Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 31.56%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Hartsville/Trousdale County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (45.69%), followed by McMinnville city (45.67%), and Springfield city (44.95%).

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.

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

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

Hartsville/Trousdale County

McMinnville city

Springfield city

Shelbyville city

Lewisburg city

Paris city

Portland city

Lawrenceburg city

Union City city

Greeneville town

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Hartsville/Trousdale County	45.69
2	McMinnville city	45.67
3	Springfield city	44.95
4	Shelbyville city	44.61
5	Lewisburg city	44.41
6	Paris city	43.42
7	Portland city	41.78
8	Lawrenceburg city	40.34
9	Union City city	40.25
10	Greeneville town	39.94
11	Crossville city	39.38
12	Manchester city	37.41
13	Dickson city	37.19
14	Morristown city	36.93
15	Martin city	36.32
16	Dyersburg city	36.08
17	Alcoa city	35.38
18	Sevierville city	34.95
19	Seymour CDP	34.57
20	Soddy-Daisy city	33.90
21	Columbia city	33.70
22	La Vergne city	33.39
23	Athens city	33.17
24	Elizabethton city	32.98
25	Tullahoma city	32.84
26	Bristol city	32.64
27	White House city	32.53
28	Lebanon city	32.43
29	Kingsport city	32.17
30	Jackson city	32.09
31	Smyrna town	31.86
32	Millington city	31.73
33	Memphis city	30.93
34	Powell CDP	29.29
35	Cookeville city	29.19
36	East Ridge city	28.82
37	Bartlett city	28.44
38	Maryville city	28.27
39	Gallatin city	28.26
40	Knoxville city	27.56
41	Middle Valley CDP	27.40
42	Goodlettsville city	27.34
43	Cleveland city	27.10
44	Clarksville city	26.93
45	Chattanooga city	26.37
46	Red Bank city	26.29
47	Oak Ridge city	23.36
48	Johnson City city	22.69
49	Hendersonville city	22.53
50	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	21.47
51	Mount Juliet city	21.21
52	Murfreesboro city	21.14
53	Collegedale city	19.84
54	Lakeland city	18.79
55	Arlington town	17.48
56	Spring Hill city	16.12
57	Collierville town	13.54
58	Farragut town	11.63
59	Nolensville town	11.44
60	Franklin city	10.81
61	Germantown city	8.32
62	Brentwood city	7.31