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.
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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 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 |