Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 135.91K people in Tennessee with Scotch Irish ancestry. Among all Tennessee counties, Knox County had the highest population with Scotch Irish ancestry (16.48K), followed by Davidson County (11.98K), and Shelby County (9.60K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scotch Irish 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 Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knox County | 16483 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 11979 |
| 3 | Shelby County | 9603 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 6347 |
| 5 | Williamson County | 6251 |
| 6 | Rutherford County | 6178 |
| 7 | Sullivan County | 5880 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 4210 |
| 9 | Blount County | 4104 |
| 10 | Washington County | 3929 |
| 11 | Sevier County | 3767 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 2569 |
| 13 | Anderson County | 2558 |
| 14 | Bradley County | 2556 |
| 15 | Montgomery County | 2343 |
| 16 | Madison County | 2061 |
| 17 | Maury County | 1867 |
| 18 | Putnam County | 1824 |
| 19 | Roane County | 1665 |
| 20 | Jefferson County | 1663 |
| 21 | Carter County | 1606 |
| 22 | Greene County | 1329 |
| 23 | Hawkins County | 1315 |
| 24 | Loudon County | 1247 |
| 25 | Hamblen County | 1242 |
| 26 | Cumberland County | 1155 |
| 27 | Robertson County | 1102 |
| 28 | Dyer County | 1058 |
| 29 | Tipton County | 1002 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 996 |
| 31 | Campbell County | 985 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 964 |
| 33 | Monroe County | 888 |
| 34 | Lawrence County | 876 |
| 35 | Fayette County | 866 |
| 36 | McMinn County | 808 |
| 37 | Johnson County | 763 |
| 38 | Gibson County | 715 |
| 39 | Scott County | 667 |
| 40 | Morgan County | 665 |
| 41 | Carroll County | 662 |
| 41 | Coffee County | 662 |
| 41 | White County | 662 |
| 42 | Bedford County | 656 |
| 43 | Dickson County | 623 |
| 43 | Warren County | 623 |
| 44 | Giles County | 617 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 617 |
| 45 | Rhea County | 598 |
| 46 | Cheatham County | 584 |
| 47 | Fentress County | 559 |
| 48 | Marion County | 554 |
| 49 | Grainger County | 527 |
| 50 | Macon County | 454 |
| 51 | Cocke County | 430 |
| 52 | Henderson County | 428 |
| 53 | Stewart County | 414 |
| 54 | Unicoi County | 402 |
| 55 | Union County | 401 |
| 56 | McNairy County | 398 |
| 57 | Claiborne County | 391 |
| 58 | Sequatchie County | 383 |
| 59 | Humphreys County | 380 |
| 60 | Henry County | 364 |
| 61 | Weakley County | 350 |
| 62 | Smith County | 345 |
| 63 | Obion County | 326 |
| 64 | Hardin County | 325 |
| 65 | Hardeman County | 284 |
| 66 | Meigs County | 254 |
| 67 | Lewis County | 253 |
| 68 | Grundy County | 242 |
| 69 | Polk County | 232 |
| 70 | Cannon County | 220 |
| 71 | Hickman County | 219 |
| 72 | Lauderdale County | 202 |
| 73 | Crockett County | 197 |
| 74 | Benton County | 194 |
| 75 | DeKalb County | 164 |
| 76 | Wayne County | 160 |
| 77 | Jackson County | 157 |
| 78 | Clay County | 155 |
| 79 | Overton County | 149 |
| 80 | Perry County | 143 |
| 81 | Chester County | 137 |
| 82 | Bledsoe County | 118 |
| 83 | Decatur County | 107 |
| 84 | Lake County | 104 |
| 85 | Haywood County | 96 |
| 86 | Van Buren County | 76 |
| 87 | Pickett County | 63 |
| 88 | Moore County | 60 |
| 89 | Houston County | 49 |
| 90 | Trousdale County | 29 |
| 91 | Hancock County | 25 |