Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 30.43%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Brentwood city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (74.48%), followed by Nolensville town (70.90%), and Germantown city (67.43%).

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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Related Topics: Tennessee ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

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

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

Brentwood city

Nolensville town

Germantown city

Franklin city

Farragut town

Collierville town

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

Spring Hill city

Memphis city

Arlington town

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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	74.48
2	Nolensville town	70.90
3	Germantown city	67.43
4	Franklin city	65.44
5	Farragut town	63.85
6	Collierville town	56.83
7	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	52.96
8	Spring Hill city	50.63
9	Memphis city	50.16
10	Arlington town	47.65
11	Lakeland city	46.65
12	Mount Juliet city	44.76
13	Collegedale city	43.79
14	Murfreesboro city	42.79
15	Chattanooga city	40.90
16	Oak Ridge city	40.42
17	Johnson City city	40.34
18	Jackson city	40.32
19	Hendersonville city	38.54
20	Knoxville city	37.11
21	Maryville city	36.95
22	Cookeville city	36.90
23	Red Bank city	36.89
24	Middle Valley CDP	35.59
25	Goodlettsville city	35.58
26	Bartlett city	33.60
27	Gallatin city	31.66
28	Clarksville city	31.58
29	Alcoa city	31.18
30	Martin city	30.72
31	Cleveland city	29.86
31	Powell CDP	29.86
32	Lebanon city	29.10
33	Kingsport city	28.87
34	Bristol city	28.64
35	Tullahoma city	27.29
36	Dyersburg city	26.36
37	Smyrna town	25.66
38	La Vergne city	25.63
39	Columbia city	25.29
40	White House city	24.73
41	Athens city	24.49
42	East Ridge city	24.32
43	Manchester city	24.03
44	Greeneville town	22.94
45	Elizabethton city	22.29
46	Soddy-Daisy city	22.12
47	Sevierville city	21.78
48	Springfield city	21.69
49	Paris city	20.95
50	Seymour CDP	20.88
51	Union City city	20.05
52	Shelbyville city	18.58
53	Lawrenceburg city	17.38
54	Morristown city	17.08
55	Dickson city	16.46
56	Millington city	16.05
57	Lewisburg city	15.90
58	McMinnville city	15.79
59	Crossville city	15.52
60	Portland city	14.23
61	Hartsville/Trousdale County	9.03