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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 41.60K people in Tennessee with Welsh ancestry (0.61% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee counties, Overton County had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (1.78%), followed by Hancock County (1.60%), and Anderson County (1.42%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Welsh 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 Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Overton County
Hancock County
Anderson County
Perry County
Hamblen County
Morgan County
Macon County
Williamson County
Meigs County
Decatur County
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Overton County 1.78
2 Hancock County 1.60
3 Anderson County 1.42
4 Perry County 1.19
5 Hamblen County 1.17
6 Morgan County 1.14
7 Macon County 1.09
8 Williamson County 1.05
9 Meigs County 1.02
10 Decatur County 1.00
11 Stewart County 0.97
12 Roane County 0.96
13 Cumberland County 0.95
13 Loudon County 0.95
14 Knox County 0.93
15 Polk County 0.91
16 Hamilton County 0.88
17 Washington County 0.87
18 Pickett County 0.84
19 Dickson County 0.83
20 Rhea County 0.81
21 Bradley County 0.79
22 Monroe County 0.77
23 Benton County 0.72
23 Greene County 0.72
23 Unicoi County 0.72
24 Rutherford County 0.71
25 Grainger County 0.70
25 Hardeman County 0.70
26 Fayette County 0.66
26 Tipton County 0.66
27 Lincoln County 0.65
27 Montgomery County 0.65
28 Carroll County 0.63
29 Grundy County 0.62
29 Scott County 0.62
29 Sevier County 0.62
30 Wilson County 0.60
31 Blount County 0.58
31 Henry County 0.58
31 Houston County 0.58
31 White County 0.58
32 Clay County 0.57
32 Jefferson County 0.57
32 Robertson County 0.57
33 Bledsoe County 0.56
33 Putnam County 0.56
34 Davidson County 0.55
35 DeKalb County 0.54
35 McNairy County 0.54
36 Johnson County 0.52
36 Sullivan County 0.52
37 Carter County 0.48
37 Sumner County 0.48
38 Campbell County 0.46
38 Claiborne County 0.46
38 Weakley County 0.46
39 Coffee County 0.43
39 Humphreys County 0.43
40 Smith County 0.42
41 Marshall County 0.40
41 Van Buren County 0.40
42 Cheatham County 0.39
43 McMinn County 0.38
44 Crockett County 0.36
44 Hickman County 0.36
45 Shelby County 0.35
46 Moore County 0.34
47 Franklin County 0.33
47 Lauderdale County 0.33
47 Lawrence County 0.33
48 Chester County 0.30
49 Cannon County 0.29
49 Gibson County 0.29
49 Warren County 0.29
50 Giles County 0.28
50 Jackson County 0.28
51 Haywood County 0.27
51 Obion County 0.27
52 Madison County 0.25
52 Marion County 0.25
52 Maury County 0.25
53 Bedford County 0.21
54 Cocke County 0.20
55 Lewis County 0.19
56 Hardin County 0.18
56 Wayne County 0.18
57 Hawkins County 0.16
57 Union County 0.16
58 Henderson County 0.15
59 Trousdale County 0.13
60 Dyer County 0.12
61 Sequatchie County 0.11
62 Lake County 0.08
63 Fentress County 0.05