Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 138.72K people in Tennessee with Scottish ancestry (2.02% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (4.74%), followed by Campbell County (3.99%), and Scott County (3.89%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 4.74 |
| 2 | Campbell County | 3.99 |
| 3 | Scott County | 3.89 |
| 4 | Sevier County | 3.67 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 3.23 |
| 6 | Claiborne County | 3.04 |
| 7 | Williamson County | 2.95 |
| 8 | Polk County | 2.85 |
| 9 | Blount County | 2.82 |
| 10 | Rhea County | 2.74 |
| 11 | Union County | 2.72 |
| 12 | Johnson County | 2.69 |
| 13 | Grainger County | 2.68 |
| 13 | Stewart County | 2.68 |
| 14 | Sullivan County | 2.67 |
| 15 | Hamilton County | 2.65 |
| 15 | White County | 2.65 |
| 16 | Washington County | 2.64 |
| 17 | Robertson County | 2.56 |
| 18 | Knox County | 2.55 |
| 19 | Wilson County | 2.49 |
| 20 | Pickett County | 2.45 |
| 21 | Anderson County | 2.40 |
| 21 | McMinn County | 2.40 |
| 22 | Cocke County | 2.37 |
| 23 | Carter County | 2.32 |
| 24 | Humphreys County | 2.31 |
| 25 | Coffee County | 2.24 |
| 26 | Dickson County | 2.22 |
| 27 | Hamblen County | 2.16 |
| 27 | Hickman County | 2.16 |
| 27 | Roane County | 2.16 |
| 28 | Chester County | 2.15 |
| 28 | Cumberland County | 2.15 |
| 29 | Fayette County | 2.12 |
| 29 | Fentress County | 2.12 |
| 30 | Henderson County | 2.08 |
| 31 | Sumner County | 2.06 |
| 32 | Weakley County | 1.99 |
| 33 | Bradley County | 1.98 |
| 33 | Morgan County | 1.98 |
| 34 | Loudon County | 1.94 |
| 35 | Maury County | 1.91 |
| 36 | Rutherford County | 1.90 |
| 37 | Davidson County | 1.89 |
| 38 | Hardin County | 1.86 |
| 39 | Meigs County | 1.84 |
| 40 | Moore County | 1.81 |
| 41 | Marshall County | 1.80 |
| 42 | Lawrence County | 1.78 |
| 43 | Cheatham County | 1.77 |
| 43 | Henry County | 1.77 |
| 44 | Franklin County | 1.74 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 1.72 |
| 46 | Dyer County | 1.69 |
| 46 | Gibson County | 1.69 |
| 47 | Hardeman County | 1.67 |
| 48 | Bledsoe County | 1.66 |
| 49 | Benton County | 1.63 |
| 50 | Putnam County | 1.60 |
| 51 | Carroll County | 1.59 |
| 52 | Smith County | 1.57 |
| 53 | Obion County | 1.55 |
| 54 | McNairy County | 1.54 |
| 55 | Tipton County | 1.50 |
| 56 | Marion County | 1.49 |
| 56 | Warren County | 1.49 |
| 57 | Bedford County | 1.45 |
| 58 | Cannon County | 1.43 |
| 59 | Greene County | 1.41 |
| 60 | Giles County | 1.36 |
| 60 | Monroe County | 1.36 |
| 60 | Van Buren County | 1.36 |
| 61 | Hawkins County | 1.35 |
| 62 | Lincoln County | 1.33 |
| 63 | Grundy County | 1.30 |
| 64 | Madison County | 1.27 |
| 65 | Overton County | 1.22 |
| 66 | Sequatchie County | 1.20 |
| 67 | Lake County | 1.18 |
| 68 | Macon County | 1.16 |
| 68 | Shelby County | 1.16 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 1.16 |
| 69 | Haywood County | 1.14 |
| 70 | Houston County | 1.04 |
| 71 | Decatur County | 1.00 |
| 72 | Unicoi County | 0.91 |
| 73 | Lewis County | 0.86 |
| 73 | Trousdale County | 0.86 |
| 74 | DeKalb County | 0.81 |
| 75 | Clay County | 0.79 |
| 76 | Crockett County | 0.71 |
| 77 | Hancock County | 0.70 |
| 78 | Perry County | 0.48 |
| 79 | Lauderdale County | 0.29 |