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Cities in Tennessee by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Brentwood, TN had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 65 cities in 2024, at 73.8%. McMinnville, TN had the lowest, at 11.7%. The median was 30.2% and the figure for Tennessee was 31.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.8Brentwood, TN
Lowest11.7McMinnville, TN
Median30.265 cities
Tennessee31.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Brentwood, TN: 73.8 %Brentwood, TN73.8Germantown, TN: 71.9 %Germantown, TN71.9Nolensville, TN: 66.6 %Nolensville, TN66.6Farragut, TN: 65 %Farragut, TN65Franklin, TN: 64.5 %Franklin, TN64.5Collierville, TN: 62.5 %Collierville, TN62.5Lakeland, TN: 53.1 %Lakeland, TN53.1Arlington, TN: 51.2 %Arlington, TN51.2Collegedale, TN: 50.7 %Collegedale, TN50.7Spring Hill, TN: 50.3 %Spring Hill, TN50.3Mount Juliet, TN: 49.5 %Mount Juliet, TN49.5Nashville, TN: 48.1 %Nashville, TN48.1Red Bank, TN: 44.5 %Red Bank, TN44.5Hendersonville, TN: 43.9 %Hendersonville, TN43.9Murfreesboro, TN: 43 %Murfreesboro, TN43Johnson City, TN: 42.5 %Johnson City, TN42.5Oak Ridge, TN: 40.2 %Oak Ridge, TN40.2Maryville, TN: 38.5 %Maryville, TN38.5Chattanooga, TN: 36 %Chattanooga, TN36Bartlett, TN: 35.7 %Bartlett, TN35.7Fairview, TN: 35.4 %Fairview, TN35.4Atoka, TN: 35.2 %Atoka, TN35.2Cookeville, TN: 34.8 %Cookeville, TN34.8Knoxville, TN: 34.6 %Knoxville, TN34.6Alcoa, TN: 34.1 %Alcoa, TN34.1Gallatin, TN: 33.5 %Gallatin, TN33.5Oakland, TN: 33.2 %Oakland, TN33.2Goodlettsville, TN: 33.1 %Goodlettsville, TN33.1Kingsport, TN: 31.5 %Kingsport, TN31.5Lebanon, TN: 30.8 %Lebanon, TN30.8Bristol, TN: 30.6 %Bristol, TN30.6Martin, TN: 30.4 %Martin, TN30.4Cleveland, TN: 30.2 %Cleveland, TN30.2Clarksville, TN: 29.9 %Clarksville, TN29.9Memphis, TN: 28 %Memphis, TN28Smyrna, TN: 27.8 %Smyrna, TN27.8Jackson, TN: 27.8 %Jackson, TN27.8Greeneville, TN: 26.8 %Greeneville, TN26.8White House, TN: 26.8 %White House, TN26.8Tullahoma, TN: 26.7 %Tullahoma, TN26.7Brentwood, TN: 73.8 %Brentwood, TN73.8Germantown, TN: 71.9 %Germantown, TN71.9Nolensville, TN: 66.6 %Nolensville, TN66.6Farragut, TN: 65 %Farragut, TN65Franklin, TN: 64.5 %Franklin, TN64.5Collierville, TN: 62.5 %Collierville, TN62.5Lakeland, TN: 53.1 %Lakeland, TN53.1Arlington, TN: 51.2 %Arlington, TN51.2Collegedale, TN: 50.7 %Collegedale, TN50.7Spring Hill, TN: 50.3 %Spring Hill, TN50.3Mount Juliet, TN: 49.5 %Mount Juliet, TN49.5Nashville, TN: 48.1 %Nashville, TN48.1Red Bank, TN: 44.5 %Red Bank, TN44.5Hendersonville, TN: 43.9 %Hendersonville, TN43.9Murfreesboro, TN: 43 %Murfreesboro, TN43Johnson City, TN: 42.5 %Johnson City, TN42.5Oak Ridge, TN: 40.2 %Oak Ridge, TN40.2Maryville, TN: 38.5 %Maryville, TN38.5Chattanooga, TN: 36 %Chattanooga, TN36Bartlett, TN: 35.7 %Bartlett, TN35.7Fairview, TN: 35.4 %Fairview, TN35.4Atoka, TN: 35.2 %Atoka, TN35.2Cookeville, TN: 34.8 %Cookeville, TN34.8Knoxville, TN: 34.6 %Knoxville, TN34.6Alcoa, TN: 34.1 %Alcoa, TN34.1Gallatin, TN: 33.5 %Gallatin, TN33.5Oakland, TN: 33.2 %Oakland, TN33.2Goodlettsville, TN: 33.1 %Goodlettsville, TN33.1Kingsport, TN: 31.5 %Kingsport, TN31.5Lebanon, TN: 30.8 %Lebanon, TN30.8Bristol, TN: 30.6 %Bristol, TN30.6Martin, TN: 30.4 %Martin, TN30.4Cleveland, TN: 30.2 %Cleveland, TN30.2Clarksville, TN: 29.9 %Clarksville, TN29.9Memphis, TN: 28 %Memphis, TN28Smyrna, TN: 27.8 %Smyrna, TN27.8Jackson, TN: 27.8 %Jackson, TN27.8Greeneville, TN: 26.8 %Greeneville, TN26.8White House, TN: 26.8 %White House, TN26.8Tullahoma, TN: 26.7 %Tullahoma, TN26.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Brentwood, TN73.8-0.7 pts
2Germantown, TN71.9+0.8 pts
3Nolensville, TN66.6-1.7 pts
4Farragut, TN65-0.1 pts
5Franklin, TN64.5+0.2 pts
6Collierville, TN62.5+1.9 pts
7Lakeland, TN53.1-2.6 pts
8Arlington, TN51.2+1.1 pts
9Collegedale, TN50.7+3 pts
10Spring Hill, TN50.3+4.3 pts
11Mount Juliet, TN49.50 pts
12Nashville, TN48.1+1.1 pts
13Red Bank, TN44.5+1.1 pts
14Hendersonville, TN43.9+0.4 pts
15Murfreesboro, TN43+1.9 pts
16Johnson City, TN42.5+0.7 pts
17Oak Ridge, TN40.2+0.9 pts
18Maryville, TN38.5+1.5 pts
19Chattanooga, TN36+0.5 pts
20Bartlett, TN35.7-1.8 pts
21Fairview, TN35.4-1.6 pts
22Atoka, TN35.2+7.5 pts
23Cookeville, TN34.8-0.6 pts
24Knoxville, TN34.6+0.9 pts
25Alcoa, TN34.1+3.1 pts
26Gallatin, TN33.5+1.5 pts
27Oakland, TN33.2+2.6 pts
28Goodlettsville, TN33.1+0.4 pts
29Kingsport, TN31.5+0.5 pts
30Lebanon, TN30.8+0.8 pts
31Bristol, TN30.6+0.7 pts
32Martin, TN30.4+1.1 pts
33Cleveland, TN30.2-0.9 pts
34Clarksville, TN29.9-0.6 pts
35Memphis, TN28-0.1 pts
36Smyrna, TN27.8-0.4 pts
37Jackson, TN27.8+1.2 pts
38Greeneville, TN26.8+1.9 pts
39White House, TN26.8+1 pts
40Tullahoma, TN26.7-0.6 pts
41Elizabethton, TN26.4+1.2 pts
42Winchester, TN25.6+0.3 pts
43Columbia, TN25.4+1.5 pts
44Sevierville, TN24.6+2.8 pts
45East Ridge, TN24.2+1.1 pts
46Soddy-Daisy, TN23.9+2.2 pts
47La Vergne, TN23.7-0 pts
48Athens, TN23.2+0.6 pts
49Manchester, TN22.9-2.9 pts
50Dyersburg, TN21.9-1.1 pts
51Paris, TN21.1+1.5 pts
52Union City, TN20.8-0.1 pts
53Clinton, TN20+1.9 pts
54Lenoir City, TN19.3-0.6 pts
55Millington, TN18.8-1.2 pts
56Dickson, TN17.8-0.3 pts
57Crossville, TN17.6-0.8 pts
58Lewisburg, TN17.3+0.8 pts
59Springfield, TN16.6-0.7 pts
60Lawrenceburg, TN15.2-1.3 pts
61Portland, TN15.1+0.9 pts
62Morristown, TN15+0.2 pts
63Hartsville, TN14.3+4.2 pts
64Shelbyville, TN13.1+1.5 pts
65McMinnville, TN11.7-2.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Tennessee by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/tennessee-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Brentwood, TN, with 73.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McMinnville, TN, with 11.7% in 2024.

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