What is the #1 most educated cities in tennessee?

#	City	Population	Bachelor's+
1	Lookout Mountain	2,112	61.6%
2	Oak Hill	4,690	59.6%
3	Berry Hill	1,944	58.0%
4	Belle Meade	2,824	57.5%
5	Forest Hills	4,802	56.5%
6	Tellico Village	6,901	52.7%
7	Signal Mountain	8,861	50.3%
8	Germantown	40,812	48.9%
9	Brentwood	45,272	48.2%
10	Norris	1,472	46.7%
11	Farragut	24,309	45.7%
12	Walden	1,762	44.2%
13	Franklin	85,575	43.1%
14	Nolensville	14,545	41.2%
15	Piperton	2,457	40.4%
16	Collierville	51,212	40.2%
17	Thompson's Station	7,855	36.5%
18	Fairmount	1,932	36.1%
19	Lakeland	14,068	36.0%
20	Falling Water	2,090	34.1%
21	Red Bank	11,960	33.0%
22	Mount Juliet	40,828	32.6%
23	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	684,298	32.6%
24	Harrison	8,446	31.6%
25	Gladeville	2,263	31.3%
26	Hendersonville	62,390	31.1%
27	Collegedale	11,185	31.1%
28	Three Way	1,965	31.0%
29	Spring Hill	53,585	30.1%
30	Arlington	14,989	29.9%
31	Shackle Island	4,164	29.7%
32	Fairfield Glade	9,149	29.5%
33	Karns	3,835	28.9%
34	Apison	4,397	28.5%
35	Kingston Springs	2,799	28.1%
36	Rossville	1,173	27.1%
37	Oak Ridge	32,088	27.1%
38	Johnson City	71,455	27.1%
39	Louisville	4,369	26.9%
40	Halls	9,455	26.6%
41	Mowbray Mountain	1,797	26.3%
42	Bartlett	56,998	26.2%
43	Pegram	2,216	25.7%
44	Murfreesboro	157,547	25.2%
45	Maryville	32,196	25.0%
46	Sewanee	3,000	25.0%
47	Chattanooga	182,832	24.5%
48	Gray	1,606	24.4%
49	Pine Crest	2,173	24.3%
50	Green Hill	6,617	24.2%
51	Gatlinburg	3,643	24.2%
52	Coalfield	2,782	23.8%
53	Lakesite	2,026	23.6%
54	Monteagle	1,818	23.6%
55	Medina	5,268	23.6%
56	Walnut Hill	2,480	23.5%
57	Middle Valley	11,808	23.3%
58	Goodlettsville	17,598	23.1%
59	Tusculum	3,304	23.0%
60	Colonial Heights	2,783	22.9%
61	Fairview	9,751	22.8%
62	Coopertown	4,576	22.8%
63	Oakland	9,544	22.6%
64	Pleasant View	5,111	22.5%
65	Alcoa	11,635	22.2%
66	Kingsport	55,807	22.2%
67	Gallatin	46,667	21.8%
68	Knoxville	193,721	21.5%
69	Bristol	27,490	21.1%
70	Lebanon	41,951	20.5%
71	Hopewell	2,624	20.2%
72	Huntingdon	4,413	20.2%
73	Cookeville	35,544	20.2%
74	Powell	13,544	20.0%
75	Cleveland	48,185	20.0%
76	Fall Branch	1,077	19.3%
77	Atoka	10,237	19.3%
78	Christiana	4,753	19.1%
79	Algood	4,002	19.1%
80	Tullahoma	20,672	18.9%
81	Clarksville	171,897	18.8%
82	Kingston	6,042	18.8%
83	Memphis	629,063	18.5%
84	Unicoi	3,815	18.3%
85	Rockvale	1,229	18.2%
86	Smyrna	55,066	18.2%
87	Elizabethton	14,364	18.0%
88	Winchester	9,600	17.9%
89	White House	13,875	17.8%
90	Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government	6,611	17.8%
91	Rural Hill	2,453	17.7%
92	Greeneville	15,531	17.7%
93	Ridgetop	2,198	17.6%
94	New Market	1,789	17.6%
95	Jackson	68,098	17.1%
96	Dover	2,080	16.9%
97	Blountville	3,301	16.9%
98	Jellico	1,821	16.9%
99	East Ridge	22,034	16.8%
100	Ashland City	5,318	16.7%
101	Allardt	1,078	16.5%
102	Waverly	4,278	16.4%
103	Sullivan Gardens	1,334	16.3%
104	Fincastle	1,328	16.3%
105	Jonesborough	6,056	16.2%
106	Manchester	12,651	16.0%
107	Soddy-Daisy	13,117	16.0%
108	Athens	14,250	15.9%
109	Columbia	43,971	15.7%
110	Dyersburg	16,075	15.6%
111	McKenzie	5,706	15.4%
112	Etowah	3,621	15.4%
113	New Union	2,208	15.4%
114	Spurgeon	3,749	15.2%
115	Jasper	3,610	15.2%
116	Lake Tansi	4,562	15.2%
117	Carthage	2,369	15.2%
118	Surgoinsville	2,246	15.1%
119	Sevierville	18,105	14.9%
120	Seymour	15,914	14.9%
121	Pulaski	8,305	14.9%
122	Harrogate	4,355	14.9%
123	Vonore	1,829	14.8%
124	Martin	10,864	14.7%
125	La Vergne	38,944	14.6%
126	Newbern	3,313	14.5%
127	Jefferson City	8,472	14.4%
128	Ardmore	1,280	14.4%
129	Kimball	1,701	14.3%
130	Rogersville	4,638	14.2%
131	Cornersville	1,832	14.1%
132	Rutherford	1,203	14.0%
133	Greenbrier	6,960	13.8%
134	Clinton	10,141	13.7%
135	Hunter	1,997	13.7%
136	Paris	10,313	13.6%
137	Church Hill	7,057	13.6%
138	Union City	11,040	13.6%
139	Tennessee Ridge	1,546	13.6%
140	Dayton	7,191	13.4%
141	Loretto	1,757	13.4%
142	Troy	1,915	13.4%
143	Crossville	12,265	13.3%
144	South Fulton	2,106	13.3%
145	Lenoir City	10,681	13.3%
146	Millington	11,117	13.2%
147	Erwin	6,001	13.1%
148	South Carthage	2,049	13.0%
149	Greenfield	2,085	13.0%
150	Lone Oak	1,463	12.9%
151	Munford	6,459	12.9%
152	Byrdstown	1,344	12.8%
153	Trezevant	1,018	12.7%
154	Burns	1,746	12.6%
155	Estill Springs	2,008	12.6%
156	Sharon	1,105	12.6%
157	Sweetwater	6,462	12.6%
158	Camden	3,664	12.5%
159	Loudon	6,235	12.5%
160	Dickson	16,246	12.4%
161	Henderson	6,349	12.2%
162	Cross Plains	1,809	12.1%
163	Eagleton Village	5,849	12.1%
164	McEwen	1,814	11.9%
165	White Bluff	3,961	11.9%
166	Gordonsville	1,385	11.8%
167	Fayetteville	7,037	11.8%
168	Trenton	4,175	11.7%
169	White Pine	2,557	11.7%
170	Gleason	1,179	11.6%
171	Mascot	2,904	11.6%
172	Blaine	2,797	11.6%
173	Brighton	2,865	11.4%
174	Lawrenceburg	11,732	11.4%
175	Harriman	6,021	11.4%
176	Springfield	18,985	11.4%
177	Millersville	5,885	11.3%
178	Waynesboro	2,483	11.3%
179	Dresden	2,974	11.3%
180	Sparta	4,915	11.2%
181	Bean Station	2,990	11.2%
182	Erin	1,212	11.1%
183	Unionville	1,751	11.1%
184	Sale Creek	2,775	11.1%
185	Clarksburg	1,011	11.0%
186	Chapel Hill	1,531	11.0%
187	Lewisburg	12,607	10.9%
188	Wildwood Lake	3,490	10.9%
189	Bruceton	1,363	10.9%
190	Spring City	2,299	10.8%
191	Jacksboro	2,780	10.8%
192	Embreeville	1,007	10.7%
193	Tazewell	2,864	10.7%
194	Wartburg	1,266	10.7%
195	Central	1,944	10.7%
196	Mount Carmel	5,504	10.7%
197	Friendsville	1,056	10.6%
198	Rutledge	1,521	10.4%
199	Oneida	3,793	10.4%
200	Powells Crossroads	1,454	10.3%
201	Baxter	1,278	10.3%
202	Watertown	1,511	10.2%
203	Charlotte	1,864	10.2%
204	Humboldt	7,799	10.1%
205	Lexington	7,943	10.1%
206	Park City	3,268	10.1%
207	Biltmore	1,998	10.0%
208	Bluff City	2,268	9.9%
209	Smithville	5,158	9.8%
210	Madisonville	5,184	9.8%
211	Gainesboro	1,086	9.8%
212	Orlinda	1,088	9.7%
213	Morristown	30,983	9.7%
214	Huntland	1,381	9.7%
215	McMinnville	13,765	9.7%
216	Altamont	1,100	9.6%
217	Hohenwald	3,790	9.6%
218	Dandridge	3,426	9.5%
219	Tellico Plains	1,124	9.4%
220	Celina	1,782	9.2%
221	Mount Pleasant	4,803	9.2%
222	Westmoreland	2,735	9.1%
223	Newport	6,881	9.1%
224	Linden	1,385	9.1%
225	New Tazewell	2,779	9.1%
226	Tracy City	1,924	8.9%
227	Portland	13,325	8.9%
228	Dunlap	5,546	8.7%
229	Scotts Hill	1,158	8.7%
230	Bradford	1,240	8.7%
231	Covington	8,612	8.7%
232	Valley Forge	1,900	8.7%
233	Wildwood	1,133	8.7%
234	Woodbury	2,747	8.6%
235	Hampton	1,695	8.6%
236	Savannah	7,219	8.6%
237	Selmer	4,456	8.5%
238	Dyer	2,334	8.5%
239	Somerville	3,439	8.5%
240	Milan	8,194	8.5%
241	Banner Hill	1,519	8.4%
242	Bells	2,531	8.4%
243	Ripley	7,718	8.4%
244	Ridgely	1,723	8.3%
245	Bolivar	5,171	8.3%
246	Strawberry Plains	2,531	8.2%
247	Brownsville	9,634	8.1%
248	Rockwood	5,510	8.0%
249	Coalmont	1,103	7.9%
250	Collinwood	1,044	7.8%
251	Alexandria	1,145	7.7%
252	Lafayette	5,643	7.6%
253	Centerville	3,543	7.6%
254	Benton	1,349	7.5%
255	Midtown	1,281	7.4%
256	New Johnsonville	1,930	7.4%
257	Lakewood Park	1,016	7.4%
258	Hartsville/Trousdale County	11,805	7.3%
259	Bloomingdale	8,840	7.3%
260	Shelbyville	24,125	7.2%
261	Pigeon Forge	6,345	7.2%
262	Decatur	1,860	7.2%
263	Spencer	1,494	7.0%
264	Cowan	1,777	7.0%
265	Winfield	1,166	7.0%
266	South Cleveland	7,748	7.0%
267	Mosheim	2,500	7.0%
268	Mountain City	2,275	7.0%
269	Huntsville	1,632	6.9%
270	Graysville	1,371	6.9%
271	Luttrell	1,006	6.9%
272	Mason	1,126	6.8%
273	Alamo	2,565	6.7%
274	Tiptonville	3,687	6.7%
275	South Pittsburg	3,040	6.5%
276	Atwood	1,230	6.4%
277	Plainview	2,276	6.4%
278	Flat Top Mountain	1,052	6.4%
279	Livingston	3,957	6.3%
280	Decherd	2,816	6.3%
281	Pikeville	2,653	6.2%
282	Adamsville	2,621	6.1%
283	Crump	1,240	6.0%
284	Caryville	2,079	5.9%
285	Oliver Springs	3,384	5.8%
286	Greenback	1,631	5.8%
287	Henning	1,259	5.7%
288	Maynardville	2,501	5.6%
289	Obion	1,088	5.2%
290	Rocky Top	1,830	5.1%
291	Whitwell	1,863	5.0%
292	La Follette	7,308	5.0%
293	Parsons	2,578	4.6%
294	Bon Aqua Junction	1,877	4.5%
295	Monterey	2,751	4.5%
296	Englewood	1,643	4.3%
297	Dodson Branch	1,163	4.3%
298	Olivet	1,609	4.3%
299	Kenton	1,487	4.2%
300	Jamestown	2,156	4.2%
301	Whiteville	4,689	4.2%
302	Gruetli-Laager	1,619	4.1%
303	Clifton	2,632	3.8%
304	Red Boiling Springs	1,394	3.4%
305	Sneedville	1,649	2.5%
306	Lyles	1,079	1.4%
307	East Cleveland	2,207	0.6%

Methodology

Cities in Tennessee are ranked by bachelor's+. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most educated cities in tennessee?: Lookout Mountain ranks #1 with 61.6% (bachelor's+).
What are the top 5 most educated cities in tennessee?: 1. Lookout Mountain (61.6%), 2. Oak Hill (59.6%), 3. Berry Hill (58.0%), 4. Belle Meade (57.5%), 5. Forest Hills (56.5%)
How many cities in Tennessee are ranked?: This ranking includes 307 cities in Tennessee with available data.

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