Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Tennessee White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 31.65%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, McMinnville city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (46.08%), followed by Hartsville/Trousdale County (45.69%), and Lewisburg city (42.47%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	McMinnville city	46.08
2	Hartsville/Trousdale County	45.69
3	Lewisburg city	42.47
3	Portland city	42.47
4	Union City city	41.36
5	Shelbyville city	41.33
6	Springfield city	41.26
7	Paris city	41.24
8	Lawrenceburg city	40.56
9	Dickson city	39.19
10	Greeneville town	38.69
11	Crossville city	38.67
12	Morristown city	37.94
13	Millington city	37.59
14	Martin city	35.50
15	Manchester city	34.96
16	La Vergne city	34.82
17	Sevierville city	34.53
18	Dyersburg city	34.27
19	Seymour CDP	34.12
20	White House city	33.83
21	Soddy-Daisy city	33.52
22	Smyrna town	33.46
23	Lebanon city	32.68
24	Athens city	32.53
25	Elizabethton city	32.51
26	Bristol city	32.49
27	Kingsport city	32.14
28	Columbia city	32.13
29	Tullahoma city	31.46
30	Alcoa city	31.35
31	Bartlett city	30.47
32	East Ridge city	29.85
33	Powell CDP	28.99
34	Goodlettsville city	28.74
35	Middle Valley CDP	28.36
36	Maryville city	28.14
37	Gallatin city	27.93
38	Cookeville city	27.83
39	Red Bank city	27.62
40	Cleveland city	27.05
41	Clarksville city	26.50
42	Knoxville city	26.15
43	Jackson city	25.51
44	Hendersonville city	24.11
45	Johnson City city	22.73
46	Oak Ridge city	22.58
47	Mount Juliet city	21.79
48	Murfreesboro city	21.62
49	Chattanooga city	21.44
50	Memphis city	20.55
51	Lakeland city	19.86
52	Collegedale city	19.46
53	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	19.22
54	Arlington town	18.77
55	Spring Hill city	16.56
56	Collierville town	14.70
57	Farragut town	11.74
58	Franklin city	10.69
59	Nolensville town	10.33
60	Germantown city	8.41
61	Brentwood city	7.94