10 Whitest Cities In Tennessee [2023]

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:

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

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

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

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

Source: Wikipedia User Bms4880 | GFDL

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

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

5. Church Hill

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

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

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

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

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

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:

Memphis
Brownsville
Bolivar

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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