Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 152.99K people in Tennessee with European ancestry. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population with European ancestry (20.24K), followed by Davidson County (16.18K), and Knox County (13.82K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 20237 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 16180 |
| 3 | Knox County | 13824 |
| 4 | Montgomery County | 10340 |
| 5 | Williamson County | 9685 |
| 6 | Hamilton County | 8251 |
| 7 | Rutherford County | 6656 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 5385 |
| 9 | Wilson County | 3322 |
| 10 | Washington County | 3041 |
| 11 | Sullivan County | 2863 |
| 12 | Dickson County | 2446 |
| 13 | Robertson County | 2377 |
| 14 | Blount County | 2332 |
| 15 | Bradley County | 2314 |
| 16 | Madison County | 1981 |
| 17 | Sevier County | 1619 |
| 18 | Tipton County | 1506 |
| 19 | Anderson County | 1465 |
| 20 | Maury County | 1372 |
| 21 | Cheatham County | 1360 |
| 22 | Hickman County | 1257 |
| 23 | Roane County | 1192 |
| 24 | Fayette County | 1122 |
| 25 | Coffee County | 1102 |
| 26 | Hardin County | 1078 |
| 27 | Cumberland County | 983 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 928 |
| 29 | Hawkins County | 919 |
| 30 | Gibson County | 905 |
| 31 | Monroe County | 855 |
| 32 | Putnam County | 840 |
| 33 | Greene County | 838 |
| 34 | Chester County | 836 |
| 35 | Loudon County | 826 |
| 36 | Carter County | 823 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 789 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 717 |
| 39 | Bedford County | 716 |
| 40 | Stewart County | 711 |
| 41 | Obion County | 684 |
| 42 | Hamblen County | 633 |
| 42 | Warren County | 633 |
| 43 | Lincoln County | 621 |
| 44 | Campbell County | 615 |
| 45 | Dyer County | 608 |
| 46 | Claiborne County | 605 |
| 47 | Lawrence County | 598 |
| 48 | Weakley County | 590 |
| 49 | Macon County | 531 |
| 50 | Giles County | 529 |
| 51 | Rhea County | 478 |
| 52 | Henderson County | 472 |
| 53 | McNairy County | 467 |
| 54 | Union County | 430 |
| 55 | Lauderdale County | 423 |
| 56 | Carroll County | 410 |
| 57 | DeKalb County | 386 |
| 58 | Cocke County | 370 |
| 59 | Marion County | 357 |
| 60 | Marshall County | 347 |
| 61 | Overton County | 346 |
| 62 | Benton County | 337 |
| 63 | Cannon County | 323 |
| 64 | Henry County | 317 |
| 65 | Decatur County | 300 |
| 66 | Hardeman County | 289 |
| 67 | White County | 271 |
| 68 | Crockett County | 270 |
| 69 | Humphreys County | 267 |
| 70 | Johnson County | 266 |
| 71 | Grainger County | 248 |
| 72 | Smith County | 228 |
| 73 | Meigs County | 211 |
| 74 | Pickett County | 200 |
| 75 | Moore County | 194 |
| 76 | Sequatchie County | 181 |
| 77 | Perry County | 178 |
| 78 | Haywood County | 161 |
| 79 | Fentress County | 153 |
| 80 | Scott County | 149 |
| 81 | Unicoi County | 142 |
| 82 | Polk County | 140 |
| 83 | Lewis County | 136 |
| 84 | Bledsoe County | 119 |
| 85 | Trousdale County | 117 |
| 86 | Morgan County | 116 |
| 87 | Van Buren County | 105 |
| 88 | Lake County | 78 |
| 89 | Jackson County | 75 |
| 90 | Houston County | 74 |
| 90 | Wayne County | 74 |
| 91 | Grundy County | 66 |
| 92 | Hancock County | 59 |
| 93 | Clay County | 15 |