Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 138.72K people in Tennessee with Scottish ancestry. Among all Tennessee counties, Davidson County had the highest population with Scottish ancestry (13.39K), followed by Knox County (12.12K), and Shelby County (10.77K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Davidson County
Knox County
Shelby County
Hamilton County
Williamson County
Rutherford County
Sullivan County
Sumner County
Blount County
Montgomery County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Davidson County 13386
2 Knox County 12122
3 Shelby County 10770
4 Hamilton County 9653
5 Williamson County 7141
6 Rutherford County 6384
7 Sullivan County 4211
8 Sumner County 3976
9 Blount County 3779
10 Montgomery County 3725
11 Wilson County 3607
12 Sevier County 3600
13 Washington County 3489
14 Jefferson County 2576
15 Bradley County 2139
16 Maury County 1893
17 Robertson County 1849
18 Anderson County 1843
19 Campbell County 1573
20 Hamblen County 1384
21 Carter County 1305
22 Cumberland County 1300
23 Coffee County 1284
24 McMinn County 1274
25 Putnam County 1260
26 Madison County 1253
27 Dickson County 1197
28 Roane County 1150
29 Loudon County 1054
30 Greene County 989
31 Claiborne County 972
32 Tipton County 914
33 Rhea County 895
34 Fayette County 881
35 Cocke County 852
36 Gibson County 851
37 Scott County 850
38 Lawrence County 784
39 Hawkins County 768
40 Franklin County 740
41 Cheatham County 724
42 Bedford County 720
43 White County 718
44 Weakley County 657
45 Monroe County 628
46 Grainger County 626
47 Dyer County 625
48 Marshall County 609
48 Warren County 609
49 Henderson County 579
50 Henry County 571
51 Hickman County 536
52 Union County 532
53 Polk County 498
54 Hardin County 497
55 Johnson County 481
56 Obion County 475
57 Lincoln County 467
58 Carroll County 450
59 Humphreys County 437
60 Hardeman County 427
60 Marion County 427
61 Morgan County 419
62 Giles County 410
63 McNairy County 398
64 Fentress County 389
65 Jackson County 375
66 Chester County 371
67 Stewart County 363
68 Smith County 312
69 Macon County 289
70 Overton County 272
71 Benton County 259
72 Bledsoe County 247
73 Meigs County 232
74 Cannon County 205
75 Haywood County 204
76 Wayne County 190
77 Sequatchie County 189
78 Grundy County 175
79 Unicoi County 163
80 DeKalb County 160
81 Pickett County 123
82 Moore County 117
83 Decatur County 115
84 Lewis County 107
85 Crockett County 99
86 Trousdale County 98
87 Houston County 86
88 Lake County 85
89 Van Buren County 83
90 Lauderdale County 73
91 Clay County 60
92 Hancock County 47
93 Perry County 40