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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,130

Highest American population share, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. Owsley County, Kentucky leads at 59.6%. 3,130 counties qualify in total. Kentucky carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Owsley County, KYKY3,93259.6%
02Northampton County, VAVA11,87954.1%
03Chattooga County, GAGA25,30050.4%
04Accomack County, VAVA33,85949.4%
05Dickenson County, VAVA13,23649.1%
06Newton County, TXTX11,95448.0%
07Breathitt County, KYKY12,55848.0%
08Jackson County, KYKY13,32546.7%
09Buchanan County, VAVA18,49246.6%
10Russell County, VAVA25,33244.2%
11Lincoln County, KYKY25,35342.1%
12Loving County, TXTX5241.9%
13Holmes County, FLFL20,11941.4%
14Calhoun County, MSMS12,64341.3%
15Spalding County, GAGA70,77541.2%
16Cass County, TXTX28,65141.2%
17Menifee County, KYKY6,43041.1%
18Elliott County, KYKY7,26540.8%
19Morris County, TXTX12,13340.3%
20Clay County, KYKY19,46540.2%
21Jasper County, TXTX33,07540.2%
22Choctaw County, ALAL11,90440.2%
23Lee County, KYKY7,29739.6%
24Smith County, MSMS13,99139.4%
25Bowie County, TXTX92,69639.3%
26Marion County, TXTX9,89639.2%
27Perry County, TNTN9,12639.0%
28Marshall County, ALAL103,53738.9%
29Red River County, TXTX11,81638.9%
30Graham County, NCNC8,19038.6%
31Franklin County, ALAL32,44938.0%
32Lewis County, KYKY12,90137.9%
33Morgan County, KYKY14,41537.2%
34Scott County, VAVA21,20036.9%
35Garfield County, MTMT1,14836.6%
36Sumter County, ALAL11,58836.6%
37Clay County, ALAL14,20736.6%
38McLean County, KYKY9,06436.5%
39Alleghany County, NCNC11,47936.5%
40Jackson County, FLFL49,62935.9%
41Haralson County, GAGA33,06635.8%
42Transylvania County, NCNC34,21135.7%
43Lewis County, TNTN13,48735.7%
44Wise County, VAVA34,82435.0%
45Garrard County, KYKY18,20734.7%
46Butts County, GAGA27,21834.7%
47LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15434.6%
48Tift County, GAGA42,25434.5%
49Weakley County, TNTN33,26134.4%
50Magoffin County, KYKY11,11034.3%
51Ashe County, NCNC27,51434.3%
52Lee County, VAVA21,64234.3%
53Wythe County, VAVA27,98334.3%
54Norton, VAVA3,47733.5%
55Clay County, TNTN7,82133.3%
56Patrick County, VAVA17,42433.0%
57Johnson County, TXTX218,04833.0%
58Nicholas County, KYKY7,94932.6%
59Wilkes County, NCNC66,23332.5%
60Benton County, TNTN16,18332.5%
61Overton County, TNTN23,78732.1%
62Alexander County, NCNC36,95831.8%
63Grayson County, VAVA15,23030.9%
64Johnson County, KYKY22,05130.9%
65Pulaski County, VAVA33,58630.6%
66Lincoln County, WAWA11,98230.6%
67Washington County, FLFL26,69530.6%
68Colbert County, ALAL59,47430.6%
69Ohio County, KYKY23,93430.5%
70Cleveland County, NCNC103,32530.2%
71Caldwell County, NCNC81,10530.0%
72Smyth County, VAVA28,88229.8%
73Jasper County, MSMS15,78529.8%
74Greenup County, KYKY35,21329.7%
75Monroe County, KYKY11,19129.6%
76Hughes County, OKOK13,45529.5%
77Grainger County, TNTN25,73929.5%
78Henry County, TNTN32,89629.5%
79Webster Parish, LALA34,94829.4%
80Franklin County, ARAR17,72529.4%
81Rains County, TXTX13,54229.3%
82Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63929.1%
83Rowan County, KYKY24,47629.1%
84Poinsett County, ARAR22,48329.1%
85Surry County, NCNC72,28728.6%
86Carroll County, VAVA29,29928.5%
87Washington County, VAVA53,89828.5%
88Hickman County, TNTN26,21928.4%
89Carroll County, TNTN29,20028.1%
90Montgomery County, KYKY28,82228.1%
91Marshall County, TNTN38,07128.0%
92Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57827.7%
93Cullman County, ALAL94,00927.7%
94Carroll County, GAGA131,03627.6%
95Halifax County, VAVA33,44727.4%
96Bath County, KYKY13,17627.3%
97Floyd County, KYKY34,40127.3%
98Tipton County, TNTN62,28727.0%
99Henry County, ALAL18,39426.9%
100Cross County, ARAR16,18626.8%
101Martin County, KYKY10,69726.7%
102Henry County, VAVA49,24226.6%
103Pike County, KYKY54,72126.5%
104Jasper County, GAGA17,63226.4%
105Charlotte County, VAVA11,40126.4%
106Bladen County, NCNC30,00726.3%
107Montgomery County, ALAL225,89126.2%
108Harrison County, TXTX71,95626.2%
109Mason County, KYKY16,93626.1%
110Lawrence County, ALAL33,84326.1%
111Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13025.9%
112Radford, VAVA17,24325.9%
113Jefferson County, TNTN60,02425.7%
114Pope County, ARAR64,97625.7%
115Nassau County, FLFL106,87925.6%
116Robeson County, NCNC119,94125.6%
117Bristol, VAVA16,41825.2%
118Johnson County, ARAR26,22525.1%
119Boyd County, KYKY47,75124.9%
120Preston County, WVWV34,00424.7%
121Hood County, TXTX70,50124.7%
122Putnam County, TNTN86,61224.6%
123Alcorn County, MSMS34,56924.6%
124Worth County, GAGA20,05924.5%
125Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73024.4%
126Wayne County, TNTN16,41624.4%
127Burke County, NCNC88,65524.3%
128Floyd County, VAVA15,78924.3%
129Putnam County, WVWV56,88524.3%
130Perry County, MSMS11,57724.1%
131Appomattox County, VAVA17,17224.0%
132Fayette County, ALAL15,87224.0%
133Jackson County, NCNC45,03923.9%
134Bland County, VAVA6,15123.8%
135Coosa County, ALAL10,16123.8%
136Trumbull County, OHOH198,97223.8%
137Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45123.7%
138Columbus County, NCNC50,48723.7%
139Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66323.7%
140Polk County, GAGA45,51423.7%
141Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35423.7%
142Union County, ARAR36,92623.6%
143Butler County, KYKY12,52023.5%
144Lamar County, MSMS67,40323.5%
145Fleming County, KYKY15,78723.4%
146Nottoway County, VAVA15,79623.4%
147Lee County, GAGA34,17923.3%
148Petroleum County, MTMT54823.3%
149Tazewell County, VAVA38,63523.3%
150St. Francois County, MOMO67,80923.2%
151Banks County, GAGA21,27323.2%
152Morgan County, GAGA22,09523.2%
153Baldwin County, ALAL267,76123.2%
154Dickson County, TNTN58,66222.9%
155Galax, VAVA6,67022.9%
156Sabine County, TXTX10,01222.8%
157Tucker County, WVWV6,54022.8%
158Maury County, TNTN118,13122.8%
159Barnwell County, SCSC20,65322.6%
160Wheeler County, GAGA7,57022.5%
161Bibb County, ALAL22,26222.5%
162Jackson County, TNTN12,46622.4%
163Cleburne County, ALAL15,97022.3%
164Webster County, GAGA2,36922.3%
165Worth County, MOMO1,91422.2%
166Atoka County, OKOK14,60922.2%
167Humphreys County, TNTN19,64622.2%
168Macon County, TNTN27,66322.0%
169Lawrence County, TNTN46,91422.0%
170Amherst County, VAVA31,96222.0%
171Lincoln County, WVWV19,17721.9%
172Somervell County, TXTX10,26121.9%
173Prentiss County, MSMS25,28421.8%
174Edmonson County, KYKY12,74921.7%
175Dolores County, COCO2,46621.7%
176Jessamine County, KYKY57,14721.7%
177Northampton County, NCNC16,49121.7%
178Chester County, SCSC33,00121.7%
179Lowndes County, ALAL9,35921.7%
180Madison County, MOMO12,85821.7%
181Grady County, OKOK59,12821.6%
182Walker County, ALAL65,14021.6%
183Habersham County, GAGA50,41621.5%
184Twiggs County, GAGA7,59721.5%
185Greer County, OKOK5,37321.3%
186Hamilton County, NYNY5,00621.3%
187Buena Vista, VAVA6,67221.3%
188Fulton County, NYNY52,21621.3%
189Pike County, ALAL33,68821.2%
190Wayne County, MOMO10,78221.2%
191Catoosa County, GAGA69,62821.1%
192Jackson County, ARAR16,74121.0%
193Greene County, MSMS13,70721.0%
194Emanuel County, GAGA23,14720.9%
195Floyd County, GAGA101,37820.8%
196Daviess County, MOMO8,55820.8%
197Crawford County, ARAR62,65720.8%
198Hopkins County, KYKY45,12720.7%
199Henderson County, KYKY44,25520.6%
200Pickett County, TNTN5,21920.6%
201Barren County, KYKY45,64120.6%
202Wayne County, NCNC122,27820.5%
203Bedford County, TNTN55,27320.5%
204Seminole County, OKOK23,44120.5%
205Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14820.5%
206Webster County, MSMS10,16720.4%
207Jones County, GAGA29,17120.4%
208Aiken County, SCSC181,51520.2%
209Sullivan County, TNTN163,75920.2%
210Talladega County, ALAL81,60320.2%
211Madison County, NYNY67,12020.2%
212Johnson County, TNTN18,71820.2%
213Unicoi County, TNTN17,85620.2%
214Caldwell County, MOMO9,01220.1%
215Bollinger County, MOMO10,64620.1%
216Walker County, GAGA70,25020.0%
217Lamar County, TXTX51,50320.0%
218Houston County, ALAL110,31820.0%
219Newton County, MSMS20,96019.9%
220Halifax County, NCNC46,53419.9%
221Greene County, TNTN73,83119.9%
222Gordon County, GAGA61,70119.9%
223Marion County, ALAL29,09719.9%
224Franklin County, GAGA25,94819.8%
225Morgan County, ALAL126,48319.8%
226Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63419.8%
227Putnam County, GAGA23,72219.8%
228Lawrence County, ARAR16,27319.8%
229Washington County, TNTN141,19919.7%
230Jackson County, ALAL54,28119.7%
231Franklin County, KYKY52,64919.6%
232Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05819.6%
233Obion County, TNTN30,06719.6%
234Swain County, NCNC14,02419.6%
235Vernon Parish, LALA45,09119.6%
236Turner County, GAGA8,98319.6%
237Effingham County, GAGA74,39719.5%
238Somerset County, MDMD24,97319.4%
239Giles County, TNTN31,43319.4%
240Green County, KYKY11,64419.3%
241Estill County, KYKY13,96219.2%
242Rusk County, TXTX54,85419.2%
243Gentry County, MOMO6,38419.2%
244Montgomery County, NCNC26,40319.2%
245Grant County, ARAR18,75619.2%
246Cherokee County, TXTX53,33719.1%
247Carter County, TNTN57,36119.1%
248Sevier County, TNTN101,34218.9%
249Chambers County, ALAL34,25318.9%
250Bourbon County, KSKS14,31918.9%
251Bartow County, GAGA120,80018.9%
252Tioga County, PAPA40,50218.9%
253Titus County, TXTX31,56318.8%
254Webster County, KYKY12,92918.8%
255Woodford County, KYKY27,88318.8%
256Van Buren County, ARAR16,23818.8%
257Hart County, KYKY20,11718.7%
258Wheatland County, MTMT2,10018.7%
259Harney County, OROR7,38018.7%
260Union County, KYKY12,83918.6%
261Adams County, OHOH27,86518.6%
262Winston County, ALAL23,82918.6%
263Scott County, KYKY62,26218.5%
264Anderson County, KYKY25,22518.5%
265Stewart County, TNTN14,43918.4%
266Columbia County, ARAR21,89418.4%
267San Augustine County, TXTX7,72218.4%
268Hawkins County, TNTN59,55918.4%
269Love County, OKOK10,78018.3%
270Dade County, GAGA16,15418.3%
271Bourbon County, KYKY20,24318.3%
272Union County, TNTN21,45018.2%
273Smith County, TNTN20,98118.2%
274Gaston County, NCNC246,55818.1%
275Addison County, VTVT38,04818.1%
276Boyle County, KYKY31,63218.1%
277Cherokee County, KSKS19,10518.1%
278Rabun County, GAGA17,76418.1%
279Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58318.0%
280Irwin County, GAGA9,02018.0%
281Mercer County, KYKY23,73318.0%
282Camden County, MOMO44,04718.0%
283Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49017.9%
284Dooly County, GAGA11,15617.9%
285Smith County, TXTX252,54917.8%
286Upshur County, TXTX44,41017.8%
287Hancock County, ILIL16,80317.8%
288Etowah County, ALAL103,88617.8%
289Calhoun County, GAGA5,41317.6%
290George County, MSMS26,33117.6%
291Botetourt County, VAVA34,14417.6%
292McDowell County, NCNC45,19817.6%
293Scott County, MSMS28,07317.6%
294Houston County, TNTN8,47917.5%
295Catawba County, NCNC170,17217.5%
296Caldwell County, KYKY12,60917.4%
297Lafayette County, ARAR5,88817.4%
298Daviess County, KYKY104,89817.4%
299Chilton County, ALAL47,70817.4%
300Decatur County, TNTN11,82017.3%
301Colquitt County, GAGA47,43817.3%
302Heard County, GAGA12,14917.3%
303Carroll County, ILIL15,41917.2%
304Conway County, ARAR21,39317.1%
305Taylor County, GAGA7,81817.0%
306Casey County, KYKY16,20517.0%
307Pickens County, ALAL18,22117.0%
308Campbell County, VAVA55,62916.9%
309Allen County, KYKY22,53616.9%
310Clay County, ARAR14,05216.9%
311Laclede County, MOMO36,94316.9%
312Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74716.9%
313Ballard County, KYKY7,59416.8%
314Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.8%
315Sharp County, ARAR18,12216.8%
316Livingston County, KYKY8,86316.8%
317Lynchburg, VAVA81,34716.8%
318Telfair County, GAGA11,19516.7%
319Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17516.7%
320Issaquena County, MSMS1,26316.7%
321Paulding County, GAGA190,99616.6%
322Cherokee County, SCSC58,27516.5%
323McClain County, OKOK49,64716.5%
324Morgan County, MOMO22,41816.5%
325Carter County, KYKY26,14916.5%
326Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68916.5%
327Wolfe County, KYKY6,29816.4%
328Stephens County, GAGA27,85416.4%
329Crawford County, MOMO22,92916.4%
330Dorchester County, MDMD33,62816.4%
331Stoddard County, MOMO28,28416.4%
332Socorro County, NMNM15,83816.4%
333Dale County, ALAL49,91216.4%
334Hancock County, KYKY9,05016.4%
335Glascock County, GAGA3,14116.4%
336Elmore County, ALAL91,57716.3%
337Clarke County, VAVA15,60916.3%
338Miller County, MOMO25,81716.3%
339Watauga County, NCNC54,78616.3%
340Edgefield County, SCSC29,80816.3%
341St. James Parish, LALA18,93816.3%
342Robertson County, KYKY2,32516.3%
343Houston County, GAGA178,21416.2%
344Miller County, ARAR42,35716.2%
345Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50316.2%
346Rankin County, MSMS162,18116.2%
347Washington County, NCNC10,63816.2%
348Randolph County, ALAL23,16316.2%
349DeKalb County, TNTN21,87316.1%
350Yancey County, NCNC19,08416.1%
351King William County, VAVA19,61716.1%
352Rapides Parish, LALA125,87716.0%
353Lincoln County, TNTN36,85316.0%
354Barbour County, ALAL24,60716.0%
355Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12116.0%
356Yadkin County, NCNC38,32515.9%
357Concordia Parish, LALA17,83615.9%
358Lewis County, MOMO9,87915.9%
359Brown County, OHOH44,39715.9%
360Crawford County, KSKS39,00815.9%
361Grant County, OROR7,07515.8%
362Frederick County, VAVA99,95515.8%
363DeKalb County, MOMO9,79515.7%
364Lincoln County, NCNC98,65415.7%
365Doddridge County, WVWV7,63415.7%
366Hancock County, TNTN7,07515.6%
367Rutherford County, NCNC65,74515.6%
368Randolph County, ARAR18,87615.6%
369Pike County, MOMO17,95515.6%
370McIntosh County, GAGA11,98915.6%
371St. Clair County, ALAL98,20615.5%
372Dare County, NCNC38,24515.5%
373Clay County, GAGA2,81515.5%
374Schley County, GAGA4,59315.5%
375Bath County, VAVA4,07615.5%
376Harrison County, MOMO8,28115.5%
377Trimble County, KYKY8,70115.5%
378Washita County, OKOK10,88415.5%
379Jefferson County, OKOK5,43115.5%
380Randolph County, GAGA6,15615.4%
381Currituck County, NCNC33,15815.4%
382Gates County, NCNC10,23415.3%
383Cotton County, OKOK5,43215.3%
384Iron County, MIMI11,75715.3%
385Henry County, KYKY16,44715.3%
386Phillips County, MTMT4,20315.3%
387Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39115.2%
388Peach County, GAGA29,87715.2%
389Lawrence County, KYKY15,76515.2%
390Hendry County, FLFL48,27615.2%
391Saluda County, SCSC19,68015.2%
392Marshall County, KYKY31,65915.1%
393Boone County, ININ80,68915.1%
394Mathews County, VAVA8,52915.1%
395Charlotte County, FLFL217,21215.1%
396Greene County, ARAR47,41115.1%
397Franklin County, VTVT51,17715.0%
398Madison County, KYKY101,69615.0%
399Maries County, MOMO8,39715.0%
400Bracken County, KYKY8,51115.0%
401Macon County, NCNC39,23215.0%
402Panola County, TXTX23,01815.0%
403Bedford County, VAVA83,05914.9%
404Boundary County, IDID13,99714.9%
405Perry County, MOMO19,09314.9%
406Martin County, NCNC21,60114.9%
407Camden County, NCNC11,31514.9%
408Roane County, TNTN57,39514.9%
409Newton County, GAGA125,58314.8%
410Cheatham County, TNTN42,77814.8%
411Rockingham County, NCNC94,19514.8%
412Hendricks County, ININ193,51014.8%
413Iron County, MOMO9,31814.8%
414Marion County, TNTN29,80414.7%
415Washington County, ININ28,38314.7%
416Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09614.7%
417Lee County, ALAL189,88114.7%
418Laurel County, KYKY63,74614.7%
419Cherokee County, ALAL26,41314.6%
420Labette County, KSKS19,68514.6%
421Madison County, ARAR18,41014.6%
422Graves County, KYKY37,05014.6%
423Harding County, NMNM61714.6%
424Charles City County, VAVA6,62314.6%
425Baker County, FLFL29,73714.5%
426Ontonagon County, MIMI5,82314.5%
427Crittenden County, KYKY8,80714.5%
428Taylor County, KYKY26,76314.5%
429Harrison County, KYKY19,62714.5%
430Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65014.5%
431Cumberland County, KYKY5,99214.5%
432Montezuma County, COCO26,67814.4%
433Eureka County, NVNV1,86714.4%
434Wheeler County, OROR1,47214.4%
435Madison County, OHOH46,98514.4%
436Page County, VAVA23,76214.4%
437Nash County, NCNC99,36514.4%
438Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95314.3%
439Todd County, KYKY12,97214.3%
440Butler County, MOMO41,90414.3%
441Grayson County, KYKY27,40614.3%
442Crawford County, GAGA12,20614.3%
443Pleasants County, WVWV7,33814.3%
444Adair County, KYKY19,42314.3%
445Ashley County, ARAR17,83114.3%
446White County, TNTN29,61214.2%
447Gogebic County, MIMI14,28514.2%
448Shelby County, TXTX24,28614.2%
449Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.2%
450Marengo County, ALAL18,31114.2%
451Coweta County, GAGA160,24014.2%
452Juniata County, PAPA23,40314.2%
453Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51114.1%
454Blount County, ALAL60,15614.1%
455Stokes County, NCNC46,12614.1%
456Henderson County, TNTN28,51814.1%
457Sanborn County, SDSD2,38814.0%
458Georgetown County, SCSC65,91214.0%
459Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71114.0%
460Fergus County, MTMT11,82514.0%
461Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99914.0%
462Forrest County, MSMS79,03413.9%
463Itawamba County, MSMS24,15213.9%
464Wilcox County, GAGA8,79713.9%
465Russell County, KYKY18,60813.9%
466Washington County, NYNY59,35313.9%
467Kent County, TXTX67413.9%
468Giles County, VAVA16,56413.9%
469Vermilion County, ILIL71,25913.9%
470Autauga County, ALAL61,92013.9%
471Fentress County, TNTN20,32213.9%
472Sarasota County, FLFL479,95813.9%
473Taylor County, WVWV16,28713.9%
474Hart County, GAGA28,63913.8%
475Citrus County, FLFL171,66613.8%
476Johnston County, NCNC256,44813.8%
477Preble County, OHOH40,66413.8%
478Baldwin County, GAGA44,02913.7%
479Caswell County, NCNC22,56313.7%
480Greene County, NYNY47,23813.7%
481Pulaski County, KYKY67,38413.7%
482Monroe County, GAGA32,02313.7%
483Crockett County, TNTN14,00613.7%
484Logan County, KYKY28,66913.7%
485Delta County, TXTX5,54913.7%
486Walker County, TXTX83,84213.6%
487Morgan County, UTUT13,38313.6%
488Limestone County, ALAL122,92813.6%
489McMinn County, TNTN57,40413.6%
490Kanawha County, WVWV172,38113.6%
491Bryan County, OKOK51,36713.5%
492Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52013.5%
493Cocke County, TNTN37,88913.5%
494Robertson County, TNTN80,17513.5%
495Wirt County, WVWV4,87913.5%
496DeKalb County, ALAL74,08513.5%
497Cherokee County, NCNC30,83013.5%
498Nelson County, KYKY49,03613.5%
499Covington, VAVA5,68013.5%
500Pulaski County, GAGA10,17213.5%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest american share?

Owsley County, Kentucky ranks #1 with 59.6% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by american share?

Owsley County, Kentucky, Northampton County, Virginia, Chattooga County, Georgia, Accomack County, Virginia, Dickenson County, Virginia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,130 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 ACS 5-year data.

How is american share measured?

Share of all residents who are American ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020).