Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.56K people in Tennessee with Arab ancestry (0.07% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Shelbyville city had the highest percentage of its population with Arab ancestry (1.40%), followed by Johnson City city (0.39%), and Germantown city (0.35%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Arab ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Tennessee.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
Shelbyville city
Johnson City city
Germantown city
La Vergne city
Jackson city
Cookeville city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
Memphis city
Hendersonville city
Bartlett city
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Arab Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Shelbyville city 1.40
2 Johnson City city 0.39
3 Germantown city 0.35
3 La Vergne city 0.35
4 Jackson city 0.21
5 Cookeville city 0.19
6 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 0.16
7 Memphis city 0.12
8 Hendersonville city 0.07
9 Bartlett city 0.06
9 Chattanooga city 0.06
9 Mount Juliet city 0.06
10 Clarksville city 0.05
11 Columbia city 0.04
12 East Ridge city 0.03
12 Lebanon city 0.03
13 Red Bank city 0.01