Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 9.73%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, McMinnville city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (17.14%), followed by Shelbyville city (16.67%), and Paris city (15.50%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Manchester city

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Athens city

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	McMinnville city	17.14
2	Shelbyville city	16.67
3	Paris city	15.50
4	Lawrenceburg city	14.91
5	Manchester city	14.16
6	Lewisburg city	14.12
7	Athens city	13.95
8	Greeneville town	13.73
9	Hartsville/Trousdale County	13.50
10	Portland city	13.25
11	Springfield city	12.92
12	Crossville city	12.73
13	Union City city	12.59
14	Morristown city	12.53
15	Soddy-Daisy city	12.49
16	Dyersburg city	12.21
17	Elizabethton city	11.37
18	Sevierville city	10.86
19	Tullahoma city	10.78
20	Kingsport city	10.70
21	Cleveland city	10.68
22	East Ridge city	10.52
23	Bristol city	9.46
24	Alcoa city	9.45
25	Millington city	9.23
26	Dickson city	9.12
27	Gallatin city	8.93
28	La Vergne city	8.91
29	Martin city	8.62
30	Cookeville city	8.52
31	Seymour CDP	8.33
32	Knoxville city	8.19
33	Johnson City city	7.83
34	Columbia city	7.35
35	Jackson city	7.03
36	White House city	6.71
37	Chattanooga city	6.68
37	Collegedale city	6.68
38	Lebanon city	6.59
39	Smyrna town	6.51
40	Goodlettsville city	6.35
41	Maryville city	6.06
42	Red Bank city	5.61
43	Clarksville city	5.45
44	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	5.39
45	Hendersonville city	5.11
46	Oak Ridge city	4.92
47	Middle Valley CDP	4.71
48	Memphis city	4.70
49	Murfreesboro city	4.34
50	Bartlett city	4.06
51	Powell CDP	4.01
52	Arlington town	3.68
53	Mount Juliet city	3.54
54	Franklin city	2.59
55	Collierville town	2.56
56	Lakeland city	1.92
56	Spring Hill city	1.92
57	Farragut town	1.57
58	Germantown city	1.23
59	Brentwood city	1.20
60	Nolensville town	1.14