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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. The median across all 20 is 0.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB SHAREVS 2010

01Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461.5%–

02Newport, TNTN7,0491.1%–

03La Vergne, TNTN42,1460.4%+0.1 pts

04Johnson City, TNTN74,9430.3%0.0 pts

05Cookeville, TNTN38,2120.3%+0.2 pts

06Memphis, TNTN609,6470.2%−0.1 pts

07Jackson, TNTN69,3390.2%−0.1 pts

08Nashville, TNTN721,0740.2%−1.4 pts

09Farragut, TNTN25,1210.1%−0.6 pts

10Bartlett, TNTN56,4160.1%−0.3 pts

11Lebanon, TNTN53,4120.1%−0.5 pts

12Clarksville, TNTN188,8290.0%−0.2 pts

13Collierville, TNTN51,9090.0%−0.5 pts

14Knoxville, TNTN202,0210.0%−0.4 pts

15Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1780.0%−0.4 pts

16Columbia, TNTN50,0720.0%0.0 pts

17Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1720.0%−0.4 pts

18East Ridge, TNTN21,9210.0%−0.1 pts

19Powell, TNTN13,7390.0%–

20Chattanooga, TNTN194,1440.0%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS