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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Tennessee counties · 2010

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2010 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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS –

01Blount County, TNTN143,8206.4%–

02Houston County, TNTN8,4795.1%–

03Williamson County, TNTN272,0615.1%–

04Knox County, TNTN511,4534.8%–

05Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594.8%–

06Sevier County, TNTN101,3424.8%–

07Loudon County, TNTN63,7644.7%–

08Carter County, TNTN57,3614.5%–

09Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9204.5%–

10Anderson County, TNTN82,0664.4%–

11Roane County, TNTN57,3954.1%–

12Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.1%–

13Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534.0%–

14Henry County, TNTN32,8963.9%–

15Washington County, TNTN141,1993.9%–

16Sumner County, TNTN215,5383.8%–

17Scott County, TNTN22,6713.8%–

18Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.8%–

19Cannon County, TNTN15,2963.8%–

20Moore County, TNTN6,9203.7%–

21Jefferson County, TNTN60,0243.7%–

22McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.6%–

23Lawrence County, TNTN46,9143.5%–

24Cheatham County, TNTN42,7783.5%–

25Rhea County, TNTN34,8443.5%–

26Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433.5%–

27Bradley County, TNTN115,4653.4%–

28Franklin County, TNTN45,5793.3%–

29Hawkins County, TNTN59,5593.3%–

30Grundy County, TNTN14,1163.3%–

31Humphreys County, TNTN19,6463.2%–

32Hamilton County, TNTN390,8333.2%–

33Greene County, TNTN73,8313.2%–

34Monroe County, TNTN49,7303.2%–

35Polk County, TNTN18,5923.1%–

36Fayette County, TNTN45,0713.1%–

37Davidson County, TNTN745,9043.1%–

38Wilson County, TNTN175,0333.1%–

39Perry County, TNTN9,1263.1%–

40Rutherford County, TNTN386,3523.1%–

41Madison County, TNTN100,7903.0%–

42Benton County, TNTN16,1833.0%–

43Gibson County, TNTN51,7793.0%–

44Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612.9%–

45Grainger County, TNTN25,7392.9%–

46Marion County, TNTN29,8042.9%–

47Marshall County, TNTN38,0712.8%–

48Obion County, TNTN30,0672.8%–

49Putnam County, TNTN86,6122.7%–

50Weakley County, TNTN33,2612.7%–

51Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562.6%–

52Claiborne County, TNTN33,2292.6%–

53Giles County, TNTN31,4332.6%–

54Trousdale County, TNTN12,6232.6%–

55Johnson County, TNTN18,7182.6%–

56Coffee County, TNTN62,4192.5%–

57Morgan County, TNTN22,1602.5%–

58Warren County, TNTN43,7172.5%–

59Smith County, TNTN20,9812.5%–

60Maury County, TNTN118,1312.5%–

61Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.5%–

62Carroll County, TNTN29,2002.5%–

63McNairy County, TNTN26,2362.4%–

64Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.3%–

65Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.3%–

66Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.2%–

67Chester County, TNTN17,9942.2%–

68Cumberland County, TNTN66,3002.2%–

69Robertson County, TNTN80,1752.2%–

70Bedford County, TNTN55,2732.2%–

71Overton County, TNTN23,7872.1%–

72Shelby County, TNTN910,2262.1%–

73Hancock County, TNTN7,0752.1%–

74Montgomery County, TNTN249,9352.1%–

75Tipton County, TNTN62,2872.1%–

76Henderson County, TNTN28,5182.0%–

77Union County, TNTN21,4502.0%–

78White County, TNTN29,6122.0%–

79Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.9%–

80Dyer County, TNTN36,3201.8%–

81Hardeman County, TNTN25,2741.7%–

82Wayne County, TNTN16,4161.7%–

83Crockett County, TNTN14,0061.7%–

84Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6171.7%–

85Stewart County, TNTN14,4391.7%–

86Hardin County, TNTN27,9831.6%–

87Fentress County, TNTN20,3221.6%–

88Clay County, TNTN7,8211.6%–

89Campbell County, TNTN40,2901.6%–

90Lewis County, TNTN13,4871.5%–

91Macon County, TNTN27,6631.3%–

92DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.0%–

93Pickett County, TNTN5,2191.0%–

94Haywood County, TNTN17,0420.9%–

95Lake County, TNTN6,2490.9%–

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