National Origin in Knox County, Tennessee (County)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Knox County
Knox County
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen94.274864%94.356437%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k0.109558%0.145082%0.109558%0.1%4910.693273%0.682986%0.693273%0.7%3,1072.157469%1.782206%2.157469%2.2%9,6692.764836%3.033288%2.764836%2.8%12,39112.4k
Count number of people in citizenship/nativity category
1Puerto Rico and US Island Areas 2to US citizen parent(s)

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Tennessee and Knox County
Knox County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountAsiaAmericasEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther37.991840%30.126198%37.991840%38.0%8,38137.012693%49.084197%37.012693%37.0%8,16513.608341%10.470128%13.608341%13.6%3,00210.557570%9.768885%10.557570%10.6%2,3290.829556%0.550592%0.829556%0.8%1830.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.550592%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Tennessee and Knox County
Knox County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountAsiaAmericasEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther37.991840%30.126198%37.991840%38.0%8,38137.012693%49.084197%37.012693%37.0%8,16513.608341%10.470128%13.608341%13.6%3,00210.557570%9.768885%10.557570%10.6%2,3290.829556%0.550592%0.829556%0.8%1830.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.550592%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of Tennessee and Knox County
Knox County
Tennessee
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountMexicoIndiaChinaCanadaVietnamKoreaGuatemalaGermanyHondurasPhilippines18.776065%28.819811%18.776065%18.8%4,1427.710789%6.592197%7.710789%7.7%1,7015.770626%3.379353%5.770626%5.8%1,2735.167724%2.960701%5.167724%5.2%1,1404.650952%2.497962%4.650952%4.7%1,0263.408885%2.680647%3.408885%3.4%7523.377153%3.797372%3.377153%3.4%7452.892112%2.463709%2.892112%2.9%6382.638259%2.748837%2.638259%2.6%5822.230281%2.697774%2.230281%2.2%492
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in Knox County

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
88.7%90.5%92.2%94.0%95.7%97.5%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.27%0.48%0.68%0.88%1.08%1.29%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.4%1.4%2.4%3.3%4.3%5.3%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.38%0.77%1.15%1.54%1.93%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.027%0.055%0.082%0.110%0.138%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.70%1.14%1.58%2.01%2.45%2.89%
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Map of National Origin by Tract in Knox County

United States National Origin by Tract#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
79.7%83.8%87.7%91.7%95.7%99.7%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.4%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.3%8.4%10.5%

Africa National Origin by Tract#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.4%2.8%4.2%5.7%7.1%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.35%0.69%1.04%1.39%1.74%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.9%3.7%5.6%7.4%9.3%
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National Origin by Place in Knox County

There are 3 places that are fully or partially contained within Knox County (2 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MascotEast South CentralKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleTennesseeKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxKnoxvilleFarragutSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States99.153478%99.153478%99.2%2,694195.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k94.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k93.232641%93.232641%93.2%171,480171k292.226833%92.226833%92.2%20,00420.0k386.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthFarragutKnoxvilleKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxTennesseeKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleEast South CentralMascot7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M4.089442%1.438451%0.677732%0.456432%0.000000%6.662056%6.7%1,44512.367787%1.978502%0.974300%0.490956%0.069049%5.880594%5.9%10,81610.8k21.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k1.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k2.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k1.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k1.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k0.588885%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.588885%0.6%163
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in Knox County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Knox County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Knox District 88Knox District 77Knox District 99Knox District 22Knox District 66East South CentralKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleTennesseeKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxKnox District 11Knox District 55Knox District 33Knox District 44SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States97.407594%97.407594%97.4%46,32946.3k197.335357%97.335357%97.3%50,66550.7k296.419147%96.419147%96.4%44,94044.9k395.980419%95.980419%96.0%48,23448.2k495.525600%95.525600%95.5%48,82648.8k595.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k94.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k93.218765%93.218765%93.2%47,19247.2k692.280450%92.280450%92.3%46,38246.4k791.579153%91.579153%91.6%46,82946.8k888.789339%88.789339%88.8%43,10943.1k986.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthKnox District 44Knox District 33Knox District 55Knox District 11Knox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxTennesseeKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleKnox District 66East South CentralKnox District 22Knox District 99Knox District 77Knox District 887.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M5.241803%2.788763%1.239908%0.930961%0.057670%10.259104%10.3%4,98112.880610%2.190281%1.280923%0.670773%0.099736%7.122323%7.1%3,64223.808046%1.715013%0.787872%0.348176%0.000000%6.659106%6.7%3,34732.800988%1.923951%1.021235%0.274568%0.023704%6.044444%6.0%3,06041.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k1.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k2.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k1.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k1.449729%1.222781%1.089742%0.066519%0.041085%3.869857%3.9%1,97851.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k1.936164%1.012855%0.374100%0.200979%0.013929%3.538027%3.5%1,77861.147847%0.708018%0.373318%0.137313%0.137313%2.503808%2.5%1,16771.321755%0.562899%0.411127%0.069162%0.000000%2.364943%2.4%1,23180.929313%0.477272%0.435221%0.000000%0.000000%1.841806%1.8%8769
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the Knoxville Area

There are 9 counties in the Knoxville Area. This section compares Knox County to all of the counties in the Knoxville Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain Knox County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Campbell CountyCampbellMorgan CountyMorganUnion CountyUnionGrainger CountyGraingerRoane CountyRoaneAnderson CountyAndersonBlount CountyBlountEast South CentralKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleTennesseeKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxLoudon CountyLoudonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States99.402619%99.402619%99.4%39,76939.8k199.059388%99.059388%99.1%21,48421.5k298.899429%98.899429%98.9%18,87118.9k397.742515%97.742515%97.7%22,29822.3k497.359530%97.359530%97.4%51,58451.6k596.342577%96.342577%96.3%72,78272.8k696.279479%96.279479%96.3%121,497121k795.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k94.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k892.272449%92.272449%92.3%46,72446.7k986.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 9 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain Knox County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthLoudon CountyLoudonKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxTennesseeKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleEast South CentralAnderson CountyAndersonBlount CountyBlountGrainger CountyGraingerRoane CountyRoaneUnion CountyUnionMorgan CountyMorganCampbell CountyCampbell7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M5.802081%0.624050%0.562830%0.169836%0.000000%7.158797%7.2%3,62511.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k1.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k22.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k1.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k1.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k1.269442%1.090741%0.642001%0.045006%0.005295%3.052485%3.1%2,30631.351908%0.712406%0.710822%0.188601%0.047547%3.011284%3.0%3,80041.494762%0.425196%0.074519%0.043835%0.000000%2.038311%2.0%46550.724761%0.707774%0.573769%0.016987%0.000000%2.023290%2.0%1,07260.277763%0.262041%0.188669%0.000000%0.000000%0.728473%0.7%13970.405754%0.175212%0.032276%0.023054%0.009222%0.645518%0.6%14080.187463%0.119976%0.092482%0.000000%0.000000%0.399920%0.4%1609
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 9 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in Tennessee

There are 95 counties in Tennessee. This section compares Knox County to the 50 most populous counties in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,034.

Born in the USA by County#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Knox County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Campbell CountyCampbellHawkins CountyHawkinsCocke CountyCockeCarter CountyCarterClaiborne CountyClaiborneGibson CountyGibsonWeakley CountyWeakleyLincoln CountyLincolnGreene CountyGreeneLawrence CountyLawrenceSullivan CountySullivanHenry CountyHenryTipton CountyTiptonCheatham CountyCheathamDickson CountyDicksonRhea CountyRheaRoane CountyRoaneJefferson CountyJeffersonObion CountyObionDyer CountyDyerMcMinn CountyMcMinnMarshall CountyMarshallCumberland CountyCumberlandFayette CountyFayetteGiles CountyGilesFranklin CountyFranklinCoffee CountyCoffeeMadison CountyMadisonMonroe CountyMonroeAnderson CountyAndersonBlount CountyBlountWashington CountyWashingtonSumner CountySumnerRobertson CountyRobertsonEast South CentralMaury CountyMauryKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleWilson CountyWilsonWarren CountyWarrenSevier CountySevierTennesseeKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxHamilton CountyHamiltonBradley CountyBradleyPutnam CountyPutnamHamblen CountyHamblenShelby CountyShelbyBedford CountyBedfordLoudon CountyLoudonWilliamson CountyWilliamsonRutherford CountyRutherfordMontgomery CountyMontgomerySouthDavidson CountyDavidsonUnited States of AmericaUnited States99.402619%99.402619%99.4%39,76939.8k198.640550%98.640550%98.6%55,79855.8k298.564783%98.564783%98.6%34,75034.8k398.509884%98.509884%98.5%55,86255.9k498.447998%98.447998%98.4%31,20931.2k598.380158%98.380158%98.4%48,70948.7k698.286504%98.286504%98.3%33,44133.4k798.144839%98.144839%98.1%32,95933.0k898.086187%98.086187%98.1%67,19167.2k997.995567%97.995567%98.0%41,55641.6k1097.883098%97.883098%97.9%153,328153k1197.872472%97.872472%97.9%31,60431.6k1297.683485%97.683485%97.7%60,13260.1k1397.596968%97.596968%97.6%38,62438.6k1497.459058%97.459058%97.5%49,63249.6k1597.369151%97.369151%97.4%31,60731.6k1697.359530%97.359530%97.4%51,58451.6k1797.332122%97.332122%97.3%51,44151.4k1897.323625%97.323625%97.3%30,07330.1k1997.232025%97.232025%97.2%36,91936.9k2097.220849%97.220849%97.2%51,14451.1k2197.172491%97.172491%97.2%30,44930.4k2297.169013%97.169013%97.2%56,25656.3k2397.041284%97.041284%97.0%37,91537.9k2496.989736%96.989736%97.0%28,16028.2k2596.800329%96.800329%96.8%40,02540.0k2696.638046%96.638046%96.6%51,99952.0k2796.501508%96.501508%96.5%94,69594.7k2896.490919%96.490919%96.5%43,88643.9k2996.342577%96.342577%96.3%72,78272.8k3096.279479%96.279479%96.3%121,497121k3195.867316%95.867316%95.9%120,835121k3295.668052%95.668052%95.7%165,301165k3395.559973%95.559973%95.6%64,89064.9k3495.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.399163%95.399163%95.4%81,82181.8k3595.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k95.106515%95.106515%95.1%119,469119k3694.840270%94.840270%94.8%38,03038.0k3794.707892%94.707892%94.7%89,53489.5k3894.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k3994.020865%94.020865%94.0%330,300330k4093.930585%93.930585%93.9%96,61796.6k4193.614371%93.614371%93.6%69,88569.9k4293.372150%93.372150%93.4%59,01459.0k4392.982102%92.982102%93.0%871,233871k4492.680926%92.680926%92.7%42,94042.9k4592.272449%92.272449%92.3%46,72446.7k4692.236135%92.236135%92.2%189,679190k4792.006931%92.006931%92.0%267,086267k4891.084767%91.084767%91.1%172,796173k4986.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.605329%86.605329%86.6%578,424578k5085.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Knox County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesDavidson CountyDavidsonSouthLoudon CountyLoudonRutherford CountyRutherfordWilliamson CountyWilliamsonBedford CountyBedfordShelby CountyShelbyHamblen CountyHamblenPutnam CountyPutnamBradley CountyBradleySevier CountySevierMontgomery CountyMontgomeryHamilton CountyHamiltonKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxTennesseeWarren CountyWarrenWilson CountyWilsonMaury CountyMauryKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleEast South CentralSumner CountySumnerWashington CountyWashingtonRobertson CountyRobertsonAnderson CountyAndersonBlount CountyBlountMonroe CountyMonroeCoffee CountyCoffeeFranklin CountyFranklinMadison CountyMadisonMcMinn CountyMcMinnGiles CountyGilesCumberland CountyCumberlandRhea CountyRheaDyer CountyDyerJefferson CountyJeffersonObion CountyObionFayette CountyFayetteRoane CountyRoaneMarshall CountyMarshallDickson CountyDicksonCheatham CountyCheathamSullivan CountySullivanLawrence CountyLawrenceHenry CountyHenryTipton CountyTiptonGreene CountyGreeneLincoln CountyLincolnWeakley CountyWeakleyClaiborne CountyClaiborneGibson CountyGibsonHawkins CountyHawkinsCarter CountyCarterCocke CountyCockeCampbell CountyCampbell7.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.591681%3.674585%2.126414%0.766599%0.031143%12.190422%12.2%81,41881.4k17.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M5.802081%0.624050%0.562830%0.169836%0.000000%7.158797%7.2%3,62523.439676%2.503712%0.617316%0.394779%0.050295%7.005777%7.0%20,33720.3k33.180724%2.196990%1.105789%0.245083%0.098228%6.826813%6.8%14,03914.0k45.465023%0.524487%0.440310%0.209363%0.133820%6.773003%6.8%3,13852.976019%2.044952%0.738535%0.413985%0.020811%6.194303%6.2%58,04058.0k65.186463%0.656614%0.268975%0.000000%0.000000%6.112052%6.1%3,86373.186787%2.170069%0.360339%0.092429%0.041526%5.851149%5.9%4,36883.022555%1.111219%0.843865%0.190550%0.000000%5.168190%5.2%5,31692.773517%1.203761%0.863154%0.185113%0.000000%5.025546%5.0%4,751101.869179%1.770607%0.921938%0.336305%0.081704%4.979732%5.0%9,447112.506084%1.484465%0.689145%0.245371%0.011101%4.936167%4.9%17,34117.3k121.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k1.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k132.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k4.035013%0.461358%0.189531%0.007481%0.000000%4.693384%4.7%1,882141.828589%1.171029%0.713285%0.372564%0.048561%4.134028%4.1%5,193152.465983%0.790514%0.609792%0.141080%0.047804%4.055173%4.1%3,478161.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k1.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k1.929554%0.858287%0.544026%0.226870%0.044564%3.603301%3.6%6,226171.284472%1.217035%0.613278%0.383993%0.046809%3.545587%3.5%4,469182.693469%0.457993%0.301892%0.053015%0.014726%3.521096%3.5%2,391191.269442%1.090741%0.642001%0.045006%0.005295%3.052485%3.1%2,306201.351908%0.712406%0.710822%0.188601%0.047547%3.011284%3.0%3,800212.051361%0.696979%0.147311%0.013192%0.000000%2.908843%2.9%1,323221.817574%0.672762%0.193280%0.000000%0.000000%2.683616%2.7%1,444231.535745%0.607043%0.452259%0.012092%0.000000%2.607139%2.6%1,078241.219835%0.795899%0.271075%0.246617%0.007134%2.540559%2.5%2,493251.891419%0.414401%0.165380%0.045622%0.000000%2.516823%2.5%1,324261.315699%0.544190%0.451195%0.175656%0.000000%2.486740%2.5%722271.542448%0.616634%0.286726%0.020727%0.010364%2.476898%2.5%1,434281.832969%0.329626%0.175595%0.027726%0.000000%2.365916%2.4%768291.456413%0.479326%0.147485%0.129049%0.000000%2.212273%2.2%840301.311233%0.440862%0.302738%0.151369%0.000000%2.206202%2.2%1,166311.601942%0.320388%0.242718%0.032362%0.000000%2.197411%2.2%679321.307875%0.394154%0.371119%0.084462%0.005119%2.162729%2.2%845330.724761%0.707774%0.573769%0.016987%0.000000%2.023290%2.0%1,072341.496729%0.351045%0.134035%0.035105%0.000000%2.016914%2.0%632351.246907%0.343636%0.298472%0.104073%0.000000%1.993088%2.0%1,015361.010739%0.399242%0.376500%0.080859%0.010107%1.877448%1.9%743370.617962%0.499860%0.332601%0.120017%0.007022%1.577462%1.6%2,471380.874876%0.346649%0.271188%0.066028%0.009433%1.568174%1.6%665390.529559%0.526462%0.297296%0.117680%0.089808%1.560806%1.6%504400.878846%0.326521%0.212807%0.000000%0.000000%1.418175%1.4%873410.747423%0.331377%0.216052%0.030656%0.000000%1.325509%1.3%908421.009469%0.244178%0.041689%0.000000%0.000000%1.295337%1.3%435430.649542%0.405596%0.199859%0.008817%0.000000%1.263814%1.3%430440.611968%0.432163%0.110407%0.009463%0.000000%1.164001%1.2%369450.628143%0.250449%0.151481%0.006059%0.000000%1.036133%1.0%513460.510899%0.360634%0.095462%0.019446%0.012375%0.998816%1.0%565470.352690%0.306840%0.227485%0.065248%0.000000%0.952263%1.0%540480.405605%0.343204%0.133311%0.022691%0.000000%0.904811%0.9%319490.187463%0.119976%0.092482%0.000000%0.000000%0.399920%0.4%16050
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Knox County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Born in the USA by County#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#East South CentralKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleTennesseeKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaWayne CountyWayneMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandSouthSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFulton CountyFultonWake CountyWakeHennepin CountyHennepinPima CountyPimaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBexar CountyBexarMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSuffolk CountySuffolkTarrant CountyTarrantTravis CountyTravisHillsborough CountyHillsboroughMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexSacramento CountySacramentoFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookHonolulu CountyHonoluluRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingClark CountyClarkFairfield CountyFairfieldDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangeOrange CountyOrangeNew York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxAlameda CountyAlamedaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxQueens CountyQueensMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade95.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k94.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k94.274864%94.274864%94.3%422,506423k93.667057%93.667057%93.7%1,152,4421.15M192.439534%92.439534%92.4%924,913925k291.243575%91.243575%91.2%1,148,4921.15M390.654919%90.654919%90.7%1,602,4101.60M489.243028%89.243028%89.2%852,544853k589.240316%89.240316%89.2%1,099,5461.10M687.132119%87.132119%87.1%1,076,2691.08M786.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.517659%86.517659%86.5%945,221945k886.215397%86.215397%86.2%859,358859k985.682612%85.682612%85.7%855,606856k1085.628212%85.628212%85.6%1,035,4721.04M1185.450965%85.450965%85.5%857,362857k1285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.522938%84.522938%84.5%1,571,0271.57M1384.015403%84.015403%84.0%850,046850k1483.954992%83.954992%84.0%3,432,5413.43M1583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M1683.057879%83.057879%83.1%1,244,3151.24M1782.422649%82.422649%82.4%1,605,2051.61M1880.718200%80.718200%80.7%926,787927k1978.982646%78.982646%79.0%1,044,9871.04M2078.132763%78.132763%78.1%1,224,8171.22M2178.052998%78.052998%78.1%1,154,6381.15M2277.819781%77.819781%77.8%749,529750k2377.577401%77.577401%77.6%1,634,3651.63M2477.421424%77.421424%77.4%4,047,2634.05M2577.085488%77.085488%77.1%760,833761k2676.924057%76.924057%76.9%1,787,6321.79M2776.776403%76.776403%76.8%1,041,7031.04M2876.568633%76.568633%76.6%1,592,2831.59M2976.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M3075.943535%75.943535%75.9%715,098715k3175.253496%75.253496%75.3%1,891,1611.89M3274.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M3374.053930%74.053930%74.1%820,462820k3473.704368%73.704368%73.7%1,030,9451.03M3573.049668%73.049668%73.0%3,239,2103.24M3672.216679%72.216679%72.2%699,945700k3771.103495%71.103495%71.1%893,099893k3868.485999%68.485999%68.5%2,145,1262.15M3967.573788%67.573788%67.6%1,104,8241.10M4067.147297%67.147297%67.1%760,703761k4166.776579%66.776579%66.8%1,071,9091.07M4265.451966%65.451966%65.5%671,780672k4364.352742%64.352742%64.4%6,472,0556.47M4464.183004%64.183004%64.2%1,196,2301.20M4560.435923%60.435923%60.4%1,139,2511.14M4659.517763%59.517763%59.5%1,551,5401.55M4757.718309%57.718309%57.7%829,288829k4850.204653%50.204653%50.2%1,159,7331.16M4944.770152%44.770152%44.8%1,192,8641.19M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Miami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBroward CountyBrowardMontgomery CountyMontgomeryAlameda CountyAlamedaOrange CountyOrangeFairfax CountyFairfaxNew York CountyNew YorkHarris CountyHarrisWestchester CountyWestchesterContra Costa CountyContra CostaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachDallas CountyDallasSan Diego CountySan DiegoClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideNassau CountyNassauKing CountyKingFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoFairfield CountyFairfieldCook CountyCookSacramento CountySacramentoOrange CountyOrangeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHonolulu CountyHonoluluTravis CountyTravisHillsborough CountyHillsboroughTarrant CountyTarrantSuffolk CountySuffolkMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgHennepin CountyHennepinUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaWake CountyWakePima CountyPimaFulton CountyFultonSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOakland CountyOaklandSouthFranklin CountyFranklinMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWayne CountyWayneCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyKnox County School DistrictKnox CountyKnox CountyKnoxTennesseeKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleEast South Central48.645445%1.806661%1.469101%0.279573%0.029087%52.229868%52.2%1,391,6221.39M122.755260%18.237013%5.431792%1.061510%0.047273%47.532847%47.5%1,098,0141.10M224.541817%9.807719%2.905590%0.605022%0.205034%38.065182%38.1%717,550718k318.487432%10.260882%7.207851%1.179430%0.095249%37.230844%37.2%970,553971k426.550180%3.802448%2.679106%1.857132%0.022968%34.911834%34.9%501,608502k520.084736%12.065251%1.709778%0.549509%0.135814%34.545088%34.5%3,474,2533.47M626.854081%2.783859%2.569509%0.462608%0.045070%32.715127%32.7%609,738610k712.320594%11.945096%5.206012%3.044611%0.093436%32.609748%32.6%334,697335k819.281381%9.075471%2.002782%0.882124%0.451715%31.693472%31.7%508,749509k914.035325%14.020128%1.662947%0.521197%0.137507%30.377104%30.4%951,475951k1015.688061%9.390522%2.990325%2.147699%0.091801%30.308407%30.3%343,360343k1113.020271%8.690456%5.442667%1.320743%0.419269%28.893405%28.9%472,404472k1217.789812%5.495599%1.262421%1.053277%0.063100%25.664209%25.7%1,138,0171.14M1314.942083%5.091779%4.650294%0.758851%0.083468%25.526475%25.5%247,410247k1410.958413%10.248167%2.184715%0.674414%0.332604%24.398312%24.4%270,315270k1518.211455%2.814070%2.319345%0.419515%0.044182%23.808567%23.8%333,024333k1617.144478%4.537666%1.327468%0.605240%0.031993%23.646846%23.6%594,258594k1712.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k1812.578829%6.970354%1.638913%0.726903%0.103664%22.018662%22.0%455,820456k1915.876297%4.427960%1.060161%0.402902%0.112312%21.879631%21.9%508,459508k2011.224343%6.688601%3.386200%0.495504%0.027196%21.821844%21.8%296,079296k2111.531341%4.690390%3.161549%1.781395%0.392248%21.556923%21.6%448,287448k2214.726318%5.770692%0.640600%0.153557%0.072470%21.363636%21.4%205,766206k2315.076559%5.016248%0.633154%0.502147%0.084110%21.312218%21.3%448,996449k2411.686905%4.573617%4.201810%0.606297%0.085491%21.154120%21.2%199,191199k259.863235%5.668020%4.764657%0.745049%0.034395%21.075355%21.1%1,101,7301.10M269.687825%6.465085%3.003583%0.789495%0.561752%20.507740%20.5%303,371303k2714.477869%3.580655%1.468566%0.595436%0.031209%20.153735%20.2%253,142253k288.166444%6.354514%4.015859%1.309190%0.110359%19.956367%20.0%312,838313k2915.801029%1.809526%0.840933%0.689565%0.125532%19.266585%19.3%190,161190k3010.848511%4.714782%1.223157%0.658436%0.074030%17.518917%17.5%201,148201k3111.181361%3.072047%1.328059%0.495745%0.036657%16.113869%16.1%213,196213k329.754412%3.875834%1.388272%0.802042%0.082874%15.903435%15.9%309,724310k339.193862%3.157403%2.747358%0.287759%0.020826%15.407208%15.4%230,820231k349.517655%3.275367%1.368383%0.481393%0.086534%14.729333%14.7%602,216602k357.347095%4.325175%1.514370%1.405255%0.074621%14.666516%14.7%148,392148k364.686483%3.710849%3.595903%1.394483%0.054496%13.442215%13.4%162,552163k377.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.837526%2.289074%0.700382%0.353688%0.015441%13.196112%13.2%245,276245k385.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k395.441449%4.949648%1.400695%1.174673%0.044764%13.011228%13.0%129,927130k408.829128%2.273212%1.229396%0.461858%0.109833%12.903428%12.9%129,465129k415.051582%4.613060%1.641423%1.137489%0.077050%12.520604%12.5%124,800125k427.119242%3.055785%1.289407%0.478070%0.468459%12.410963%12.4%135,592136k436.866740%2.671762%2.097611%0.478864%0.054403%12.169379%12.2%150,318150k447.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M3.938665%2.706153%2.269020%0.929375%0.023699%9.866912%9.9%121,572122k454.285957%2.734098%1.346689%0.448547%0.013085%8.828375%8.8%84,33884.3k464.572942%2.076722%1.249552%0.391776%0.012277%8.303269%8.3%146,768147k472.812562%2.660899%1.087304%0.394372%0.021768%6.976905%7.0%87,81987.8k483.227692%1.865955%1.177541%0.576977%0.037279%6.885444%6.9%68,89368.9k492.913050%1.441042%0.841949%0.389154%0.035030%5.620225%5.6%69,14969.1k501.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k1.870074%1.821878%0.669844%0.519676%0.040833%4.922305%4.9%22,06022.1k2.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k1.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k1.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of Knox County. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

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Principal City:
Knoxville
Cities:
Knoxville
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Towns:
Farragut
Unincorporated Places:
Mascot
ZIP Codes:
37709, 37721, 37754, 37764, 37772, 37779, 37806, 37807, 37830, 37849, 37853, 37871, 37902, 37909, 37912, 37914, 37915, 37916, 37917, 37918, 37919, 37920, 37921, 37922, 37923, 37924, 37931, 37932, 37934, 37938
Unified School District:
Knox County
Congressional District:
TN-2
State Senate Districts:
TN-5, TN-6, TN-7
State House Districts:
TN-13, TN-14, TN-15, TN-16, TN-18, TN-19, TN-89
Neighboring Counties:
Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Loudon, Roane, Sevier, Union
Nearby Counties:
Bell, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Graham, Hamblen, Monroe, Morgan, Scott, Swain