Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US counties with a population of at least 50K, Spalding County, GA had the highest percentage of population with American ancestry (41.36%), followed by Bowie County, TX (36.94%), and Wilkes County, NC (34.31%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 counties.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
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| 1 | Spalding County, GA | 41.36 |
| 2 | Bowie County, TX | 36.94 |
| 3 | Wilkes County, NC | 34.31 |
| 4 | Marshall County, AL | 33.85 |
| 5 | Colbert County, AL | 31.07 |
| 6 | Johnson County, TX | 30.78 |
| 7 | Cleveland County, NC | 30.19 |
| 8 | Caldwell County, NC | 29.59 |
| 9 | Washington County, VA | 27.87 |
| 10 | Cullman County, AL | 27.82 |
| 11 | Carroll County, GA | 27.23 |
| 12 | Montgomery County, AL | 26.88 |
| 13 | Henry County, VA | 25.74 |
| 14 | Tipton County, TN | 25.21 |
| 15 | Burke County, NC | 24.63 |
| 16 | Pike County, KY | 24.41 |
| 17 | Robeson County, NC | 24.36 |
| 18 | Pope County, AR | 24.18 |
| 19 | Columbus County, NC | 24.11 |
| 20 | Van Zandt County, TX | 24.05 |
| 21 | Putnam County, WV | 23.48 |
| 22 | Nassau County, FL | 23.45 |
| 23 | Surry County, NC | 23.44 |
| 24 | Jefferson County, TN | 23.41 |
| 25 | Maury County, TN | 23.14 |
| 26 | Walker County, AL | 22.64 |
| 27 | Baldwin County, AL | 22.45 |
| 28 | Trumbull County, OH | 22.14 |
| 29 | Wayne County, NC | 21.86 |
| 29 | Putnam County, TN | 21.86 |
| 30 | Lamar County, MS | 21.59 |
| 31 | Carter County, TN | 20.30 |
| 32 | Franklin County, KY | 20.01 |
| 33 | Catoosa County, GA | 19.81 |
| 34 | Crawford County, AR | 19.74 |
| 35 | Fulton County, NY | 19.63 |
| 36 | Jessamine County, KY | 19.60 |
| 37 | Gordon County, GA | 19.59 |
| 38 | Jackson County, AL | 19.45 |
| 39 | Aiken County, SC | 19.35 |
| 40 | Dickson County, TN | 19.24 |
| 41 | Madison County, NY | 19.20 |
| 42 | Hawkins County, TN | 19.12 |
| 43 | Effingham County, GA | 19.10 |
| 44 | Harrison County, TX | 19.05 |
| 45 | Hood County, TX | 18.98 |
| 46 | Morgan County, AL | 18.95 |
| 47 | Floyd County, GA | 18.87 |
| 48 | Greene County, TN | 18.82 |
| 49 | Sullivan County, TN | 18.76 |
| 50 | Washington County, TN | 18.73 |
| 51 | Lynchburg city, VA | 18.65 |
| 52 | Scott County, KY | 18.39 |
| 53 | St. Lucie County, FL | 18.26 |
| 54 | Smith County, TX | 18.18 |
| 55 | Gaston County, NC | 18.17 |
| 56 | Cherokee County, TX | 18.12 |
| 57 | Talladega County, AL | 18.11 |
| 58 | Rusk County, TX | 18.00 |
| 59 | Pittsylvania County, VA | 17.95 |
| 60 | St. Francois County, MO | 17.90 |
| 61 | Etowah County, AL | 17.84 |
| 62 | Bartow County, GA | 17.75 |
| 63 | Campbell County, VA | 17.43 |
| 64 | Walker County, GA | 17.39 |
| 65 | Houston County, AL | 17.33 |
| 66 | Cherokee County, SC | 17.23 |
| 67 | Sevier County, TN | 17.19 |
| 68 | Grady County, OK | 16.29 |
| 69 | Charleston County, SC | 16.14 |
| 70 | Paulding County, GA | 15.72 |
| 71 | Rutherford County, NC | 15.66 |
| 72 | Madison County, KY | 15.30 |
| 73 | Boone County, IN | 15.26 |
| 74 | Robertson County, TN | 15.25 |
| 75 | Catawba County, NC | 15.08 |
| 76 | Hendricks County, IN | 15.03 |
| 77 | Elmore County, AL | 14.96 |
| 78 | Watauga County, NC | 14.95 |
| 79 | Cumberland County, TN | 14.92 |
| 80 | Citrus County, FL | 14.85 |
| 81 | Georgetown County, SC | 14.83 |
| 82 | Lee County, AL | 14.72 |
| 83 | Daviess County, KY | 14.61 |
| 83 | Laurel County, KY | 14.61 |
| 84 | Bedford County, VA | 14.59 |
| 85 | Rockingham County, NC | 14.47 |
| 86 | Muskogee County, OK | 14.26 |
| 87 | Montgomery County, VA | 14.24 |
| 88 | Pulaski County, KY | 14.18 |
| 89 | Charlotte County, FL | 14.15 |
| 90 | St. Clair County, AL | 14.09 |
| 91 | Newton County, GA | 13.86 |
| 92 | DeKalb County, AL | 13.81 |
| 92 | Roane County, TN | 13.81 |
| 93 | Forrest County, MS | 13.79 |
| 94 | Rapides Parish, LA | 13.75 |
| 95 | Sarasota County, FL | 13.50 |
| 96 | Polk County, FL | 13.46 |
| 97 | Walker County, TX | 13.43 |
| 98 | Lincoln County, NC | 13.24 |
| 99 | Houston County, GA | 13.12 |
| 100 | Gibson County, TN | 13.03 |
| 101 | Franklin County, PA | 13.00 |
| 102 | Pasco County, FL | 12.99 |
| 102 | Ashtabula County, OH | 12.99 |
| 103 | Autauga County, AL | 12.94 |
| 104 | Rankin County, MS | 12.92 |
| 105 | Calhoun County, AL | 12.89 |
| 106 | Frederick County, VA | 12.85 |
| 107 | Blount County, AL | 12.83 |
| 108 | Franklin County, VA | 12.81 |
| 109 | Johnson County, IN | 12.77 |
| 109 | Sumner County, TN | 12.77 |
| 110 | Johnston County, NC | 12.74 |
| 111 | Nash County, NC | 12.71 |
| 112 | Wood County, WV | 12.67 |
| 113 | Bullitt County, KY | 12.62 |
| 114 | Jefferson County, AL | 12.49 |
| 114 | Lee County, FL | 12.49 |
| 115 | Lauderdale County, AL | 12.45 |
| 116 | Lenawee County, MI | 12.38 |
| 117 | Coweta County, GA | 12.37 |
| 118 | York County, SC | 12.32 |
| 119 | Flagler County, FL | 12.30 |
| 120 | Wilson County, TN | 12.24 |
| 121 | Coffee County, TN | 12.20 |
| 122 | Henderson County, TX | 12.17 |
| 123 | Carroll County, MD | 12.16 |
| 124 | Kanawha County, WV | 12.11 |
| 125 | Limestone County, AL | 12.01 |
| 126 | Washington County, NY | 11.90 |
| 127 | Morgan County, IN | 11.76 |
| 128 | Hancock County, OH | 11.75 |
| 129 | St. Johns County, FL | 11.72 |
| 129 | Walton County, GA | 11.72 |
| 130 | Pearl River County, MS | 11.70 |
| 131 | Raleigh County, WV | 11.69 |
| 132 | Oldham County, KY | 11.60 |
| 133 | Rockland County, NY | 11.58 |
| 134 | Madison County, AL | 11.56 |
| 135 | Portsmouth city, VA | 11.51 |
| 136 | James City County, VA | 11.50 |
| 137 | Lauderdale County, MS | 11.46 |
| 138 | Cape Girardeau County, MO | 11.44 |
| 139 | Craven County, NC | 11.41 |
| 139 | Union County, OH | 11.41 |
| 140 | Hamblen County, TN | 11.31 |
| 141 | Oconee County, SC | 11.23 |
| 142 | Augusta County, VA | 11.20 |
| 143 | Russell County, AL | 11.18 |
| 144 | Knox County, TN | 11.15 |
| 145 | Jackson County, GA | 11.14 |
| 146 | Hanover County, VA | 11.09 |
| 147 | Jackson County, MS | 11.05 |
| 148 | Anderson County, SC | 10.99 |
| 149 | Cabarrus County, NC | 10.97 |
| 150 | Laurens County, SC | 10.95 |
| 151 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 10.94 |
| 152 | Coffee County, AL | 10.90 |
| 153 | Stanly County, NC | 10.89 |
| 154 | Rowan County, NC | 10.86 |
| 155 | Shelby County, AL | 10.85 |
| 156 | Anderson County, TX | 10.77 |
| 157 | Parker County, TX | 10.69 |
| 158 | Lake County, FL | 10.65 |
| 159 | White County, AR | 10.62 |
| 160 | Gregg County, TX | 10.59 |
| 161 | Howard County, IN | 10.58 |
| 162 | McMinn County, TN | 10.56 |
| 163 | St. Charles Parish, LA | 10.54 |
| 164 | Haywood County, NC | 10.45 |
| 165 | Wilson County, NC | 10.44 |
| 165 | Roanoke County, VA | 10.44 |
| 166 | Craighead County, AR | 10.43 |
| 166 | Dearborn County, IN | 10.43 |
| 166 | Grant County, IN | 10.43 |
| 167 | Anderson County, TN | 10.42 |
| 168 | Hardin County, KY | 10.38 |
| 168 | Ross County, OH | 10.38 |
| 169 | Pickens County, SC | 10.33 |
| 170 | Bay County, FL | 10.32 |
| 171 | Bradley County, TN | 10.29 |
| 172 | Mobile County, AL | 10.25 |
| 173 | Oneida County, NY | 10.18 |
| 174 | Madison County, IN | 10.17 |
| 175 | Bossier Parish, LA | 10.14 |
| 176 | Columbia County, GA | 10.13 |
| 176 | Jones County, MS | 10.13 |
| 177 | Lafourche Parish, LA | 10.12 |
| 177 | Lexington County, SC | 10.12 |
| 178 | Davidson County, NC | 10.11 |
| 179 | Canadian County, OK | 10.09 |
| 179 | Hamilton County, TN | 10.09 |
| 180 | Columbia County, FL | 10.08 |
| 181 | Hernando County, FL | 10.06 |
| 181 | Highlands County, FL | 10.06 |
| 181 | Carteret County, NC | 10.06 |
| 182 | Darke County, OH | 9.93 |
| 183 | Marion County, OH | 9.90 |