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Largest foreign-born population, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the most residents born outside the United States, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not share. This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 460. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Thompson's Station, TN, up 36 places to #52.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Nashville, TNTN721,074105,633+50%

02Memphis, TNTN609,64747,615+22%

03Chattanooga, TNTN194,14415,471+72%

04▲2Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17814,253+99%

05▼1Knoxville, TNTN202,02114,004+84%

06▲1Clarksville, TNTN188,82912,946+84%

07▼2Franklin, TNTN90,22610,364+90%

08▲1Smyrna, TNTN63,32110,242+285%

09▲1La Vergne, TNTN42,1468,716+135%

10▼2Collierville, TNTN51,9096,931+124%

11▲4Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1724,908+424%

12▲1Cleveland, TNTN51,1724,306+70%

13▼1Brentwood, TNTN45,3134,184+69%

14Bartlett, TNTN56,4163,994+125%

15▲4Morristown, TNTN33,5173,906+2%

16▲5Shelbyville, TNTN26,1463,772+18%

17▼1Germantown, TNTN40,0013,383−1%

18▲2Lebanon, TNTN53,4123,364+112%

19▲7Cookeville, TNTN38,2123,340+67%

20▼9Johnson City, TNTN74,9433,314+4%

21▲3Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362,990+146%

22▼5Hendersonville, TNTN64,2662,932+47%

23▲7Sevierville, TNTN19,0102,885+155%

24▲1Springfield, TNTN20,0902,864+43%

25▼2Jackson, TNTN69,3392,692−3%

26▼8Gallatin, TNTN54,5902,473+21%

27▲2East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,123+87%

28▼1Columbia, TNTN50,0722,034+55%

29▼7Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3951,889+5%

30▲6Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5981,801+250%

31▼3Farragut, TNTN25,1211,760+48%

32▲6Lakeland, TNTN14,4221,628+230%

33▼2Nolensville, TNTN15,7891,587+556%

34Kingsport, TNTN57,5301,567+40%

35▼2Maryville, TNTN32,4421,444+8%

36▲8Alcoa, TNTN13,6891,207+174%

37▲2Loudon, TNTN6,9631,174+96%

38▲2Collegedale, TNTN11,4991,104+13%

39▼4Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506951−28%

40▼8Lenoir City, TNTN12,530932+15%

41▲12Manchester, TNTN13,776860+85%

42▼5McMinnville, TNTN13,943698−37%

43▲11Powell, TNTN13,739695–

44▲20Arlington, TNTN15,703694+59%

45▲24Union City, TNTN10,814639+15%

46▼5Athens, TNTN15,263584+24%

47▲32Halls, TNTN10,272575–

48▲15Red Bank, TNTN12,405571−30%

49▲26Millington, TNTN12,953565+51%

50▲24Dickson, TNTN17,051553−24%

51▲17Martin, TNTN11,060543+16%

52▲36Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469532+964%

53▲31Harrison, TNTN8,011509+2214%

54▼6Seymour, TNTN16,216505+79%

55▼8Bristol, TNTN28,107499−10%

56▼11Smithville, TNTN5,620495+2%

57▼14Middle Valley, TNTN12,187478+17%

58▼6Crossville, TNTN13,113474+146%

59▼3Dyersburg, TNTN15,906460+180%

60▼10White House, TNTN17,872455+684%

61▼19Lewisburg, TNTN13,517452−23%

62▼11Dayton, TNTN7,819449+109%

63▲19Fairview, TNTN10,877440+118%

64▼5Greeneville, TNTN16,141431−25%

65▼19Tullahoma, TNTN21,279427−26%

66▲26Jonesborough, TNTN6,990416+172%

67▼7Winchester, TNTN10,438382+5%

68▼1Dunlap, TNTN6,089365+769%

69▲7South Cleveland, TNTN7,452346+765%

70▼12Elizabethton, TNTN14,350321+138%

71▲6Oakland, TNTN10,835312+100%

72▲18Millersville, TNTN6,438307+3%

73▼11Fayetteville, TNTN7,068294+52%

74▼17Jefferson City, TNTN9,103276−35%

75▼4Clinton, TNTN10,466273+221%

76▲2Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487272+37%

77▲24Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623269+274%

78▼13Tellico, TNTN7,414260+60%

79▲7Humboldt, TNTN7,841258+1418%

80▼10Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824246−31%

81▲26Paris, TNTN10,468237+47%

82▼21Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236236+49%

83▲14Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474236+131%

84▲5McKenzie, TNTN5,632226+1407%

85▼36Portland, TNTN13,658201+50%

86▲18Milan, TNTN8,367199+8%

87▼7Green Hill, TNTN6,866191+59%

88▼1Pulaski, TNTN8,394190+3%

89▲6Erwin, TNTN6,019170+115%

90▼5Sweetwater, TNTN6,706169−22%

91▲21La Follette, TNTN7,176164+3180%

92▼1Newport, TNTN7,049154−47%

93▼27Ashland City, TNTN5,650151−16%

94Savannah, TNTN7,689146+181%

95▼22Greenbrier, TNTN7,170145+36%

96▲20Lafayette, TNTN6,020141−55%

97▲9Pleasant View, TNTN5,797140+159%

98▲1Kingston, TNTN6,299120+155%

99▼44Brownsville, TNTN9,301119−11%

100▼2Atoka, TNTN10,645113−31%

101▲10Ripley, TNTN7,499113+49%

102Henderson, TNTN6,590109+31%

103Medina, TNTN5,813109+79%

104▼4Munford, TNTN6,996104+16%

105▼22Lynchburg, TNTN6,920103+164%

106▲2Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29271−12%

107▲7Sparta, TNTN5,03865−11%

108▼36Eagleton, TNTN5,59864−57%

109▲1Madisonville, TNTN5,42863+320%

110▼17Lexington, TNTN8,13053−42%

111▼2Bolivar, TNTN5,04334−60%

112▲3Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10330−54%

113▲4Harriman, TNTN6,19223−74%

114▼1Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54019+217%

115▼10Covington, TNTN8,5856−93%

116▼35Rockwood, TNTN5,6076−94%

117▼21Church Hill, TNTN7,2974−94%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES