Shelby County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Shelby County, Tennessee

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Shelby County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

92.1%

Foreign Born

7.9%

Naturalized

2.8%

US Citizens

94.9%

Shelby County, Tennessee Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Shelby County, Tennessee Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Shelby County, Tennessee Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	919,173	7.9%	92.1%
2023	922,195	7.6%	92.4%
2022	926,440	6.8%	93.2%
2021	929,178	6.7%	93.3%
2020	936,611	6.5%	93.5%
2019	936,374	6.5%	93.5%
2018	937,005	6.5%	93.5%
2017	937,847	6.3%	93.7%
2016	936,990	6.2%	93.8%
2015	937,750	6.2%	93.8%
2014	936,130	6.2%	93.8%
2013	932,919	6.2%	93.8%
2012	929,437	6.1%	93.9%
2011	925,673	6.0%	94.0%
2010	922,696	6.0%	94.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Shelby County, Tennessee

Approximately 7.9% of residents in Shelby County, Tennessee were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 94.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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