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.
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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 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 |