RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest German population share, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.8%+0.3 pts

02Stewart County, TNTN14,43914.2%+0.4 pts

03Williamson County, TNTN272,06114.1%−3.0 pts

04Jefferson County, TNTN60,02412.9%+1.2 pts

05Morgan County, TNTN22,16012.7%−2.6 pts

06Sevier County, TNTN101,34212.5%+0.1 pts

07Montgomery County, TNTN249,93512.5%−0.5 pts

08Sullivan County, TNTN163,75912.3%+0.5 pts

09Loudon County, TNTN63,76412.3%−1.3 pts

10Wilson County, TNTN175,03312.3%+0.0 pts

11Polk County, TNTN18,59212.2%+1.7 pts

12McMinn County, TNTN57,40412.0%+0.6 pts

13Blount County, TNTN143,82011.8%−2.3 pts

14Knox County, TNTN511,45311.6%−4.2 pts

15Washington County, TNTN141,19911.2%−0.7 pts

16Monroe County, TNTN49,73011.2%−0.4 pts

17Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.9%+1.3 pts

18Johnson County, TNTN18,71810.7%−0.4 pts

19Bradley County, TNTN115,46510.6%−1.8 pts

20Roane County, TNTN57,39510.6%−2.7 pts

21Lawrence County, TNTN46,91410.5%−0.6 pts

22Sumner County, TNTN215,53810.5%−2.9 pts

23Fentress County, TNTN20,32210.3%+2.8 pts

24Carter County, TNTN57,36110.3%−2.8 pts

25Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86110.3%−0.1 pts

26Rhea County, TNTN34,84410.1%−1.1 pts

27Cannon County, TNTN15,29610.1%+3.0 pts

28Franklin County, TNTN45,57910.0%−1.9 pts

29Anderson County, TNTN82,0669.9%−4.3 pts

30Union County, TNTN21,4509.7%−0.7 pts

31Meigs County, TNTN14,1869.7%−1.3 pts

32Campbell County, TNTN40,2909.6%+1.8 pts

33Perry County, TNTN9,1269.4%+0.7 pts

34Dickson County, TNTN58,6629.4%−3.0 pts

35Unicoi County, TNTN17,8569.4%+3.5 pts

36Greene County, TNTN73,8319.4%−5.4 pts

37Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.3%−1.9 pts

38Putnam County, TNTN86,6129.3%+1.3 pts

39Coffee County, TNTN62,4199.3%−0.9 pts

40Grundy County, TNTN14,1169.2%−2.0 pts

41Hamilton County, TNTN390,8339.0%−1.3 pts

42Wayne County, TNTN16,4168.9%+1.0 pts

43Cheatham County, TNTN42,7788.9%−5.1 pts

44Hickman County, TNTN26,2198.8%−3.1 pts

45Bedford County, TNTN55,2738.6%+0.5 pts

46Davidson County, TNTN745,9048.6%−1.4 pts

47Houston County, TNTN8,4798.5%−3.3 pts

48Jackson County, TNTN12,4668.4%+2.7 pts

49Giles County, TNTN31,4338.4%+0.2 pts

50Grainger County, TNTN25,7398.3%−0.2 pts

51Tipton County, TNTN62,2878.2%+0.7 pts

52Decatur County, TNTN11,8208.2%+0.9 pts

53Maury County, TNTN118,1318.1%−3.1 pts

54Lewis County, TNTN13,4878.0%−5.3 pts

55Hawkins County, TNTN59,5597.9%−1.2 pts

56Moore County, TNTN6,9207.9%−4.2 pts

57Benton County, TNTN16,1837.8%−2.2 pts

58Hamblen County, TNTN68,8437.8%−1.8 pts

59Dyer County, TNTN36,3207.8%+0.2 pts

60Cocke County, TNTN37,8897.7%−3.4 pts

61Warren County, TNTN43,7177.6%+1.9 pts

62White County, TNTN29,6127.5%−1.8 pts

63Obion County, TNTN30,0677.3%−0.4 pts

64Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.2%−2.2 pts

65Trousdale County, TNTN12,6237.2%−6.0 pts

66Chester County, TNTN17,9947.2%−0.8 pts

67Hardin County, TNTN27,9837.1%−1.1 pts

68Henry County, TNTN32,8967.1%−4.6 pts

69Lake County, TNTN6,2497.1%+0.2 pts

70Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.0%−3.2 pts

71Overton County, TNTN23,7876.8%−0.8 pts

72Gibson County, TNTN51,7796.7%−0.5 pts

73Henderson County, TNTN28,5186.7%+0.4 pts

74Marshall County, TNTN38,0716.7%−2.6 pts

75Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6176.7%−0.1 pts

76Claiborne County, TNTN33,2296.5%−1.4 pts

77Carroll County, TNTN29,2006.5%−2.1 pts

78Clay County, TNTN7,8216.4%+0.8 pts

79Weakley County, TNTN33,2616.4%−3.4 pts

80Smith County, TNTN20,9816.3%−1.2 pts

81Van Buren County, TNTN6,8746.3%+1.8 pts

82Macon County, TNTN27,6636.1%−0.5 pts

83DeKalb County, TNTN21,8736.0%−3.7 pts

84Hancock County, TNTN7,0756.0%−0.3 pts

85Crockett County, TNTN14,0065.9%+1.5 pts

86Marion County, TNTN29,8045.9%−5.1 pts

87Lincoln County, TNTN36,8535.8%−4.0 pts

88Scott County, TNTN22,6715.5%+1.3 pts

89McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.3%−4.6 pts

90Madison County, TNTN100,7905.3%−1.7 pts

91Shelby County, TNTN910,2264.5%−1.8 pts

92Pickett County, TNTN5,2194.4%−3.3 pts

93Hardeman County, TNTN25,2744.2%−1.9 pts

94Humphreys County, TNTN19,6463.3%−6.9 pts

95Haywood County, TNTN17,0422.7%−1.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS