Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.08K people in Tennessee with South African ancestry (0.02% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Henry County had the highest percentage of its population with South African ancestry (0.39%), followed by White County (0.25%), and Anderson County (0.09%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having South African 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 South African Ancestry in 2021
Henry County
White County
Anderson County
Williamson County
Blount County
Bradley County
Franklin County
Knox County
Madison County
Claiborne County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Henry County 0.39
2 White County 0.25
3 Anderson County 0.09
4 Williamson County 0.07
5 Blount County 0.06
6 Bradley County 0.05
7 Franklin County 0.03
7 Knox County 0.03
7 Madison County 0.03
8 Claiborne County 0.02
8 Davidson County 0.02
8 DeKalb County 0.02
8 Hamilton County 0.02
9 Jefferson County 0.01
9 Rutherford County 0.01
9 Sevier County 0.01
9 Shelby County 0.01
9 Sullivan County 0.01
9 Washington County 0.01
9 Wilson County 0.01
10 Robertson County 0.004
11 Sumner County 0.002