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Highest Arab population share, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Arab ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Arab residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 20 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB SHAREVS 2010

01Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461.5%–

02Newport, TNTN7,0491.1%–

03La Vergne, TNTN42,1460.4%+19%

04Johnson City, TNTN74,9430.3%−4%

05Cookeville, TNTN38,2120.3%+408%

06Memphis, TNTN609,6470.2%−38%

07Jackson, TNTN69,3390.2%−40%

08Nashville, TNTN721,0740.2%−89%

09Farragut, TNTN25,1210.1%−88%

10Bartlett, TNTN56,4160.1%−78%

11Lebanon, TNTN53,4120.1%−90%

12Clarksville, TNTN188,8290.0%−82%

13Collierville, TNTN51,9090.0%−91%

14Knoxville, TNTN202,0210.0%−91%

15Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1780.0%−90%

16Columbia, TNTN50,0720.0%−38%

17Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1720.0%−94%

18East Ridge, TNTN21,9210.0%−87%

19Powell, TNTN13,7390.0%–

20Chattanooga, TNTN194,1440.0%−99%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS