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Most graduate degrees, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Brentwood, TNTN45,31326.0%+0%

02Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82424.8%+0%

03Germantown, TNTN40,00122.4%+0%

04Farragut, TNTN25,12122.2%+0%

05Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39517.9%+0%

06Collegedale, TNTN11,49914.2%+0%

07Cookeville, TNTN38,21212.1%+0%

08Martin, TNTN11,06012.0%+0%

09Lakeland, TNTN14,42211.7%+0%

10Collierville, TNTN51,90911.4%+0%

11Johnson City, TNTN74,94311.3%+0%

12Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48711.2%+0%

13Franklin, TNTN90,22610.8%+0%

14Maryville, TNTN32,44210.5%+0%

15Nashville, TNTN721,07410.0%+0%

16Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1789.9%+0%

17Knoxville, TNTN202,0219.5%+0%

18Tullahoma, TNTN21,2799.2%+0%

19Nolensville, TNTN15,7899.1%+0%

20Bartlett, TNTN56,4168.8%+0%

21Kingsport, TNTN57,5308.7%+0%

22Jefferson City, TNTN9,1038.5%+0%

23Madisonville, TNTN5,4288.5%+0%

24Jackson, TNTN69,3398.5%+0%

25Seymour, TNTN16,2168.4%+0%

26Harrison, TNTN8,0118.3%+0%

27Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.2%+0%

28Cleveland, TNTN51,1728.0%+0%

29Memphis, TNTN609,6477.7%+0%

30Chattanooga, TNTN194,1447.5%+0%

31McKenzie, TNTN5,6327.3%+0%

32Green Hill, TNTN6,8667.3%+0%

33Jonesborough, TNTN6,9907.2%+0%

34Henderson, TNTN6,5907.1%+0%

35Middle Valley, TNTN12,1877.1%+0%

36Hendersonville, TNTN64,2666.9%+0%

37Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.8%+0%

38Clarksville, TNTN188,8296.8%+0%

39Spring Hill, TNTN61,3366.7%+0%

40Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4696.5%+0%

41Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1726.3%+0%

42Athens, TNTN15,2636.2%+0%

43Manchester, TNTN13,7766.1%+0%

44Clinton, TNTN10,4666.0%+0%

45Paris, TNTN10,4686.0%+0%

46Munford, TNTN6,9966.0%+0%

47Church Hill, TNTN7,2976.0%+0%

48Brownsville, TNTN9,3015.8%+0%

49Bristol, TNTN28,1075.8%+0%

50Red Bank, TNTN12,4055.7%+0%

51Arlington, TNTN15,7035.6%+0%

52Smithville, TNTN5,6205.6%+0%

53Columbia, TNTN50,0725.4%+0%

54Alcoa, TNTN13,6895.4%+0%

55Lebanon, TNTN53,4125.4%+0%

56Millington, TNTN12,9535.3%+0%

57Dickson, TNTN17,0515.3%+0%

58Morristown, TNTN33,5175.2%+0%

59Atoka, TNTN10,6455.2%+0%

60Ripley, TNTN7,4995.1%+0%

61Erwin, TNTN6,0195.1%+0%

62Dyersburg, TNTN15,9065.1%+0%

63Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2365.0%+0%

64Winchester, TNTN10,4385.0%+0%

65Medina, TNTN5,8135.0%+0%

66Elizabethton, TNTN14,3504.8%+0%

67Bolivar, TNTN5,0434.8%+0%

68Rockwood, TNTN5,6074.7%+0%

69Sparta, TNTN5,0384.7%+0%

70Crossville, TNTN13,1134.7%+0%

71Lexington, TNTN8,1304.6%+0%

72Kingston, TNTN6,2994.5%+0%

73Covington, TNTN8,5854.4%+0%

74Savannah, TNTN7,6894.4%+0%

75Ashland City, TNTN5,6504.3%+0%

76Milan, TNTN8,3674.3%+0%

77Gallatin, TNTN54,5904.3%+0%

78Oakland, TNTN10,8354.2%+0%

79Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.2%+0%

80East Ridge, TNTN21,9214.1%+0%

81Smyrna, TNTN63,3214.1%+0%

82Union City, TNTN10,8144.1%+0%

83Lafayette, TNTN6,0204.1%+0%

84Sevierville, TNTN19,0103.9%+0%

85McMinnville, TNTN13,9433.9%+0%

86Pleasant View, TNTN5,7973.9%+0%

87White House, TNTN17,8723.9%+0%

88Fayetteville, TNTN7,0683.9%+0%

89Dayton, TNTN7,8193.7%+0%

90Pulaski, TNTN8,3943.6%+0%

91Fairview, TNTN10,8773.6%+0%

92Harriman, TNTN6,1923.5%+0%

93Springfield, TNTN20,0903.5%+0%

94Millersville, TNTN6,4383.4%+0%

95Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4743.3%+0%

96Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5983.3%+0%

97La Follette, TNTN7,1763.2%+0%

98Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5403.0%+0%

99Loudon, TNTN6,9633.0%+0%

100Shelbyville, TNTN26,1462.9%+0%

101Lewisburg, TNTN13,5172.9%+0%

102Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1032.9%+0%

103La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.7%+0%

104Sweetwater, TNTN6,7062.6%+0%

105Dunlap, TNTN6,0892.5%+0%

106Eagleton, TNTN5,5982.4%+0%

107Newport, TNTN7,0492.2%+0%

108Portland, TNTN13,6582.1%+0%

109Humboldt, TNTN7,8411.9%+0%

110Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.8%+0%

111South Cleveland, TNTN7,4521.7%+0%

112Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921.7%+0%

113Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301.0%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES