National Origin in the Knoxville Area, Tennessee (Metro Area)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of Tennessee and the Knoxville Area
Knoxville Area
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen95.380295%94.356437%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k0.089487%0.145082%0.089487%0.1%7670.590589%0.682986%0.590589%0.6%5,0621.632461%1.782206%1.632461%1.6%13,99214.0k2.307169%3.033288%2.307169%2.3%19,77519.8k
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 the Knoxville Area
Knoxville Area
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther43.080522%49.084197%43.080522%43.1%14,54714.5k33.041135%30.126198%33.041135%33.0%11,15711.2k15.106465%10.470128%15.106465%15.1%5,1018.019664%9.768885%8.019664%8.0%2,7080.752214%0.550592%0.752214%0.8%2540.000000%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 the Knoxville Area
Knoxville Area
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther43.080522%49.084197%43.080522%43.1%14,54714.5k33.041135%30.126198%33.041135%33.0%11,15711.2k15.106465%10.470128%15.106465%15.1%5,1018.019664%9.768885%8.019664%8.0%2,7080.752214%0.550592%0.752214%0.8%2540.000000%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 the Knoxville Area
Knoxville Area
Tennessee
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountMexicoIndiaCanadaChinaGermanyUnited KingdomVietnamKoreaGuatemalaPhilippines25.551574%28.819811%25.551574%25.6%8,6286.962419%6.592197%6.962419%7.0%2,3515.010809%2.960701%5.010809%5.0%1,6924.619895%3.379353%4.619895%4.6%1,5603.758107%2.463709%3.758107%3.8%1,2693.390885%2.254065%3.390885%3.4%1,1453.281310%2.497962%3.281310%3.3%1,1083.204312%2.680647%3.204312%3.2%1,0823.032547%3.797372%3.032547%3.0%1,0242.665324%2.697774%2.665324%2.7%900
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County in the Knoxville Area

United States National Origin by County#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
92.2%93.7%95.1%96.6%98.0%99.5%

Europe National Origin by County#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.07%0.20%0.33%0.46%0.58%0.72%

Asia National Origin by County#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.02%0.39%0.76%1.13%1.50%1.88%

Africa National Origin by County#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.10%0.21%0.31%0.42%0.52%

Australia National Origin by County#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.010%0.019%0.029%0.038%0.048%

Americas National Origin by County#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%1.3%2.4%3.5%4.7%5.9%
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Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in the Knoxville Area

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
83.3%86.7%90.0%93.4%96.7%100.0%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.45%0.90%1.35%1.80%2.25%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.5%4.7%5.9%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#13

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#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.000%0.036%0.072%0.109%0.145%0.182%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.5%14.4%
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National Origin by Place in the Knoxville Area

There are 45 places that are fully or partially contained within the Knoxville Area (41 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 45 of those to each other, the Knoxville Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Knoxville Area.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected places in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%50%100%Count#Bean StationFincastleLuttrellPetrosAndersonvilleCoalfieldGreenbackSunbrightJacksboroMascotLa FolletteOakdaleCaryvilleJellicoPlainviewHarrimanLake CityKingstonWartburgRutledgeFriendsvilleWallandMaynardvilleClintonSeymourBlaineRockfordNorrisOliver SpringsOliver SpgsVonoreMidtownLouisvilleRockwoodWildwoodEast South CentralKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleTownsendAlcoaTennesseeMaryvilleKnoxvilleEagleton VillageEagleton VlgTellico VillageTellico VlgOak RidgeFarragutPhiladelphiaSouthLoudonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLenoir City100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3,0701100.000000%100.000000%100.0%1,3812100.000000%100.000000%100.0%8973100.000000%100.000000%100.0%6484100.000000%100.000000%100.0%349599.700487%99.700487%99.7%2,663699.607843%99.607843%99.6%1,016799.560440%99.560440%99.6%453899.407407%99.407407%99.4%2,013999.153478%99.153478%99.2%2,6941098.976301%98.976301%99.0%7,0581198.969072%98.969072%99.0%1921298.827809%98.827809%98.8%2,4451398.795664%98.795664%98.8%2,4611498.793970%98.793970%98.8%1,9661598.714446%98.714446%98.7%6,1431698.701299%98.701299%98.7%1,8241798.698853%98.698853%98.7%5,7651898.521047%98.521047%98.5%8661998.452469%98.452469%98.5%1,3362098.298906%98.298906%98.3%8092198.245614%98.245614%98.2%2242297.724687%97.724687%97.7%2,5772397.568298%97.568298%97.6%9,7502497.509853%97.509853%97.5%10,88610.9k2597.408313%97.408313%97.4%1,9922697.335025%97.335025%97.3%7672796.686391%96.686391%96.7%1,6342896.618005%96.618005%96.6%3,9712996.553641%96.553641%96.6%1,7373096.231319%96.231319%96.2%1,4813196.013612%96.013612%96.0%3,9503295.921367%95.921367%95.9%5,2213395.877193%95.877193%95.9%1,0933495.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k95.140665%95.140665%95.1%3723594.402738%94.402738%94.4%8,5513694.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.138752%94.138752%94.1%26,50126.5k3793.232641%93.232641%93.2%171,480171k3892.676459%92.676459%92.7%4,5433992.558140%92.558140%92.6%5,7714092.525184%92.525184%92.5%27,09627.1k4192.226833%92.226833%92.2%20,00420.0k4291.691105%91.691105%91.7%9384386.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.844589%85.844589%85.8%4,8944485.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.673731%84.673731%84.7%7,59145
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 45 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 the Knoxville Area, selected places in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#Lenoir CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLoudonSouthPhiladelphiaTellico VillageTellico VlgOak RidgeFarragutEagleton VillageEagleton VlgKnoxvilleAlcoaTennesseeMaryvilleWildwoodRockwoodKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleMidtownEast South CentralTownsendOliver SpringsOliver SpgsLouisvilleNorrisSeymourRockfordBlaineVonoreMaynardvilleWallandClintonRutledgeWartburgCaryvilleOakdaleLa FolletteFriendsvilleKingstonJacksboroMascotSunbrightGreenbackJellicoPlainviewHarrimanLake CityBean StationCoalfieldFincastleLuttrellPetrosAndersonville12.582264%0.959286%0.658115%0.278862%0.000000%14.478528%14.5%1,29817.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M12.453955%0.333275%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%12.787230%12.8%72927.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M8.308895%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%8.308895%8.3%8534.955894%2.485966%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%7.441860%7.4%46442.772751%2.697627%1.382961%0.129759%0.000000%6.983097%7.0%2,04554.089442%1.438451%0.677732%0.456432%0.000000%6.662056%6.7%1,44564.385965%1.468788%0.163199%0.000000%0.000000%6.017952%6.0%29572.367787%1.978502%0.974300%0.490956%0.069049%5.880594%5.9%10,81610.8k84.559505%0.607198%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%5.166703%5.2%46892.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k1.840077%1.236191%1.236191%0.390750%0.056836%4.760044%4.8%1,340102.017544%1.140351%0.964912%0.000000%0.000000%4.122807%4.1%47112.755833%0.936983%0.385817%0.000000%0.000000%4.078633%4.1%222121.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k2.014295%1.754386%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.768681%3.8%58131.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k2.046036%1.278772%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.324808%3.3%13141.727494%1.240876%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.968370%3.0%122150.972290%0.899368%0.680603%0.121536%0.097229%2.771026%2.8%114161.183432%1.183432%0.177515%0.000000%0.000000%2.544379%2.5%43171.048011%0.734504%0.707632%0.000000%0.000000%2.490147%2.5%278181.269036%0.761421%0.380711%0.000000%0.000000%2.411168%2.4%19191.907090%0.488998%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.396088%2.4%49201.111729%1.111729%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.223457%2.2%40211.516875%0.417141%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.934016%1.9%51221.754386%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.754386%1.8%4230.640448%0.490343%0.440308%0.000000%0.000000%1.571100%1.6%157241.547531%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.547531%1.5%21251.137656%0.341297%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.478953%1.5%13261.091350%0.080841%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.172191%1.2%29271.030928%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.030928%1.0%2280.574954%0.336559%0.112186%0.000000%0.000000%1.023699%1.0%73290.972053%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.972053%1.0%8300.821777%0.119842%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.941620%0.9%55310.345679%0.246914%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.592593%0.6%12320.588885%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.588885%0.6%16330.439560%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.439560%0.4%2340.392157%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.392157%0.4%4350.361301%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.361301%0.4%9360.251256%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.251256%0.3%5370.208902%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.208902%0.2%13380.108225%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.108225%0.1%2390.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0440.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%045
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 45 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 all 9 of those to each other, the Knoxville Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Knoxville Area.

Born in the USA by County#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected counties in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Campbell CountyCampbellMorgan CountyMorganUnion CountyUnionGrainger CountyGraingerRoane CountyRoaneAnderson CountyAndersonBlount CountyBlountEast South CentralKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleTennesseeKnox 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%422,506423k892.272449%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#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected counties in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthLoudon CountyLoudonKnox 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%22,06022.1k22.363482%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 Subdivision in the Knoxville Area

There are 64 county subdivisions in the Knoxville Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Knoxville Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Knoxville Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 4,058.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected county subdivisions in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Campbell District 22Campbell District 44Morgan District 11Anderson District 55Grainger District 55Campbell District 11Campbell District 55Anderson District 44Campbell District 33Roane District 77Loudon District 33Roane District 66Grainger District 11Roane District 22Union District 11Anderson District 33Blount District 88Loudon District 66Anderson District 11Blount District 22Grainger District 33Blount District 66Anderson District 22Blount District 44Knox District 88Knox District 77Roane District 11Blount District 77Knox District 99Loudon District 44Blount District 99Knox District 22Grainger District 22Anderson District 77Blount District 1010Knox District 66East South CentralBlount District 55Knoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleLoudon District 55Blount District 11Roane District 44TennesseeAnderson District 66Loudon District 77Knox District 11Blount District 33Knox District 55Knox District 33Loudon District 11Knox District 44Anderson District 88SouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLoudon District 2299.641291%99.641291%99.6%7,500199.547311%99.547311%99.5%9,016299.531789%99.531789%99.5%4,039399.444273%99.444273%99.4%9,663499.330718%99.330718%99.3%4,304599.314062%99.314062%99.3%8,108699.278322%99.278322%99.3%7,291799.276918%99.276918%99.3%8,787899.216776%99.216776%99.2%7,854998.974213%98.974213%99.0%6,9471098.871140%98.871140%98.9%4,6421198.703078%98.703078%98.7%10,80710.8k1298.701299%98.701299%98.7%4,7881398.590252%98.590252%98.6%10,70010.7k1498.566805%98.566805%98.6%4,2641598.267353%98.267353%98.3%9,3581698.235887%98.235887%98.2%11,69411.7k1798.109928%98.109928%98.1%4,5161897.932081%97.932081%97.9%10,32410.3k1997.890071%97.890071%97.9%11,04211.0k2097.864161%97.864161%97.9%4,5822197.608609%97.608609%97.6%12,24512.2k2297.560241%97.560241%97.6%9,7172397.424982%97.424982%97.4%18,76618.8k2497.407594%97.407594%97.4%46,32946.3k2597.335357%97.335357%97.3%50,66550.7k2696.873202%96.873202%96.9%10,10010.1k2796.787806%96.787806%96.8%11,23911.2k2896.419147%96.419147%96.4%44,94044.9k2996.355863%96.355863%96.4%4,7333096.040424%96.040424%96.0%11,59411.6k3195.980419%95.980419%96.0%48,23448.2k3295.898161%95.898161%95.9%4,7463395.759880%95.759880%95.8%8,3113495.641323%95.641323%95.6%10,73010.7k3595.525600%95.525600%95.5%48,82648.8k3695.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.429975%95.429975%95.4%11,65211.7k3795.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k94.625202%94.625202%94.6%10,52810.5k3894.593250%94.593250%94.6%11,40711.4k3994.460481%94.460481%94.5%6,8724094.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.287569%94.287569%94.3%8,7154193.541519%93.541519%93.5%5,2724293.218765%93.218765%93.2%47,19247.2k4392.509768%92.509768%92.5%11,12811.1k4492.280450%92.280450%92.3%46,38246.4k4591.579153%91.579153%91.6%46,82946.8k4690.234711%90.234711%90.2%8,3814788.789339%88.789339%88.8%43,10943.1k4887.563677%87.563677%87.6%7,9074986.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M83.376698%83.376698%83.4%8,65250
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected county subdivisions in the Knoxville Area, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%Count#Loudon District 22United States of AmericaUnited StatesAnderson District 88SouthKnox District 44Loudon District 11Knox District 33Knox District 55Loudon District 77Blount District 33Knox District 11Anderson District 66TennesseeLoudon District 55Blount District 11Roane District 44Knoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBlount District 99Grainger District 22Knox District 66East South CentralBlount District 1010Blount District 55Knox District 22Anderson District 77Loudon District 44Roane District 11Knox District 99Knox District 77Blount District 66Blount District 44Grainger District 33Knox District 88Blount District 22Anderson District 22Loudon District 66Blount District 77Anderson District 33Blount District 88Union District 11Loudon District 33Grainger District 11Roane District 66Anderson District 11Grainger District 55Roane District 22Campbell District 33Campbell District 44Campbell District 22Campbell District 11Anderson District 55Anderson District 44Morgan District 11Campbell District 55Roane District 7714.368315%0.828756%0.491472%0.202371%0.000000%15.890913%15.9%1,64917.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.891473%3.887043%2.248062%0.088594%0.000000%12.115172%12.1%1,09427.373865%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%4,98138.193368%0.732127%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%8.925495%8.9%82942.880610%2.190281%1.280923%0.670773%0.099736%7.122323%7.1%3,64253.808046%1.715013%0.787872%0.348176%0.000000%6.659106%6.7%3,34764.577715%1.880767%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%6.458481%6.5%36472.759997%1.920359%1.546263%0.000000%0.000000%6.226619%6.2%74982.800988%1.923951%1.021235%0.274568%0.023704%6.044444%6.0%3,06092.390999%2.358542%0.627502%0.000000%0.000000%5.377042%5.4%497102.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k2.678411%1.267302%0.719036%0.000000%0.000000%4.664749%4.7%519112.910689%1.351688%0.207314%0.140974%0.000000%4.610664%4.6%556121.580756%1.525773%1.319588%0.123711%0.000000%4.549828%4.5%331131.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k3.114645%0.571571%0.107687%0.091120%0.000000%3.885023%3.9%469142.828854%1.050717%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.879572%3.9%192151.449729%1.222781%1.089742%0.066519%0.041085%3.869857%3.9%1,978161.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k2.076834%0.588288%0.472413%0.454586%0.124788%3.716909%3.7%417171.760852%1.195741%0.409500%0.131040%0.106470%3.603604%3.6%440181.936164%1.012855%0.374100%0.200979%0.013929%3.538027%3.5%1,778191.808964%0.725890%0.576103%0.241963%0.000000%3.352921%3.4%291201.730456%1.099349%0.203583%0.000000%0.000000%3.033388%3.0%149211.592173%0.863227%0.201420%0.000000%0.000000%2.656819%2.7%277221.147847%0.708018%0.373318%0.137313%0.137313%2.503808%2.5%1,167231.321755%0.562899%0.411127%0.069162%0.000000%2.364943%2.4%1,231240.852929%0.573934%0.398565%0.390594%0.000000%2.216022%2.2%278250.960440%0.462050%0.358218%0.134981%0.067490%1.983179%2.0%382261.559163%0.213584%0.149509%0.000000%0.000000%1.922255%1.9%90270.929313%0.477272%0.435221%0.000000%0.000000%1.841806%1.8%876280.966312%0.292553%0.230496%0.088652%0.000000%1.578014%1.6%178290.642570%0.491968%0.441767%0.000000%0.000000%1.576305%1.6%157300.890723%0.630024%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.520747%1.5%70310.620048%0.344471%0.344471%0.198071%0.000000%1.507062%1.5%175320.640554%0.514544%0.210018%0.000000%0.000000%1.365116%1.4%130330.512433%0.436828%0.327621%0.033602%0.000000%1.310484%1.3%156340.947758%0.254276%0.023116%0.000000%0.000000%1.225150%1.2%53350.873269%0.085197%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.958466%1.0%45360.927644%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.927644%0.9%45370.566262%0.182665%0.136999%0.000000%0.000000%0.885926%0.9%97380.550180%0.066401%0.056915%0.047429%0.018972%0.739898%0.7%78390.438495%0.230787%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.669282%0.7%29400.405418%0.248779%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.654197%0.7%71410.517938%0.063163%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.581102%0.6%46420.375400%0.055206%0.022082%0.000000%0.000000%0.452689%0.5%41430.252425%0.106284%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.358709%0.4%27440.330720%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.330720%0.3%27450.205825%0.123495%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.329320%0.3%32460.135578%0.079087%0.067789%0.022596%0.000000%0.305050%0.3%27470.271069%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.271069%0.3%11480.258715%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.258715%0.3%19490.242200%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.242200%0.2%1750
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in Tennessee

There are 27 metro areas in Tennessee. This section compares the Knoxville Area to all of the metro areas in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Knoxville Area.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected other metro areas in Tennessee, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Newport Metro AreaNewport AreaMartin Metro AreaMartin AreaKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportGreeneville Metro AreaGreenevilleBrownsville Metro AreaBrownsvilleLawrenceburg Metro AreaLawrenceburgParis Metro AreaParis AreaUnion City Metro AreaUnion CityDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaDyersburg Metro AreaDyersburgAthens Metro AreaAthens AreaLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgCrossville Metro AreaCrossvilleTullahoma and Manchester Metro AreaTullahomaJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CityJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaEast South CentralKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaCookeville Metro AreaCookevilleMorristown Metro AreaMorristownMcMinnville Metro AreaMcMinnvilleSevierville Metro AreaSeviervilleCleveland Metro AreaClevelandTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaShelbyville Metro AreaShelbyvilleClarksville Metro AreaClarksvilleNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited States98.564783%98.564783%98.6%34,75034.8k198.286504%98.286504%98.3%33,44133.4k298.153117%98.153117%98.2%301,812302k398.086187%98.086187%98.1%67,19167.2k498.030779%98.030779%98.0%17,77217.8k597.995567%97.995567%98.0%41,55641.6k697.872472%97.872472%97.9%31,60431.6k797.622438%97.622438%97.6%36,33836.3k897.369151%97.369151%97.4%31,60731.6k997.232025%97.232025%97.2%36,91936.9k1097.220849%97.220849%97.2%51,14451.1k1197.172491%97.172491%97.2%30,44930.4k1297.169013%97.169013%97.2%56,25656.3k1396.833547%96.833547%96.8%98,25798.3k1496.671583%96.671583%96.7%194,016194k1596.386524%96.386524%96.4%125,342125k1695.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k1795.365109%95.365109%95.4%519,284519k1895.298703%95.298703%95.3%103,178103k1995.175522%95.175522%95.2%110,455110k2094.840270%94.840270%94.8%38,03038.0k2194.707892%94.707892%94.7%89,53489.5k2294.647741%94.647741%94.6%113,158113k2394.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M2492.680926%92.680926%92.7%42,94042.9k2592.607372%92.607372%92.6%257,367257k2691.445527%91.445527%91.4%1,641,0541.64M2786.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M85.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 27 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected other metro areas in Tennessee, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleShelbyville Metro AreaShelbyvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaSevierville Metro AreaSeviervilleTennesseeMcMinnville Metro AreaMcMinnvilleCleveland Metro AreaClevelandMorristown Metro AreaMorristownCookeville Metro AreaCookevilleClarksville Metro AreaClarksvilleKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaEast South CentralJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CityAthens Metro AreaAthens AreaTullahoma and Manchester Metro AreaTullahomaCrossville Metro AreaCrossvilleDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaDyersburg Metro AreaDyersburgLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgUnion City Metro AreaUnion CityBrownsville Metro AreaBrownsvilleLawrenceburg Metro AreaLawrenceburgParis Metro AreaParis AreaKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportGreeneville Metro AreaGreenevilleMartin Metro AreaMartin AreaNewport Metro AreaNewport Area7.079712%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%13,773,97013.8M3.535387%2.393052%0.982631%0.648345%0.041737%7.601152%7.6%136,408136k15.465023%0.524487%0.440310%0.209363%0.133820%6.773003%6.8%3,13822.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k32.773517%1.203761%0.863154%0.185113%0.000000%5.025546%5.0%4,75142.363482%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%1,88252.685748%0.972758%0.741069%0.163939%0.000000%4.563514%4.6%5,45663.421683%0.495459%0.347252%0.068933%0.000000%4.333328%4.3%5,02972.346954%1.551705%0.312188%0.063731%0.028633%4.303211%4.3%4,65981.637929%1.515228%0.707058%0.260514%0.065129%4.185857%4.2%11,63311.6k91.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k101.897811%1.134389%0.558104%0.165466%0.009366%3.765137%3.8%20,50220.5k111.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k1.474150%0.746688%0.319899%0.234541%0.005383%2.780661%2.8%3,616121.120600%0.873959%0.460896%0.259597%0.029398%2.744449%2.7%5,508131.891419%0.414401%0.165380%0.045622%0.000000%2.516823%2.5%1,324141.589632%0.623830%0.293683%0.004928%0.000000%2.512073%2.5%2,549151.542448%0.616634%0.286726%0.020727%0.010364%2.476898%2.5%1,434161.832969%0.329626%0.175595%0.027726%0.000000%2.365916%2.4%768171.456413%0.479326%0.147485%0.129049%0.000000%2.212273%2.2%840181.496729%0.351045%0.134035%0.035105%0.000000%2.016914%2.0%632191.354002%0.311635%0.201488%0.064476%0.026865%1.958467%2.0%729201.450714%0.159965%0.071708%0.000000%0.000000%1.682387%1.7%305210.874876%0.346649%0.271188%0.066028%0.009433%1.568174%1.6%665220.529559%0.526462%0.297296%0.117680%0.089808%1.560806%1.6%504230.598717%0.419199%0.277081%0.108946%0.012683%1.416627%1.4%4,356240.747423%0.331377%0.216052%0.030656%0.000000%1.325509%1.3%908250.649542%0.405596%0.199859%0.008817%0.000000%1.263814%1.3%430260.405605%0.343204%0.133311%0.022691%0.000000%0.904811%0.9%31927
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area out of 27 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Knoxville Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Knoxville Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Jackson Metro AreaJackson AreaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeEast South CentralBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiTennesseeLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami Area97.074529%97.074529%97.1%561,183561k196.448104%96.448104%96.4%429,413429k296.158606%96.158606%96.2%465,449465k395.865119%95.865119%95.9%790,568791k495.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.441638%95.441638%95.4%1,089,2841.09M595.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k695.365109%95.365109%95.4%519,284519k795.195849%95.195849%95.2%692,427692k895.059099%95.059099%95.1%2,040,3582.04M994.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.223386%94.223386%94.2%1,196,2131.20M1094.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M1193.591353%93.591353%93.6%749,254749k1293.586614%93.586614%93.6%547,448547k1393.541141%93.541141%93.5%681,233681k1493.415520%93.415520%93.4%442,301442k1593.331122%93.331122%93.3%804,574805k1692.957368%92.957368%93.0%902,247902k1792.480320%92.480320%92.5%605,366605k1892.207079%92.207079%92.2%456,603457k1991.842012%91.842012%91.8%1,148,2521.15M2091.445527%91.445527%91.4%1,641,0541.64M2191.319904%91.319904%91.3%1,565,6141.57M2291.282097%91.282097%91.3%1,148,4731.15M2391.213414%91.213414%91.2%407,817408k2490.787428%90.787428%90.8%1,213,8961.21M2590.516695%90.516695%90.5%675,527676k2689.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M2789.192099%89.192099%89.2%1,270,1821.27M2888.723613%88.723613%88.7%2,467,2912.47M2988.428656%88.428656%88.4%542,707543k3088.335120%88.335120%88.3%495,280495k3188.080224%88.080224%88.1%443,609444k3287.665304%87.665304%87.7%5,301,7535.30M3386.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M3486.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.711443%86.711443%86.7%470,322470k3586.004269%86.004269%86.0%646,255646k3685.995297%85.995297%86.0%2,005,7072.01M3785.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.170050%85.170050%85.2%4,780,4054.78M3885.040560%85.040560%85.0%542,296542k3983.926909%83.926909%83.9%374,925375k4083.656515%83.656515%83.7%1,625,1241.63M4183.578451%83.578451%83.6%2,446,9382.45M4281.859553%81.859553%81.9%557,439557k4380.905009%80.905009%80.9%5,628,6615.63M4475.790147%75.790147%75.8%4,913,1664.91M4575.604333%75.604333%75.6%4,545,1454.55M4674.376768%74.376768%74.4%1,731,8691.73M4772.249852%72.249852%72.2%604,784605k4870.986824%70.986824%71.0%588,008588k4957.703138%57.703138%57.7%3,420,0393.42M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioSouthFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevillePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlottePalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaTennesseePensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaEast South CentralBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportJackson Metro AreaJackson Area34.610572%2.284293%2.083194%0.370156%0.037675%39.385890%39.4%2,334,3842.33M126.930562%0.788571%0.127726%0.024145%0.012193%27.883197%27.9%230,966231k223.761607%0.967777%0.512978%0.126154%0.043126%25.411643%25.4%212,714213k314.936417%5.702673%1.175903%1.030143%0.065946%22.911082%22.9%1,485,2321.49M49.097914%8.040352%3.224501%1.864847%0.072009%22.299622%22.3%1,340,5981.34M511.115471%4.675683%1.186381%0.774401%0.051401%17.803336%17.8%1,238,6001.24M611.918834%2.910963%1.432462%0.579899%0.041743%16.883902%16.9%393,143393k711.947663%2.248704%1.253212%0.160506%0.025845%15.635931%15.6%106,476106k89.022169%3.969237%1.027790%0.549774%0.058272%14.627242%14.6%284,151284k910.652791%1.819676%1.291614%0.245116%0.056186%14.065382%14.1%62,83462.8k106.540791%4.163180%1.468328%1.207958%0.044595%13.424852%13.4%753,507754k117.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M7.662395%2.597453%2.183205%0.431736%0.037982%12.912771%12.9%378,049378k127.046240%3.399554%1.475469%0.246466%0.057757%12.225487%12.2%91,86591.9k136.226228%3.525633%1.318955%0.812501%0.070797%11.954115%12.0%64,83964.8k145.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k158.826696%1.987785%0.673871%0.291552%0.017150%11.797054%11.8%275,148275k167.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M7.304990%2.130482%0.812879%0.466204%0.163211%10.877766%10.9%54,78554.8k174.236141%3.198296%1.889422%0.937924%0.024588%10.286371%10.3%622,091622k184.085228%3.080220%1.384457%1.325087%0.039304%9.914297%9.9%275,704276k197.504575%1.358965%0.871739%0.118553%0.016466%9.870298%9.9%62,94262.9k205.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k214.510035%2.020215%1.820102%0.237746%0.044588%8.632685%8.6%48,40248.4k224.033091%2.859034%0.998793%0.699986%0.014739%8.605643%8.6%64,22464.2k233.312555%3.097261%1.623625%0.346325%0.026824%8.406590%8.4%119,718120k244.045962%2.210281%1.568786%0.246202%0.023137%8.094368%8.1%49,67749.7k254.761363%2.450050%0.432661%0.394593%0.020418%8.059084%8.1%107,756108k265.590223%1.455373%0.502346%0.096175%0.053232%7.697349%7.7%34,41534.4k273.535387%2.393052%0.982631%0.648345%0.041737%7.601152%7.6%136,408136k284.464318%2.059513%0.587084%0.248751%0.033753%7.393419%7.4%92,43692.4k292.866731%2.729069%1.032541%0.626233%0.027262%7.281836%7.3%91,61791.6k303.162201%2.420874%0.803727%0.568667%0.026858%6.982328%7.0%34,57634.6k314.552475%1.209308%0.637652%0.191876%0.012221%6.603533%6.6%43,22643.2k322.807817%1.995184%1.078494%0.460037%0.034997%6.376529%6.4%109,321109k333.824736%1.645575%0.516895%0.194312%0.035751%6.217269%6.2%60,34560.3k343.256835%1.364864%0.814209%0.249865%0.044196%5.729969%5.7%49,39649.4k352.186759%1.603088%0.659525%0.635028%0.034422%5.118822%5.1%64,98665.0k362.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k372.408032%1.304322%0.980267%0.194982%0.039271%4.926875%4.9%35,88135.9k382.279282%1.466101%0.759219%0.298292%0.037973%4.840867%4.8%38,75438.8k392.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k1.927443%1.608948%0.936054%0.134537%0.045620%4.652602%4.7%22,02922.0k401.917212%1.581807%0.740729%0.200867%0.022395%4.463010%4.5%26,10726.1k411.887244%1.199491%0.702242%0.491472%0.028093%4.308543%4.3%92,47992.5k421.998155%1.374539%0.424268%0.124696%0.024334%3.945992%3.9%28,70228.7k431.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k442.177149%1.134662%0.334353%0.262506%0.015158%3.923828%3.9%44,78344.8k451.897811%1.134389%0.558104%0.165466%0.009366%3.765137%3.8%20,50220.5k461.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k1.644179%1.610589%0.277930%0.126233%0.004729%3.663661%3.7%30,21330.2k471.778148%1.146799%0.302866%0.129947%0.007851%3.365610%3.4%16,29116.3k481.219378%0.979051%0.406534%0.073221%0.002246%2.680430%2.7%11,93411.9k491.027859%0.921302%0.269679%0.151532%0.013493%2.383864%2.4%13,78113.8k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Knoxville Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Knoxville Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#26

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Pittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghEast South CentralBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisTennesseeLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimorePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSouthDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidencePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami Area95.726405%95.726405%95.7%2,254,2862.25M195.505960%95.505960%95.5%17,945,90817.9M95.441638%95.441638%95.4%1,089,2841.09M295.380295%95.380295%95.4%817,515818k95.059099%95.059099%95.1%2,040,3582.04M394.823519%94.823519%94.8%2,658,3292.66M494.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M94.223386%94.223386%94.2%1,196,2131.20M594.208772%94.208772%94.2%1,263,6591.26M692.893221%92.893221%92.9%1,828,8521.83M792.800697%92.800697%92.8%1,913,2071.91M892.728391%92.728391%92.7%1,919,6141.92M992.436832%92.436832%92.4%1,049,6231.05M1091.969740%91.969740%92.0%1,834,8001.83M1191.842012%91.842012%91.8%1,148,2521.15M1291.485815%91.485815%91.5%1,437,9101.44M1391.445527%91.445527%91.4%1,641,0541.64M1491.319904%91.319904%91.3%1,565,6141.57M1591.282097%91.282097%91.3%1,148,4731.15M1690.787428%90.787428%90.8%1,213,8961.21M1789.861502%89.861502%89.9%3,861,1073.86M1889.297491%89.297491%89.3%2,126,3092.13M1989.195129%89.195129%89.2%3,111,5153.11M2089.192099%89.192099%89.2%1,270,1821.27M2188.723613%88.723613%88.7%2,467,2912.47M2287.665304%87.665304%87.7%5,301,7535.30M2386.996234%86.996234%87.0%1,004,3751.00M2486.940389%86.940389%86.9%1,081,2951.08M2586.933278%86.933278%86.9%104,107,575104M86.422224%86.422224%86.4%2,378,3882.38M2686.219522%86.219522%86.2%2,027,2962.03M2785.995297%85.995297%86.0%2,005,7072.01M2885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.170050%85.170050%85.2%4,780,4054.78M2984.730505%84.730505%84.7%1,363,6181.36M3084.396408%84.396408%84.4%3,786,1523.79M3183.656515%83.656515%83.7%1,625,1241.63M3283.578451%83.578451%83.6%2,446,9382.45M3382.941445%82.941445%82.9%1,005,1061.01M3481.068461%81.068461%81.1%7,724,5247.72M3580.905009%80.905009%80.9%5,628,6615.63M3680.490265%80.490265%80.5%1,805,0281.81M3780.463867%80.463867%80.5%2,953,9052.95M3880.206220%80.206220%80.2%3,792,8273.79M3977.234719%77.234719%77.2%3,421,9973.42M4076.029888%76.029888%76.0%1,573,9351.57M4175.790147%75.790147%75.8%4,913,1664.91M4275.604333%75.604333%75.6%4,545,1454.55M4374.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M4474.376768%74.376768%74.4%1,731,8691.73M4568.550958%68.550958%68.6%13,731,74613.7M4668.041127%68.041127%68.0%3,114,6033.11M4765.334308%65.334308%65.3%8,617,1818.62M4860.981202%60.981202%61.0%1,184,9301.18M4957.703138%57.703138%57.7%3,420,0393.42M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#27

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Knoxville Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Knoxville Area
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioSouthPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTennesseeSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamEast South CentralPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburgh34.610572%2.284293%2.083194%0.370156%0.037675%39.385890%39.4%2,334,3842.33M123.860034%10.009536%2.855427%0.588182%0.200555%37.513734%37.5%728,932729k218.644513%12.533104%1.698656%0.542786%0.136216%33.555275%33.6%4,425,7284.43M316.705494%9.485399%2.945060%0.653125%0.448823%30.237901%30.2%1,384,1491.38M414.631128%8.275629%4.471026%1.243844%0.078467%28.700094%28.7%5,749,0435.75M512.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k614.936417%5.702673%1.175903%1.030143%0.065946%22.911082%22.9%1,485,2321.49M79.097914%8.040352%3.224501%1.864847%0.072009%22.299622%22.3%1,340,5981.34M812.578829%6.970354%1.638913%0.726903%0.103664%22.018662%22.0%455,820456k915.496025%4.707688%0.857121%0.450092%0.098902%21.609828%21.6%957,455957k108.179334%6.183028%2.683027%0.615328%0.431029%18.091746%18.1%405,715406k1111.115471%4.675683%1.186381%0.774401%0.051401%17.803336%17.8%1,238,6001.24M127.222209%5.603420%3.254093%1.526166%0.067776%17.673664%17.7%835,760836k138.355520%4.931008%3.775378%0.559947%0.032954%17.654808%17.7%1,682,2201.68M148.944443%4.147782%2.736214%1.297024%0.339381%17.464844%17.5%641,151641k1511.918834%2.910963%1.432462%0.579899%0.041743%16.883902%16.9%393,143393k169.022169%3.969237%1.027790%0.549774%0.058272%14.627242%14.6%284,151284k179.343729%3.101522%1.315269%0.455268%0.083122%14.298910%14.3%641,471641k186.540791%4.163180%1.468328%1.207958%0.044595%13.424852%13.4%753,507754k197.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.955265%4.375531%2.240644%1.487673%0.035294%13.094406%13.1%210,736211k204.882714%3.898249%3.546796%0.630123%0.021703%12.979586%13.0%157,290157k217.662395%2.597453%2.183205%0.431736%0.037982%12.912771%12.9%378,049378k224.764517%4.629784%2.408988%0.450896%0.244799%12.498985%12.5%293,891294k236.733657%3.016218%1.492630%0.937190%0.068712%12.248406%12.2%337,083337k246.883216%2.910254%1.262447%0.457512%0.451276%11.964705%12.0%138,133138k255.468996%4.084119%1.214984%0.990657%0.039398%11.798154%11.8%146,736147k268.826696%1.987785%0.673871%0.291552%0.017150%11.797054%11.8%275,148275k277.373865%2.522254%0.942202%0.624660%0.038741%11.501722%11.5%13,773,97013.8M4.236141%3.198296%1.889422%0.937924%0.024588%10.286371%10.3%622,091622k284.025070%2.643850%2.226356%1.072085%0.039015%10.006375%10.0%349,066349k294.085228%3.080220%1.384457%1.325087%0.039304%9.914297%9.9%275,704276k305.238809%2.559853%1.035675%0.765260%0.047456%9.647053%9.6%229,711230k315.032942%2.094616%1.814333%0.348102%0.024135%9.314127%9.3%400,203400k323.312555%3.097261%1.623625%0.346325%0.026824%8.406590%8.4%119,718120k334.761363%2.450050%0.432661%0.394593%0.020418%8.059084%8.1%107,756108k343.535387%2.393052%0.982631%0.648345%0.041737%7.601152%7.6%136,408136k354.464318%2.059513%0.587084%0.248751%0.033753%7.393419%7.4%92,43692.4k362.866731%2.729069%1.032541%0.626233%0.027262%7.281836%7.3%91,61791.6k373.028916%1.809219%1.601501%0.799497%0.020000%7.259133%7.3%144,820145k383.036272%2.422744%1.289662%0.320539%0.017115%7.086332%7.1%111,378111k392.889929%2.212196%0.698609%0.553798%0.035403%6.389935%6.4%125,803126k403.036548%2.093619%0.601407%0.600247%0.048596%6.380416%6.4%132,084132k412.807817%1.995184%1.078494%0.460037%0.034997%6.376529%6.4%109,321109k422.633987%1.540815%1.484276%0.476001%0.012505%6.147584%6.1%69,80669.8k432.229450%2.084516%1.025257%0.285890%0.018723%5.643835%5.6%116,355116k442.186759%1.603088%0.659525%0.635028%0.034422%5.118822%5.1%64,98665.0k452.494150%1.612941%0.541027%0.360684%0.018862%5.027663%5.0%67,43867.4k462.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k1.995078%1.102856%1.015107%0.348071%0.022151%4.483263%4.5%125,686126k471.887244%1.199491%0.702242%0.491472%0.028093%4.308543%4.3%92,47992.5k481.697213%1.301698%0.595139%0.315945%0.029634%3.939630%3.9%33,76733.8k2.177149%1.134662%0.334353%0.262506%0.015158%3.923828%3.9%44,78344.8k491.825383%1.174177%0.422094%0.295082%0.020681%3.737418%3.7%702,274702k1.800906%1.011200%0.612928%0.237799%0.034863%3.697696%3.7%87,07887.1k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area 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 the Knoxville Area. 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

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State:
Tennessee
Counties:
Knox, Blount, Anderson, Roane, Loudon, Campbell, Grainger, Morgan, Union
Principal City:
Knoxville
Cities:
Alcoa, Bean Station, Blaine, Clinton, Friendsville, Greenback, Harriman, Jellico, Kingston, Knoxville, La Follette, Lake City, Lenoir City, Louisville, Maryville, Maynardville, Norris, Oak Ridge, Philadelphia, Plainview, Rockford, Rockwood, Sunbright, Townsend, Wartburg
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Towns:
Caryville, Farragut, Jacksboro, Loudon, Luttrell, Oakdale, Oliver Springs, Rutledge, Vonore
Unincorporated Places:
Andersonville, Coalfield, Eagleton Village, Fincastle, Mascot, Midtown, Petros, Seymour, Tellico Village, Walland, Wildwood
ZIP Codes:
37701, 37705, 37708, 37709, 37710, 37714, 37715, 37716, 37719, 37721, 37726, 37729, 37733, 37737, 37742, 37748, 37754, 37757, 37762, 37763, 37764, 37766, 37769, 37770, 37771, 37772, 37774, 37777, 37779, 37801, 37803, 37804, 37806, 37807, 37811, 37819, 37825, 37828, 37829, 37830, 37840, 37845, 37846, 37847, 37848, 37849, 37852, 37853, 37854, 37861, 37865, 37866, 37870, 37871, 37872, 37874, 37878, 37880, 37881, 37882, 37885, 37886, 37887, 37888, 37902, 37909, 37912, 37914, 37915, 37916, 37917, 37918, 37919, 37920, 37921, 37922, 37923, 37924, 37931, 37932, 37934, 37938
Unified School Districts:
Alcoa, Anderson County, Blount County, Campbell County, Grainger County, Knox County, Lenoir, Loudon County, Maryville, Morgan County, Oak Ridge, Roane County, Union County
Elementary School District:
Clinton City
Congressional Districts:
TN-2, TN-3
State Senate Districts:
TN-2, TN-5, TN-6, TN-7, TN-8, TN-12
State House Districts:
TN-8, TN-13, TN-14, TN-15, TN-16, TN-18, TN-19, TN-20, TN-21, TN-31, TN-32, TN-33, TN-35, TN-36, TN-41, TN-89
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Athens Area, Crossville Area, Dayton Area, Kingsport Area, London Area, Morristown Area, Sevierville Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Middlesborough Area