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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 627.27K people in Tennessee with German ancestry (9.15% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Cumberland County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (14.98%), followed by Williamson County (14.05%), and McMinn County (13.81%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Cumberland County
Williamson County
McMinn County
Sevier County
Montgomery County
Rhea County
Loudon County
Wilson County
Polk County
Stewart County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cumberland County 14.98
2 Williamson County 14.05
3 McMinn County 13.81
4 Sevier County 13.45
5 Montgomery County 12.63
6 Rhea County 12.55
7 Loudon County 12.53
8 Wilson County 12.44
9 Polk County 12.19
10 Stewart County 12.08
11 Jefferson County 12.02
12 Sullivan County 11.98
13 Blount County 11.86
14 Morgan County 11.82
15 Monroe County 11.43
16 Knox County 11.33
17 Robertson County 11.30
18 Washington County 11.06
19 Fentress County 11.04
20 Perry County 10.92
21 Anderson County 10.90
22 Lewis County 10.83
22 Roane County 10.83
23 Greene County 10.68
24 Sumner County 10.60
25 Meigs County 10.55
26 Carter County 10.47
27 Johnson County 10.40
28 Lawrence County 10.32
29 Bradley County 10.00
30 Cheatham County 9.95
31 Sequatchie County 9.89
32 Putnam County 9.86
33 Hamilton County 9.83
34 Cannon County 9.81
35 Campbell County 9.76
36 Jackson County 9.69
37 Bedford County 9.62
38 Grundy County 9.44
39 Decatur County 9.39
40 Franklin County 9.37
41 Rutherford County 9.26
42 Dyer County 9.19
43 Wayne County 9.18
44 Union County 9.16
45 Dickson County 8.87
45 Hickman County 8.87
46 Maury County 8.71
47 Houston County 8.62
48 Davidson County 8.45
49 Hardin County 8.42
50 White County 8.38
51 Coffee County 8.30
52 Hamblen County 8.24
53 Unicoi County 8.05
54 Chester County 7.87
54 Tipton County 7.87
55 Claiborne County 7.80
55 Grainger County 7.80
56 Overton County 7.60
57 Hawkins County 7.56
58 Giles County 7.51
59 Fayette County 7.44
60 Lake County 7.29
61 Cocke County 7.26
62 Gibson County 7.06
63 Smith County 6.97
64 Benton County 6.94
65 Obion County 6.83
66 Bledsoe County 6.80
67 Crockett County 6.70
68 Henry County 6.69
69 Warren County 6.66
70 Moore County 6.51
71 Henderson County 6.40
72 DeKalb County 6.38
73 Trousdale County 6.36
74 Van Buren County 6.21
75 Weakley County 6.17
76 Clay County 6.07
77 Lincoln County 6.05
78 Marshall County 5.93
79 Carroll County 5.84
80 Lauderdale County 5.79
81 Marion County 5.76
82 Madison County 5.71
83 Scott County 5.60
84 McNairy County 5.47
85 Macon County 5.45
86 Shelby County 4.54
87 Pickett County 4.30
88 Hardeman County 4.24
89 Humphreys County 3.87
90 Hancock County 3.45
91 Haywood County 3.36