Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 16.62K people in Tennessee with French Canadian ancestry (0.24% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Perry County had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (1.88%), followed by Roane County (0.88%), and Meigs County (0.59%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Perry County
Roane County
Meigs County
Jackson County
Humphreys County
Benton County
Cannon County
Claiborne County
Sevier County
Robertson County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Perry County 1.88
2 Roane County 0.88
3 Meigs County 0.59
4 Jackson County 0.55
5 Humphreys County 0.53
6 Benton County 0.52
7 Cannon County 0.48
7 Claiborne County 0.48
7 Sevier County 0.48
8 Robertson County 0.47
9 Fentress County 0.46
10 Morgan County 0.45
10 Putnam County 0.45
11 McMinn County 0.44
12 Bradley County 0.42
13 Franklin County 0.41
14 Maury County 0.40
15 Giles County 0.34
15 Williamson County 0.34
16 Cumberland County 0.33
16 Hancock County 0.33
17 Chester County 0.32
17 Knox County 0.32
17 Montgomery County 0.32
18 Anderson County 0.31
19 Cocke County 0.30
19 Dickson County 0.30
19 Marion County 0.30
20 Carroll County 0.29
20 Lincoln County 0.29
21 Cheatham County 0.27
21 Jefferson County 0.27
21 Rutherford County 0.27
22 Coffee County 0.26
22 Hamilton County 0.26
23 Grainger County 0.25
23 Hickman County 0.25
23 Sumner County 0.25
24 Bedford County 0.24
24 Blount County 0.24
24 Davidson County 0.24
25 Bledsoe County 0.23
25 Greene County 0.23
25 Tipton County 0.23
26 Union County 0.22
26 Washington County 0.22
27 Loudon County 0.20
27 Wilson County 0.20
28 Carter County 0.19
29 DeKalb County 0.17
29 Polk County 0.17
30 Grundy County 0.15
30 Henderson County 0.15
30 Houston County 0.15
30 Lawrence County 0.15
30 Monroe County 0.15
31 Shelby County 0.14
31 Warren County 0.14
32 Fayette County 0.12
32 Hamblen County 0.12
32 Hardeman County 0.12
32 Sullivan County 0.12
33 Madison County 0.11
33 Weakley County 0.11
34 Henry County 0.10
34 Rhea County 0.10
34 Sequatchie County 0.10
34 Smith County 0.10
35 Obion County 0.09
35 Wayne County 0.09
36 Scott County 0.08
37 Dyer County 0.07
37 Gibson County 0.07
37 Macon County 0.07
37 Overton County 0.07
37 Unicoi County 0.07
37 Van Buren County 0.07
38 Campbell County 0.06
38 Decatur County 0.06
38 Lauderdale County 0.06
38 Marshall County 0.06
39 Hawkins County 0.05
40 McNairy County 0.04
41 Hardin County 0.02