The Memphis metro are is a ten county metropolitan area located on the Mississippi River in southwestern Tennessee , with Memphis, the largest city in the state of Tennessee, being its anchor city. The population of the area has recently seen a steady overall rise, and much of this is due to the spike in the foreign-born population.

Total Population: 1,344,127

(An increase of 1.46 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 57,387
• Language Spoken at Home - 76,700

Quick Facts

• Memphis is the most populous city in the state of Tennessee, as well as the most populous city on the Mississippi river.


• Latinos are the largest ethnic group in Memphis as approximately fifty percent of the foreign-born population are Latino. Mexicans are the largest people group in Memphis at almost 22,000 people.


• The Latino population in Memphis has more than tripled since 1990.


• Memphis has a sizable Sudanese refugee population. It is estimated that their are at least 200 Sudanese refugee families living in the greater Memphis area.