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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 559. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rhea County, TN, up 21 places to #26.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Knox County, TNTN511,45313,770−32%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90411,165−42%

03Shelby County, TNTN910,2267,284−63%

04▲2Hamilton County, TNTN390,8336,074−43%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,3525,681−26%

06▲1Williamson County, TNTN272,0615,528−38%

07▼3Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594,702−37%

08▲2Sumner County, TNTN215,5383,665−38%

09▼1Blount County, TNTN143,8203,619−53%

10▲1Washington County, TNTN141,1993,288−30%

11▲4Bradley County, TNTN115,4652,790−16%

12▼3Sevier County, TNTN101,3422,775−34%

13▼1Wilson County, TNTN175,0332,483−27%

14Montgomery County, TNTN249,9352,210−36%

15▼2Anderson County, TNTN82,0662,116−35%

16Madison County, TNTN100,7901,791−38%

17▲4Putnam County, TNTN86,6121,633−14%

18▲1Roane County, TNTN57,3951,619−28%

19▼1Maury County, TNTN118,1311,575−20%

20Carter County, TNTN57,3611,459−44%

21▼4Jefferson County, TNTN60,0241,415−25%

22▲3Loudon County, TNTN63,7641,405−37%

23▲1Greene County, TNTN73,8311,368−37%

24▼1Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591,342−28%

25▲7Monroe County, TNTN49,7301,200−14%

26▲21Rhea County, TNTN34,8441,159+6%

27▼5Hamblen County, TNTN68,8431,113−48%

28Franklin County, TNTN45,5791,105−19%

29▼2Cumberland County, TNTN66,3001,066−13%

30▲1Dyer County, TNTN36,3201,039+53%

31▲10Dickson County, TNTN58,6621,003−46%

32▼2Tipton County, TNTN62,287941−25%

33▼7Robertson County, TNTN80,175898−37%

34▲4Johnson County, TNTN18,718868+86%

35▼1Gibson County, TNTN51,779856−41%

36▲7Morgan County, TNTN22,160828+51%

37▲5Coffee County, TNTN62,419789−40%

38▼2Marshall County, TNTN38,071783−6%

39▼4McMinn County, TNTN57,404704−62%

40▲5Giles County, TNTN31,433660−15%

41▲21Henderson County, TNTN28,518642+15%

42▼9Lawrence County, TNTN46,914637−56%

43▲11Warren County, TNTN43,717610−38%

44▼4Lincoln County, TNTN36,853609−54%

45▼8Bedford County, TNTN55,273607−37%

46▼7Fayette County, TNTN45,071579−51%

47▲9Claiborne County, TNTN33,229560−34%

48▲2Marion County, TNTN29,804559−30%

49▲3Cheatham County, TNTN42,778542−60%

50▲1White County, TNTN29,612525+3%

51▼22Campbell County, TNTN40,290469−27%

52▼3Unicoi County, TNTN17,856464−4%

53▼5Cocke County, TNTN37,889462−68%

54▼8Scott County, TNTN22,671461−45%

55▲2Stewart County, TNTN14,439436+99%

56▲16Hickman County, TNTN26,219398−34%

57▲2Union County, TNTN21,450394+3%

58▼3Fentress County, TNTN20,322365+28%

59▲11DeKalb County, TNTN21,873358+91%

60▲8Henry County, TNTN32,896347−72%

61▼3Macon County, TNTN27,663341+24%

62▼2McNairy County, TNTN26,236334−45%

63Polk County, TNTN18,592314−40%

64▼20Grainger County, TNTN25,739309−52%

65▼12Carroll County, TNTN29,200294−58%

66▲12Lewis County, TNTN13,487293+61%

67▲6Hardin County, TNTN27,983278−33%

68▲7Overton County, TNTN23,787264−43%

69▲2Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861255−37%

70▼5Obion County, TNTN30,067253−71%

71▼4Weakley County, TNTN33,261235−75%

72▼3Jackson County, TNTN12,466233−13%

73▲15Van Buren County, TNTN6,874232+87%

74▲8Meigs County, TNTN14,186218−2%

75▼9Smith County, TNTN20,981209−56%

76▲5Chester County, TNTN17,994203−46%

77▼16Humphreys County, TNTN19,646199−67%

78▲1Grundy County, TNTN14,116190−58%

79▲12Trousdale County, TNTN12,623186−8%

80▲10Haywood County, TNTN17,042177−1%

81▲4Crockett County, TNTN14,006176−28%

82▲1Wayne County, TNTN16,416156−47%

83▼3Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617143−69%

84▼7Benton County, TNTN16,183140−71%

85▼9Hardeman County, TNTN25,274140−71%

86▲6Houston County, TNTN8,479123−71%

87▼13Cannon County, TNTN15,296112−78%

88▼4Clay County, TNTN7,82174−41%

89▲4Moore County, TNTN6,92062−74%

90▼1Lake County, TNTN6,24960−10%

91▼27Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92050−91%

92▼5Decatur County, TNTN11,82049−81%

93▼7Perry County, TNTN9,12648−80%

94Pickett County, TNTN5,21940−18%

95Hancock County, TNTN7,07532−78%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES