Counties in Tennessee by foreign-born share of the population

Davidson County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 95 counties in 2022, at 13.4%. Decatur County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 2% and the figure for Tennessee was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.4Davidson County
Median295 counties
Tennessee5.4History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Davidson CountyDavidson County: 13.4 %13.4Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 8.5 %8.5Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 8.2 %8.2Shelby CountyShelby County: 6.8 %6.8Bedford CountyBedford County: 6.4 %6.4Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 6.1 %6.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 6.1 %6.1Loudon CountyLoudon County: 6 %6Sevier CountySevier County: 5.8 %5.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 5.8 %5.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 5.7 %5.7Wilson CountyWilson County: 5.6 %5.6Knox CountyKnox County: 5.5 %5.5Bradley CountyBradley County: 5.3 %5.3Crockett CountyCrockett County: 5.2 %5.2Warren CountyWarren County: 5.1 %5.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 4.8 %4.8Robertson CountyRobertson County: 4.6 %4.6Sumner CountySumner County: 4.1 %4.1Washington CountyWashington County: 3.8 %3.8Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 3.7 %3.7Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.5 %3.5Madison CountyMadison County: 3.4 %3.4Coffee CountyCoffee County: 3.4 %3.4Maury CountyMaury County: 3.3 %3.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.1 %3.1McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 3.1 %3.1Blount CountyBlount County: 3 %3Clay CountyClay County: 2.9 %2.9Grainger CountyGrainger County: 2.9 %2.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.9 %2.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.8 %2.8Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 2.7 %2.7Rhea CountyRhea County: 2.6 %2.6Moore CountyMoore County: 2.5 %2.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 2.5 %2.5Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 2.5 %2.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 2.4 %2.4Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 2.4 %2.4Obion CountyObion County: 2.3 %2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Davidson County13.4-0 pts
2Rutherford County8.5+0.5 pts
3Williamson County8.2+0.4 pts
4Shelby County6.8+0.2 pts
5Bedford County6.4+0.6 pts
6Hamblen County6.1+0.2 pts
7Montgomery County6.1+0.2 pts
8Loudon County6+0.1 pts
9Sevier County5.8+0.5 pts
10DeKalb County5.8-0.1 pts
11Hamilton County5.70 pts
12Wilson County5.6+0.5 pts
13Knox County5.5+0.2 pts
14Bradley County5.3-0.1 pts
15Crockett County5.2+0.2 pts
16Warren County5.1-0.6 pts
17Putnam County4.8+0.6 pts
18Robertson County4.6-0.1 pts
19Sumner County4.1-0.4 pts
20Washington County3.8+0.1 pts
21Cheatham County3.7+0.6 pts
22Anderson County3.5-0.4 pts
23Madison County3.4+0.4 pts
24Coffee County3.4+0.5 pts
25Maury County3.3-0.5 pts
26Lincoln County3.1-0.1 pts
27McMinn County3.1+0.1 pts
28Blount County3-0 pts
29Clay County2.9+0.7 pts
30Grainger County2.9-0.1 pts
30Marshall County2.90 pts
32Franklin County2.8-0.2 pts
33Unicoi County2.7+0.1 pts
34Rhea County2.6-0.2 pts
35Moore County2.5-0.1 pts
36Monroe County2.5+0.3 pts
37Cumberland County2.5+0.4 pts
38Fayette County2.4+0.4 pts
39Sequatchie County2.4-0.6 pts
40Obion County2.3+0.6 pts
41Haywood County2.3-0.2 pts
42Stewart County2.2-0.2 pts
43Jefferson County2.1-0.3 pts
44Bledsoe County2.1-0.8 pts
45Carter County2.1+0.4 pts
46Gibson County2.1+0.5 pts
46Macon County2.1+0.2 pts
48Humphreys County2+0.4 pts
49Weakley County2-0.5 pts
50Lake County2+0.5 pts
51Meigs County1.8+0.3 pts
52Johnson County1.80 pts
53Greene County1.8-0.1 pts
54Dyer County1.8+0.3 pts
54Trousdale County1.8+0.2 pts
56Benton County1.8-0.2 pts
57Carroll County1.7-0 pts
58Sullivan County1.6+0.1 pts
59Roane County1.60 pts
60Smith County1.6+0.2 pts
61Dickson County1.5-0.1 pts
61Lewis County1.5-0.3 pts
63Cannon County1.5+0.3 pts
64Tipton County1.5-0.1 pts
65Giles County1.5+0.3 pts
66Perry County1.5+0.7 pts
67Henry County1.4-0.1 pts
68Claiborne County1.4-0.1 pts
69White County1.30 pts
70Fentress County1.3+0.4 pts
70Wayne County1.3+0.2 pts
72Henderson County1.2+0.5 pts
72Hickman County1.2-0.4 pts
74Cocke County1.2+0.4 pts
75McNairy County1.2-0.1 pts
76Chester County1.2-0.2 pts
77Hancock County1.2-0.2 pts
78Hardeman County1.1-0.3 pts
79Pickett County1.1-0.2 pts
80Lauderdale County1.1-0.5 pts
81Lawrence County1.1-0.1 pts
81Polk County1.1-0.7 pts
83Hardin County1.1+0.3 pts
84Houston County1+0.1 pts
85Campbell County1-0.2 pts
86Marion County1+0.2 pts
87Hawkins County0.9-0.1 pts
88Overton County0.7-0.2 pts
89Scott County0.6-0.1 pts
90Morgan County0.6-0.2 pts
91Union County0.4-0 pts
92Jackson County0.3-0.9 pts
93Grundy County0.3-0.2 pts
94Van Buren County0.2+0.2 pts
95Decatur County0.20 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Davidson County, with 13.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Decatur County, with 0.2% in 2022.

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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