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Tennessee Cities by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 309 cities ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1 Belle Meade city, Tennessee 89.0%
2 Lookout Mountain town, Tennessee 88.5%
3 Oak Hill city, Tennessee 80.4%
4 Sewanee CDP, Tennessee 79.8%
5 Berry Hill city, Tennessee 79.3%
6 Forest Hills city, Tennessee 77.6%
7 Brentwood city, Tennessee 74.5%
8 Signal Mountain town, Tennessee 73.7%
9 Germantown city, Tennessee 71.2%
10 Nolensville town, Tennessee 68.3%
11 Farragut town, Tennessee 65.1%
12 Franklin city, Tennessee 64.3%
13 Walden town, Tennessee 64.0%
14 Thompson's Station town, Tennessee 60.6%
15 Collierville town, Tennessee 60.6%
16 Lakeland city, Tennessee 55.7%
17 Tellico Village CDP, Tennessee 55.4%
18 Norris city, Tennessee 53.4%
19 Gladeville CDP, Tennessee 52.1%
20 Fairmount CDP, Tennessee 51.8%
21 Mount Juliet city, Tennessee 49.5%
22 Collegedale city, Tennessee 47.6%
23 Piperton city, Tennessee 47.3%
24 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee 46.9%
25 Spring Hill city, Tennessee 46.0%
26 Falling Water CDP, Tennessee 45.3%
27 Hendersonville city, Tennessee 43.6%
28 Red Bank city, Tennessee 43.4%
29 Karns CDP, Tennessee 43.1%
30 Johnson City city, Tennessee 41.8%
31 Murfreesboro city, Tennessee 41.1%
32 Tusculum city, Tennessee 40.3%
33 Harrison CDP, Tennessee 40.0%
34 Shackle Island CDP, Tennessee 40.0%
35 Apison CDP, Tennessee 39.5%
36 Oak Ridge city, Tennessee 39.4%
37 Three Way city, Tennessee 39.4%
38 Kingston Springs town, Tennessee 39.3%
39 Bartlett city, Tennessee 37.5%
40 Medina city, Tennessee 37.1%
41 Maryville city, Tennessee 37.0%
42 Fairview city, Tennessee 36.9%
43 Coalfield CDP, Tennessee 36.4%
44 Lakesite city, Tennessee 36.0%
45 Mowbray Mountain CDP, Tennessee 35.7%
46 Chattanooga city, Tennessee 35.5%
47 Cookeville city, Tennessee 35.4%
48 Halls CDP, Tennessee 35.0%
49 Pegram town, Tennessee 34.8%
50 Louisville city, Tennessee 33.9%
51 Knoxville city, Tennessee 33.7%
52 Rossville town, Tennessee 33.7%
53 Gatlinburg city, Tennessee 33.5%
54 Gray CDP, Tennessee 33.5%
55 Green Hill CDP, Tennessee 32.9%
56 Goodlettsville city, Tennessee 32.7%
57 Oak Grove CDP (Washington County), Tennessee 32.5%
58 Middle Valley CDP, Tennessee 32.3%
59 Gallatin city, Tennessee 32.0%
60 Pleasant View city, Tennessee 32.0%
61 Hopewell CDP, Tennessee 31.5%
62 Fairfield Glade CDP, Tennessee 31.4%
63 Cleveland city, Tennessee 31.1%
64 Kingsport city, Tennessee 31.0%
65 Alcoa city, Tennessee 31.0%
66 Walnut Hill CDP, Tennessee 30.7%
67 Powell CDP, Tennessee 30.7%
68 Coopertown town, Tennessee 30.6%
69 Monteagle town, Tennessee 30.6%
70 Clarksville city, Tennessee 30.6%
71 Oakland town, Tennessee 30.5%
72 Lebanon city, Tennessee 30.0%
73 Bristol city, Tennessee 29.8%
74 Pine Crest CDP, Tennessee 29.8%
75 Martin city, Tennessee 29.3%
76 Huntingdon town, Tennessee 29.0%
77 Algood city, Tennessee 28.6%
78 Memphis city, Tennessee 28.2%
79 Smyrna town, Tennessee 28.2%
80 Christiana CDP, Tennessee 28.1%
81 Colonial Heights CDP, Tennessee 27.9%
82 Tullahoma city, Tennessee 27.3%
83 Cornersville town, Tennessee 26.8%
84 Jackson city, Tennessee 26.6%
85 Rockvale CDP, Tennessee 26.5%
86 Manchester city, Tennessee 25.7%
87 White House city, Tennessee 25.7%
88 New Market town, Tennessee 25.5%
89 Sullivan Gardens CDP, Tennessee 25.3%
90 Ridgetop city, Tennessee 25.3%
91 Winchester city, Tennessee 25.3%
92 Elizabethton city, Tennessee 25.2%
93 McKenzie city, Tennessee 25.1%
94 Kingston city, Tennessee 25.0%
95 Greeneville town, Tennessee 25.0%
96 Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government, Tennessee 24.7%
97 Dover city, Tennessee 24.3%
98 Columbia city, Tennessee 23.9%
99 Unicoi town, Tennessee 23.9%
100 La Vergne city, Tennessee 23.7%