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Largest Ethiopian population, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian 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 17 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 17 is 79.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Davidson County, TNTN745,9042,213+17%

02Shelby County, TNTN910,2261,131+47%

03Sumner County, TNTN215,538279+1541%

04Rutherford County, TNTN386,352215+2588%

05Knox County, TNTN511,453195+786%

06Williamson County, TNTN272,061161–

07Madison County, TNTN100,790148+492%

08Franklin County, TNTN45,579134–

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,93579–

10Greene County, TNTN73,83179–

11Carter County, TNTN57,36152–

12Washington County, TNTN141,19942–

13Meigs County, TNTN14,18639–

14Hamilton County, TNTN390,83323−72%

15Robertson County, TNTN80,17510−52%

16Decatur County, TNTN11,8208–

17Cheatham County, TNTN42,7785–

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