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Dive into each indicator for Tennessee.
405,000
Foreign-born
5.6%
185,000
Naturalized citizens
220,000
Non-citizen residents
≈ 24,000
Annual new immigrants
2023
≈ 9,500
Annual naturalizations
2023
Mexico
Top origin
India
2nd origin
Honduras
3rd origin
≈ 130,000
Undocumented residents
Est.
≈ 2,000 /yr
Refugee arrivals
Historical data
Long-run evolution of the key indicators, so you can see the trend — not just today's snapshot.
Foreign-born share
1900–20235.6%▲ 1020%
Share of residents born outside the U.S.; Tennessee's rise begins in the 1990s.
Data table
| Foreign-born | 405,000 | 5.6% |
| Naturalized citizens | 185,000 | |
| Non-citizen residents | 220,000 | |
| Annual new immigrants | ≈ 24,000 | 2023 |
| Annual naturalizations | ≈ 9,500 | 2023 |
| Top origin | Mexico | |
| 2nd origin | India | |
| 3rd origin | Honduras | |
| Undocumented residents | ≈ 130,000 | Est. |
| Refugee arrivals | ≈ 2,000 /yr |
Compared to the United States
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National ranking
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