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 2023, at 14.8%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 5.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.8Davidson County
Median2.195 counties
Tennessee5.9History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Davidson CountyDavidson County: 14.8 %14.8Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 10.3 %10.3Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 8.2 %8.2Shelby CountyShelby County: 7.6 %7.6Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 7.3 %7.3Bedford CountyBedford County: 7.2 %7.2Sevier CountySevier County: 6.7 %6.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 6.5 %6.5Knox CountyKnox County: 6.2 %6.2Loudon CountyLoudon County: 6.2 %6.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.1 %6.1Wilson CountyWilson County: 5.7 %5.7Bradley CountyBradley County: 5.7 %5.7Robertson CountyRobertson County: 5.6 %5.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.4 %5.4Crockett CountyCrockett County: 5.2 %5.2DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 5 %5Warren CountyWarren County: 4.8 %4.8Sumner CountySumner County: 4.3 %4.3Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 3.6 %3.6Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.5 %3.5Madison CountyMadison County: 3.5 %3.5Washington CountyWashington County: 3.4 %3.4Maury CountyMaury County: 3.3 %3.3Blount CountyBlount County: 3.3 %3.3Clay CountyClay County: 3.3 %3.3Rhea CountyRhea County: 3 %3Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.9 %2.9McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 2.9 %2.9Coffee CountyCoffee County: 2.9 %2.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.8 %2.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 2.7 %2.7Perry CountyPerry County: 2.7 %2.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.7 %2.7Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 2.5 %2.5Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 2.4 %2.4Obion CountyObion County: 2.4 %2.4Grainger CountyGrainger County: 2.4 %2.4Weakley CountyWeakley County: 2.4 %2.4Macon CountyMacon County: 2.3 %2.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Davidson County14.8+1.4 pts
2Rutherford County10.3+1.8 pts
3Williamson County8.2+0.1 pts
4Shelby County7.6+0.7 pts
5Hamblen County7.3+1.2 pts
6Bedford County7.2+0.8 pts
7Sevier County6.7+0.9 pts
8Montgomery County6.5+0.4 pts
9Knox County6.2+0.7 pts
10Loudon County6.2+0.1 pts
11Hamilton County6.1+0.4 pts
12Wilson County5.7+0.1 pts
13Bradley County5.7+0.4 pts
14Robertson County5.6+1 pts
15Putnam County5.4+0.7 pts
16Crockett County5.2-0 pts
17DeKalb County5-0.8 pts
18Warren County4.8-0.3 pts
19Sumner County4.3+0.2 pts
20Cheatham County3.6-0.1 pts
21Anderson County3.5+0.1 pts
22Madison County3.5+0.1 pts
23Washington County3.4-0.4 pts
24Maury County3.30 pts
25Blount County3.3+0.3 pts
26Clay County3.3+0.3 pts
27Rhea County3+0.4 pts
28Marshall County2.9-0 pts
29McMinn County2.9-0.2 pts
30Coffee County2.9-0.5 pts
31Franklin County2.8-0 pts
32Fayette County2.7+0.3 pts
33Perry County2.7+1.3 pts
34Lincoln County2.7-0.4 pts
35Sequatchie County2.5+0.1 pts
36Cumberland County2.4-0.1 pts
37Obion County2.4+0.1 pts
38Grainger County2.4-0.6 pts
39Weakley County2.4+0.4 pts
40Macon County2.3+0.3 pts
41Stewart County2.3+0.1 pts
42Lake County2.3+0.3 pts
43Haywood County2.30 pts
44Jefferson County2.20 pts
44Monroe County2.2-0.4 pts
46Johnson County2.1+0.3 pts
47Greene County2.1+0.3 pts
48Carter County2.10 pts
49Trousdale County2+0.2 pts
50Bledsoe County1.9-0.2 pts
51Humphreys County1.9-0.1 pts
52Meigs County1.90 pts
53Benton County1.9+0.1 pts
53Gibson County1.9-0.2 pts
55Roane County1.9+0.2 pts
56Sullivan County1.8+0.2 pts
57Chester County1.8+0.6 pts
57Dickson County1.8+0.3 pts
57Unicoi County1.8-0.9 pts
60Dyer County1.8-0 pts
61Carroll County1.70 pts
62Henry County1.6+0.1 pts
63Smith County1.6-0.1 pts
64White County1.5+0.2 pts
65Wayne County1.4+0.2 pts
66Hancock County1.4+0.2 pts
67Lawrence County1.4+0.3 pts
68Giles County1.3-0.1 pts
69Lauderdale County1.3+0.2 pts
70Hardeman County1.3+0.1 pts
71Lewis County1.2-0.3 pts
72Moore County1.2-1.3 pts
73Claiborne County1.2-0.2 pts
74Cocke County1.2-0 pts
75Decatur County1.2+0.9 pts
75Marion County1.2+0.2 pts
77Cannon County1.1-0.4 pts
77Hardin County1.1+0.1 pts
79Hickman County1.1-0.2 pts
79Tipton County1.1-0.4 pts
81McNairy County1.1-0.1 pts
82Henderson County1-0.2 pts
83Campbell County1+0.1 pts
84Houston County1-0 pts
85Fentress County1-0.3 pts
86Polk County1-0.1 pts
87Pickett County1-0.2 pts
88Hawkins County0.9-0 pts
89Van Buren County0.8+0.6 pts
90Scott County0.7+0.1 pts
91Overton County0.6-0.1 pts
92Union County0.5+0.1 pts
93Morgan County0.4-0.2 pts
94Grundy County0.30 pts
95Jackson County0.1-0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Davidson County, with 14.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Jackson County, with 0.1% in 2023.

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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