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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 30.61K people in Tennessee with Norwegian ancestry (0.45% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Williamson County had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (0.90%), followed by Pickett County (0.84%), and Marshall County (0.80%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Norwegian 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 Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Williamson County
Pickett County
Marshall County
Gibson County
Cheatham County
Humphreys County
Hickman County
Sumner County
Union County
Rutherford County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Williamson County 0.90
2 Pickett County 0.84
3 Marshall County 0.80
4 Gibson County 0.78
5 Cheatham County 0.73
5 Humphreys County 0.73
6 Hickman County 0.72
7 Sumner County 0.71
8 Union County 0.69
9 Rutherford County 0.64
10 Loudon County 0.62
10 Washington County 0.62
11 Blount County 0.58
11 Davidson County 0.58
12 Carter County 0.57
13 Knox County 0.56
14 McNairy County 0.54
14 Montgomery County 0.54
15 Clay County 0.52
15 Lawrence County 0.52
16 Anderson County 0.51
16 Lewis County 0.51
17 Sevier County 0.50
18 Bradley County 0.48
18 Dickson County 0.48
18 Roane County 0.48
19 Claiborne County 0.47
20 Hamilton County 0.46
21 Cumberland County 0.45
21 McMinn County 0.45
22 Monroe County 0.44
22 Stewart County 0.44
23 Meigs County 0.43
24 Cocke County 0.42
25 Weakley County 0.39
26 Van Buren County 0.38
27 Greene County 0.36
27 Jefferson County 0.36
27 Putnam County 0.36
27 Sullivan County 0.36
28 Maury County 0.35
29 Chester County 0.34
29 Perry County 0.34
29 Shelby County 0.34
29 Unicoi County 0.34
30 Bedford County 0.33
30 Lincoln County 0.33
30 Madison County 0.33
30 Robertson County 0.33
31 Polk County 0.31
32 Giles County 0.30
32 Hardin County 0.30
32 Johnson County 0.30
33 Hawkins County 0.28
34 Coffee County 0.26
34 Moore County 0.26
34 Overton County 0.26
34 Wilson County 0.26
35 Jackson County 0.25
36 Grainger County 0.23
37 Tipton County 0.20
38 Carroll County 0.19
38 Decatur County 0.19
38 Henry County 0.19
39 DeKalb County 0.18
39 Rhea County 0.18
40 Hamblen County 0.17
41 Cannon County 0.16
41 Franklin County 0.16
41 White County 0.16
42 Smith County 0.15
43 Dyer County 0.14
43 Fentress County 0.14
44 Lauderdale County 0.13
45 Fayette County 0.12
45 Marion County 0.12
45 Obion County 0.12
46 Grundy County 0.10
46 Warren County 0.10
47 Haywood County 0.09
48 Benton County 0.08
48 Henderson County 0.08
48 Wayne County 0.08
49 Scott County 0.07
50 Campbell County 0.05
50 Macon County 0.05
51 Hardeman County 0.04
51 Houston County 0.04
51 Morgan County 0.04
52 Bledsoe County 0.03