Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 43.75K people in Tennessee with British ancestry (0.64% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Trousdale County had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (1.89%), followed by Union County (1.32%), and Williamson County (1.28%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having British 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 British Ancestry in 2021
Trousdale County
Union County
Williamson County
Wayne County
Benton County
Hamblen County
Knox County
Monroe County
Blount County
Roane County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Trousdale County 1.89
2 Union County 1.32
3 Williamson County 1.28
4 Wayne County 1.11
5 Benton County 1.04
5 Hamblen County 1.04
6 Knox County 1.02
6 Monroe County 1.02
7 Blount County 1.01
7 Roane County 1.01
8 Giles County 0.98
9 Bradley County 0.92
10 White County 0.90
11 Sullivan County 0.77
12 Hamilton County 0.74
13 Davidson County 0.73
14 Anderson County 0.72
14 Loudon County 0.72
15 Putnam County 0.71
16 Hancock County 0.70
16 Smith County 0.70
17 Cheatham County 0.69
17 Hawkins County 0.69
18 Montgomery County 0.67
18 Rhea County 0.67
19 Greene County 0.66
19 Wilson County 0.66
20 Washington County 0.65
21 Franklin County 0.64
22 Clay County 0.63
22 Johnson County 0.63
23 Crockett County 0.62
23 Sumner County 0.62
24 Moore County 0.60
25 Maury County 0.59
25 Rutherford County 0.59
26 Madison County 0.58
27 Sevier County 0.57
28 Jefferson County 0.55
28 Marion County 0.55
29 Carter County 0.54
29 Coffee County 0.54
30 Lauderdale County 0.52
31 Decatur County 0.50
31 Henry County 0.50
31 Jackson County 0.50
31 Tipton County 0.50
32 Claiborne County 0.49
32 Cumberland County 0.49
33 DeKalb County 0.47
34 Marshall County 0.46
34 Polk County 0.46
35 Stewart County 0.44
36 Houston County 0.43
37 Weakley County 0.42
38 Bedford County 0.41
38 Hickman County 0.41
38 Shelby County 0.41
39 Dyer County 0.40
39 Fayette County 0.40
39 Unicoi County 0.40
40 Overton County 0.36
41 Lewis County 0.35
41 McMinn County 0.35
42 Grainger County 0.34
42 Lincoln County 0.34
43 Dickson County 0.32
43 Haywood County 0.32
43 Warren County 0.32
44 Robertson County 0.31
45 Bledsoe County 0.30
46 Lawrence County 0.29
47 Grundy County 0.28
47 Van Buren County 0.28
48 Hardin County 0.27
48 Henderson County 0.27
49 Campbell County 0.25
49 Cannon County 0.25
50 Chester County 0.24
50 Obion County 0.24
50 Scott County 0.24
51 Hardeman County 0.23
52 Cocke County 0.22
52 Meigs County 0.22
52 Morgan County 0.22
53 Macon County 0.20
53 Perry County 0.20
54 Carroll County 0.19
54 Humphreys County 0.19
55 Gibson County 0.17
55 McNairy County 0.17
56 Sequatchie County 0.04
57 Fentress County 0.02