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Most educated towns in Tennessee

Ranked by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. 184 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Tennessee · Most educated

Bristol ranks #55 of 184

30.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree · Visit Bristol →

Bristol ranks #55 of 184 for most educated in Tennessee
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Map of Belle Meade 1 Belle Meade 86.8% Median income $250,001 Oak Hill 2 Oak Hill 81.5% Median income $215,530 3 Forest Hills 78.7% Median income $250,001
#TownBachelor's or higherMedian incomeMedian age
1 Map of Belle Meade Belle Meade2,708 people 86.8% $250,001 43.1
2 Oak Hill Oak Hill4,617 people 81.5% $215,530 46.4
3 Forest Hills4,683 people 78.7% $250,001 49.2
4 Sewanee2,936 people 77.5% $136,111 21.5
5 Brentwood45,556 people 73.8% $182,088 44.9
6 Signal Mountain8,860 people 72.8% $141,008 44.3
7 Germantown Germantown40,673 people 71.9% $149,920 44.3
8 Nolensville Nolensville15,074 people 66.6% $177,148 37.3
9 Map of Farragut Farragut24,634 people 65% $142,093 45.6
10 Franklin Franklin87,133 people 64.5% $119,528 38.6
11 Collierville51,515 people 62.5% $138,598 41.0
12 Map of Thompson's Station Thompson's Station8,294 people 61.9% $132,647 38.5
13 Tellico Village7,414 people 56.7% $106,875 70.8
14 Map of Lakeland Lakeland14,192 people 53.1% $116,250 41.0
15 Arlington15,205 people 51.2% $135,105 36.7
16 Map of Collegedale Collegedale11,330 people 50.7% $70,246 36.4
17 Map of Spring Hill Spring Hill55,765 people 50.3% $112,013 36.1
18 Mount Juliet42,073 people 49.5% $107,068 39.3
19 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government715,388 people 48.4% $77,853 34.6
20 Piperton2,569 people 46% $130,100 57.9
21 Red Bank12,010 people 44.5% $63,983 37.9
22 Hendersonville63,091 people 43.9% $97,200 40.3
23 Karns4,115 people 43.5% $100,043 33.6
24 Murfreesboro161,445 people 43% $80,108 31.6
25 Johnson City72,222 people 42.5% $57,254 35.4
26 Kingston Springs2,791 people 42.3% $103,250 44.2
27 Oak Ridge32,693 people 40.2% $72,311 39.3
28 Tusculum Tusculum3,337 people 39.3% $70,694 33.9
29 Medina5,407 people 39.1% $107,807 34.9
30 Apison4,271 people 39% $129,307 45.6
31 Louisville4,383 people 38.9% $89,744 51.0
32 Maryville32,392 people 38.5% $81,963 40.8
33 Harrison8,011 people 38.4% $89,395 44.6
34 Coalfield2,754 people 37% $90,104 41.2
35 Fairfield Glade9,487 people 36.4% $71,682 71.1
36 Chattanooga Chattanooga185,783 people 36% $64,523 36.3
37 Bartlett56,876 people 35.7% $102,070 41.2
38 Halls10,272 people 35.7% $90,933 51.6
39 Oak Grove4,626 people 35.5% $72,143 47.0
40 Fairview10,009 people 35.3% $91,131 32.7
41 Atoka10,385 people 35.2% $89,663 39.1
42 Cookeville36,088 people 34.8% $51,375 29.8
43 Shackle Island4,404 people 34.8% $130,125 46.1
44 Knoxville Knoxville195,185 people 34.6% $54,039 33.5
45 Alcoa12,222 people 34.1% $65,714 35.6
46 Gallatin48,532 people 33.5% $77,518 36.6
47 Pleasant View Pleasant View5,276 people 33.4% $109,213 40.0
48 Oakland Oakland9,979 people 33.2% $97,798 40.3
49 Goodlettsville17,597 people 33.1% $70,758 38.5
50 Map of Coopertown Coopertown4,640 people 32.5% $118,241 43.5
51 Map of Gatlinburg Gatlinburg3,663 people 31.8% $53,475 42.0
52 Kingsport56,262 people 31.5% $52,490 43.0
53 Map of Lebanon Lebanon44,788 people 30.8% $72,848 35.0
54 Middle Valley12,187 people 30.8% $95,000 45.4
55 Bristol27,636 people 30.6% $58,162 41.1
56 Powell13,739 people 30.6% $82,434 37.5
57 Martin10,915 people 30.4% $43,381 24.5
58 Cleveland48,829 people 30.2% $58,559 36.4
59 Christiana4,777 people 30.1% $100,683 40.3
60 Clarksville176,456 people 29.9% $69,303 31.0
61 Green Hill6,866 people 29.7% $91,818 45.5
62 Ashland City5,424 people 28.2% $79,231 37.6
63 Memphis618,980 people 28% $51,736 34.2
64 Jackson Jackson68,435 people 27.8% $53,032 35.5
65 Smyrna Smyrna56,692 people 27.8% $81,926 34.1
66 Huntingdon4,441 people 27% $51,969 34.9
67 Greeneville Greeneville15,646 people 26.8% $49,889 42.2
68 Tullahoma21,103 people 26.7% $60,979 38.3
69 White House White House14,631 people 26.7% $90,019 34.8
70 Elizabethton14,374 people 26.4% $46,975 40.9
71 Map of Harrogate Harrogate4,368 people 26.4% $65,586 37.9
72 Jonesborough6,232 people 26.3% $74,015 42.6
73 Colonial Heights3,258 people 26.1% $80,148 49.8
74 Winchester9,799 people 25.6% $62,782 45.2
75 Jasper Jasper3,612 people 25.6% $73,013 37.6
76 Columbia45,441 people 25.4% $63,719 35.5
77 Unicoi3,806 people 24.9% $42,424 49.7
78 Newbern3,289 people 24.9% $58,455 34.0
79 Sevierville18,397 people 24.6% $52,421 39.6
80 Hopewell2,634 people 24.3% $87,842 39.2
81 East Ridge East Ridge22,070 people 24.2% $62,247 37.6
82 Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government6,674 people 24.1% $66,469 46.2
83 Map of Kingston Kingston6,224 people 24% $71,675 44.7
84 Seymour16,216 people 23.9% $82,855 42.2
85 Map of Soddy-Daisy Soddy-Daisy13,231 people 23.9% $75,113 45.6
86 La Vergne40,243 people 23.7% $81,313 33.6
87 Map of Algood Algood4,036 people 23.6% $42,359 36.0
88 Athens14,471 people 23.2% $53,929 39.0
89 Manchester12,944 people 22.9% $57,500 32.6
90 Henderson6,411 people 22.7% $45,938 28.1
91 Dayton7,625 people 22.6% $49,719 40.3
92 Dyersburg15,979 people 21.9% $52,064 41.5
93 Map of Etowah Etowah3,658 people 21.9% $39,291 42.6
94 Spurgeon4,071 people 21.6% $64,250 44.6
95 Greenbrier6,971 people 21.2% $85,174 36.8
96 Munford6,588 people 21.2% $89,531 32.1
97 Paris Paris10,338 people 21.1% $41,012 38.5
98 Trenton Trenton4,151 people 20.9% $58,750 38.9
99 Union City10,982 people 20.8% $50,870 37.4
100 Pulaski Pulaski8,285 people 20.8% $48,538 37.2
101 Rogersville4,647 people 20.5% $47,500 37.5
102 Map of Brighton Brighton2,889 people 20.4% $80,882 34.4
103 Clinton Clinton10,239 people 20% $68,882 43.3
104 Map of McKenzie McKenzie5,631 people 20% $37,236 32.9
105 Map of Millersville Millersville5,836 people 19.9% $71,789 40.8
106 Jefferson City8,579 people 19.6% $60,638 33.7
107 Eagleton Village5,598 people 19.6% $71,875 40.9
108 Tazewell2,902 people 19.4% $41,836 34.8
109 Map of Lenoir City Lenoir City11,110 people 19.3% $67,259 40.0
110 Fayetteville Fayetteville7,057 people 19.3% $49,223 34.4
111 Sparta4,939 people 19.2% $50,080 46.8
112 Millington11,289 people 18.8% $49,979 37.6
113 Sweetwater Sweetwater6,532 people 18.7% $45,451 40.8
114 Church Hill Church Hill7,139 people 18.4% $65,526 44.6
115 Estill Springs Estill Springs2,695 people 18.3% $59,205 46.9
116 Erwin5,988 people 18.1% $47,487 44.3
117 Jacksboro2,650 people 18% $68,750 43.2
118 Dickson16,424 people 17.8% $69,678 33.8
119 Lake Tansi4,437 people 17.8% $57,991 60.1
120 Dresden Dresden2,943 people 17.8% $51,000 48.0
121 White Pine2,565 people 17.7% $55,313 41.7
122 Crossville Crossville12,428 people 17.6% $48,802 39.4
123 Lewisburg12,861 people 17.3% $48,341 35.7
124 Smithville5,288 people 17% $33,192 42.2
125 Blaine3,213 people 17% $77,092 37.0
126 Map of Springfield Springfield19,255 people 16.6% $59,465 34.5
127 Humboldt7,787 people 16.6% $52,917 42.8
128 Lexington Lexington7,962 people 16.5% $49,057 36.9
129 Ripley7,658 people 16.3% $37,432 33.3
130 Waverly4,302 people 16.3% $43,773 46.0
131 Dandridge3,538 people 16.3% $53,507 44.4
132 Dunlap5,678 people 16.1% $45,589 41.2
133 Wildwood Lake3,495 people 16% $62,722 43.0
134 Sale Creek2,955 people 16% $53,932 50.8
135 Map of Westmoreland Westmoreland2,845 people 16% $59,405 40.9
136 Map of Somerville Somerville3,466 people 15.9% $44,310 38.0
137 Loudon6,432 people 15.8% $53,650 36.9
138 Map of Milan Milan8,244 people 15.6% $43,886 36.4
139 Blountville3,309 people 15.5% $54,754 50.1
140 Madisonville5,241 people 15.4% $39,878 41.9
141 Lawrenceburg11,844 people 15.2% $42,343 41.3
142 Selmer4,488 people 15.2% $51,591 39.6
143 Oneida3,819 people 15.2% $48,622 37.3
144 Portland Portland13,449 people 15.1% $72,647 34.8
145 Bolivar5,144 people 15.1% $39,028 34.5
146 Morristown31,527 people 15% $47,917 36.3
147 Park City2,813 people 15% $95,417 50.2
148 Brownsville9,622 people 14.7% $43,494 40.4
149 Harriman Harriman6,090 people 14.6% $44,653 39.9
150 Mascot3,277 people 14.6% $60,250 41.8
151 Pigeon Forge6,375 people 14.5% $53,261 32.5
152 Bean Station3,016 people 14.4% $44,785 48.3
153 Hartsville/Trousdale County Hartsville/Trousdale County11,957 people 14.3% $72,747 35.0
154 Map of Mount Carmel Mount Carmel5,472 people 13.9% $68,866 47.2
155 Covington8,587 people 13.7% $42,254 40.3
156 White Bluff4,080 people 13.7% $69,483 42.7
157 Shelbyville24,661 people 13.1% $55,073 31.8
158 Strawberry Plains2,669 people 13% $75,027 38.7
159 Savannah7,412 people 12.6% $39,712 35.3
160 Camden3,678 people 12.5% $55,029 40.4
161 Mountain City2,542 people 12% $38,818 52.2
162 Lafayette5,727 people 11.8% $51,736 32.3
163 McMinnville McMinnville13,844 people 11.7% $47,179 37.0
164 Woodbury2,774 people 11.7% $58,466 35.0
165 Oliver Springs3,281 people 11.5% $51,183 40.7
166 New Tazewell2,799 people 11.3% $53,567 44.2
167 South Cleveland7,452 people 11.1% $66,601 42.0
168 Bloomingdale9,292 people 11% $52,317 42.0
169 Decherd2,976 people 10.6% $37,575 38.6
170 Mount Pleasant4,837 people 10.1% $50,108 44.4
171 Monterey2,768 people 9.6% $45,922 27.0
172 Centerville3,535 people 9.5% $59,167 43.4
173 South Pittsburg South Pittsburg3,013 people 9.4% $57,865 49.5
174 Newport6,881 people 9.1% $31,250 43.9
175 Hohenwald3,884 people 8.9% $51,440 43.8
176 Rockwood5,566 people 8.8% $47,791 47.2
177 Livingston Livingston3,999 people 8.6% $39,567 38.5
178 Parsons Parsons2,686 people 8.4% $36,154 45.0
179 Mosheim2,511 people 7.9% $48,986 43.6
180 La Follette La Follette7,273 people 7% $37,581 38.2
181 Maynardville2,528 people 6.8% $46,106 32.6
182 Tiptonville3,572 people 6.6% $23,027 41.7
183 Clifton2,660 people 4.6% $43,571 44.1
184 Whiteville4,530 people 2.7% $42,105 39.0

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Tennessee as a whole is 31.1%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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