Data / Rankings / Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over / Cities in Tennessee

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

Brentwood, TN had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 65 cities in 2022, at 75.4%. Hartsville, TN had the lowest, at 9.8%. The median was 28.9% and the figure for Tennessee was 29.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest75.4Brentwood, TN
Lowest9.8Hartsville, TN
Median28.965 cities
Tennessee29.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Brentwood, TN: 75.4 %Brentwood, TN75.4Nolensville, TN: 71.6 %Nolensville, TN71.6Germantown, TN: 69.6 %Germantown, TN69.6Farragut, TN: 65.4 %Farragut, TN65.4Franklin, TN: 63.4 %Franklin, TN63.4Collierville, TN: 60.4 %Collierville, TN60.4Lakeland, TN: 51.9 %Lakeland, TN51.9Arlington, TN: 50 %Arlington, TN50Spring Hill, TN: 48.7 %Spring Hill, TN48.7Mount Juliet, TN: 47.9 %Mount Juliet, TN47.9Collegedale, TN: 46.1 %Collegedale, TN46.1Nashville, TN: 45.5 %Nashville, TN45.5Hendersonville, TN: 41.7 %Hendersonville, TN41.7Johnson City, TN: 40.6 %Johnson City, TN40.6Murfreesboro, TN: 40.5 %Murfreesboro, TN40.5Red Bank, TN: 39.5 %Red Bank, TN39.5Oak Ridge, TN: 37.9 %Oak Ridge, TN37.9Maryville, TN: 37.2 %Maryville, TN37.2Bartlett, TN: 36 %Bartlett, TN36Fairview, TN: 35.5 %Fairview, TN35.5Goodlettsville, TN: 34.6 %Goodlettsville, TN34.6Cookeville, TN: 34.2 %Cookeville, TN34.2Chattanooga, TN: 34.1 %Chattanooga, TN34.1Knoxville, TN: 33.1 %Knoxville, TN33.1Alcoa, TN: 31.4 %Alcoa, TN31.4Gallatin, TN: 30.9 %Gallatin, TN30.9Cleveland, TN: 30.8 %Cleveland, TN30.8Atoka, TN: 30.5 %Atoka, TN30.5Oakland, TN: 30.1 %Oakland, TN30.1Kingsport, TN: 30 %Kingsport, TN30Lebanon, TN: 30 %Lebanon, TN30Bristol, TN: 29.7 %Bristol, TN29.7Clarksville, TN: 28.9 %Clarksville, TN28.9Memphis, TN: 27.9 %Memphis, TN27.9Smyrna, TN: 27.6 %Smyrna, TN27.6Tullahoma, TN: 27.4 %Tullahoma, TN27.4Martin, TN: 27.2 %Martin, TN27.2Jackson, TN: 26.9 %Jackson, TN26.9Winchester, TN: 26.2 %Winchester, TN26.2Elizabethton, TN: 24.3 %Elizabethton, TN24.3Brentwood, TN: 75.4 %Brentwood, TN75.4Nolensville, TN: 71.6 %Nolensville, TN71.6Germantown, TN: 69.6 %Germantown, TN69.6Farragut, TN: 65.4 %Farragut, TN65.4Franklin, TN: 63.4 %Franklin, TN63.4Collierville, TN: 60.4 %Collierville, TN60.4Lakeland, TN: 51.9 %Lakeland, TN51.9Arlington, TN: 50 %Arlington, TN50Spring Hill, TN: 48.7 %Spring Hill, TN48.7Mount Juliet, TN: 47.9 %Mount Juliet, TN47.9Collegedale, TN: 46.1 %Collegedale, TN46.1Nashville, TN: 45.5 %Nashville, TN45.5Hendersonville, TN: 41.7 %Hendersonville, TN41.7Johnson City, TN: 40.6 %Johnson City, TN40.6Murfreesboro, TN: 40.5 %Murfreesboro, TN40.5Red Bank, TN: 39.5 %Red Bank, TN39.5Oak Ridge, TN: 37.9 %Oak Ridge, TN37.9Maryville, TN: 37.2 %Maryville, TN37.2Bartlett, TN: 36 %Bartlett, TN36Fairview, TN: 35.5 %Fairview, TN35.5Goodlettsville, TN: 34.6 %Goodlettsville, TN34.6Cookeville, TN: 34.2 %Cookeville, TN34.2Chattanooga, TN: 34.1 %Chattanooga, TN34.1Knoxville, TN: 33.1 %Knoxville, TN33.1Alcoa, TN: 31.4 %Alcoa, TN31.4Gallatin, TN: 30.9 %Gallatin, TN30.9Cleveland, TN: 30.8 %Cleveland, TN30.8Atoka, TN: 30.5 %Atoka, TN30.5Oakland, TN: 30.1 %Oakland, TN30.1Kingsport, TN: 30 %Kingsport, TN30Lebanon, TN: 30 %Lebanon, TN30Bristol, TN: 29.7 %Bristol, TN29.7Clarksville, TN: 28.9 %Clarksville, TN28.9Memphis, TN: 27.9 %Memphis, TN27.9Smyrna, TN: 27.6 %Smyrna, TN27.6Tullahoma, TN: 27.4 %Tullahoma, TN27.4Martin, TN: 27.2 %Martin, TN27.2Jackson, TN: 26.9 %Jackson, TN26.9Winchester, TN: 26.2 %Winchester, TN26.2Elizabethton, TN: 24.3 %Elizabethton, TN24.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Brentwood, TN75.4-0.3 pts
2Nolensville, TN71.6+2.9 pts
3Germantown, TN69.6+1 pts
4Farragut, TN65.4+0.6 pts
5Franklin, TN63.4-0.9 pts
6Collierville, TN60.4+1.3 pts
7Lakeland, TN51.9+4.1 pts
8Arlington, TN50+2 pts
9Spring Hill, TN48.7-0.8 pts
10Mount Juliet, TN47.9+2 pts
11Collegedale, TN46.1+2.5 pts
12Nashville, TN45.5+1.6 pts
13Hendersonville, TN41.7+2 pts
14Johnson City, TN40.6+0.4 pts
15Murfreesboro, TN40.5-1 pts
16Red Bank, TN39.5+4.1 pts
17Oak Ridge, TN37.9-0.3 pts
18Maryville, TN37.2+1.1 pts
19Bartlett, TN36-0.2 pts
20Fairview, TN35.5+1.4 pts
21Goodlettsville, TN34.6+0.7 pts
22Cookeville, TN34.2-0.7 pts
23Chattanooga, TN34.1+2.2 pts
24Knoxville, TN33.1-0.3 pts
25Alcoa, TN31.4+2.9 pts
26Gallatin, TN30.9+1.6 pts
27Cleveland, TN30.8+2.3 pts
28Atoka, TN30.5+2 pts
29Oakland, TN30.1+3.3 pts
30Kingsport, TN30+1.6 pts
31Lebanon, TN30+0.4 pts
32Bristol, TN29.7+1.2 pts
33Clarksville, TN28.9+0.2 pts
34Memphis, TN27.9+0.8 pts
35Smyrna, TN27.6+1.9 pts
36Tullahoma, TN27.4+0.9 pts
37Martin, TN27.2-2.3 pts
38Jackson, TN26.9-1.2 pts
39Winchester, TN26.2-0.3 pts
40Elizabethton, TN24.3+2.7 pts
41White House, TN24.1-0.6 pts
42La Vergne, TN23.7+0.7 pts
43Manchester, TN23.7+0.5 pts
44Dyersburg, TN23.1+1.7 pts
44Greeneville, TN23.1+0.9 pts
46Athens, TN23+0.3 pts
47Soddy-Daisy, TN22.6+0.4 pts
48Sevierville, TN21.6+1.6 pts
49Lenoir City, TN21.5+1.6 pts
50East Ridge, TN21.5-0.6 pts
51Columbia, TN21.4+0.6 pts
52Paris, TN19.6+1.8 pts
53Millington, TN19.2+1.2 pts
54Union City, TN19.2+3.2 pts
55Clinton, TN18.5+1.2 pts
56Crossville, TN18.4+3 pts
57Lawrenceburg, TN17-0.8 pts
58Dickson, TN16.2-0.8 pts
59Springfield, TN16.1+0.1 pts
60Lewisburg, TN15.9+1.9 pts
61Morristown, TN15.6-0.1 pts
62McMinnville, TN14.5-1.4 pts
63Portland, TN14.1+0.5 pts
64Shelbyville, TN13-0.8 pts
65Hartsville, TN9.8+0.3 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat

MLA 9

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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/tennessee-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/tennessee-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/tennessee-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_cities_in_tennessee_by_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/tennessee-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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, 2022
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/tennessee-cities?period=2022
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/tennessee-cities?period=2022.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Cities in Tennessee by share of adults with a bachelor's degree using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"bachelors_degree_share","level":"municipality","within":"Tennessee","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=bachelors_degree_share&level=municipality&within=Tennessee&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Brentwood, TN, with 75.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Hartsville, TN, with 9.8% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over: other rankings

Cities in Tennessee: more rankings