Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 709.19K people in Tennessee with English ancestry. Among all Tennessee counties, Davidson County had the highest population with English ancestry (63.39K), followed by Knox County (57.50K), and Shelby County (54.00K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidson County | 63386 |
| 2 | Knox County | 57500 |
| 3 | Shelby County | 54002 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 40930 |
| 5 | Williamson County | 39852 |
| 6 | Rutherford County | 34082 |
| 7 | Sumner County | 25884 |
| 8 | Sullivan County | 24061 |
| 9 | Washington County | 21649 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 17237 |
| 11 | Wilson County | 17176 |
| 12 | Blount County | 14522 |
| 13 | Sevier County | 12487 |
| 14 | Bradley County | 11858 |
| 15 | Greene County | 9909 |
| 16 | Anderson County | 9761 |
| 17 | Cumberland County | 9455 |
| 18 | Putnam County | 9170 |
| 19 | Maury County | 8779 |
| 20 | Madison County | 8669 |
| 21 | Robertson County | 7982 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 7589 |
| 23 | Hawkins County | 7497 |
| 24 | Roane County | 7205 |
| 25 | Carter County | 7153 |
| 26 | Dickson County | 6280 |
| 27 | Loudon County | 6073 |
| 28 | Hamblen County | 6012 |
| 29 | Gibson County | 5457 |
| 30 | Lawrence County | 5171 |
| 31 | Cheatham County | 4833 |
| 32 | Coffee County | 4747 |
| 33 | McMinn County | 4543 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 4461 |
| 35 | Fayette County | 4244 |
| 36 | Warren County | 4160 |
| 37 | Claiborne County | 4063 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 4053 |
| 39 | Bedford County | 4028 |
| 40 | Tipton County | 4027 |
| 41 | Henry County | 3722 |
| 42 | Giles County | 3543 |
| 43 | Rhea County | 3516 |
| 44 | Dyer County | 3444 |
| 45 | Carroll County | 3194 |
| 45 | White County | 3194 |
| 46 | Macon County | 3179 |
| 47 | Campbell County | 3140 |
| 48 | Marshall County | 3094 |
| 49 | Marion County | 2993 |
| 50 | Cocke County | 2936 |
| 51 | Fentress County | 2876 |
| 52 | Morgan County | 2859 |
| 53 | Lincoln County | 2855 |
| 54 | Obion County | 2836 |
| 55 | Grainger County | 2711 |
| 56 | Weakley County | 2672 |
| 57 | Humphreys County | 2488 |
| 58 | Smith County | 2459 |
| 59 | Hardin County | 2371 |
| 60 | Unicoi County | 2354 |
| 61 | Johnson County | 2348 |
| 62 | Overton County | 2313 |
| 63 | Hickman County | 2249 |
| 64 | McNairy County | 2121 |
| 65 | Trousdale County | 1908 |
| 66 | Hardeman County | 1880 |
| 67 | Henderson County | 1849 |
| 68 | DeKalb County | 1800 |
| 69 | Scott County | 1741 |
| 70 | Union County | 1734 |
| 71 | Stewart County | 1695 |
| 72 | Wayne County | 1694 |
| 73 | Cannon County | 1629 |
| 74 | Polk County | 1628 |
| 75 | Jackson County | 1546 |
| 76 | Sequatchie County | 1534 |
| 77 | Chester County | 1519 |
| 78 | Benton County | 1387 |
| 79 | Lauderdale County | 1308 |
| 80 | Meigs County | 1186 |
| 81 | Decatur County | 1176 |
| 82 | Bledsoe County | 1169 |
| 83 | Haywood County | 1144 |
| 84 | Grundy County | 1085 |
| 85 | Lewis County | 1047 |
| 86 | Hancock County | 959 |
| 87 | Crockett County | 871 |
| 88 | Houston County | 748 |
| 89 | Clay County | 717 |
| 90 | Perry County | 699 |
| 91 | Moore County | 689 |
| 92 | Pickett County | 609 |
| 93 | Van Buren County | 561 |
| 94 | Lake County | 265 |