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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 14.77K people in Tennessee with Scandinavian ancestry (0.22% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Polk County had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (0.97%), followed by Pickett County (0.48%), and Monroe County (0.46%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian 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 Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Polk County
Pickett County
Monroe County
Cocke County
White County
Williamson County
Dyer County
Fayette County
Gibson County
Greene County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Polk County 0.97
2 Pickett County 0.48
3 Monroe County 0.46
4 Cocke County 0.45
5 White County 0.41
6 Williamson County 0.38
7 Dyer County 0.33
7 Fayette County 0.33
7 Gibson County 0.33
7 Greene County 0.33
7 Rhea County 0.33
8 Davidson County 0.31
8 Lincoln County 0.31
9 Bradley County 0.30
9 Marion County 0.30
9 Stewart County 0.30
10 Hamilton County 0.27
10 Maury County 0.27
10 Rutherford County 0.27
11 Bledsoe County 0.26
11 Knox County 0.26
11 Loudon County 0.26
11 Madison County 0.26
11 Putnam County 0.26
11 Robertson County 0.26
12 Washington County 0.25
13 Carter County 0.24
14 Giles County 0.23
14 Sevier County 0.23
15 Bedford County 0.22
15 Sullivan County 0.22
16 Cumberland County 0.21
16 Sumner County 0.21
16 Unicoi County 0.21
17 Benton County 0.20
17 Claiborne County 0.20
17 Montgomery County 0.20
17 Wilson County 0.20
18 Crockett County 0.19
18 Dickson County 0.19
18 Grainger County 0.19
18 Smith County 0.19
19 DeKalb County 0.18
20 Cannon County 0.17
20 Coffee County 0.17
20 Marshall County 0.17
20 Wayne County 0.17
21 Cheatham County 0.16
21 Hardeman County 0.16
22 Fentress County 0.15
22 Shelby County 0.15
22 Union County 0.15
23 Campbell County 0.14
23 Lauderdale County 0.14
24 Haywood County 0.13
25 Anderson County 0.12
25 Hawkins County 0.12
25 McMinn County 0.12
25 McNairy County 0.12
25 Van Buren County 0.12
25 Warren County 0.12
26 Sequatchie County 0.10
26 Tipton County 0.10
27 Blount County 0.09
27 Hamblen County 0.09
28 Jackson County 0.08
28 Lawrence County 0.08
29 Franklin County 0.07
29 Obion County 0.07
30 Hardin County 0.05
30 Henry County 0.05
30 Johnson County 0.05
30 Weakley County 0.05
31 Grundy County 0.04
31 Jefferson County 0.04
32 Roane County 0.03
32 Scott County 0.03
33 Humphreys County 0.02
34 Morgan County 0.01
34 Overton County 0.01
35 Carroll County 0.004
35 Henderson County 0.004