The 10 Whitest Cities In Tennessee For 2023


The whitest cities in Tennessee are Mount Carmel and Soddy-Daisy for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

Whitest cities in Tennessee research summary. We analyzed Tennessee’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Tennessee based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

  • The whitest city in Tennessee is Mount Carmel based on the most recent Census data.

  • Mount Carmel is 96.81% White.

  • The least White city in Tennessee is Memphis.

  • Memphis is 24.26% White.

  • Tennessee is 72.9% White.

  • Tennessee is the 23rd Whitest state in the United States.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Tennessee. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Tennessee. In particular, we ranked each place in Tennessee by the percentage of white people.

So where are the whitest cities you can live in Tennessee?

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Tennessee for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Tennessee for 2023:

  1. Mount Carmel
  2. Soddy-Daisy
  3. Signal Mountain
  4. Clinton
  5. Church Hill
  6. La Follette
  7. Rockwood
  8. Harriman
  9. Kingsport
  10. Maryville

What is the whitest city in Tennessee for 2023? According to the most recent census data Mount Carmel ranks as the whitest. If you’re wondering, Memphis is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Tennessee For 2023

1. Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,460
% White: 96.81%
More on Mount Carmel: Data | Real Estate

2. Soddy-Daisy

Soddy-Daisy, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 13,090
% White: 96.25%
More on Soddy-Daisy: Data | Real Estate

3. Signal Mountain

Signal Mountain, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Sam Poss | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 8,770
% White: 96.0%
More on Signal Mountain: Data | Real Estate

4. Clinton

Clinton, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Bms4880 | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 9,982
% White: 95.3%
More on Clinton: Data | Real Estate

5. Church Hill

Church Hill, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 6,973
% White: 95.28%
More on Church Hill: Data | Real Estate

6. La Follette

La Follette, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Population: 7,384
% White: 92.23%
More on La Follette: Data | Real Estate

7. Rockwood

Rockwood, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,492
% White: 92.04%
More on Rockwood: Data | Real Estate

8. Harriman

Harriman, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,936
% White: 91.66%
More on Harriman: Data | Real Estate

9. Kingsport

Kingsport, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Tjntri | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 55,019
% White: 90.33%
More on Kingsport: Data | Real Estate

10. Maryville

Maryville, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 31,281
% White: 90.22%
More on Maryville: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Tennessee for 2023

To rank the whitest places in Tennessee, we had to determine what measurable criteria define whiteness.

We had to count how many white people living there per capita. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Tennessee.

We looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 93 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 96.8% to 24.3%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of White population, with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Mount Carmel took the distinction of being the most White, while Memphis was the least White city.

We updated this article for 2023. This report represents our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Tennessee.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Tennessee ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Tennessee

We measured the locations with the highest percentage of white people in Tennessee. According to the most recent data, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Tennessee.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Tennessee:

  1. Memphis
  2. Brownsville
  3. Bolivar

For more Tennessee reading, check out:

White Population By City In Tennessee

Rank City % White Population
1 Mount Carmel 96.81% 5,460
2 Soddy-Daisy 96.25% 13,090
3 Signal Mountain 96.0% 8,770
4 Clinton 95.3% 9,982
5 Church Hill 95.28% 6,973
6 La Follette 92.23% 7,384
7 Rockwood 92.04% 5,492
8 Harriman 91.66% 5,936
9 Kingsport 90.33% 55,019
10 Maryville 90.22% 31,281
11 Bristol 90.13% 27,154
12 Greenbrier 89.91% 6,845
13 Elizabethton 89.44% 14,112
14 Crossville 89.43% 11,892
15 Farragut 88.96% 23,388
16 Kingston 88.49% 5,942
17 Jefferson City 87.8% 8,173
18 Erwin 87.72% 6,052
19 White House 87.18% 12,820
20 Portland 86.86% 13,031
21 Germantown 85.94% 40,955
22 Tullahoma 85.82% 20,599
23 Greeneville 85.49% 15,361
24 Atoka 85.45% 9,863
25 Spring Hill 84.59% 48,403
26 Newport 84.49% 6,845
27 Lawrenceburg 84.15% 11,460
28 Brentwood 83.65% 44,354
29 Sweetwater 83.38% 6,228
30 Dickson 83.22% 15,855
31 Fairview 83.04% 9,299
32 Hendersonville 82.82% 60,628
33 Nolensville 82.72% 13,393
34 Hartsville/trousdale County 82.3% 11,463
35 Johnson City 81.75% 69,521
36 Red Bank 81.64% 11,855
37 Savannah 81.6% 7,157
38 Cookeville 81.34% 34,068
39 Mcminnville 81.17% 13,699
40 Munford 80.89% 6,269
41 Winchester 80.58% 9,299
42 Athens 80.54% 13,961
43 Manchester 79.72% 11,956
44 Dayton 79.58% 7,112
45 Oakland 79.53% 8,805
46 Oak Ridge 79.5% 31,087
47 Lexington 79.48% 7,849
48 Mount Juliet 79.0% 38,059
49 Mckenzie 78.5% 5,590
50 Lenoir City 77.92% 9,953
51 Pigeon Forge 77.66% 6,362
52 Arlington 76.78% 14,158
53 Franklin 76.32% 81,531
54 Alcoa 76.31% 10,777
55 Cleveland 76.23% 46,747
56 Martin 75.84% 10,536
57 Lakeland 75.58% 13,693
58 Sevierville 74.83% 18,038
59 Lebanon 74.2% 37,471
60 Millersville 73.45% 6,099
61 Paris 72.68% 10,332
62 Collierville 72.28% 50,669
63 Knoxville 72.1% 189,339
64 East Ridge 70.51% 21,967
65 Pulaski 70.06% 8,163
66 Gallatin 69.93% 43,306
67 Lewisburg 69.73% 12,131
68 Fayetteville 69.59% 6,988
69 Bartlett 69.08% 57,639
70 Henderson 68.57% 6,232
71 Morristown 68.42% 30,387
72 Milan 67.74% 8,143
73 Columbia 67.43% 40,957
74 Dyersburg 67.38% 16,235
75 Collegedale 66.75% 10,973
76 Murfreesboro 66.72% 148,970
77 Union City 65.12% 11,119
78 Smyrna 61.56% 52,401
79 Goodlettsville 60.01% 17,522
80 Shelbyville 58.29% 23,005
81 Humboldt 57.06% 7,899
82 Clarksville 56.66% 163,518
83 Chattanooga 56.28% 180,353
84 Nashville 55.0% 682,646
85 Millington 54.14% 10,583
86 Springfield 53.04% 18,561
87 La Vergne 47.96% 38,127
88 Jackson 45.48% 67,753
89 Covington 43.63% 8,666
90 Ripley 37.16% 7,856
91 Bolivar 31.83% 5,177
92 Brownsville 27.22% 9,807
93 Memphis 24.26% 634,139
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