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

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Tennessee (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 29.04%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Brentwood city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (75.62%), followed by Nolensville town (68.69%), and Germantown city (68.50%).

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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Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Brentwood city
Nolensville town
Germantown city
Farragut town
Franklin city
Collierville town
Spring Hill city
Arlington town
Lakeland city
Mount Juliet city
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 75.62
2 Nolensville town 68.69
3 Germantown city 68.50
4 Farragut town 64.82
5 Franklin city 64.35
6 Collierville town 59.10
7 Spring Hill city 49.54
8 Arlington town 48.01
9 Lakeland city 47.83
10 Mount Juliet city 45.95
11 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 43.90
12 Collegedale city 43.51
13 Murfreesboro city 41.43
14 Johnson City city 40.20
15 Hendersonville city 39.65
16 Oak Ridge city 38.20
17 Bartlett city 36.23
18 Maryville city 36.09
19 Red Bank city 35.41
20 Cookeville city 34.84
21 Goodlettsville city 33.93
22 Middle Valley CDP 33.87
23 Knoxville city 33.40
24 Chattanooga city 31.98
25 Lebanon city 29.55
26 Martin city 29.52
27 Gallatin city 29.23
28 Powell CDP 29.16
29 Clarksville city 28.74
30 Bristol city 28.53
31 Alcoa city 28.50
32 Cleveland city 28.46
32 Kingsport city 28.46
33 Jackson city 28.10
34 Memphis city 27.09
35 Tullahoma city 26.48
36 Smyrna town 25.77
37 White House city 24.75
38 Manchester city 23.25
39 La Vergne city 23.03
40 Athens city 22.70
41 Greeneville town 22.27
42 Soddy-Daisy city 22.22
43 East Ridge city 22.08
44 Elizabethton city 21.53
45 Dyersburg city 21.43
46 Seymour CDP 20.96
47 Columbia city 20.84
48 Sevierville city 19.93
49 Millington city 18.05
50 Lawrenceburg city 17.80
51 Paris city 17.77
52 Dickson city 16.93
53 Union City city 16.01
54 Springfield city 15.99
55 McMinnville city 15.89
56 Morristown city 15.65
57 Crossville city 15.41
58 Lewisburg city 14.01
59 Shelbyville city 13.70
60 Portland city 13.64
61 Hartsville/Trousdale County 9.51