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Cities in Tennessee by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Germantown, TN had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 65 cities in 2024, at 98.3%. Shelbyville, TN had the lowest, at 78.5%. The median was 90.6% and the figure for Tennessee was 90.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.3Germantown, TN
Lowest78.5Shelbyville, TN
Median90.665 cities
Tennessee90.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Germantown, TN: 98.3 %Germantown, TN98.3Brentwood, TN: 98.1 %Brentwood, TN98.1Farragut, TN: 98 %Farragut, TN98Spring Hill, TN: 97.3 %Spring Hill, TN97.3Lakeland, TN: 96.9 %Lakeland, TN96.9Mount Juliet, TN: 96.8 %Mount Juliet, TN96.8Oakland, TN: 96.7 %Oakland, TN96.7Arlington, TN: 96.6 %Arlington, TN96.6Nolensville, TN: 96.5 %Nolensville, TN96.5Collierville, TN: 96.2 %Collierville, TN96.2Franklin, TN: 95.6 %Franklin, TN95.6Hendersonville, TN: 95.1 %Hendersonville, TN95.1Atoka, TN: 95.1 %Atoka, TN95.1Bartlett, TN: 95.1 %Bartlett, TN95.1Red Bank, TN: 94.5 %Red Bank, TN94.5Murfreesboro, TN: 94.3 %Murfreesboro, TN94.3Clinton, TN: 94.2 %Clinton, TN94.2Clarksville, TN: 94.1 %Clarksville, TN94.1Fairview, TN: 94.1 %Fairview, TN94.1Maryville, TN: 93.7 %Maryville, TN93.7White House, TN: 93.4 %White House, TN93.4Oak Ridge, TN: 92.7 %Oak Ridge, TN92.7Collegedale, TN: 92.6 %Collegedale, TN92.6Bristol, TN: 92.5 %Bristol, TN92.5Johnson City, TN: 92.3 %Johnson City, TN92.3Goodlettsville, TN: 91.9 %Goodlettsville, TN91.9Martin, TN: 91.9 %Martin, TN91.9Columbia, TN: 91.4 %Columbia, TN91.4Gallatin, TN: 91.3 %Gallatin, TN91.3Crossville, TN: 90.8 %Crossville, TN90.8Nashville, TN: 90.8 %Nashville, TN90.8Lebanon, TN: 90.7 %Lebanon, TN90.7Kingsport, TN: 90.6 %Kingsport, TN90.6Alcoa, TN: 90.6 %Alcoa, TN90.6Tullahoma, TN: 90.5 %Tullahoma, TN90.5Dickson, TN: 90.3 %Dickson, TN90.3Greeneville, TN: 90 %Greeneville, TN90Chattanooga, TN: 90 %Chattanooga, TN90Jackson, TN: 90 %Jackson, TN90Knoxville, TN: 89.8 %Knoxville, TN89.8Germantown, TN: 98.3 %Germantown, TN98.3Brentwood, TN: 98.1 %Brentwood, TN98.1Farragut, TN: 98 %Farragut, TN98Spring Hill, TN: 97.3 %Spring Hill, TN97.3Lakeland, TN: 96.9 %Lakeland, TN96.9Mount Juliet, TN: 96.8 %Mount Juliet, TN96.8Oakland, TN: 96.7 %Oakland, TN96.7Arlington, TN: 96.6 %Arlington, TN96.6Nolensville, TN: 96.5 %Nolensville, TN96.5Collierville, TN: 96.2 %Collierville, TN96.2Franklin, TN: 95.6 %Franklin, TN95.6Hendersonville, TN: 95.1 %Hendersonville, TN95.1Atoka, TN: 95.1 %Atoka, TN95.1Bartlett, TN: 95.1 %Bartlett, TN95.1Red Bank, TN: 94.5 %Red Bank, TN94.5Murfreesboro, TN: 94.3 %Murfreesboro, TN94.3Clinton, TN: 94.2 %Clinton, TN94.2Clarksville, TN: 94.1 %Clarksville, TN94.1Fairview, TN: 94.1 %Fairview, TN94.1Maryville, TN: 93.7 %Maryville, TN93.7White House, TN: 93.4 %White House, TN93.4Oak Ridge, TN: 92.7 %Oak Ridge, TN92.7Collegedale, TN: 92.6 %Collegedale, TN92.6Bristol, TN: 92.5 %Bristol, TN92.5Johnson City, TN: 92.3 %Johnson City, TN92.3Goodlettsville, TN: 91.9 %Goodlettsville, TN91.9Martin, TN: 91.9 %Martin, TN91.9Columbia, TN: 91.4 %Columbia, TN91.4Gallatin, TN: 91.3 %Gallatin, TN91.3Crossville, TN: 90.8 %Crossville, TN90.8Nashville, TN: 90.8 %Nashville, TN90.8Lebanon, TN: 90.7 %Lebanon, TN90.7Kingsport, TN: 90.6 %Kingsport, TN90.6Alcoa, TN: 90.6 %Alcoa, TN90.6Tullahoma, TN: 90.5 %Tullahoma, TN90.5Dickson, TN: 90.3 %Dickson, TN90.3Greeneville, TN: 90 %Greeneville, TN90Chattanooga, TN: 90 %Chattanooga, TN90Jackson, TN: 90 %Jackson, TN90Knoxville, TN: 89.8 %Knoxville, TN89.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Germantown, TN98.3-0 pts
2Brentwood, TN98.10 pts
3Farragut, TN98-0.1 pts
4Spring Hill, TN97.3+1.6 pts
5Lakeland, TN96.9-1.1 pts
6Mount Juliet, TN96.8+0.1 pts
7Oakland, TN96.7+0.7 pts
8Arlington, TN96.6-0.5 pts
9Nolensville, TN96.5+0.2 pts
10Collierville, TN96.2+0.5 pts
11Franklin, TN95.6-0.3 pts
12Hendersonville, TN95.1-0.3 pts
13Atoka, TN95.1-0.1 pts
14Bartlett, TN95.1+0.1 pts
15Red Bank, TN94.5+0.8 pts
16Murfreesboro, TN94.3+0.5 pts
17Clinton, TN94.2+0.6 pts
18Clarksville, TN94.1-0.2 pts
18Fairview, TN94.1-0.2 pts
20Maryville, TN93.7+0.1 pts
21White House, TN93.4+1 pts
22Oak Ridge, TN92.7+1.5 pts
23Collegedale, TN92.6+2.1 pts
24Bristol, TN92.5+0.1 pts
25Johnson City, TN92.3+1.3 pts
26Goodlettsville, TN91.9+2 pts
27Martin, TN91.9-0.4 pts
28Columbia, TN91.4-0.1 pts
29Gallatin, TN91.3+1.6 pts
30Crossville, TN90.8+3.2 pts
30Nashville, TN90.8+0.6 pts
32Lebanon, TN90.7-0.9 pts
33Kingsport, TN90.6-0 pts
34Alcoa, TN90.6-0.1 pts
35Tullahoma, TN90.5+1.1 pts
36Dickson, TN90.3-0.5 pts
37Greeneville, TN90-0 pts
38Chattanooga, TN90+0.4 pts
39Jackson, TN90+0.4 pts
40Knoxville, TN89.8-0 pts
41Lewisburg, TN89.6+2.6 pts
42Millington, TN89.6+0.8 pts
43Smyrna, TN89.1-0.7 pts
44Soddy-Daisy, TN89.1+0.6 pts
45Winchester, TN88.9-0.4 pts
46Elizabethton, TN88.60 pts
47Lawrenceburg, TN88.5+0.7 pts
48Cookeville, TN88.4+0.5 pts
49Portland, TN88.4-0.2 pts
50Dyersburg, TN88.2-0.8 pts
51La Vergne, TN88.1-0.4 pts
52Athens, TN87.7+1 pts
53Paris, TN87.7+0.9 pts
54Cleveland, TN87.6+0.6 pts
55Lenoir City, TN87.4-2.1 pts
56Sevierville, TN87.4+1.4 pts
57Memphis, TN87.2-0.2 pts
58Manchester, TN87.2+1.9 pts
59East Ridge, TN86.2+0.5 pts
60Hartsville, TN86+1 pts
61Morristown, TN85.3+1.6 pts
62Springfield, TN85.2+1.5 pts
63McMinnville, TN84.4+0.5 pts
64Union City, TN83.7-1.1 pts
65Shelbyville, TN78.50 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which 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 high school diploma, GED 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 high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 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 high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/tennessee-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/tennessee-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/tennessee-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Germantown, TN, with 98.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Shelbyville, TN, with 78.5% in 2024.

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