RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2020 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, TNTN18,7184.5%+1.9 pts

02Sevier County, TNTN101,3424.4%−0.3 pts

03Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594.0%−0.8 pts

04Knox County, TNTN511,4533.8%−1.0 pts

05Blount County, TNTN143,8203.7%−2.7 pts

06Jefferson County, TNTN60,0243.6%−0.1 pts

07Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.5%−0.9 pts

08Morgan County, TNTN22,1603.1%+0.6 pts

09Stewart County, TNTN14,4393.1%+1.4 pts

10Roane County, TNTN57,3953.1%−1.1 pts

11Scott County, TNTN22,6713.0%−0.8 pts

12Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562.9%+0.3 pts

13Grainger County, TNTN25,7392.9%+0.0 pts

14Carter County, TNTN57,3612.9%−1.7 pts

15Washington County, TNTN141,1992.7%−1.2 pts

16Dyer County, TNTN36,3202.7%+0.9 pts

17Campbell County, TNTN40,2902.6%+1.0 pts

18Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.6%+0.3 pts

19Hawkins County, TNTN59,5592.6%−0.7 pts

20Franklin County, TNTN45,5792.6%−0.7 pts

21Marshall County, TNTN38,0712.5%−0.3 pts

22Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202.5%−2.0 pts

23Williamson County, TNTN272,0612.5%−2.6 pts

24Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.4%−2.3 pts

25Fentress County, TNTN20,3222.4%+0.8 pts

26Hamblen County, TNTN68,8432.3%−1.2 pts

27Giles County, TNTN31,4332.3%−0.4 pts

28Polk County, TNTN18,5922.3%−0.9 pts

29Bradley County, TNTN115,4652.2%−1.2 pts

30Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.2%−1.1 pts

31Lincoln County, TNTN36,8532.2%−1.8 pts

32Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.2%−1.0 pts

33Union County, TNTN21,4502.1%+0.1 pts

34Sumner County, TNTN215,5382.1%−1.7 pts

35Madison County, TNTN100,7902.1%−0.9 pts

36Maury County, TNTN118,1312.0%−0.4 pts

37Greene County, TNTN73,8312.0%−1.2 pts

38Lawrence County, TNTN46,9142.0%−1.5 pts

39Putnam County, TNTN86,6122.0%−0.7 pts

40Wilson County, TNTN175,0332.0%−1.1 pts

41Rutherford County, TNTN386,3521.9%−1.1 pts

42Cumberland County, TNTN66,3001.9%−0.3 pts

43Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611.9%−1.0 pts

44White County, TNTN29,6121.9%−0.1 pts

45Cannon County, TNTN15,2961.9%−1.9 pts

46Clay County, TNTN7,8211.9%+0.3 pts

47Fayette County, TNTN45,0711.8%−1.3 pts

48Smith County, TNTN20,9811.8%−0.7 pts

49Marion County, TNTN29,8041.8%−1.1 pts

50Robertson County, TNTN80,1751.8%−0.4 pts

51Carroll County, TNTN29,2001.8%−0.7 pts

52Gibson County, TNTN51,7791.8%−1.2 pts

53Macon County, TNTN27,6631.7%+0.5 pts

54Rhea County, TNTN34,8441.7%−1.8 pts

55Hamilton County, TNTN390,8331.7%−1.5 pts

56Davidson County, TNTN745,9041.7%−1.5 pts

57Tipton County, TNTN62,2871.7%−0.4 pts

58Bedford County, TNTN55,2731.7%−0.5 pts

59Perry County, TNTN9,1261.6%−1.5 pts

60Lewis County, TNTN13,4871.6%+0.1 pts

61McMinn County, TNTN57,4041.6%−2.0 pts

62McNairy County, TNTN26,2361.6%−0.8 pts

63Van Buren County, TNTN6,8741.5%−0.7 pts

64Cocke County, TNTN37,8891.5%−2.6 pts

65DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.5%+0.5 pts

66Grundy County, TNTN14,1161.5%−1.8 pts

67Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.5%−0.5 pts

68Henderson County, TNTN28,5181.4%−0.7 pts

69Claiborne County, TNTN33,2291.3%−1.3 pts

70Dickson County, TNTN58,6621.3%−2.5 pts

71Benton County, TNTN16,1831.3%−1.6 pts

72Cheatham County, TNTN42,7781.3%−2.2 pts

73Obion County, TNTN30,0671.2%−1.5 pts

74Montgomery County, TNTN249,9351.2%−0.9 pts

75Coffee County, TNTN62,4191.2%−1.3 pts

76Lake County, TNTN6,2491.2%+0.3 pts

77Shelby County, TNTN910,2261.2%−1.0 pts

78Hickman County, TNTN26,2191.1%−1.4 pts

79Warren County, TNTN43,7171.1%−1.4 pts

80Hardin County, TNTN27,9831.1%−0.5 pts

81Overton County, TNTN23,7871.1%−1.1 pts

82Chester County, TNTN17,9941.0%−1.2 pts

83Wayne County, TNTN16,4161.0%−0.7 pts

84Pickett County, TNTN5,2191.0%+0.1 pts

85Weakley County, TNTN33,2611.0%−1.7 pts

86Henry County, TNTN32,8961.0%−2.9 pts

87Crockett County, TNTN14,0061.0%−0.7 pts

88Decatur County, TNTN11,8200.9%−1.3 pts

89Moore County, TNTN6,9200.9%−2.8 pts

90Hardeman County, TNTN25,2740.9%−0.8 pts

91Houston County, TNTN8,4790.7%−4.4 pts

92Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6170.7%−1.0 pts

93Hancock County, TNTN7,0750.7%−1.4 pts

94Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%−2.0 pts

95Haywood County, TNTN17,0420.5%−0.5 pts

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