RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest Irish population share, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Irish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Irish 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 10.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Polk County, TNTN18,59214.8%−6.0 pts

02Meigs County, TNTN14,18614.6%−5.5 pts

03Houston County, TNTN8,47914.0%−17.0 pts

04Wayne County, TNTN16,41613.8%−0.5 pts

05Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92013.7%−0.5 pts

06Moore County, TNTN6,92013.6%+0.9 pts

07Grundy County, TNTN14,11613.5%−3.8 pts

08Fentress County, TNTN20,32213.2%+3.8 pts

09Dyer County, TNTN36,32013.2%+3.0 pts

10Morgan County, TNTN22,16013.1%−3.8 pts

11Claiborne County, TNTN33,22912.8%+3.2 pts

12Monroe County, TNTN49,73012.8%−1.0 pts

13Cannon County, TNTN15,29612.6%+1.9 pts

14Trousdale County, TNTN12,62312.4%−0.3 pts

15Obion County, TNTN30,06712.2%+0.3 pts

16Dickson County, TNTN58,66212.2%−7.2 pts

17Cheatham County, TNTN42,77812.2%−2.6 pts

18Giles County, TNTN31,43312.2%+1.9 pts

19Sullivan County, TNTN163,75912.1%−0.5 pts

20McMinn County, TNTN57,40412.0%−2.8 pts

21Union County, TNTN21,45012.0%−0.3 pts

22Hardin County, TNTN27,98311.9%−1.1 pts

23Sevier County, TNTN101,34211.8%+0.1 pts

24Wilson County, TNTN175,03311.6%−0.1 pts

25Marion County, TNTN29,80411.5%−4.4 pts

26Lewis County, TNTN13,48711.5%−6.9 pts

27Johnson County, TNTN18,71811.5%+0.3 pts

28Rhea County, TNTN34,84411.4%−2.3 pts

29Washington County, TNTN141,19911.3%0.0 pts

30Williamson County, TNTN272,06111.3%−3.6 pts

31Cumberland County, TNTN66,30011.3%−0.5 pts

32Bradley County, TNTN115,46511.2%−3.0 pts

33Lawrence County, TNTN46,91410.9%−0.7 pts

34Loudon County, TNTN63,76410.9%−2.1 pts

35Van Buren County, TNTN6,87410.7%+0.3 pts

36Jefferson County, TNTN60,02410.7%+0.7 pts

37Stewart County, TNTN14,43910.7%−9.4 pts

38Henry County, TNTN32,89610.4%−4.5 pts

39McNairy County, TNTN26,23610.4%−2.6 pts

40Knox County, TNTN511,45310.4%−1.9 pts

41Scott County, TNTN22,67110.4%+1.9 pts

42Grainger County, TNTN25,73910.3%+0.4 pts

43Hamilton County, TNTN390,83310.2%−1.0 pts

44Blount County, TNTN143,82010.2%−4.6 pts

45Robertson County, TNTN80,17510.2%−1.8 pts

46Coffee County, TNTN62,41910.2%−3.2 pts

47Marshall County, TNTN38,07110.2%−3.0 pts

48Roane County, TNTN57,39510.1%−2.6 pts

49Gibson County, TNTN51,77910.1%−1.9 pts

50Sumner County, TNTN215,53810.1%−4.1 pts

51Unicoi County, TNTN17,85610.0%−0.2 pts

52Warren County, TNTN43,7179.9%+1.3 pts

53Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8619.9%−8.9 pts

54Hawkins County, TNTN59,5599.8%+0.2 pts

55Anderson County, TNTN82,0669.8%−4.7 pts

56Clay County, TNTN7,8219.8%+5.3 pts

57Montgomery County, TNTN249,9359.7%−1.9 pts

58Carter County, TNTN57,3619.7%−2.6 pts

59Tipton County, TNTN62,2879.7%−1.9 pts

60Macon County, TNTN27,6639.6%−1.2 pts

61Greene County, TNTN73,8319.4%−3.0 pts

62Decatur County, TNTN11,8209.4%−4.8 pts

63Chester County, TNTN17,9949.4%−3.9 pts

64Bedford County, TNTN55,2739.4%+1.4 pts

65Crockett County, TNTN14,0069.3%−2.3 pts

66Carroll County, TNTN29,2009.2%−4.4 pts

67Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.1%−2.2 pts

68Putnam County, TNTN86,6129.0%−0.2 pts

69Campbell County, TNTN40,2909.0%+0.1 pts

70Benton County, TNTN16,1839.0%−7.7 pts

71DeKalb County, TNTN21,8738.8%−3.1 pts

72Pickett County, TNTN5,2198.8%−1.0 pts

73Cocke County, TNTN37,8898.7%−4.1 pts

74Lake County, TNTN6,2498.7%−2.1 pts

75White County, TNTN29,6128.7%−3.2 pts

76Franklin County, TNTN45,5798.7%−6.5 pts

77Jackson County, TNTN12,4668.6%−0.4 pts

78Fayette County, TNTN45,0718.5%−3.9 pts

79Smith County, TNTN20,9818.2%−2.8 pts

80Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6178.2%−0.5 pts

81Hickman County, TNTN26,2198.1%−10.0 pts

82Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.9%−3.8 pts

83Humphreys County, TNTN19,6467.9%−8.5 pts

84Hancock County, TNTN7,0757.9%−0.2 pts

85Davidson County, TNTN745,9047.8%−1.6 pts

86Perry County, TNTN9,1267.8%−4.7 pts

87Maury County, TNTN118,1317.8%−5.0 pts

88Henderson County, TNTN28,5187.7%−4.2 pts

89Overton County, TNTN23,7877.7%−0.4 pts

90Madison County, TNTN100,7907.3%−1.9 pts

91Hamblen County, TNTN68,8437.2%−2.6 pts

92Hardeman County, TNTN25,2747.1%−1.6 pts

93Weakley County, TNTN33,2617.0%−5.9 pts

94Shelby County, TNTN910,2265.1%−2.0 pts

95Haywood County, TNTN17,0423.7%−3.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS