Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 709.19K people in Tennessee with English ancestry (10.34% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Trousdale County had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (16.65%), followed by Williamson County (16.44%), and Washington County (16.39%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trousdale County | 16.65 |
| 2 | Williamson County | 16.44 |
| 3 | Washington County | 16.39 |
| 4 | Fentress County | 15.64 |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 15.61 |
| 6 | Sullivan County | 15.24 |
| 7 | Hancock County | 14.32 |
| 8 | Greene County | 14.17 |
| 9 | Jefferson County | 13.96 |
| 10 | Roane County | 13.52 |
| 11 | Morgan County | 13.51 |
| 12 | Sumner County | 13.41 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 13.30 |
| 14 | Hawkins County | 13.20 |
| 15 | Unicoi County | 13.16 |
| 16 | Humphreys County | 13.13 |
| 17 | Johnson County | 13.11 |
| 18 | Macon County | 12.74 |
| 19 | Anderson County | 12.73 |
| 19 | Sevier County | 12.73 |
| 20 | Claiborne County | 12.71 |
| 21 | Carter County | 12.70 |
| 22 | Stewart County | 12.49 |
| 23 | Smith County | 12.41 |
| 24 | Pickett County | 12.13 |
| 25 | Knox County | 12.10 |
| 26 | Wilson County | 11.87 |
| 27 | Cheatham County | 11.82 |
| 28 | White County | 11.77 |
| 29 | Lawrence County | 11.76 |
| 30 | Giles County | 11.73 |
| 31 | Dickson County | 11.63 |
| 32 | Putnam County | 11.61 |
| 33 | Grainger County | 11.60 |
| 34 | Henry County | 11.52 |
| 35 | Cannon County | 11.38 |
| 36 | Carroll County | 11.26 |
| 37 | Hamilton County | 11.25 |
| 38 | Loudon County | 11.17 |
| 39 | Robertson County | 11.04 |
| 40 | Bradley County | 11.00 |
| 41 | Gibson County | 10.85 |
| 42 | Blount County | 10.83 |
| 43 | Rhea County | 10.75 |
| 44 | Moore County | 10.63 |
| 45 | Franklin County | 10.49 |
| 46 | Marion County | 10.44 |
| 47 | Wayne County | 10.36 |
| 48 | Overton County | 10.34 |
| 49 | Decatur County | 10.26 |
| 50 | Fayette County | 10.21 |
| 51 | Warren County | 10.20 |
| 52 | Rutherford County | 10.16 |
| 53 | Sequatchie County | 9.75 |
| 54 | Clay County | 9.47 |
| 55 | Meigs County | 9.40 |
| 56 | Hamblen County | 9.37 |
| 57 | Dyer County | 9.31 |
| 58 | Polk County | 9.30 |
| 59 | Obion County | 9.23 |
| 60 | Van Buren County | 9.22 |
| 61 | Marshall County | 9.12 |
| 62 | Houston County | 9.08 |
| 63 | DeKalb County | 9.06 |
| 64 | Hickman County | 9.05 |
| 65 | Davidson County | 8.95 |
| 66 | Hardin County | 8.87 |
| 66 | Maury County | 8.87 |
| 67 | Union County | 8.85 |
| 68 | Madison County | 8.81 |
| 69 | Monroe County | 8.80 |
| 70 | Chester County | 8.79 |
| 71 | Benton County | 8.74 |
| 72 | McMinn County | 8.56 |
| 73 | Perry County | 8.41 |
| 74 | Lewis County | 8.39 |
| 75 | Coffee County | 8.30 |
| 76 | Cocke County | 8.18 |
| 76 | McNairy County | 8.18 |
| 77 | Lincoln County | 8.15 |
| 78 | Weakley County | 8.11 |
| 79 | Bedford County | 8.10 |
| 80 | Grundy County | 8.05 |
| 81 | Campbell County | 7.97 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 7.97 |
| 81 | Scott County | 7.97 |
| 82 | Bledsoe County | 7.87 |
| 83 | Hardeman County | 7.34 |
| 84 | Henderson County | 6.65 |
| 85 | Tipton County | 6.62 |
| 86 | Haywood County | 6.39 |
| 87 | Crockett County | 6.22 |
| 88 | Shelby County | 5.81 |
| 89 | Lauderdale County | 5.15 |
| 90 | Lake County | 3.69 |