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

Farragut, TN had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 65 cities in 2022, at 98.5%. Shelbyville, TN had the lowest, at 80.6%. The median was 90% and the figure for Tennessee was 89.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.5Farragut, TN
Lowest80.6Shelbyville, TN
Median9065 cities
Tennessee89.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Farragut, TN: 98.5 %Farragut, TN98.5Germantown, TN: 98.5 %Germantown, TN98.5Brentwood, TN: 98 %Brentwood, TN98Arlington, TN: 97.2 %Arlington, TN97.2Lakeland, TN: 97.1 %Lakeland, TN97.1Nolensville, TN: 96.8 %Nolensville, TN96.8Mount Juliet, TN: 96.8 %Mount Juliet, TN96.8Atoka, TN: 96.3 %Atoka, TN96.3Franklin, TN: 95.9 %Franklin, TN95.9Spring Hill, TN: 95.8 %Spring Hill, TN95.8Oakland, TN: 95.6 %Oakland, TN95.6Collierville, TN: 95.5 %Collierville, TN95.5Hendersonville, TN: 95.1 %Hendersonville, TN95.1Bartlett, TN: 94.9 %Bartlett, TN94.9Clarksville, TN: 94.3 %Clarksville, TN94.3Murfreesboro, TN: 93.9 %Murfreesboro, TN93.9Clinton, TN: 93.7 %Clinton, TN93.7Maryville, TN: 93.3 %Maryville, TN93.3Red Bank, TN: 92.9 %Red Bank, TN92.9Fairview, TN: 92.9 %Fairview, TN92.9Oak Ridge, TN: 92.5 %Oak Ridge, TN92.5Bristol, TN: 92.5 %Bristol, TN92.5Martin, TN: 92.2 %Martin, TN92.2Lebanon, TN: 91.2 %Lebanon, TN91.2Columbia, TN: 91.1 %Columbia, TN91.1Johnson City, TN: 91.1 %Johnson City, TN91.1Collegedale, TN: 91 %Collegedale, TN91Dickson, TN: 90.5 %Dickson, TN90.5Goodlettsville, TN: 90.2 %Goodlettsville, TN90.2Nashville, TN: 90.2 %Nashville, TN90.2Knoxville, TN: 90.2 %Knoxville, TN90.2Smyrna, TN: 90.1 %Smyrna, TN90.1Alcoa, TN: 90 %Alcoa, TN90Gallatin, TN: 89.9 %Gallatin, TN89.9White House, TN: 89.8 %White House, TN89.8Kingsport, TN: 89.7 %Kingsport, TN89.7Tullahoma, TN: 89.4 %Tullahoma, TN89.4La Vergne, TN: 89.4 %La Vergne, TN89.4Chattanooga, TN: 89 %Chattanooga, TN89Millington, TN: 88.9 %Millington, TN88.9Farragut, TN: 98.5 %Farragut, TN98.5Germantown, TN: 98.5 %Germantown, TN98.5Brentwood, TN: 98 %Brentwood, TN98Arlington, TN: 97.2 %Arlington, TN97.2Lakeland, TN: 97.1 %Lakeland, TN97.1Nolensville, TN: 96.8 %Nolensville, TN96.8Mount Juliet, TN: 96.8 %Mount Juliet, TN96.8Atoka, TN: 96.3 %Atoka, TN96.3Franklin, TN: 95.9 %Franklin, TN95.9Spring Hill, TN: 95.8 %Spring Hill, TN95.8Oakland, TN: 95.6 %Oakland, TN95.6Collierville, TN: 95.5 %Collierville, TN95.5Hendersonville, TN: 95.1 %Hendersonville, TN95.1Bartlett, TN: 94.9 %Bartlett, TN94.9Clarksville, TN: 94.3 %Clarksville, TN94.3Murfreesboro, TN: 93.9 %Murfreesboro, TN93.9Clinton, TN: 93.7 %Clinton, TN93.7Maryville, TN: 93.3 %Maryville, TN93.3Red Bank, TN: 92.9 %Red Bank, TN92.9Fairview, TN: 92.9 %Fairview, TN92.9Oak Ridge, TN: 92.5 %Oak Ridge, TN92.5Bristol, TN: 92.5 %Bristol, TN92.5Martin, TN: 92.2 %Martin, TN92.2Lebanon, TN: 91.2 %Lebanon, TN91.2Columbia, TN: 91.1 %Columbia, TN91.1Johnson City, TN: 91.1 %Johnson City, TN91.1Collegedale, TN: 91 %Collegedale, TN91Dickson, TN: 90.5 %Dickson, TN90.5Goodlettsville, TN: 90.2 %Goodlettsville, TN90.2Nashville, TN: 90.2 %Nashville, TN90.2Knoxville, TN: 90.2 %Knoxville, TN90.2Smyrna, TN: 90.1 %Smyrna, TN90.1Alcoa, TN: 90 %Alcoa, TN90Gallatin, TN: 89.9 %Gallatin, TN89.9White House, TN: 89.8 %White House, TN89.8Kingsport, TN: 89.7 %Kingsport, TN89.7Tullahoma, TN: 89.4 %Tullahoma, TN89.4La Vergne, TN: 89.4 %La Vergne, TN89.4Chattanooga, TN: 89 %Chattanooga, TN89Millington, TN: 88.9 %Millington, TN88.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Farragut, TN98.5+0.1 pts
2Germantown, TN98.5-0.1 pts
3Brentwood, TN98-0.3 pts
4Arlington, TN97.2+1.1 pts
5Lakeland, TN97.1+1 pts
6Nolensville, TN96.8-0.2 pts
7Mount Juliet, TN96.8+1 pts
8Atoka, TN96.3-0.1 pts
9Franklin, TN95.9+0.3 pts
10Spring Hill, TN95.8-0.5 pts
11Oakland, TN95.6+0.7 pts
12Collierville, TN95.50 pts
13Hendersonville, TN95.1+0.6 pts
14Bartlett, TN94.9-0.3 pts
15Clarksville, TN94.3+0.7 pts
16Murfreesboro, TN93.9+0.4 pts
17Clinton, TN93.7+4.5 pts
18Maryville, TN93.3+0.1 pts
19Red Bank, TN92.9+0.7 pts
20Fairview, TN92.9+2.9 pts
21Oak Ridge, TN92.5-0 pts
22Bristol, TN92.5+1.7 pts
23Martin, TN92.2+1.3 pts
24Lebanon, TN91.2+0.2 pts
25Columbia, TN91.1+1.4 pts
26Johnson City, TN91.10 pts
27Collegedale, TN91+1.3 pts
28Dickson, TN90.5+1.5 pts
29Goodlettsville, TN90.2-0.1 pts
29Nashville, TN90.2+0.2 pts
31Knoxville, TN90.2+0.3 pts
32Smyrna, TN90.1+0.2 pts
33Alcoa, TN90+0.5 pts
34Gallatin, TN89.9+0.6 pts
35White House, TN89.8-1.3 pts
36Kingsport, TN89.7+0.7 pts
37Tullahoma, TN89.4-0 pts
38La Vergne, TN89.4+1.1 pts
39Chattanooga, TN89-0 pts
40Millington, TN88.9-0.3 pts
41Winchester, TN88.8+0.9 pts
42Jackson, TN88.7-0.1 pts
43Soddy-Daisy, TN88.3+0.8 pts
44Lenoir City, TN88.3+0.1 pts
45Cookeville, TN88-0.7 pts
46Cleveland, TN87.7+1 pts
46Elizabethton, TN87.7-0.8 pts
48Greeneville, TN87.6+1.3 pts
49Memphis, TN87.2+0.5 pts
50Sevierville, TN87.1+0.6 pts
51Dyersburg, TN86.8-0.2 pts
52Portland, TN86.4+1.6 pts
53Athens, TN86+1 pts
54Crossville, TN86+0.8 pts
55Hartsville, TN86+0.2 pts
56Springfield, TN85.9+0.9 pts
57Lawrenceburg, TN85.9+1.1 pts
58Manchester, TN85.7-1.3 pts
59East Ridge, TN85.7-0 pts
60Lewisburg, TN85.1+1.7 pts
61Paris, TN84.4+1.7 pts
62Union City, TN83.4+2.2 pts
63McMinnville, TN82.9+1.1 pts
64Morristown, TN82.5+1.2 pts
65Shelbyville, TN80.6+1.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/tennessee-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Farragut, TN, with 98.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Shelbyville, TN, with 80.6% in 2022.

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