Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 825.83K people in Tennessee with American ancestry. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population with American ancestry (53.22K), followed by Knox County (52.99K), and Davidson County (48.36K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Tennessee.
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Related Topics: Tennessee ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 53224 |
| 2 | Knox County | 52986 |
| 3 | Davidson County | 48362 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 36711 |
| 5 | Sullivan County | 29615 |
| 6 | Rutherford County | 28641 |
| 7 | Washington County | 24736 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 24648 |
| 9 | Maury County | 22911 |
| 10 | Williamson County | 17906 |
| 11 | Wilson County | 17715 |
| 12 | Putnam County | 17258 |
| 13 | Sevier County | 16864 |
| 14 | Tipton County | 15347 |
| 15 | Montgomery County | 15163 |
| 16 | Blount County | 13209 |
| 17 | Greene County | 13161 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 12723 |
| 19 | Weakley County | 12683 |
| 20 | Henry County | 11588 |
| 21 | Carter County | 11433 |
| 22 | Bradley County | 11102 |
| 23 | Robertson County | 11027 |
| 24 | Hawkins County | 10861 |
| 25 | Dickson County | 10392 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 10255 |
| 27 | Carroll County | 9805 |
| 28 | Marshall County | 9697 |
| 29 | Lawrence County | 9139 |
| 30 | Cumberland County | 9036 |
| 31 | Anderson County | 7991 |
| 32 | Madison County | 7985 |
| 33 | Roane County | 7362 |
| 34 | Hamblen County | 7259 |
| 35 | Coffee County | 6983 |
| 36 | Gibson County | 6553 |
| 37 | Grainger County | 6270 |
| 38 | Overton County | 5957 |
| 39 | Obion County | 5920 |
| 40 | Benton County | 5762 |
| 41 | Macon County | 5745 |
| 42 | Giles County | 5702 |
| 43 | McMinn County | 5606 |
| 44 | Warren County | 5378 |
| 45 | Hickman County | 5259 |
| 46 | Loudon County | 4966 |
| 47 | Cocke County | 4906 |
| 48 | Monroe County | 4872 |
| 49 | Lincoln County | 4855 |
| 50 | Franklin County | 4838 |
| 51 | Cheatham County | 4643 |
| 52 | Fayette County | 4640 |
| 53 | Marion County | 4212 |
| 54 | Lewis County | 4041 |
| 55 | White County | 4037 |
| 56 | Campbell County | 3851 |
| 57 | Dyer County | 3850 |
| 58 | Smith County | 3842 |
| 59 | Humphreys County | 3788 |
| 60 | Unicoi County | 3735 |
| 61 | Claiborne County | 3625 |
| 62 | Johnson County | 3605 |
| 63 | Rhea County | 3562 |
| 64 | Wayne County | 3507 |
| 65 | McNairy County | 3462 |
| 66 | Henderson County | 3243 |
| 67 | Hardin County | 3177 |
| 68 | DeKalb County | 3154 |
| 69 | Hardeman County | 2897 |
| 70 | Union County | 2884 |
| 71 | Lauderdale County | 2835 |
| 72 | Fentress County | 2775 |
| 73 | Perry County | 2492 |
| 74 | Stewart County | 2361 |
| 75 | Morgan County | 2300 |
| 76 | Cannon County | 2252 |
| 77 | Scott County | 2200 |
| 78 | Chester County | 2198 |
| 79 | Clay County | 2143 |
| 80 | Decatur County | 2098 |
| 81 | Jackson County | 1892 |
| 82 | Bledsoe County | 1806 |
| 83 | Sequatchie County | 1794 |
| 84 | Crockett County | 1771 |
| 85 | Polk County | 1737 |
| 86 | Houston County | 1639 |
| 87 | Grundy County | 1636 |
| 88 | Haywood County | 1285 |
| 89 | Trousdale County | 1230 |
| 90 | Pickett County | 1073 |
| 91 | Meigs County | 1038 |
| 92 | Hancock County | 914 |
| 93 | Van Buren County | 872 |
| 94 | Moore County | 690 |
| 95 | Lake County | 677 |