RANKING · 2024 ACS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Johnson County, TNTN18,7184.8%+2.2 pts

02Morgan County, TNTN22,1603.9%+1.3 pts

03Van Buren County, TNTN6,8743.6%+1.4 pts

04Rhea County, TNTN34,8443.4%−0.1 pts

05Stewart County, TNTN14,4393.1%+1.4 pts

06Roane County, TNTN57,3952.9%−1.2 pts

07Sullivan County, TNTN163,7592.9%−1.9 pts

08Dyer County, TNTN36,3202.8%+1.1 pts

09Knox County, TNTN511,4532.8%−2.0 pts

10Sevier County, TNTN101,3422.8%−2.0 pts

11Anderson County, TNTN82,0662.7%−1.7 pts

12Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562.6%−0.0 pts

13Blount County, TNTN143,8202.6%−3.8 pts

14Carter County, TNTN57,3612.6%−2.0 pts

15Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.5%−0.7 pts

16Bradley County, TNTN115,4652.5%−0.9 pts

17Franklin County, TNTN45,5792.5%−0.8 pts

18Jefferson County, TNTN60,0242.5%−1.2 pts

19Washington County, TNTN141,1992.4%−1.5 pts

20Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.4%−2.3 pts

21Hawkins County, TNTN59,5592.3%−1.0 pts

22Henderson County, TNTN28,5182.3%+0.3 pts

23Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.3%+0.7 pts

24Marshall County, TNTN38,0712.2%−0.6 pts

25Giles County, TNTN31,4332.2%−0.5 pts

26Williamson County, TNTN272,0612.1%−3.0 pts

27Scott County, TNTN22,6712.1%−1.7 pts

28Putnam County, TNTN86,6122.0%−0.7 pts

29Jackson County, TNTN12,4661.9%−0.4 pts

30Union County, TNTN21,4501.9%−0.1 pts

31Marion County, TNTN29,8041.9%−0.9 pts

32Greene County, TNTN73,8311.9%−1.3 pts

33Fentress County, TNTN20,3221.9%+0.3 pts

34White County, TNTN29,6121.9%−0.1 pts

35Madison County, TNTN100,7901.8%−1.2 pts

36Sumner County, TNTN215,5381.8%−2.0 pts

37Dickson County, TNTN58,6621.8%−2.0 pts

38Polk County, TNTN18,5921.8%−1.4 pts

39Claiborne County, TNTN33,2291.7%−0.9 pts

40DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.7%+0.7 pts

41Hamblen County, TNTN68,8431.7%−1.8 pts

42Lincoln County, TNTN36,8531.7%−2.3 pts

43Gibson County, TNTN51,7791.7%−1.3 pts

44Cumberland County, TNTN66,3001.7%−0.6 pts

45Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.6%−0.3 pts

46Hamilton County, TNTN390,8331.6%−1.6 pts

47Rutherford County, TNTN386,3521.6%−1.5 pts

48Hickman County, TNTN26,2191.6%−0.9 pts

49Wilson County, TNTN175,0331.6%−1.5 pts

50Davidson County, TNTN745,9041.6%−1.6 pts

51Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231.6%−1.1 pts

52Tipton County, TNTN62,2871.5%−0.6 pts

53Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611.5%−1.4 pts

54Houston County, TNTN8,4791.5%−3.7 pts

55Maury County, TNTN118,1311.5%−1.0 pts

56Warren County, TNTN43,7171.4%−1.1 pts

57Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141.4%−2.1 pts

58Grundy County, TNTN14,1161.4%−1.9 pts

59Fayette County, TNTN45,0711.3%−1.8 pts

60Coffee County, TNTN62,4191.3%−1.2 pts

61Macon County, TNTN27,6631.3%+0.0 pts

62Cheatham County, TNTN42,7781.3%−2.2 pts

63McNairy County, TNTN26,2361.3%−1.1 pts

64McMinn County, TNTN57,4041.3%−2.3 pts

65Grainger County, TNTN25,7391.3%−1.6 pts

66Crockett County, TNTN14,0061.3%−0.4 pts

67Cocke County, TNTN37,8891.3%−2.8 pts

68Robertson County, TNTN80,1751.2%−1.0 pts

69Campbell County, TNTN40,2901.2%−0.4 pts

70Bedford County, TNTN55,2731.2%−1.0 pts

71Chester County, TNTN17,9941.2%−1.1 pts

72Overton County, TNTN23,7871.1%−1.0 pts

73Henry County, TNTN32,8961.1%−2.9 pts

74Humphreys County, TNTN19,6461.0%−2.2 pts

75Carroll County, TNTN29,2001.0%−1.4 pts

76Smith County, TNTN20,9811.0%−1.5 pts

77Hardin County, TNTN27,9831.0%−0.6 pts

78Haywood County, TNTN17,0421.0%+0.1 pts

79Wayne County, TNTN16,4161.0%−0.8 pts

80Clay County, TNTN7,8211.0%−0.6 pts

81Montgomery County, TNTN249,9350.9%−1.2 pts

82Moore County, TNTN6,9200.9%−2.8 pts

83Lake County, TNTN6,2490.9%+0.1 pts

84Benton County, TNTN16,1830.9%−2.1 pts

85Obion County, TNTN30,0670.8%−1.9 pts

86Shelby County, TNTN910,2260.8%−1.3 pts

87Pickett County, TNTN5,2190.8%−0.2 pts

88Cannon County, TNTN15,2960.8%−3.0 pts

89Weakley County, TNTN33,2610.7%−2.0 pts

90Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6170.6%−1.1 pts

91Perry County, TNTN9,1260.6%−2.6 pts

92Hardeman County, TNTN25,2740.6%−1.2 pts

93Hancock County, TNTN7,0750.5%−1.7 pts

94Decatur County, TNTN11,8200.4%−1.8 pts

95Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9200.3%−4.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES