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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.10K people in Tennessee with Cajun ancestry (0.02% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Wayne County had the highest percentage of its population with Cajun ancestry (0.21%), followed by Van Buren County (0.12%), and Marshall County (0.11%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Cajun 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 Cajun Ancestry in 2021
Wayne County
Van Buren County
Marshall County
Hickman County
Grainger County
Putnam County
Jefferson County
Haywood County
Polk County
Cheatham County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Cajun Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wayne County 0.21
2 Van Buren County 0.12
3 Marshall County 0.11
4 Hickman County 0.08
5 Grainger County 0.07
5 Putnam County 0.07
6 Jefferson County 0.06
7 Haywood County 0.05
7 Polk County 0.05
8 Cheatham County 0.04
8 Franklin County 0.04
9 Davidson County 0.03
9 Montgomery County 0.03
9 Sumner County 0.03
9 Warren County 0.03
9 Williamson County 0.03
10 Gibson County 0.02
10 Hamilton County 0.02
10 Humphreys County 0.02
10 Knox County 0.02
10 Lauderdale County 0.02
10 Madison County 0.02
10 Obion County 0.02
10 Robertson County 0.02
10 Wilson County 0.02
11 Anderson County 0.01
11 Blount County 0.01
11 Cannon County 0.01
11 Lincoln County 0.01
11 Morgan County 0.01
11 Rutherford County 0.01
11 Sevier County 0.01
11 Shelby County 0.01
11 Sullivan County 0.01
11 Tipton County 0.01
11 Weakley County 0.01