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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.66K people in Tennessee with Jamaican ancestry (0.08% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Giles County had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (0.52%), followed by White County (0.46%), and Hamblen County (0.29%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Giles County
White County
Hamblen County
Montgomery County
Hardeman County
Wilson County
Davidson County
Cheatham County
Greene County
Washington County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Giles County 0.52
2 White County 0.46
3 Hamblen County 0.29
4 Montgomery County 0.27
5 Hardeman County 0.23
6 Wilson County 0.21
7 Davidson County 0.19
8 Cheatham County 0.18
9 Greene County 0.17
10 Washington County 0.15
11 Hamilton County 0.13
11 Lawrence County 0.13
12 Rutherford County 0.11
12 Trousdale County 0.11
13 Sumner County 0.10
14 Shelby County 0.08
14 Sullivan County 0.08
15 Bradley County 0.07
15 Coffee County 0.07
15 Franklin County 0.07
16 Unicoi County 0.05
17 Cumberland County 0.04
17 Hardin County 0.04
17 Johnson County 0.04
17 Knox County 0.04
18 Blount County 0.03
18 Maury County 0.03
18 Robertson County 0.03
19 Gibson County 0.02
19 Lauderdale County 0.02
19 Morgan County 0.02
19 Warren County 0.02
20 Jackson County 0.01
20 Jefferson County 0.01
20 McMinn County 0.01
20 Madison County 0.01
20 Marshall County 0.01
20 Putnam County 0.01
20 Williamson County 0.01
21 Sevier County 0.003