Counties in Tennessee by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Davidson County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 95 counties in 2024, at 15%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 2% and the figure for Tennessee was 6.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median295 counties
Tennessee6.1History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Davidson CountyDavidson County: 15 %15Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 10.9 %10.9Bedford CountyBedford County: 8.6 %8.6Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 8.5 %8.5Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 8 %8Shelby CountyShelby County: 7.9 %7.9Sevier CountySevier County: 7.6 %7.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 6.8 %6.8Loudon CountyLoudon County: 6.8 %6.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.6 %6.6Wilson CountyWilson County: 6.6 %6.6Knox CountyKnox County: 6.5 %6.5Bradley CountyBradley County: 5.9 %5.9Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.7 %5.7Robertson CountyRobertson County: 5.6 %5.6Crockett CountyCrockett County: 5.5 %5.5DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 4.8 %4.8Sumner CountySumner County: 4 %4Maury CountyMaury County: 3.9 %3.9Madison CountyMadison County: 3.7 %3.7Warren CountyWarren County: 3.6 %3.6Washington CountyWashington County: 3.5 %3.5Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.2 %3.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3.2 %3.2Macon CountyMacon County: 3.2 %3.2Blount CountyBlount County: 3.2 %3.2Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 3.1 %3.1Grainger CountyGrainger County: 3.1 %3.1Fayette CountyFayette County: 3 %3Coffee CountyCoffee County: 3 %3Weakley CountyWeakley County: 2.8 %2.8Rhea CountyRhea County: 2.7 %2.7Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 2.7 %2.7Obion CountyObion County: 2.7 %2.7Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 2.7 %2.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.6 %2.6Benton CountyBenton County: 2.5 %2.5Johnson CountyJohnson County: 2.4 %2.4Decatur CountyDecatur County: 2.4 %2.4McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 2.3 %2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Davidson County15+0.2 pts
2Rutherford County10.9+0.6 pts
3Bedford County8.6+1.5 pts
4Williamson County8.5+0.3 pts
5Hamblen County8+0.6 pts
6Shelby County7.9+0.3 pts
7Sevier County7.6+0.8 pts
8Montgomery County6.8+0.4 pts
9Loudon County6.8+0.7 pts
10Hamilton County6.6+0.5 pts
11Wilson County6.6+0.9 pts
12Knox County6.5+0.2 pts
13Bradley County5.9+0.2 pts
14Putnam County5.7+0.3 pts
15Robertson County5.60 pts
16Crockett County5.5+0.3 pts
17DeKalb County4.8-0.1 pts
18Sumner County4-0.3 pts
19Maury County3.9+0.6 pts
20Madison County3.7+0.2 pts
21Warren County3.6-1.2 pts
22Washington County3.5+0.1 pts
23Anderson County3.2-0.3 pts
24Marshall County3.2+0.3 pts
25Macon County3.2+0.9 pts
26Blount County3.2-0.1 pts
27Cheatham County3.1-0.6 pts
28Grainger County3.1+0.7 pts
29Fayette County3+0.3 pts
30Coffee County3+0.1 pts
31Weakley County2.8+0.4 pts
32Rhea County2.7-0.3 pts
33Sequatchie County2.7+0.3 pts
34Obion County2.7+0.3 pts
35Cumberland County2.7+0.2 pts
36Franklin County2.6-0.2 pts
37Benton County2.5+0.7 pts
38Johnson County2.4+0.3 pts
39Decatur County2.4+1.2 pts
40McMinn County2.3-0.6 pts
41Hancock County2.3+0.9 pts
42Stewart County2.3-0.1 pts
42Trousdale County2.3+0.3 pts
44Monroe County2.2+0.1 pts
45Bledsoe County2.2+0.3 pts
46Perry County2.1-0.6 pts
47Lincoln County2.1-0.6 pts
48Dickson County2+0.2 pts
48Dyer County2+0.3 pts
50Meigs County2+0.1 pts
51Greene County2-0.1 pts
52Lake County2-0.3 pts
53Wayne County1.9+0.4 pts
54Jefferson County1.9-0.3 pts
54Sullivan County1.9+0.1 pts
56Gibson County1.9-0 pts
57Chester County1.80 pts
58Humphreys County1.8-0.1 pts
59Hardeman County1.7+0.4 pts
60Giles County1.7+0.3 pts
61Carter County1.7-0.4 pts
62Moore County1.5+0.3 pts
63Hickman County1.5+0.5 pts
64Haywood County1.5-0.7 pts
64Henry County1.5-0.1 pts
66Smith County1.5-0.1 pts
67Unicoi County1.5-0.3 pts
68Carroll County1.5-0.2 pts
69Lawrence County1.4+0.1 pts
69Roane County1.4-0.4 pts
71Henderson County1.4+0.3 pts
72Houston County1.3+0.3 pts
72Lauderdale County1.3-0 pts
74Fentress County1.3+0.3 pts
75Claiborne County1.20 pts
76Cocke County1.20 pts
76Marion County1.20 pts
78McNairy County1.1+0.1 pts
79Pickett County1.1+0.2 pts
80White County1.1-0.4 pts
81Clay County1-2.3 pts
82Polk County10 pts
83Morgan County1+0.6 pts
84Hawkins County1+0.1 pts
85Tipton County0.9-0.2 pts
86Van Buren County0.9+0.1 pts
87Campbell County0.8-0.2 pts
88Cannon County0.8-0.3 pts
88Hardin County0.8-0.3 pts
90Overton County0.7+0.1 pts
91Grundy County0.6+0.3 pts
92Union County0.50 pts
93Scott County0.5-0.3 pts
94Lewis County0.4-0.9 pts
95Jackson County0.3+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Davidson County, with 15% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Jackson County, with 0.3% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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