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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Shelby County
Knox County
Davidson County
Hamilton County
Sullivan County
Rutherford County
Washington County
Sumner County
Maury County
Williamson County
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