Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.91M people in Tennessee with Unclassified ancestry (27.90% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Scott County had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (48.85%), followed by Henderson County (47.10%), and Moore County (46.15%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Tennessee.
You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: Tennessee ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
25
0 of 0
| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott County | 48.85 |
| 2 | Henderson County | 47.10 |
| 3 | Moore County | 46.15 |
| 4 | McNairy County | 46.05 |
| 5 | Cocke County | 45.75 |
| 6 | Bledsoe County | 45.09 |
| 7 | Lincoln County | 45.03 |
| 8 | Campbell County | 44.93 |
| 9 | Van Buren County | 43.99 |
| 10 | Sequatchie County | 43.86 |
| 11 | Grundy County | 43.49 |
| 12 | DeKalb County | 42.91 |
| 13 | Hardin County | 42.59 |
| 14 | Coffee County | 42.46 |
| 15 | Marion County | 41.86 |
| 16 | Franklin County | 41.02 |
| 17 | Cannon County | 39.88 |
| 18 | Smith County | 39.80 |
| 19 | White County | 39.64 |
| 20 | Blount County | 39.51 |
| 21 | Hamblen County | 38.96 |
| 22 | Decatur County | 38.75 |
| 23 | Warren County | 38.63 |
| 24 | Humphreys County | 38.58 |
| 25 | Houston County | 38.54 |
| 26 | Fentress County | 38.43 |
| 27 | Claiborne County | 37.98 |
| 28 | Overton County | 37.92 |
| 29 | Trousdale County | 37.69 |
| 30 | Crockett County | 36.92 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 36.85 |
| 32 | Jackson County | 36.69 |
| 33 | Pickett County | 36.63 |
| 34 | Polk County | 36.45 |
| 35 | Roane County | 36.43 |
| 36 | Anderson County | 35.71 |
| 37 | Chester County | 35.66 |
| 38 | McMinn County | 34.77 |
| 39 | Lake County | 34.59 |
| 40 | Union County | 34.56 |
| 41 | Meigs County | 34.54 |
| 42 | Rhea County | 34.33 |
| 43 | Loudon County | 34.14 |
| 44 | Cheatham County | 34.01 |
| 45 | Monroe County | 33.92 |
| 46 | Stewart County | 33.67 |
| 47 | Macon County | 32.55 |
| 48 | Bradley County | 32.40 |
| 49 | Hickman County | 32.36 |
| 50 | Carter County | 32.15 |
| 51 | Hancock County | 32.10 |
| 52 | Clay County | 32.08 |
| 53 | Lawrence County | 31.59 |
| 54 | Gibson County | 31.50 |
| 55 | Lauderdale County | 31.48 |
| 56 | Dickson County | 30.95 |
| 57 | Obion County | 30.84 |
| 58 | Dyer County | 30.61 |
| 59 | Hawkins County | 29.80 |
| 60 | Bedford County | 29.78 |
| 61 | Wilson County | 29.50 |
| 62 | Wayne County | 29.12 |
| 63 | Sumner County | 28.65 |
| 64 | Giles County | 28.54 |
| 65 | Rutherford County | 28.46 |
| 66 | Robertson County | 28.35 |
| 67 | Madison County | 28.20 |
| 68 | Cumberland County | 28.07 |
| 69 | Haywood County | 27.94 |
| 70 | Fayette County | 27.66 |
| 71 | Putnam County | 27.63 |
| 72 | Hamilton County | 27.35 |
| 73 | Maury County | 26.93 |
| 74 | Johnson County | 26.85 |
| 75 | Knox County | 26.78 |
| 76 | Hardeman County | 26.73 |
| 77 | Williamson County | 26.69 |
| 78 | Marshall County | 26.40 |
| 79 | Perry County | 26.21 |
| 80 | Sullivan County | 26.02 |
| 80 | Unicoi County | 26.02 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 25.57 |
| 82 | Lewis County | 25.27 |
| 83 | Grainger County | 25.14 |
| 84 | Sevier County | 24.33 |
| 85 | Weakley County | 23.68 |
| 86 | Greene County | 23.59 |
| 87 | Davidson County | 23.17 |
| 88 | Washington County | 22.86 |
| 89 | Tipton County | 22.43 |
| 90 | Benton County | 22.26 |
| 91 | Henry County | 20.49 |
| 92 | Carroll County | 19.02 |
| 93 | Jefferson County | 18.31 |
| 94 | Shelby County | 17.92 |