Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 41.60K people in Tennessee with Welsh ancestry. Among all Tennessee counties, Knox County had the highest population with Welsh ancestry (4.43K), followed by Davidson County (3.86K), and Shelby County (3.26K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Knox County
Davidson County
Shelby County
Hamilton County
Williamson County
Rutherford County
Montgomery County
Washington County
Anderson County
Sumner County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Knox County 4427
2 Davidson County 3858
3 Shelby County 3255
4 Hamilton County 3182
5 Williamson County 2544
6 Rutherford County 2395
7 Montgomery County 1411
8 Washington County 1150
9 Anderson County 1092
10 Sumner County 919
11 Wilson County 875
12 Bradley County 853
13 Sullivan County 824
14 Blount County 782
15 Hamblen County 752
16 Sevier County 603
17 Cumberland County 574
18 Loudon County 514
18 Roane County 514
19 Greene County 504
20 Dickson County 449
21 Putnam County 438
22 Robertson County 415
23 Tipton County 402
24 Overton County 399
25 Monroe County 355
26 Jefferson County 311
27 Fayette County 276
28 Macon County 271
29 Carter County 269
30 Rhea County 264
31 Madison County 246
32 Maury County 244
33 Coffee County 243
34 Morgan County 242
35 Lincoln County 227
36 McMinn County 201
37 Henry County 188
38 Campbell County 180
38 Hardeman County 180
39 Carroll County 179
40 Grainger County 164
41 Cheatham County 160
42 Polk County 159
43 White County 157
44 Weakley County 151
45 Claiborne County 147
46 Lawrence County 145
47 Gibson County 144
48 McNairy County 140
49 Franklin County 139
50 Marshall County 136
51 Scott County 135
52 Stewart County 131
53 Meigs County 129
54 Unicoi County 128
55 Warren County 118
56 Decatur County 115
57 Benton County 114
58 DeKalb County 108
59 Hancock County 107
60 Bedford County 102
61 Perry County 99
62 Johnson County 93
63 Hawkins County 89
63 Hickman County 89
64 Grundy County 84
65 Bledsoe County 83
65 Giles County 83
65 Lauderdale County 83
65 Obion County 83
65 Smith County 83
66 Humphreys County 81
67 Marion County 72
68 Cocke County 71
69 Chester County 51
69 Crockett County 51
70 Haywood County 48
70 Houston County 48
71 Hardin County 47
72 Clay County 43
72 Dyer County 43
73 Henderson County 42
73 Pickett County 42
74 Cannon County 41
75 Jackson County 33
76 Union County 31
77 Wayne County 30
78 Lewis County 24
78 Van Buren County 24
79 Moore County 22
80 Sequatchie County 17
81 Trousdale County 15
82 Fentress County 9
83 Lake County 6