Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 30.12%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Brentwood city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (74.22%), followed by Nolensville town (70.96%), and Germantown city (67.48%).

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+).

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

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of 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

Spring Hill city

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

Memphis city

Arlington town

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of 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	74.22
2	Nolensville town	70.96
3	Germantown city	67.48
4	Franklin city	64.41
5	Farragut town	63.98
6	Collierville town	56.38
7	Spring Hill city	50.93
8	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	50.67
9	Memphis city	48.16
10	Arlington town	47.50
11	Lakeland city	46.54
12	Collegedale city	45.54
13	Mount Juliet city	44.20
14	Murfreesboro city	41.68
15	Oak Ridge city	40.51
16	Chattanooga city	39.93
17	Johnson City city	39.92
18	Jackson city	39.76
19	Hendersonville city	38.40
20	Red Bank city	37.04
21	Knoxville city	36.87
22	Maryville city	36.77
23	Cookeville city	36.09
24	Middle Valley CDP	35.35
25	Goodlettsville city	34.18
26	Bartlett city	33.55
27	Gallatin city	31.15
28	Martin city	30.63
29	Clarksville city	30.59
30	Alcoa city	30.19
31	Cleveland city	29.05
32	Powell CDP	28.92
33	Kingsport city	28.82
34	Lebanon city	28.63
35	Bristol city	28.59
36	Tullahoma city	27.33
37	Dyersburg city	26.53
38	Smyrna town	24.95
39	White House city	24.75
40	Columbia city	24.48
41	Athens city	23.99
42	La Vergne city	23.60
43	Manchester city	23.42
44	East Ridge city	23.03
45	Elizabethton city	22.48
46	Greeneville town	22.40
47	Soddy-Daisy city	22.19
48	Paris city	21.18
49	Seymour CDP	21.01
50	Sevierville city	20.48
51	Springfield city	20.37
52	Union City city	19.72
53	Shelbyville city	17.25
54	Lawrenceburg city	17.06
55	Dickson city	16.52
56	Millington city	15.86
57	Morristown city	15.69
58	McMinnville city	15.67
59	Crossville city	15.23
60	Lewisburg city	14.92
61	Portland city	14.19
62	Hartsville/Trousdale County	8.99