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

Germantown, TN had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 65 cities in 2023, at 98.3%. Shelbyville, TN had the lowest, at 78.5%. The median was 90.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 89.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.3Germantown, TN
Lowest78.5Shelbyville, TN
Median90.165 cities
Tennessee89.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Germantown, TN: 98.3 %Germantown, TN98.3Brentwood, TN: 98.1 %Brentwood, TN98.1Farragut, TN: 98.1 %Farragut, TN98.1Lakeland, TN: 98.1 %Lakeland, TN98.1Arlington, TN: 97.2 %Arlington, TN97.2Mount Juliet, TN: 96.7 %Mount Juliet, TN96.7Nolensville, TN: 96.3 %Nolensville, TN96.3Oakland, TN: 95.9 %Oakland, TN95.9Franklin, TN: 95.9 %Franklin, TN95.9Spring Hill, TN: 95.7 %Spring Hill, TN95.7Collierville, TN: 95.6 %Collierville, TN95.6Hendersonville, TN: 95.4 %Hendersonville, TN95.4Atoka, TN: 95.2 %Atoka, TN95.2Bartlett, TN: 95 %Bartlett, TN95Fairview, TN: 94.3 %Fairview, TN94.3Clarksville, TN: 94.2 %Clarksville, TN94.2Murfreesboro, TN: 93.9 %Murfreesboro, TN93.9Red Bank, TN: 93.7 %Red Bank, TN93.7Maryville, TN: 93.7 %Maryville, TN93.7Clinton, TN: 93.6 %Clinton, TN93.6White House, TN: 92.4 %White House, TN92.4Bristol, TN: 92.3 %Bristol, TN92.3Martin, TN: 92.2 %Martin, TN92.2Lebanon, TN: 91.6 %Lebanon, TN91.6Columbia, TN: 91.5 %Columbia, TN91.5Oak Ridge, TN: 91.2 %Oak Ridge, TN91.2Johnson City, TN: 91 %Johnson City, TN91Dickson, TN: 90.8 %Dickson, TN90.8Alcoa, TN: 90.7 %Alcoa, TN90.7Kingsport, TN: 90.6 %Kingsport, TN90.6Collegedale, TN: 90.5 %Collegedale, TN90.5Nashville, TN: 90.2 %Nashville, TN90.2Greeneville, TN: 90.1 %Greeneville, TN90.1Goodlettsville, TN: 89.9 %Goodlettsville, TN89.9Knoxville, TN: 89.8 %Knoxville, TN89.8Smyrna, TN: 89.8 %Smyrna, TN89.8Gallatin, TN: 89.7 %Gallatin, TN89.7Chattanooga, TN: 89.6 %Chattanooga, TN89.6Jackson, TN: 89.5 %Jackson, TN89.5Tullahoma, TN: 89.5 %Tullahoma, TN89.5Germantown, TN: 98.3 %Germantown, TN98.3Brentwood, TN: 98.1 %Brentwood, TN98.1Farragut, TN: 98.1 %Farragut, TN98.1Lakeland, TN: 98.1 %Lakeland, TN98.1Arlington, TN: 97.2 %Arlington, TN97.2Mount Juliet, TN: 96.7 %Mount Juliet, TN96.7Nolensville, TN: 96.3 %Nolensville, TN96.3Oakland, TN: 95.9 %Oakland, TN95.9Franklin, TN: 95.9 %Franklin, TN95.9Spring Hill, TN: 95.7 %Spring Hill, TN95.7Collierville, TN: 95.6 %Collierville, TN95.6Hendersonville, TN: 95.4 %Hendersonville, TN95.4Atoka, TN: 95.2 %Atoka, TN95.2Bartlett, TN: 95 %Bartlett, TN95Fairview, TN: 94.3 %Fairview, TN94.3Clarksville, TN: 94.2 %Clarksville, TN94.2Murfreesboro, TN: 93.9 %Murfreesboro, TN93.9Red Bank, TN: 93.7 %Red Bank, TN93.7Maryville, TN: 93.7 %Maryville, TN93.7Clinton, TN: 93.6 %Clinton, TN93.6White House, TN: 92.4 %White House, TN92.4Bristol, TN: 92.3 %Bristol, TN92.3Martin, TN: 92.2 %Martin, TN92.2Lebanon, TN: 91.6 %Lebanon, TN91.6Columbia, TN: 91.5 %Columbia, TN91.5Oak Ridge, TN: 91.2 %Oak Ridge, TN91.2Johnson City, TN: 91 %Johnson City, TN91Dickson, TN: 90.8 %Dickson, TN90.8Alcoa, TN: 90.7 %Alcoa, TN90.7Kingsport, TN: 90.6 %Kingsport, TN90.6Collegedale, TN: 90.5 %Collegedale, TN90.5Nashville, TN: 90.2 %Nashville, TN90.2Greeneville, TN: 90.1 %Greeneville, TN90.1Goodlettsville, TN: 89.9 %Goodlettsville, TN89.9Knoxville, TN: 89.8 %Knoxville, TN89.8Smyrna, TN: 89.8 %Smyrna, TN89.8Gallatin, TN: 89.7 %Gallatin, TN89.7Chattanooga, TN: 89.6 %Chattanooga, TN89.6Jackson, TN: 89.5 %Jackson, TN89.5Tullahoma, TN: 89.5 %Tullahoma, TN89.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Germantown, TN98.3-0.1 pts
2Brentwood, TN98.1+0.1 pts
3Farragut, TN98.1-0.4 pts
3Lakeland, TN98.1+0.9 pts
5Arlington, TN97.2-0 pts
6Mount Juliet, TN96.7-0 pts
7Nolensville, TN96.3-0.5 pts
8Oakland, TN95.9+0.4 pts
9Franklin, TN95.9-0.1 pts
10Spring Hill, TN95.7-0.1 pts
11Collierville, TN95.6+0.1 pts
12Hendersonville, TN95.4+0.3 pts
13Atoka, TN95.2-1.1 pts
14Bartlett, TN95+0.1 pts
15Fairview, TN94.3+1.4 pts
16Clarksville, TN94.2-0.1 pts
17Murfreesboro, TN93.90 pts
18Red Bank, TN93.7+0.8 pts
19Maryville, TN93.7+0.3 pts
20Clinton, TN93.6-0.1 pts
21White House, TN92.4+2.6 pts
22Bristol, TN92.3-0.1 pts
23Martin, TN92.20 pts
24Lebanon, TN91.6+0.5 pts
25Columbia, TN91.5+0.4 pts
26Oak Ridge, TN91.2-1.3 pts
27Johnson City, TN91-0.1 pts
28Dickson, TN90.8+0.4 pts
29Alcoa, TN90.7+0.7 pts
30Kingsport, TN90.6+1 pts
31Collegedale, TN90.5-0.5 pts
32Nashville, TN90.20 pts
33Greeneville, TN90.1+2.4 pts
34Goodlettsville, TN89.9-0.3 pts
35Knoxville, TN89.8-0.3 pts
36Smyrna, TN89.8-0.3 pts
37Gallatin, TN89.7-0.3 pts
38Chattanooga, TN89.6+0.6 pts
39Jackson, TN89.5+0.9 pts
40Tullahoma, TN89.50 pts
41Lenoir City, TN89.4+1.2 pts
42Winchester, TN89.2+0.4 pts
43Dyersburg, TN89.1+2.3 pts
44Millington, TN88.7-0.2 pts
45Elizabethton, TN88.6+0.9 pts
45La Vergne, TN88.6-0.8 pts
47Portland, TN88.6+2.2 pts
48Soddy-Daisy, TN88.5+0.2 pts
49Cookeville, TN88-0 pts
50Lawrenceburg, TN87.7+1.8 pts
51Crossville, TN87.5+1.5 pts
52Memphis, TN87.4+0.2 pts
53Cleveland, TN87-0.6 pts
54Lewisburg, TN87+1.9 pts
55Paris, TN86.8+2.3 pts
56Athens, TN86.7+0.7 pts
57Sevierville, TN85.9-1.1 pts
58East Ridge, TN85.8+0.1 pts
59Manchester, TN85.3-0.4 pts
60Hartsville, TN85-0.9 pts
61Union City, TN84.8+1.5 pts
62McMinnville, TN83.9+0.9 pts
63Morristown, TN83.7+1.3 pts
64Springfield, TN83.7-2.3 pts
65Shelbyville, TN78.5-2.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/tennessee-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Germantown, TN, with 98.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Shelbyville, TN, with 78.5% in 2023.

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