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.

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