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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
Trousdale County
Williamson County
Washington County
Fentress County
Cumberland County
Sullivan County
Hancock County
Greene County
Jefferson County
Roane County
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