RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 117 SHOWN OF 117

Most college graduates, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 1,649.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS –

01Nashville, TNTN721,074197,707–

02Memphis, TNTN609,647112,553–

03Knoxville, TNTN202,02139,913–

04Chattanooga, TNTN194,14439,570–

05Franklin, TNTN90,22634,153–

06Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17833,392–

07Clarksville, TNTN188,82926,985–

08Brentwood, TNTN45,31320,552–

09Collierville, TNTN51,90919,632–

10Germantown, TNTN40,00118,131–

11Johnson City, TNTN74,94317,023–

12Hendersonville, TNTN64,26615,576–

13Bartlett, TNTN56,41614,869–

14Spring Hill, TNTN61,33612,361–

15Jackson, TNTN69,33911,567–

16Kingsport, TNTN57,53011,158–

17Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17211,094–

18Farragut, TNTN25,12110,606–

19Smyrna, TNTN63,3218,568–

20Gallatin, TNTN54,5908,053–

21Cleveland, TNTN51,1728,019–

22Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3957,262–

23Maryville, TNTN32,4426,906–

24Cookeville, TNTN38,2126,893–

25Lebanon, TNTN53,4126,583–

26Columbia, TNTN50,0725,647–

27La Vergne, TNTN42,1465,442–

28Bristol, TNTN28,1075,113–

29Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8244,222–

30Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5064,139–

31Lakeland, TNTN14,4223,873–

32Tullahoma, TNTN21,2793,514–

33East Ridge, TNTN21,9213,468–

34Nolensville, TNTN15,7893,409–

35Arlington, TNTN15,7033,302–

36Collegedale, TNTN11,4993,131–

37Morristown, TNTN33,5173,008–

38Tellico, TNTN7,4142,838–

39Red Bank, TNTN12,4052,826–

40Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4872,657–

41Middle Valley, TNTN12,1872,628–

42Powell, TNTN13,7392,609–

43Sevierville, TNTN19,0102,453–

44Dyersburg, TNTN15,9062,239–

45Halls, TNTN10,2722,175–

46White House, TNTN17,8722,134–

47Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4692,111–

48Greeneville, TNTN16,1412,099–

49Athens, TNTN15,2632,088–

50Harrison, TNTN8,0112,086–

51Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4742,083–

52Seymour, TNTN16,2162,026–

53Fairview, TNTN10,8771,867–

54Dickson, TNTN17,0511,835–

55Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,831–

56Springfield, TNTN20,0901,821–

57Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461,812–

58Alcoa, TNTN13,6891,680–

59Winchester, TNTN10,4381,649–

60Green Hill, TNTN6,8661,641–

61Manchester, TNTN13,7761,585–

62Atoka, TNTN10,6451,578–

63McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,514–

64Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901,477–

65Martin, TNTN11,0601,470–

66Clinton, TNTN10,4661,331–

67Oakland, TNTN10,8351,316–

68Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2361,268–

69Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301,244–

70Union City, TNTN10,8141,192–

71Crossville, TNTN13,1131,188–

72Lewisburg, TNTN13,5171,167–

73Millington, TNTN12,9531,094–

74McKenzie, TNTN5,6321,089–

75Paris, TNTN10,4681,088–

76South Cleveland, TNTN7,4521,042–

77Portland, TNTN13,6581,012–

78Church Hill, TNTN7,297997–

79Covington, TNTN8,585995–

80Pleasant View, TNTN5,797988–

81Greenbrier, TNTN7,170967–

82Jefferson City, TNTN9,103949–

83Lynchburg, TNTN6,920905–

84Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623903–

85Pulaski, TNTN8,394902–

86Humboldt, TNTN7,841896–

87Fayetteville, TNTN7,068880–

88Kingston, TNTN6,299878–

89Henderson, TNTN6,590866–

90Millersville, TNTN6,438809–

91Munford, TNTN6,996790–

92Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540785–

93Medina, TNTN5,813778–

94Milan, TNTN8,367763–

95Lexington, TNTN8,130760–

96Erwin, TNTN6,019746–

97Dayton, TNTN7,819731–

98Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292705–

99Brownsville, TNTN9,301681–

100Loudon, TNTN6,963631–

101Ashland City, TNTN5,650615–

102Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598613–

103Madisonville, TNTN5,428578–

104Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103568–

105Harriman, TNTN6,192566–

106Ripley, TNTN7,499565–

107Sweetwater, TNTN6,706559–

108Newport, TNTN7,049534–

109Eagleton, TNTN5,598529–

110Rockwood, TNTN5,607529–

111Savannah, TNTN7,689484–

112Sparta, TNTN5,038466–

113Smithville, TNTN5,620440–

114Bolivar, TNTN5,043392–

115Dunlap, TNTN6,089345–

116La Follette, TNTN7,176320–

117Lafayette, TNTN6,020159–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS