Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Tennessee counties, Scott County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic White (97.79%), followed by Hancock County (97.64%), and Fentress County (97.24%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012
Scott
Hancock
Fentress
Pickett
Van Buren
Campbell
Union
Overton
Grundy
Jackson
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic White in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Scott County 97.79
2 Hancock County 97.64
3 Fentress County 97.24
4 Pickett County 97.23
5 Van Buren County 97.01
6 Campbell County 96.91
7 Union County 96.79
8 Overton County 96.68
9 Grundy County 96.67
10 Jackson County 96.38
11 Polk County 96.18
12 Claiborne County 96.17
13 Grainger County 95.71
14 Hawkins County 95.62
15 Carter County 95.46
16 Cumberland County 95.33
17 Clay County 95.24
18 Meigs County 95.19
19 Cannon County 95
20 Johnson County 94.9
21 Moore County 94.69
22 Sequatchie County 94.61
23 Lawrence County 94.46
24 White County 94.4
25 Cheatham County 94.23
26 Sullivan County 94.17
27 Unicoi County 94.13
28 Lewis County 94.04
29 Cocke County 94.02
30 Humphreys County 93.79
31 Perry County 93.73
32 Greene County 93.7
33 Morgan County 93.69
34 Roane County 93.49
35 Macon County 93.44
36 Smith County 93.4
37 Benton County 93.31
38 Houston County 93.1
39 Marion County 92.79
40 Jefferson County 92.78
41 Stewart County 92.61
42 Hardin County 92.46
43 Decatur County 92.31
44 Bledsoe County 92.22
45 Blount County 91.9
46 Monroe County 91.86
47 Rhea County 91.69
48 Sevier County 91.42
49 Hickman County 91.34
50 McNairy County 90.79
51 Wayne County 90.74
52 Anderson County 90.36
53 McMinn County 90.31
54 Dickson County 90.3
55 DeKalb County 90.13
56 Washington County 89.88
57 Coffee County 89.79
58 Putnam County 89.74
59 Franklin County 89.6
60 Loudon County 89.33
61 Bradley County 88.02
62 Henderson County 88.01
63 Lincoln County 87.96
64 Henry County 87.94
65 Weakley County 87.39
66 Wilson County 86.98
67 Warren County 86.84
68 Marshall County 86.67
69 Sumner County 86.58
70 Williamson County 86.27
71 Chester County 86.14
72 Trousdale County 85.99
73 Giles County 85.56
74 Carroll County 85.31
75 Obion County 84.61
75 Robertson County 84.61
76 Knox County 83.55
77 Hamblen County 82.53
78 Dyer County 80.5
79 Maury County 80.19
80 Bedford County 78.74
81 Gibson County 77.55
82 Tipton County 76.29
83 Crockett County 75.83
84 Rutherford County 74.88
85 Hamilton County 71.88
86 Fayette County 68.53
87 Lake County 68
88 Montgomery County 66.19
89 Lauderdale County 60.99
90 Madison County 57.23
91 Davidson County 57.18
92 Hardeman County 55.07
93 Haywood County 45.07
94 Shelby County 37.77