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Largest Arab population, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities ranked by the number of residents who are Arab ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 20 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB POPULATIONVS 2010

01Nashville, TNTN721,0741,154−88%

02Memphis, TNTN609,6471,151−39%

03Shelbyville, TNTN26,146326–

04Johnson City, TNTN74,943191+4%

05La Vergne, TNTN42,146139+39%

06Jackson, TNTN69,339116−37%

07Cookeville, TNTN38,21287+480%

08Knoxville, TNTN202,02176−90%

09Clarksville, TNTN188,82975−78%

10Newport, TNTN7,04975–

11Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17857−87%

12Bartlett, TNTN56,41642−75%

13Collierville, TNTN51,90924−89%

14Farragut, TNTN25,12120−86%

15Lebanon, TNTN53,41220−87%

16Columbia, TNTN50,07215−29%

17Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17210−90%

18Chattanooga, TNTN194,1447−98%

19East Ridge, TNTN21,9213−86%

20Powell, TNTN13,7391–

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