Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Tennessee Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 21.91%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Brentwood city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (85.00%), followed by Germantown city (78.35%), and Nolensville town (64.77%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Brentwood city	85.00
2	Germantown city	78.35
3	Nolensville town	64.77
4	Hendersonville city	53.80
5	Collierville town	53.37
6	Arlington town	52.98
7	Maryville city	50.78
8	Lakeland city	49.01
9	Collegedale city	46.11
10	Farragut town	45.92
11	Bartlett city	45.65
12	Mount Juliet city	44.09
13	Franklin city	40.53
14	Murfreesboro city	39.44
15	Powell CDP	38.57
16	Greeneville town	37.80
17	Johnson City city	37.70
18	Manchester city	35.29
19	Spring Hill city	34.96
20	Goodlettsville city	33.78
21	Smyrna town	33.76
22	Soddy-Daisy city	30.86
23	Middle Valley CDP	29.95
24	Alcoa city	29.20
25	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	28.81
26	La Vergne city	27.57
27	Lebanon city	26.28
28	Clarksville city	25.30
29	Cookeville city	25.18
30	Dickson city	25.11
31	Cleveland city	24.65
32	Bristol city	23.50
33	Lawrenceburg city	22.86
34	Morristown city	21.83
35	Martin city	21.46
36	Gallatin city	20.42
37	Oak Ridge city	19.64
38	Red Bank city	18.15
39	Millington city	17.57
40	Athens city	17.03
41	Memphis city	16.51
42	Knoxville city	15.20
43	Chattanooga city	15.12
44	McMinnville city	15.04
45	Jackson city	14.60
46	Tullahoma city	14.13
47	East Ridge city	14.09
48	White House city	11.71
49	Kingsport city	10.75
50	Sevierville city	10.58
51	Hartsville/Trousdale County	9.62
52	Springfield city	8.78
53	Portland city	8.52
54	Columbia city	7.72
55	Union City city	7.64
56	Elizabethton city	7.22
57	Dyersburg city	5.31
58	Shelbyville city	4.09
59	Paris city	3.96
60	Lewisburg city	1.45
61	Crossville city	0.00