Ranking of Tennessee Counties 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 counties, Lake County had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (0.35%), followed by Davidson County (0.23%), and Marion County (0.16%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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 Counties By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
Lake County
Davidson County
Marion County
Bedford County
Smith County
Warren County
Putnam County
Shelby County
Madison County
Knox County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lake County 0.35
2 Davidson County 0.23
3 Marion County 0.16
4 Bedford County 0.15
5 Smith County 0.07
5 Warren County 0.07
6 Putnam County 0.05
6 Shelby County 0.05
7 Madison County 0.04
8 Knox County 0.02
9 Montgomery County 0.01
9 Wilson County 0.01
10 Hamilton County 0.001
10 Rutherford County 0.001