National Origin in Shelby County, Tennessee (County)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen92.982102%94.356437%92.982102%93.0%871,233871k0.098400%0.145082%0.098400%0.1%9220.725195%0.682986%0.725195%0.7%6,7952.133107%1.782206%2.133107%2.1%19,98720.0k4.061196%3.033288%4.061196%4.1%38,05338.1k
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 Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaAfricaEuropeOceaniaOther48.044452%49.084197%48.044452%48.0%27,88527.9k33.013439%30.126198%33.013439%33.0%19,16119.2k11.922812%9.768885%11.922812%11.9%6,9206.683322%10.470128%6.683322%6.7%3,8790.335975%0.550592%0.335975%0.3%1950.000000%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 Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaAfricaEuropeOceaniaOther48.044452%49.084197%48.044452%48.0%27,88527.9k33.013439%30.126198%33.013439%33.0%19,16119.2k11.922812%9.768885%11.922812%11.9%6,9206.683322%10.470128%6.683322%6.7%3,8790.335975%0.550592%0.335975%0.3%1950.000000%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 Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
Asia
Africa
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountMexicoIndiaVietnamChinaGuatemalaHondurasPhilippinesKoreaEthiopiaEl Salvador30.427292%28.819811%30.427292%30.4%17,66017.7k7.841144%6.592197%7.841144%7.8%4,5514.760510%2.497962%4.760510%4.8%2,7634.124742%3.379353%4.124742%4.1%2,3943.943832%3.797372%3.943832%3.9%2,2893.671606%2.748837%3.671606%3.7%2,1313.587181%2.697774%3.587181%3.6%2,0822.849759%2.680647%2.849759%2.8%1,6541.931427%1.000961%1.931427%1.9%1,1211.759132%2.177947%1.759132%1.8%1,021
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in Shelby 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 (%):
88.4%90.0%91.7%93.3%94.9%96.6%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.02%0.19%0.34%0.50%0.66%0.82%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%1.2%2.1%3.1%4.1%5.1%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.25%0.64%1.03%1.41%1.80%2.19%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.014%0.028%0.042%0.056%0.071%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.5%1.7%2.9%4.1%5.2%6.5%
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Map of National Origin by Tract in Shelby 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 (%):
66%73%80%87%93%100%

Europe National Origin by Tract#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.5%4.5%

Asia National Origin by Tract#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.7%5.5%8.2%11.0%13.7%

Africa National Origin by Tract#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%4.1%8.1%12.2%16.3%20.4%

Australia National Origin by Tract#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.22%0.43%0.65%0.87%1.09%

Americas National Origin by Tract#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%19%25%32%
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National Origin by Place in Shelby County

There are 7 places in Shelby County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#East South CentralArlingtonTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaBartlettMemphisShelby CountyShelbyMillingtonLakelandGermantownColliervilleSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States95.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.318562%95.318562%95.3%11,05611.1k194.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M94.044720%94.044720%94.0%54,84554.8k293.191504%93.191504%93.2%611,203611k392.982102%92.982102%93.0%871,233871k92.582889%92.582889%92.6%10,24810.2k491.938442%91.938442%91.9%11,53011.5k591.908296%91.908296%91.9%36,04036.0k691.613374%91.613374%91.6%43,97944.0k786.933278%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 7 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 Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthColliervilleLakelandGermantownShelby CountyShelbyMemphisMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaBartlettTennesseeMillingtonEast South CentralArlington7.079712%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%13,773,97013.8M5.286949%1.093636%0.816582%0.170816%0.072909%7.440892%7.4%3,57215.230843%1.140260%0.757515%0.103660%0.000000%7.232278%7.2%90724.291944%1.290388%1.027720%0.323872%0.051003%6.984928%7.0%2,73932.976019%2.044952%0.738535%0.413985%0.020811%6.194303%6.2%58,04058.0k3.426509%1.514964%0.779286%0.341080%0.012350%6.074190%6.1%39,83839.8k42.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k2.006242%1.695874%0.723619%0.565863%0.000000%4.991598%5.0%2,91152.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k2.719306%0.957629%0.361370%0.234890%0.108411%4.381606%4.4%48561.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k1.655315%1.146651%0.732822%0.137943%0.000000%3.672730%3.7%4267
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in Shelby County

There are 13 county subdivisions in Shelby County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby 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 Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Shelby District 1111Shelby District 99East South CentralShelby District 88TennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaShelby District 77Shelby District 11Shelby District 1313Shelby District 33Shelby CountyShelbyShelby District 66Shelby District 22Shelby District 1212Shelby District 1010Shelby District 44Shelby District 55SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States96.574290%96.574290%96.6%68,47668.5k196.219828%96.219828%96.2%67,52967.5k295.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M94.459298%94.459298%94.5%65,00565.0k394.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M94.182520%94.182520%94.2%65,84365.8k494.170198%94.170198%94.2%65,77665.8k593.391132%93.391132%93.4%68,83368.8k693.298130%93.298130%93.3%70,49770.5k792.982102%92.982102%93.0%871,233871k92.531995%92.531995%92.5%63,62563.6k892.425035%92.425035%92.4%70,70770.7k991.868622%91.868622%91.9%66,26366.3k1091.377896%91.377896%91.4%66,82166.8k1190.301750%90.301750%90.3%67,54367.5k1288.406713%88.406713%88.4%64,31564.3k1386.933278%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 13 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 Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthShelby District 55Shelby District 44Shelby District 1010Shelby District 1212Shelby District 66Shelby District 22Shelby CountyShelbyShelby District 1313Shelby District 33Shelby District 77Memphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaShelby District 88TennesseeShelby District 11East South CentralShelby District 99Shelby District 11117.079712%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%13,773,97013.8M6.409710%2.805537%0.897607%0.571829%0.026117%10.710800%10.7%7,79215.068385%1.566908%0.958595%0.768747%0.026739%8.389374%8.4%6,27523.495337%2.869021%0.745289%0.523754%0.010940%7.644340%7.6%5,59036.043423%0.786102%0.561502%0.124778%0.000000%7.515805%7.5%5,42144.938918%0.974404%0.590460%0.027632%0.000000%6.531414%6.5%4,49154.286162%0.819586%0.745079%0.607827%0.070586%6.529241%6.5%4,99562.976019%2.044952%0.738535%0.413985%0.020811%6.194303%6.2%58,04058.0k4.241289%1.176327%0.508792%0.119397%0.000000%6.045805%6.0%4,45672.578050%1.880600%0.575694%0.562459%0.000000%5.596803%5.6%4,22983.011014%1.029896%0.925476%0.301817%0.021456%5.289658%5.3%3,69892.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k2.056148%1.923915%0.479526%0.473713%0.000000%4.933302%4.9%3,395102.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k2.001489%1.921315%0.439526%0.303516%0.057267%4.723113%4.7%3,299111.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k1.970591%0.558548%0.294947%0.259326%0.054145%3.137557%3.1%2,202122.180382%0.531697%0.196037%0.188985%0.001410%3.098512%3.1%2,19713
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 13 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in the Memphis Area

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

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of Shelby County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Benton CountyBentonMarshall CountyMarshallTate CountyTateCrittenden CountyCrittendenTunica CountyTunicaTipton CountyTiptonFayette CountyFayetteDeSoto CountyDeSotoEast South CentralTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaShelby CountyShelbySouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States98.961566%98.961566%99.0%8,291198.162780%98.162780%98.2%35,53135.5k297.977980%97.977980%98.0%27,76527.8k397.970148%97.970148%98.0%48,50648.5k497.962910%97.962910%98.0%10,19510.2k597.683485%97.683485%97.7%60,13260.1k697.041284%97.041284%97.0%37,91537.9k796.021417%96.021417%96.0%164,091164k895.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M94.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M92.982102%92.982102%93.0%871,233871k986.933278%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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthShelby CountyShelbyMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTennesseeEast South CentralDeSoto CountyDeSotoFayette CountyFayetteTunica CountyTunicaTate CountyTateCrittenden CountyCrittendenTipton CountyTiptonMarshall CountyMarshallBenton CountyBenton7.079712%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%13,773,97013.8M2.976019%2.044952%0.738535%0.413985%0.020811%6.194303%6.2%58,04058.0k12.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k2.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k1.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k1.986073%0.966704%0.250454%0.141026%0.000000%3.344257%3.3%5,71521.307875%0.394154%0.371119%0.084462%0.005119%2.162729%2.2%84530.951283%0.605362%0.211396%0.028827%0.000000%1.796867%1.8%18741.199802%0.257605%0.119980%0.112923%0.000000%1.690310%1.7%47950.708933%0.521096%0.208035%0.058573%0.044435%1.541072%1.5%76360.878846%0.326521%0.212807%0.000000%0.000000%1.418175%1.4%87370.831584%0.317715%0.102221%0.033153%0.000000%1.284672%1.3%46580.823586%0.023872%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.847458%0.8%719
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 Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby 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 Shelby County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Shelby 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 CountyMauryWilson CountyWilsonWarren CountyWarrenSevier CountySevierTennesseeKnox CountyKnoxMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaHamilton 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%81,82181.8k3595.106515%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%422,506423k3994.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M94.020865%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 Shelby County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Shelby County
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesDavidson CountyDavidsonSouthLoudon CountyLoudonRutherford CountyRutherfordWilliamson CountyWilliamsonBedford CountyBedfordShelby CountyShelbyHamblen CountyHamblenPutnam CountyPutnamBradley CountyBradleyMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaSevier CountySevierMontgomery CountyMontgomeryHamilton CountyHamiltonKnox CountyKnoxTennesseeWarren CountyWarrenWilson CountyWilsonMaury CountyMauryEast 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%5,31692.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k2.773517%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%22,06022.1k132.363482%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%3,478161.825383%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 Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby 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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby County
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#East South CentralTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyShelby CountyShelbySt. 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%17,945,90817.9M94.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M93.667057%93.667057%93.7%1,152,4421.15M192.982102%92.982102%93.0%871,233871k92.439534%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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby 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. LouisShelby CountyShelbyAllegheny CountyAlleghenyMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTennesseeEast 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%68,89368.9k492.976019%2.044952%0.738535%0.413985%0.020811%6.194303%6.2%58,04058.0k2.913050%1.441042%0.841949%0.389154%0.035030%5.620225%5.6%69,14969.1k502.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k2.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k1.825383%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 Shelby 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:
Memphis
Cities:
Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland, Memphis, Millington
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Towns:
Arlington, Collierville
ZIP Codes:
38002, 38004, 38011, 38016, 38017, 38018, 38028, 38029, 38053, 38054, 38103, 38104, 38105, 38106, 38107, 38108, 38109, 38111, 38112, 38114, 38115, 38116, 38117, 38118, 38119, 38120, 38122, 38125, 38126, 38127, 38128, 38131, 38132, 38133, 38134, 38135, 38138, 38139, 38141, 38152
Unified School Districts:
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Millington, Shelby County
Elementary School District:
Lakeland School System
Congressional Districts:
TN-8, TN-9
State Senate Districts:
TN-29, TN-30, TN-31, TN-32, TN-33
State House Districts:
TN-83, TN-84, TN-85, TN-86, TN-87, TN-88, TN-90, TN-91, TN-93, TN-95, TN-96, TN-97, TN-98, TN-99
Neighboring Counties:
Crittenden, DeSoto, Fayette, Marshall, Mississippi, Tipton
Nearby Counties:
Benton, Cross, Haywood, Lauderdale, Lee, Panola, Poinsett, St. Francis, Tate, Tunica