Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 7.38K people in Tennessee with Northern European ancestry (0.11% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Clay County had the highest percentage of its population with Northern European ancestry (0.53%), followed by Anderson County (0.45%), and Stewart County (0.33%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Northern European 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 Northern European Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County | 0.53 |
| 2 | Anderson County | 0.45 |
| 3 | Stewart County | 0.33 |
| 4 | Washington County | 0.30 |
| 5 | Overton County | 0.28 |
| 5 | Wayne County | 0.28 |
| 6 | Williamson County | 0.27 |
| 7 | Polk County | 0.26 |
| 8 | Johnson County | 0.24 |
| 8 | Marion County | 0.24 |
| 8 | Rhea County | 0.24 |
| 9 | Coffee County | 0.22 |
| 10 | Claiborne County | 0.18 |
| 10 | Smith County | 0.18 |
| 11 | Sequatchie County | 0.17 |
| 12 | Fayette County | 0.16 |
| 12 | Hamilton County | 0.16 |
| 12 | Loudon County | 0.16 |
| 13 | Sumner County | 0.15 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 0.14 |
| 14 | Knox County | 0.14 |
| 15 | Bledsoe County | 0.13 |
| 15 | Davidson County | 0.13 |
| 15 | DeKalb County | 0.13 |
| 16 | Bradley County | 0.12 |
| 16 | Decatur County | 0.12 |
| 16 | Hardin County | 0.12 |
| 16 | Humphreys County | 0.12 |
| 17 | Sullivan County | 0.11 |
| 18 | Montgomery County | 0.10 |
| 18 | Roane County | 0.10 |
| 18 | Rutherford County | 0.10 |
| 18 | Wilson County | 0.10 |
| 19 | Dickson County | 0.09 |
| 19 | McMinn County | 0.09 |
| 19 | Scott County | 0.09 |
| 20 | Benton County | 0.08 |
| 20 | Henderson County | 0.08 |
| 20 | Shelby County | 0.08 |
| 20 | Weakley County | 0.08 |
| 21 | Monroe County | 0.07 |
| 21 | Putnam County | 0.07 |
| 22 | Blount County | 0.06 |
| 22 | Hardeman County | 0.06 |
| 22 | Henry County | 0.06 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 0.06 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 0.06 |
| 22 | Madison County | 0.06 |
| 22 | Obion County | 0.06 |
| 23 | Carter County | 0.05 |
| 23 | Dyer County | 0.05 |
| 23 | Greene County | 0.05 |
| 24 | Campbell County | 0.04 |
| 24 | Giles County | 0.04 |
| 24 | Lawrence County | 0.04 |
| 25 | Cocke County | 0.03 |
| 25 | Hawkins County | 0.03 |
| 25 | Marshall County | 0.03 |
| 25 | Maury County | 0.03 |
| 25 | Sevier County | 0.03 |
| 25 | Tipton County | 0.03 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 0.02 |
| 26 | Crockett County | 0.02 |
| 26 | Franklin County | 0.02 |
| 26 | Hamblen County | 0.02 |
| 26 | Houston County | 0.02 |
| 26 | Lauderdale County | 0.02 |
| 27 | Robertson County | 0.01 |
| 28 | Carroll County | 0.004 |
| 28 | McNairy County | 0.004 |