373 | Medon city | 90 |
| 374 | Butler CDP | 88 |
| 375 | Mayland CDP | 87 |
| 376 | Wildersville CDP | 86 |
| 377 | Burlison town | 85 |
| 377 | Cumberland City town | 85 |
| 377 | Farner CDP | 85 |
| 377 | Greenvale CDP | 85 |
| 378 | Cottontown CDP | 84 |
| 378 | Toone town | 84 |
| 378 | Walnut Grove CDP (Hardin County) | 84 |
| 379 | Wrigley CDP | 83 |
| 380 | Grand Junction city | 82 |
| 380 | Milledgeville town | 82 |
| 381 | Belle Meade city | 81 |
| 382 | Auburntown town | 80 |
| 382 | Ridgeside city | 80 |
| 383 | Rives town | 79 |
| 384 | Lynnville town | 78 |
| 385 | Norene CDP | 77 |
| 386 | Taft CDP | 72 |
| 387 | Oak Grove CDP (Sumner County) | 70 |
| 388 | Slayden town | 68 |
| 389 | Kahite CDP | 67 |
| 389 | Walland CDP | 67 |
| 390 | Enville town | 66 |
| 391 | Tuckers Crossroads CDP | 63 |
| 392 | Childers Hill CDP | 59 |
| 393 | New Deal CDP | 58 |
| 394 | Bogota CDP | 57 |
| 395 | Mitchellville city | 55 |
| 395 | Pelham CDP | 55 |
| 396 | Westpoint CDP | 54 |
| 397 | Morris Chapel CDP | 53 |
| 398 | Iron City CDP | 52 |
| 399 | Holladay CDP | 51 |
| 400 | Buchanan CDP | 50 |
| 400 | Sewanee CDP | 50 |
| 400 | Yorkville city | 50 |
| 401 | Samburg town | 49 |
| 402 | Randolph CDP | 48 |
| 403 | Lookout Mountain town | 47 |
| 404 | Statesville CDP | 43 |
| 405 | Normandy town | 42 |
| 406 | Bethpage CDP | 41 |
| 406 | Luray CDP | 41 |
| 406 | Yuma CDP | 41 |
| 407 | Eva CDP | 40 |
| 408 | Chewalla CDP | 39 |
| 409 | Walterhill CDP | 37 |
| 409 | Whitlock CDP | 37 |
| 410 | Coker Creek CDP | 35 |
| 410 | Miston CDP | 35 |
| 411 | Hickory Valley town | 34 |
| 412 | Viola town | 32 |
| 413 | Huron CDP | 31 |
| 413 | Shiloh CDP | 31 |
| 414 | Lavinia CDP | 30 |
| 415 | Cumberland Gap town | 27 |
| 415 | Silerton town | 27 |
| 416 | Belvidere CDP | 26 |
| 416 | Conasauga CDP | 26 |
| 416 | Cottage Grove town | 26 |
| 416 | Dukedom CDP | 26 |
| 417 | Dellrose CDP | 25 |
| 417 | Graball CDP | 25 |
| 418 | Elgin CDP | 21 |
| 418 | Saulsbury town | 21 |
| 419 | Palmersville CDP | 20 |
| 420 | Essary Springs CDP | 19 |
| 420 | Robbins CDP | 19 |
| 421 | Wynnburg CDP | 16 |
| 422 | La Grange town | 15 |
| 423 | Frankewing CDP | 14 |
| 424 | Orme town | 11 |
| 425 | Mercer CDP | 10 |
| 426 | Prospect CDP | 8 |
| 427 | Dancyville CDP | 5 |
| 428 | Jacks Creek CDP | 0 |
| 428 | Ocoee CDP | 0 |
| 428 | Sherwood CDP | 0 |