RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Largest Scotch-Irish population, Tennessee counties · 2010

Tennessee counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2023 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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Knox County, TNTN511,45320,397–

02Shelby County, TNTN910,22619,652–

03Davidson County, TNTN745,90419,189–

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,83310,678–

05Williamson County, TNTN272,0618,924–

06Blount County, TNTN143,8207,739–

07Rutherford County, TNTN386,3527,682–

08Sullivan County, TNTN163,7597,474–

09Sumner County, TNTN215,5385,914–

10Washington County, TNTN141,1994,684–

11Sevier County, TNTN101,3424,182–

12Montgomery County, TNTN249,9353,442–

13Wilson County, TNTN175,0333,411–

14Bradley County, TNTN115,4653,326–

15Anderson County, TNTN82,0663,266–

16Madison County, TNTN100,7902,910–

17Carter County, TNTN57,3612,622–

18Roane County, TNTN57,3952,245–

19Loudon County, TNTN63,7642,229–

20Greene County, TNTN73,8312,184–

21Hamblen County, TNTN68,8432,157–

22Maury County, TNTN118,1311,969–

23Putnam County, TNTN86,6121,903–

24Jefferson County, TNTN60,0241,876–

25Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591,875–

26McMinn County, TNTN57,4041,858–

27Dickson County, TNTN58,6621,846–

28Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141,458–

29Gibson County, TNTN51,7791,453–

30Cocke County, TNTN37,8891,450–

31Robertson County, TNTN80,1751,429–

32Monroe County, TNTN49,7301,400–

33Franklin County, TNTN45,5791,362–

34Cheatham County, TNTN42,7781,356–

35Coffee County, TNTN62,4191,325–

36Lincoln County, TNTN36,8531,314–

37Henry County, TNTN32,8961,260–

38Tipton County, TNTN62,2871,251–

39Cumberland County, TNTN66,3001,226–

40Fayette County, TNTN45,0711,175–

41Rhea County, TNTN34,8441,090–

42Warren County, TNTN43,717990–

43Bedford County, TNTN55,273962–

44Weakley County, TNTN33,261929–

45Obion County, TNTN30,067880–

46Claiborne County, TNTN33,229843–

47Scott County, TNTN22,671842–

48Marshall County, TNTN38,071833–

49Marion County, TNTN29,804804–

50Giles County, TNTN31,433779–

51Carroll County, TNTN29,200705–

52Dyer County, TNTN36,320679–

53Campbell County, TNTN40,290646–

54Grainger County, TNTN25,739643–

55McNairy County, TNTN26,236610–

56Hickman County, TNTN26,219606–

57Humphreys County, TNTN19,646598–

58Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920584–

59Henderson County, TNTN28,518560–

60Morgan County, TNTN22,160548–

61Polk County, TNTN18,592524–

62Cannon County, TNTN15,296513–

63White County, TNTN29,612508–

64Benton County, TNTN16,183488–

65Unicoi County, TNTN17,856483–

66Hardeman County, TNTN25,274481–

67Smith County, TNTN20,981476–

68Johnson County, TNTN18,718466–

69Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617464–

70Overton County, TNTN23,787464–

71Grundy County, TNTN14,116453–

72Houston County, TNTN8,479425–

73Hardin County, TNTN27,983418–

74Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861406–

75Union County, TNTN21,450383–

76Chester County, TNTN17,994376–

77Wayne County, TNTN16,416293–

78Fentress County, TNTN20,322285–

79Macon County, TNTN27,663276–

80Jackson County, TNTN12,466269–

81Decatur County, TNTN11,820263–

82Crockett County, TNTN14,006243–

83Perry County, TNTN9,126242–

84Moore County, TNTN6,920234–

85Meigs County, TNTN14,186223–

86Stewart County, TNTN14,439219–

87Trousdale County, TNTN12,623203–

88DeKalb County, TNTN21,873187–

89Lewis County, TNTN13,487182–

90Haywood County, TNTN17,042178–

91Hancock County, TNTN7,075144–

92Clay County, TNTN7,821126–

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,874124–

94Lake County, TNTN6,24967–

95Pickett County, TNTN5,21949–

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