RANKING · 2024 ACS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest German population share, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 8.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Van Buren County, TN, up 53 places to #28.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲10Polk County, TNTN18,59213.7%+3.2 pts

02▼1Cumberland County, TNTN66,30013.7%−0.9 pts

03Williamson County, TNTN272,06112.9%−4.1 pts

04▲3Montgomery County, TNTN249,93512.8%−0.2 pts

05Morgan County, TNTN22,16012.8%−2.6 pts

06▲25Meigs County, TNTN14,18612.6%+1.7 pts

07▲5McMinn County, TNTN57,40412.5%+1.1 pts

08▲25Perry County, TNTN9,12612.4%+3.6 pts

09▼1Sullivan County, TNTN163,75912.1%+0.3 pts

10▲10Roane County, TNTN57,39512.1%−1.2 pts

11▼2Loudon County, TNTN63,76412.0%−1.6 pts

12▲3Washington County, TNTN141,19911.5%−0.4 pts

13▲16Anderson County, TNTN82,06611.5%−2.7 pts

14▲2Monroe County, TNTN49,73011.4%−0.1 pts

15▼5Wilson County, TNTN175,03311.4%−0.9 pts

16▲20Greene County, TNTN73,83111.3%−3.4 pts

17▼3Knox County, TNTN511,45311.1%−4.7 pts

18▼5Blount County, TNTN143,82011.1%−2.9 pts

19▼15Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.1%−0.6 pts

20▼14Sevier County, TNTN101,34210.9%−1.5 pts

21▲20Hamilton County, TNTN390,83310.7%+0.4 pts

22▲1Fentress County, TNTN20,32210.6%+3.0 pts

23▲11Dickson County, TNTN58,66210.5%−1.9 pts

24▼7Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.5%+0.8 pts

25▲37White County, TNTN29,61210.4%+1.2 pts

26▼5Lawrence County, TNTN46,91410.2%−0.9 pts

27▼1Rhea County, TNTN34,84410.2%−1.0 pts

28▲53Van Buren County, TNTN6,87410.1%+5.6 pts

29▼5Carter County, TNTN57,36110.0%−3.2 pts

30▲13Cheatham County, TNTN42,7789.9%−4.1 pts

31▲36Hardin County, TNTN27,9839.8%+1.6 pts

32▲44Claiborne County, TNTN33,2299.7%+1.7 pts

33▼1Campbell County, TNTN40,2909.7%+1.8 pts

34▲4Putnam County, TNTN86,6129.6%+1.6 pts

35▲5Grundy County, TNTN14,1169.6%−1.6 pts

36▲15Tipton County, TNTN62,2879.4%+1.9 pts

37▲5Wayne County, TNTN16,4169.4%+1.5 pts

38▼19Bradley County, TNTN115,4659.4%−3.0 pts

39▼17Sumner County, TNTN215,5389.4%−4.0 pts

40▲8Jackson County, TNTN12,4669.2%+3.5 pts

41▼14Cannon County, TNTN15,2969.1%+2.1 pts

42▼14Franklin County, TNTN45,5799.1%−2.8 pts

43▼41Stewart County, TNTN14,4399.1%−4.7 pts

44▲39DeKalb County, TNTN21,8738.9%−0.9 pts

45▼8Rutherford County, TNTN386,3528.9%−2.3 pts

46▼2Hickman County, TNTN26,2198.9%−3.0 pts

47▼1Davidson County, TNTN745,9048.9%−1.1 pts

48▲44Pickett County, TNTN5,2198.8%+1.1 pts

49▲36Crockett County, TNTN14,0068.8%+4.3 pts

50▲4Lewis County, TNTN13,4878.7%−4.5 pts

51▼6Bedford County, TNTN55,2738.7%+0.6 pts

52▼34Johnson County, TNTN18,7188.7%−2.5 pts

53▼14Coffee County, TNTN62,4198.6%−1.6 pts

54▲1Hawkins County, TNTN59,5598.6%−0.5 pts

55▼2Maury County, TNTN118,1318.6%−2.6 pts

56▲15Overton County, TNTN23,7878.0%+0.5 pts

57▲13Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.9%−2.3 pts

58▲20Clay County, TNTN7,8217.8%+2.2 pts

59▲5Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.8%−1.7 pts

60▼30Union County, TNTN21,4507.8%−2.6 pts

61▼1Cocke County, TNTN37,8897.7%−3.4 pts

62▲3Trousdale County, TNTN12,6237.7%−5.5 pts

63▲5Henry County, TNTN32,8967.6%−4.2 pts

64▼7Benton County, TNTN16,1837.5%−2.5 pts

65▼15Grainger County, TNTN25,7397.5%−1.0 pts

66▼8Hamblen County, TNTN68,8437.5%−2.1 pts

67▼1Chester County, TNTN17,9947.4%−0.6 pts

68▼16Decatur County, TNTN11,8207.3%+0.1 pts

69▲5Marshall County, TNTN38,0717.3%−2.0 pts

70▲16Marion County, TNTN29,8047.2%−3.8 pts

71▼24Houston County, TNTN8,4797.2%−4.6 pts

72▼23Giles County, TNTN31,4337.1%−1.1 pts

73▲16McNairy County, TNTN26,2367.0%−2.9 pts

74▼5Lake County, TNTN6,2497.0%+0.1 pts

75▼3Gibson County, TNTN51,7796.8%−0.4 pts

76▼51Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8616.8%−3.5 pts

77▼4Henderson County, TNTN28,5186.8%+0.4 pts

78▼43Unicoi County, TNTN17,8566.7%+0.8 pts

79▲1Smith County, TNTN20,9816.7%−0.8 pts

80▲7Lincoln County, TNTN36,8536.3%−3.5 pts

81▼25Moore County, TNTN6,9206.3%−5.8 pts

82▼23Dyer County, TNTN36,3206.3%−1.3 pts

83▲7Madison County, TNTN100,7906.0%−1.0 pts

84▼23Warren County, TNTN43,7175.9%+0.2 pts

85▼8Carroll County, TNTN29,2005.8%−2.8 pts

86▼7Weakley County, TNTN33,2615.7%−4.1 pts

87▲7Humphreys County, TNTN19,6465.6%−4.7 pts

88▼6Macon County, TNTN27,6635.1%−1.5 pts

89▼5Hancock County, TNTN7,0754.9%−1.4 pts

90▼27Obion County, TNTN30,0674.9%−2.8 pts

91▼16Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6174.8%−2.0 pts

92▲1Hardeman County, TNTN25,2744.7%−1.4 pts

93▼2Shelby County, TNTN910,2264.6%−1.7 pts

94▼6Scott County, TNTN22,6714.4%+0.2 pts

95Haywood County, TNTN17,0423.3%−1.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES