Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 825.83K people in Tennessee with American ancestry (12.04% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Weakley County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (38.49%), followed by Benton County (36.30%), and Henry County (35.88%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weakley County | 38.49 |
| 2 | Benton County | 36.30 |
| 3 | Henry County | 35.88 |
| 4 | Carroll County | 34.56 |
| 5 | Lewis County | 32.37 |
| 6 | Perry County | 29.98 |
| 7 | Marshall County | 28.60 |
| 8 | Clay County | 28.32 |
| 9 | Grainger County | 26.82 |
| 10 | Overton County | 26.64 |
| 11 | Tipton County | 25.21 |
| 12 | Jefferson County | 23.41 |
| 13 | Maury County | 23.14 |
| 14 | Macon County | 23.02 |
| 15 | Putnam County | 21.86 |
| 16 | Wayne County | 21.45 |
| 17 | Pickett County | 21.37 |
| 18 | Hickman County | 21.17 |
| 19 | Unicoi County | 20.88 |
| 20 | Lawrence County | 20.79 |
| 21 | Bedford County | 20.61 |
| 22 | Carter County | 20.30 |
| 23 | Johnson County | 20.13 |
| 24 | Humphreys County | 19.98 |
| 25 | Houston County | 19.90 |
| 26 | Smith County | 19.38 |
| 27 | Obion County | 19.27 |
| 28 | Dickson County | 19.24 |
| 29 | Hawkins County | 19.12 |
| 30 | Giles County | 18.88 |
| 31 | Greene County | 18.82 |
| 32 | Sullivan County | 18.76 |
| 33 | Washington County | 18.73 |
| 34 | Decatur County | 18.31 |
| 35 | Stewart County | 17.40 |
| 36 | Sevier County | 17.19 |
| 37 | Jackson County | 16.27 |
| 38 | DeKalb County | 15.87 |
| 39 | Cannon County | 15.74 |
| 40 | Robertson County | 15.25 |
| 41 | Fentress County | 15.09 |
| 42 | Cumberland County | 14.92 |
| 43 | White County | 14.88 |
| 44 | Union County | 14.72 |
| 45 | Marion County | 14.69 |
| 46 | Van Buren County | 14.34 |
| 47 | Lincoln County | 13.86 |
| 48 | Roane County | 13.81 |
| 49 | Cocke County | 13.67 |
| 50 | Hancock County | 13.65 |
| 51 | McNairy County | 13.36 |
| 52 | Warren County | 13.18 |
| 53 | Gibson County | 13.03 |
| 54 | Sumner County | 12.77 |
| 55 | Chester County | 12.72 |
| 56 | Crockett County | 12.64 |
| 57 | Wilson County | 12.24 |
| 58 | Coffee County | 12.20 |
| 59 | Bledsoe County | 12.15 |
| 59 | Grundy County | 12.15 |
| 60 | Hardin County | 11.89 |
| 61 | Henderson County | 11.67 |
| 62 | Sequatchie County | 11.41 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 11.38 |
| 64 | Cheatham County | 11.36 |
| 65 | Claiborne County | 11.34 |
| 66 | Hamblen County | 11.31 |
| 66 | Hardeman County | 11.31 |
| 67 | Fayette County | 11.16 |
| 67 | Lauderdale County | 11.16 |
| 68 | Knox County | 11.15 |
| 69 | Rhea County | 10.89 |
| 70 | Morgan County | 10.87 |
| 71 | Trousdale County | 10.73 |
| 72 | Moore County | 10.65 |
| 73 | Monroe County | 10.58 |
| 74 | McMinn County | 10.56 |
| 75 | Anderson County | 10.42 |
| 76 | Dyer County | 10.41 |
| 77 | Bradley County | 10.29 |
| 78 | Hamilton County | 10.09 |
| 79 | Scott County | 10.07 |
| 80 | Polk County | 9.93 |
| 81 | Blount County | 9.85 |
| 82 | Campbell County | 9.78 |
| 83 | Lake County | 9.42 |
| 84 | Loudon County | 9.14 |
| 85 | Rutherford County | 8.53 |
| 86 | Meigs County | 8.22 |
| 87 | Madison County | 8.12 |
| 88 | Williamson County | 7.39 |
| 89 | Haywood County | 7.17 |
| 90 | Montgomery County | 7.01 |
| 91 | Davidson County | 6.83 |
| 92 | Shelby County | 5.73 |