Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 138.72K people in Tennessee with Scottish ancestry. Among all Tennessee cities and places, Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (12.64K), followed by Memphis city (5.79K), and Knoxville city (5.09K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Scottish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Tennessee.

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

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Knoxville city

Chattanooga city

Murfreesboro city

Franklin city

Clarksville city

Johnson City city

Kingsport city

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Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	12639
2	Memphis city	5788
3	Knoxville city	5091
4	Chattanooga city	4260
5	Murfreesboro city	3644
6	Franklin city	2958
7	Clarksville city	2662
8	Johnson City city	1824
9	Kingsport city	1660
10	Hendersonville city	1471
11	Brentwood city	1332
12	Mount Juliet city	1246
13	Cleveland city	1170
14	Oak Ridge city	1099
15	Germantown city	1041
16	Bartlett city	1040
17	Morristown city	928
18	Maryville city	921
19	Spring Hill city	920
20	Gallatin city	915
21	Smyrna town	885
22	Collierville town	859
23	Tullahoma city	783
24	Columbia city	782
25	Jackson city	747
26	Farragut town	704
27	Seymour CDP	644
28	Lebanon city	620
29	Dickson city	591
30	East Ridge city	576
31	Bristol city	559
32	La Follette city	538
33	Cookeville city	488
34	La Vergne city	472
35	Red Bank city	470
36	Sevierville city	468
37	Soddy-Daisy city	425
38	Jefferson City city	387
39	Collegedale city	374
40	Signal Mountain town	371
41	Lakeland city	351
42	Halls CDP	342
43	Fairfield Glade CDP	326
44	Dyersburg city	316
45	Jonesborough town	315
46	Goodlettsville city	308
47	Elizabethton city	306
48	Greeneville town	298
49	Arlington town	294
50	Springfield city	293
51	Forest Hills city	286
52	Middle Valley CDP	273
53	Paris city	269
54	Apison CDP	267
55	Ashland City town	266
56	Ridgetop city	263
57	Bloomingdale CDP	261
57	Crossville city	261
58	Martin city	252
59	Shelbyville city	226
60	Dodson Branch CDP	217
61	Savannah city	214
62	Etowah city	208
62	Lawrenceburg city	208
63	Tazewell town	196
64	Lexington city	192
65	White Pine town	189
66	McMinnville city	188
67	Portland city	187
68	Atoka town	186
69	Athens city	182
70	Powell CDP	180
71	Millington city	179
72	Harrison CDP	176
72	Oneida town	176
73	Milan city	175
74	Green Hill CDP	174
75	McKenzie city	170
76	Gatlinburg city	169
76	White House city	169
77	Harriman city	167
78	Fairview city	164
79	Clinton city	163
80	Maynardville city	161
81	Louisville city	159
81	Tellico Village CDP	159
82	Belle Meade city	158
83	Nolensville town	156
84	Manchester city	152
85	Oakland town	150
86	Lake Tansi CDP	147
87	Church Hill city	145
88	Harrogate city	140
89	Fayetteville city	138
89	Rockwood city	138
90	Brownsville city	136
90	South Cleveland CDP	136
91	Selmer town	135
92	Sale Creek CDP	133
93	Waverly city	131
94	Jacksboro town	129
95	Lewisburg city	127
96	Oak Hill city	124
97	Eagleton Village CDP	122
97	Oak Grove CDP (Washington County)	122
98	Dandridge town	120
99	New Tazewell town	119
100	Baxter town	118
100	Spurgeon CDP	118
101	Dayton city	115
102	East Cleveland CDP	114
103	Alcoa city	113
103	Pleasant View city	113
103	Union City city	113
104	Embreeville CDP	111
105	Sweetwater city	107
106	Thompson's Station town	106
107	Strawberry Plains CDP	105
108	Covington city	104
109	Newport city	102
110	Whiteville town	100
110	Winchester city	100
111	Lenoir City city	99
112	Hartsville/Trousdale County	98
112	Spring City town	98
113	Hopewell CDP	96
114	Pittman Center town	91
114	Somerville town	91
115	White Bluff town	86
116	Westmoreland town	84
117	Cosby CDP	83
117	Kingston city	83
118	Bolivar city	81
118	Huntingdon town	81
118	Sewanee CDP	81
119	Erwin town	79
120	Norris city	77
121	Carthage town	76
121	Millersville city	76
122	Walden town	75
123	Lookout Mountain town	74
123	Tracy City town	74
124	Centerville town	73
124	New Market town	73
125	Monteagle town	71
126	Mowbray Mountain CDP	70
127	Waynesboro city	69
128	Tusculum city	68
129	Mount Carmel town	67
129	Newbern town	67
130	Ardmore city	62
131	Mountain City town	60
132	Burns town	59
132	Charlotte town	59
132	Falling Water CDP	59
132	Huntsville town	59
133	Blountville CDP	57
133	Rogersville town	57
134	Central CDP	56
134	Pegram town	56
135	Pine Crest CDP	55
135	Powells Crossroads town	55
135	Wildwood CDP	55
136	Clifton city	54
136	Greenbrier town	54
136	Lakesite city	54
137	Doyle town	52
137	Loudon city	52
138	Shackle Island CDP	51
138	Troy town	51
139	Bluff City city	50
139	Jasper town	50
140	Christiana CDP	49
140	Coalfield CDP	49
140	Henderson city	49
140	Jellico city	49
140	Pulaski city	49
141	Parsons city	48
141	Winfield town	48
142	Coopertown town	47
142	Lafayette city	47
143	Hunter CDP	46
143	Tiptonville town	46
144	Bean Station city	45
144	Medina city	45
144	Piperton city	45
145	New Union CDP	44
146	Greenfield city	43
147	Orlinda city	42
147	Surgoinsville town	42
147	Wildwood Lake CDP	42
148	Camden city	41
148	Dover city	41
148	Greenback city	41
149	Caryville town	39
149	Cowan city	39
150	Bells city	38
150	Sequatchie CDP	38
151	Bradford town	37
151	Livingston town	37