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Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Johnson County, TNTN18,7184.5%–

02Sevier County, TNTN101,3424.4%–

03Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594.0%–

04Knox County, TNTN511,4533.8%–

05Blount County, TNTN143,8203.7%–

06Jefferson County, TNTN60,0243.6%–

07Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.5%–

08Morgan County, TNTN22,1603.1%–

09Stewart County, TNTN14,4393.1%–

10Roane County, TNTN57,3953.1%–

11Scott County, TNTN22,6713.0%–

12Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562.9%–

13Grainger County, TNTN25,7392.9%–

14Carter County, TNTN57,3612.9%–

15Washington County, TNTN141,1992.7%–

16Dyer County, TNTN36,3202.7%–

17Campbell County, TNTN40,2902.6%–

18Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.6%–

19Hawkins County, TNTN59,5592.6%–

20Franklin County, TNTN45,5792.6%–

21Marshall County, TNTN38,0712.5%–

22Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202.5%–

23Williamson County, TNTN272,0612.5%–

24Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.4%–

25Fentress County, TNTN20,3222.4%–

26Hamblen County, TNTN68,8432.3%–

27Giles County, TNTN31,4332.3%–

28Polk County, TNTN18,5922.3%–

29Bradley County, TNTN115,4652.2%–

30Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.2%–

31Lincoln County, TNTN36,8532.2%–

32Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.2%–

33Union County, TNTN21,4502.1%–

34Sumner County, TNTN215,5382.1%–

35Madison County, TNTN100,7902.1%–

36Maury County, TNTN118,1312.0%–

37Greene County, TNTN73,8312.0%–

38Lawrence County, TNTN46,9142.0%–

39Putnam County, TNTN86,6122.0%–

40Wilson County, TNTN175,0332.0%–

41Rutherford County, TNTN386,3521.9%–

42Cumberland County, TNTN66,3001.9%–

43Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611.9%–

44White County, TNTN29,6121.9%–

45Cannon County, TNTN15,2961.9%–

46Clay County, TNTN7,8211.9%–

47Fayette County, TNTN45,0711.8%–

48Smith County, TNTN20,9811.8%–

49Marion County, TNTN29,8041.8%–

50Robertson County, TNTN80,1751.8%–

51Carroll County, TNTN29,2001.8%–

52Gibson County, TNTN51,7791.8%–

53Macon County, TNTN27,6631.7%–

54Rhea County, TNTN34,8441.7%–

55Hamilton County, TNTN390,8331.7%–

56Davidson County, TNTN745,9041.7%–

57Tipton County, TNTN62,2871.7%–

58Bedford County, TNTN55,2731.7%–

59Perry County, TNTN9,1261.6%–

60Lewis County, TNTN13,4871.6%–

61McMinn County, TNTN57,4041.6%–

62McNairy County, TNTN26,2361.6%–

63Van Buren County, TNTN6,8741.5%–

64Cocke County, TNTN37,8891.5%–

65DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731.5%–

66Grundy County, TNTN14,1161.5%–

67Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.5%–

68Henderson County, TNTN28,5181.4%–

69Claiborne County, TNTN33,2291.3%–

70Dickson County, TNTN58,6621.3%–

71Benton County, TNTN16,1831.3%–

72Cheatham County, TNTN42,7781.3%–

73Obion County, TNTN30,0671.2%–

74Montgomery County, TNTN249,9351.2%–

75Coffee County, TNTN62,4191.2%–

76Lake County, TNTN6,2491.2%–

77Shelby County, TNTN910,2261.2%–

78Hickman County, TNTN26,2191.1%–

79Warren County, TNTN43,7171.1%–

80Hardin County, TNTN27,9831.1%–

81Overton County, TNTN23,7871.1%–

82Chester County, TNTN17,9941.0%–

83Wayne County, TNTN16,4161.0%–

84Pickett County, TNTN5,2191.0%–

85Weakley County, TNTN33,2611.0%–

86Henry County, TNTN32,8961.0%–

87Crockett County, TNTN14,0061.0%–

88Decatur County, TNTN11,8200.9%–

89Moore County, TNTN6,9200.9%–

90Hardeman County, TNTN25,2740.9%–

91Houston County, TNTN8,4790.7%–

92Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6170.7%–

93Hancock County, TNTN7,0750.7%–

94Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%–

95Haywood County, TNTN17,0420.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES