Ancestry in Memphis, Tennessee (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%CountOther1Unclassified2IrishAmericanEnglishGermanSubsaharan AfricanItalianAfricanScottishScotch-IrishFrenchEuropeanPolishArab66.685268%31.245482%66.685268%66.7%437,360437k13.989940%22.476786%13.989940%14.0%91,75491.8k4.423830%10.149528%4.423830%4.4%29,01429.0k4.189633%15.848176%4.189633%4.2%27,47827.5k4.128491%9.173033%4.128491%4.1%27,07727.1k3.879962%9.675567%3.879962%3.9%25,44725.4k1.722174%1.082634%1.722174%1.7%11,29511.3k1.649597%2.150761%1.649597%1.6%10,81910.8k1.256829%0.794073%1.256829%1.3%8,2431.101460%2.103525%1.101460%1.1%7,2241.054803%2.218598%1.054803%1.1%6,9181.021869%1.682741%1.021869%1.0%6,7020.948987%1.326006%0.948987%0.9%6,2240.574973%1.070280%0.574973%0.6%3,7710.534568%0.521059%0.534568%0.5%3,506
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanGuatemalanHonduranPuerto RicanOther HispanicCubanSouth AmericanSalvadoranSpaniardDominican72.715807%64.263697%72.715807%72.7%32,28832.3k4.923%4.92%14.309844%13.939116%14.309844%14.3%6,3540.969%0.97%5.918519%5.211627%5.918519%5.9%2,6280.401%0.40%5.483864%3.767890%5.483864%5.5%2,4350.371%0.37%3.842083%8.547251%3.842083%3.8%1,7060.260%0.26%3.594352%4.214208%3.594352%3.6%1,5960.243%0.24%2.481814%3.437658%2.481814%2.5%1,1020.168%0.17%2.360201%4.714598%2.360201%2.4%1,0480.160%0.16%2.180033%3.116590%2.180033%2.2%9680.148%0.15%1.053983%1.348424%1.053983%1.1%4680.071%0.07%0.695899%0.883472%0.695899%0.7%3090.047%0.05%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Memphis
Memphis
Tennessee
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%IndianChineseVietnameseFilipinoKoreanCambodianPakistaniLaotianJapaneseNot SpecifiedMixedThai21.841457%25.898755%21.841457%21.8%2,2180.338%0.34%20.856721%15.583479%20.856721%20.9%2,1180.323%0.32%19.231905%11.121973%19.231905%19.2%1,9530.298%0.30%11.491876%10.361780%11.491876%11.5%1,1670.178%0.18%8.389956%10.590502%8.389956%8.4%8520.130%0.13%3.830625%1.691216%3.830625%3.8%3890.059%0.06%3.673067%2.686774%3.673067%3.7%3730.057%0.06%3.220089%6.762964%3.220089%3.2%3270.050%0.05%2.806499%4.621897%2.806499%2.8%2850.043%0.04%1.378631%1.726331%1.378631%1.4%1400.021%0.02%1.024126%1.303052%1.024126%1.0%1040.016%0.02%0.728705%1.533672%0.728705%0.7%740.011%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Neighborhood in Memphis

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.4%3.4%6.4%9.3%12.3%15.3%

American Ancestry by Neighborhood#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2.3%3.8%5.4%6.9%8.5%10.1%

English Ancestry by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.3%3.6%6.8%10.0%13.2%16.5%

German Ancestry by Neighborhood#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.3%2.7%5.1%7.4%9.8%12.2%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Neighborhood#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.1%1.5%2.9%4.2%5.6%7.0%

Italian Ancestry by Neighborhood#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.2%1.2%2.1%3.1%4.0%5.0%

African Ancestry by Neighborhood#10

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.5%3.7%4.9%6.2%

Scottish Ancestry by Neighborhood#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.3%3.4%4.5%5.6%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.6%

French Ancestry by Neighborhood#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.8%1.6%2.3%3.0%3.8%

European Ancestry by Neighborhood#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.2%1.8%2.3%3.0%

Polish Ancestry by Neighborhood#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.34%0.68%1.03%1.37%1.71%

Arab Ancestry by Neighborhood#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.93%1.39%1.86%2.32%

Dutch Ancestry by Neighborhood#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.05%1.40%1.75%

British Ancestry by Neighborhood#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.42%0.56%0.71%

Mexican Ancestry by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%6%11%16%22%27%

Central American Ancestry by Neighborhood#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.5%3.2%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.32%0.64%0.97%1.29%1.62%

Honduran Ancestry by Neighborhood#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Honduran' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.46%0.92%1.38%1.84%2.31%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Indian Ancestry by Neighborhood#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.38%0.76%1.14%1.52%1.91%

Chinese Ancestry by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.44%0.88%1.31%1.75%2.20%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Neighborhood#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Filipino Ancestry by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.2%5.3%

Korean Ancestry by Neighborhood#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.29%0.43%0.58%0.72%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Memphis

Irish Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.8%7.7%11.5%15.3%19.2%

American Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.4%6.8%10.2%13.6%17.0%

English Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

German Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.1%8.3%12.4%16.5%20.7%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.6%9.3%13.9%18.5%23.2%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.8%7.7%9.7%

African Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.5%5.0%7.4%9.9%12.5%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.3%8.6%12.9%17.2%21.6%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.5%5.3%7.0%8.8%

French Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.7%4.0%5.4%6.8%

European Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.5%5.3%7.1%8.9%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.5%5.6%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.8%7.3%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%

British Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.8%7.3%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0%9%19%28%37%47%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.9%5.9%8.8%11.7%14.7%

Guatemalan Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.9%5.9%8.8%11.7%14.7%

Honduran Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Honduran' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.0%1.9%2.9%3.9%4.9%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.0%6.7%8.5%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.5%4.4%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.3%3.5%4.6%5.8%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.2%5.3%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.41%0.83%1.24%1.66%2.07%
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Ancestry by Neighborhood in Memphis

There are 20 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Memphis (5 fully and 15 partially). This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Memphis, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis.

Irish Ancestry by Neighborhood#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected neighborhoods in Memphis, and entities that contain Memphis
0%5%10%15%Count#Four Way NeighborhoodFour WayElmore Park NeighborhoodElmore ParkWolf Forest Farms NeighborhoodWolf Frst FarmsCherry Valley NeighborhoodCherry ValleyHistoric Bartlett NeighborhoodHist BartlettPoet/Old Bartlett Park NeighborhoodPoet/Old Bartlett PkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTennesseeEast South CentralSouthRiver Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral NeighborhoodRiv Oaks-Kirby-Bal…Cordova-Appling NeighborhoodCordova-ApplingEast Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire NeighborhoodE Memphis-Coloni…Memphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaMidtown NeighborhoodMidtownShelby CountyShelbyEads-Fisherville NeighborhoodEads-FishervilleBartlett Woods NeighborhoodBartlett WdsShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyMemphisRaleigh NeighborhoodRaleighBerclair-Highland Heights NeighborhoodBerclair-Highland HtsDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownWindyke-Southwind NeighborhoodWindyke-SouthwindShelby Forest-Frayser NeighborhoodShelby Frst-FrayserParkway Village-Oakhaven NeighborhoodPkwy Vlg-OakhavenHickory Ridge-South Riverdale NeighborhoodHickory Rdg-S Riv…White Haven-Coro Lake NeighborhoodWhite Hvn-Coro Lk15.252115%15.252115%15.3%129114.969048%14.969048%15.0%293294213.826174%13.826174%13.8%70311.841360%11.841360%11.8%9192411.759946%11.759946%11.8%33511.674828%11.674828%11.7%6162610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.149528%10.149528%10.1%664,592665k9.930744%9.930744%9.9%1,866,0221.87M8.826447%8.826447%8.8%10,570,17510.6M8.484763%8.484763%8.5%3,40778.235899%8.235899%8.2%5,6645,66587.767731%7.767731%7.8%8,2828,28397.120870%7.120870%7.1%95,51595.5k6.431962%6.431962%6.4%4,1594,160105.873168%5.873168%5.9%55,03155.0k5.787050%5.787050%5.8%214115.303133%5.303133%5.3%65124.443521%4.443521%4.4%33,35433.4k4.423830%4.423830%4.4%29,01429.0k4.021673%4.021673%4.0%2,2712,272133.830185%3.830185%3.8%1,374142.639413%2.639413%2.6%1,475151.948901%1.948901%1.9%0161.683603%1.683603%1.7%611612171.221502%1.221502%1.2%492180.933603%0.933603%0.9%572573190.443931%0.443931%0.4%38838920
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of neighborhood out of 20 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Memphis Area

There are 57 places in the Memphis Area. This section compares Memphis to all of the places in the Memphis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis.

Irish Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Memphis
0%5%10%15%20%Count#AtokaBurlisonRossvilleMunfordOaklandGilt EdgeClarkedaleBrightonAshlandGarlandHernandoTunicaWillistonGermantownBartlettSouthavenArlingtonHorseshoe LakeHorseshoe LkColliervilleMillingtonOlive BranchWallsGallawayUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTennesseeEast South CentralBridgetownPipertonGrand JunctionGrand JctHickory FlatLakelandBradenHorn LakeSouthLa GrangeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaLynchburgShelby CountyShelbyByhaliaShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyMemphisHolly SpringsWhite OakGilmoreSunsetJerichoJennette20.399237%20.399237%20.4%1,819119.491525%19.491525%19.5%69218.687589%18.687589%18.7%131318.058091%18.058091%18.1%1,088417.152682%17.152682%17.2%1,247516.374269%16.374269%16.4%84615.437788%15.437788%15.4%67714.909587%14.909587%14.9%437814.285714%14.285714%14.3%78914.285714%14.285714%14.3%491013.902936%13.902936%13.9%2,1171112.730184%12.730184%12.7%1591212.318841%12.318841%12.3%511312.233188%12.233188%12.2%4,7971412.174629%12.174629%12.2%7,1001511.866991%11.866991%11.9%6,1491611.776877%11.776877%11.8%1,3661711.551155%11.551155%11.6%351811.034267%11.034267%11.0%5,2971910.841088%10.841088%10.8%1,2002010.755323%10.755323%10.8%3,8192110.558069%10.558069%10.6%1402210.443038%10.443038%10.4%992310.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.149528%10.149528%10.1%664,592665k9.930744%9.930744%9.9%1,866,0221.87M9.779951%9.779951%9.8%200249.688784%9.688784%9.7%165259.404389%9.404389%9.4%30269.361070%9.361070%9.4%63279.217766%9.217766%9.2%1,156289.009009%9.009009%9.0%20298.893037%8.893037%8.9%2,382308.826447%8.826447%8.8%10,570,17510.6M7.216495%7.216495%7.2%7337.120870%7.120870%7.1%95,51595.5k6.099226%6.099226%6.1%134375.873168%5.873168%5.9%55,03155.0k5.695862%5.695862%5.7%106414.443521%4.443521%4.4%33,35433.4k4.423830%4.423830%4.4%29,01429.0k452.173627%2.173627%2.2%165490.000000%0.000000%0.0%0530.000000%0.000000%0.0%0540.000000%0.000000%0.0%0550.000000%0.000000%0.0%0560.000000%0.000000%0.0%057
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 57 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Tennessee

There are 429 places in Tennessee. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 11,164.

Irish Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in Tennessee, and entities that contain Memphis
0%5%10%15%Count#TullahomaSeymourPortlandFranklinRed BankBristolHendersonvilleDyersburgMount JulietSpring HillBrentwoodElizabethtonClevelandGermantownMcMinnvilleBartlettKingsportSoddy-DaisyArlingtonColliervilleSpringfieldOak RidgeLebanonGreenevilleDicksonSeviervilleMaryvilleKnoxvilleJohnson CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColumbiaCrossvilleGallatinShelbyvilleSmyrnaTennesseeMiddle ValleyFarragutEast South CentralClarksvilleLakelandMurfreesboroEast RidgeChattanoogaSouthGoodlettsvilleAthensNashville-DavidsonMorristownLewisburgLa VergneMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaCookevilleShelby CountyShelbyJacksonShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyMemphis16.351316%16.351316%16.4%3,137115.639556%15.639556%15.6%1,746215.125773%15.125773%15.1%1,834314.598230%14.598230%14.6%10,31010.3k413.515347%13.515347%13.5%1,594513.424852%13.424852%13.4%3,589613.262397%13.262397%13.3%7,304713.161795%13.161795%13.2%2,220813.147757%13.147757%13.1%3,925913.071819%13.071819%13.1%4,4921012.529053%12.529053%12.5%5,1211112.467885%12.467885%12.5%1,7471212.411036%12.411036%12.4%5,3711312.233188%12.233188%12.2%4,7971412.177986%12.177986%12.2%1,6641512.174629%12.174629%12.2%7,1001612.000908%12.000908%12.0%6,3451711.897888%11.897888%11.9%1,5661811.776877%11.776877%11.8%1,3661911.034267%11.034267%11.0%5,2972010.984985%10.984985%11.0%1,8292110.892949%10.892949%10.9%3,1902210.808791%10.808791%10.8%3,1822310.714998%10.714998%10.7%1,6112410.630547%10.630547%10.6%1,6052510.614939%10.614939%10.6%1,7212610.610636%10.610636%10.6%2,9872710.606382%10.606382%10.6%19,50819.5k2810.399755%10.399755%10.4%6,8032910.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.312759%10.312759%10.3%3,7263010.293597%10.293597%10.3%1,1643110.282415%10.282415%10.3%3,4373210.255307%10.255307%10.3%2,1453310.211819%10.211819%10.2%4,6333410.149528%10.149528%10.1%664,592665k10.095283%10.095283%10.1%1,2823510.046104%10.046104%10.0%2,179369.930744%9.930744%9.9%1,866,0221.87M9.498158%9.498158%9.5%13,89413.9k379.217766%9.217766%9.2%1,156389.159311%9.159311%9.2%11,17511.2k398.915584%8.915584%8.9%1,900408.845790%8.845790%8.8%15,52115.5k418.826447%8.826447%8.8%10,570,17510.6M8.665717%8.665717%8.7%1,460428.314409%8.314409%8.3%1,135438.311496%8.311496%8.3%53,50753.5k448.283722%8.283722%8.3%2,435458.131153%8.131153%8.1%925467.584685%7.584685%7.6%2,613477.120870%7.120870%7.1%95,51595.5k6.674727%6.674727%6.7%2,153485.873168%5.873168%5.9%55,03155.0k5.553736%5.553736%5.6%3,730494.443521%4.443521%4.4%33,35433.4k4.423830%4.423830%4.4%29,01429.0k50
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Irish Ancestry by Place#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Memphis
0%5%10%Count#Lexington-FayetteArlingtonLouisvilleSt. PetersburgVirginia BeachVirginia BchTulsaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTennesseeEast South CentralOklahoma CityAmarilloChesapeakeJacksonvilleSouthHuntsvilleTampaNashville-DavidsonRaleighColumbusPlanoNorfolkAustinLittle RockFayettevilleCharlotteLubbockMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaArlingtonMobileFort WorthWinston-SalemWashingtonRichmondOrlandoShelby CountyShelbyBaltimoreNew OrleansDurhamShreveportGreensboroGarlandBaton RougeAtlantaCorpus ChristiAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…IrvingSan AntonioShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyMemphisDallasHoustonMontgomeryBirminghamEl PasoMiamiLaredoHialeah12.650829%12.650829%12.7%39,41139.4k112.207420%12.207420%12.2%27,60027.6k211.749701%11.749701%11.7%71,85871.9k311.429698%11.429698%11.4%28,98429.0k411.181968%11.181968%11.2%50,28950.3k510.614244%10.614244%10.6%42,44742.4k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.149528%10.149528%10.1%664,592665k9.930744%9.930744%9.9%1,866,0221.87M9.319291%9.319291%9.3%57,78157.8k78.906717%8.906717%8.9%17,59717.6k88.892167%8.892167%8.9%20,73620.7k98.836398%8.836398%8.8%75,69475.7k108.826447%8.826447%8.8%10,570,17510.6M8.729289%8.729289%8.7%16,49616.5k118.541899%8.541899%8.5%30,87730.9k128.311496%8.311496%8.3%53,50753.5k138.046886%8.046886%8.0%35,51335.5k148.021847%8.021847%8.0%16,06816.1k157.687539%7.687539%7.7%21,45521.5k167.608943%7.608943%7.6%18,69718.7k177.600749%7.600749%7.6%68,99869.0k187.547055%7.547055%7.5%14,91614.9k197.315756%7.315756%7.3%14,90014.9k207.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k217.274229%7.274229%7.3%17,78617.8k227.120870%7.120870%7.1%95,51595.5k6.977096%6.977096%7.0%26,78526.8k236.881688%6.881688%6.9%13,33113.3k246.869462%6.869462%6.9%56,05056.1k256.798645%6.798645%6.8%16,21316.2k266.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k276.305213%6.305213%6.3%13,66813.7k285.967581%5.967581%6.0%15,71315.7k295.873168%5.873168%5.9%55,03155.0k5.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k305.794914%5.794914%5.8%22,19022.2k315.717327%5.717327%5.7%14,39414.4k325.656415%5.656415%5.7%11,23211.2k335.639723%5.639723%5.6%15,91415.9k345.598569%5.598569%5.6%13,14613.1k355.400666%5.400666%5.4%12,35112.4k365.118783%5.118783%5.1%23,36123.4k375.105765%5.105765%5.1%16,34116.3k385.101024%5.101024%5.1%10,03810.0k394.737235%4.737235%4.7%10,99111.0k404.498950%4.498950%4.5%64,75664.8k414.443521%4.443521%4.4%33,35433.4k4.423830%4.423830%4.4%29,01429.0k424.210780%4.210780%4.2%53,83253.8k433.747821%3.747821%3.7%83,97384.0k443.638265%3.638265%3.6%7,339453.491602%3.491602%3.5%7,417462.564087%2.564087%2.6%17,38617.4k471.372792%1.372792%1.4%5,939480.504230%0.504230%0.5%1,269490.232148%0.232148%0.2%54750
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Memphis to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Memphis. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Irish Ancestry by Place#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Memphis, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Memphis
0%5%10%Count#OmahaBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsPortlandLouisvilleKansas CitySeattleVirginia BeachVirginia BchColumbusPhiladelphiaTulsaMinneapolisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTennesseeEast South CentralWichitaDenverIndianapolisOklahoma CityTucsonJacksonvilleSouthClevelandNashville-DavidsonMesaLas VegasRaleighSan FranciscoPhoenixAustinChicagoSan DiegoCharlotteMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaAlbuquerqueArlingtonFort WorthWashingtonSacramentoMilwaukeeShelby CountyShelbyBaltimoreLong BeachOaklandAtlantaFresnoSan AntonioSan JoseShelby County School DistrictShelby CountyNew YorkMemphisDallasHoustonLos AngelesEl PasoDetroitMiami14.108091%14.108091%14.1%62,50962.5k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k212.658465%12.658465%12.7%56,80656.8k311.864052%11.864052%11.9%73,62773.6k411.749701%11.749701%11.7%71,85871.9k511.519458%11.519458%11.5%54,34554.3k611.431579%11.431579%11.4%76,46076.5k711.181968%11.181968%11.2%50,28950.3k811.167235%11.167235%11.2%93,47493.5k911.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k1010.614244%10.614244%10.6%42,44742.4k1110.506586%10.506586%10.5%42,51742.5k1210.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.149528%10.149528%10.1%664,592665k9.930744%9.930744%9.9%1,866,0221.87M9.846070%9.846070%9.8%38,20638.2k139.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k149.566374%9.566374%9.6%80,99681.0k159.319291%9.319291%9.3%57,78157.8k169.083448%9.083448%9.1%47,92347.9k178.836398%8.836398%8.8%75,69475.7k188.826447%8.826447%8.8%10,570,17510.6M8.824535%8.824535%8.8%34,34234.3k198.311496%8.311496%8.3%53,50753.5k208.286003%8.286003%8.3%38,98239.0k218.242689%8.242689%8.2%50,55250.6k228.046886%8.046886%8.0%35,51335.5k237.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k247.678914%7.678914%7.7%119,432119k257.600749%7.600749%7.6%68,99869.0k267.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k277.358679%7.358679%7.4%101,168101k287.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k297.120870%7.120870%7.1%95,51595.5k7.031762%7.031762%7.0%39,15739.2k306.977096%6.977096%7.0%26,78526.8k316.869462%6.869462%6.9%56,05056.1k326.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k336.494747%6.494747%6.5%31,46931.5k345.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k355.873168%5.873168%5.9%55,03155.0k5.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k365.570113%5.570113%5.6%26,16826.2k375.123774%5.123774%5.1%21,11221.1k385.118783%5.118783%5.1%23,36123.4k394.809199%4.809199%4.8%24,71024.7k404.498950%4.498950%4.5%64,75664.8k414.460338%4.460338%4.5%45,02145.0k424.443521%4.443521%4.4%33,35433.4k4.435284%4.435284%4.4%375,312375k434.423830%4.423830%4.4%29,01429.0k444.210780%4.210780%4.2%53,83253.8k453.747821%3.747821%3.7%83,97384.0k463.589375%3.589375%3.6%140,663141k472.564087%2.564087%2.6%17,38617.4k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.372792%1.372792%1.4%5,93950
Count number of people reporting 'Irish' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Irish' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Memphis. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Tennessee
County:
Shelby
Metro Area:
Memphis Area
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
ZIP Codes:
38002, 38016, 38018, 38028, 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, 38141, 38152
Unified School District:
Shelby County
Neighborhoods:
Bartlett Woods, Berclair-Highland Heights, Cherry Valley, Cordova-Appling, Downtown, Eads-Fisherville, East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Elmore Park, Four Way, Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Historic Bartlett, Midtown, Parkway Village-Oakhaven, Poet/Old Bartlett Park, Raleigh, River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral, Shelby Forest-Frayser, White Haven-Coro Lake, Windyke-Southwind, Wolf Forest Farms
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 Cities:
Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland, Olive Branch, Southaven, West Memphis
Neighboring Towns:
Arlington
Nearby Cities:
Hernando, Horn Lake, Marion, Millington
Nearby Towns:
Collierville, Edmondson, Sunset, Walls
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bridgetown, Lynchburg