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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.42K people in Tennessee with Somali ancestry (0.04% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Bartlett city had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (0.45%), followed by Shelbyville city (0.33%), and Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) (0.24%).

The chart and table below shows the top 7 cities with high percentage of its population having Somali 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 Somali Ancestry in 2021
Bartlett city
Shelbyville city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
McMinnville city
Jackson city
Memphis city
Lebanon city
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bartlett city 0.45
2 Shelbyville city 0.33
3 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 0.24
4 McMinnville city 0.20
5 Jackson city 0.06
6 Memphis city 0.03
7 Lebanon city 0.02