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Largest Iranian population, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian 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 29 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 29 is 51.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Nashville, TNTN721,0741,001−1%

02Memphis, TNTN609,647486+88%

03Franklin, TNTN90,226324+78%

04Hendersonville, TNTN64,266282+2464%

05Brentwood, TNTN45,313234−8%

06Farragut, TNTN25,121219+66%

07Knoxville, TNTN202,021166−2%

08McMinnville, TNTN13,943146–

09Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178116+222%

10Johnson City, TNTN74,94385+673%

11Jonesborough, TNTN6,99083–

12Chattanooga, TNTN194,14473−3%

13Athens, TNTN15,26359−22%

14Red Bank, TNTN12,40555–

15Bartlett, TNTN56,41651+6%

16Germantown, TNTN40,00143−16%

17Cookeville, TNTN38,21238–

18Collierville, TNTN51,90935–

19Kingsport, TNTN57,53027–

20Jackson, TNTN69,33921−22%

21Bristol, TNTN28,10717+31%

22Clarksville, TNTN188,82913–

23Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50613–

24Sweetwater, TNTN6,70613–

25East Ridge, TNTN21,92111–

26Covington, TNTN8,5859–

27Nolensville, TNTN15,7897−87%

28Portland, TNTN13,6585–

29Dayton, TNTN7,8193–

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