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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Weakley County
Benton County
Henry County
Carroll County
Lewis County
Perry County
Marshall County
Clay County
Grainger County
Overton County
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