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Counties in Tennessee by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Davidson County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 95 counties in 2024, at 19.2%. Scott County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.2Davidson County
Lowest0.4Scott County
Median3.795 counties
Tennessee8.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Anderson County: 5 %Bedford County: 14.1 %Benton County: 2.5 %Bledsoe County: 3.1 %Blount County: 3.7 %Bradley County: 9.2 %Campbell County: 1.1 %Cannon County: 1.8 %Carroll County: 2 %Carter County: 2.5 %Cheatham County: 4.7 %Chester County: 3 %Claiborne County: 1.7 %Clay County: 1.6 %Cocke County: 2.2 %Coffee County: 5.5 %Crockett County: 9.4 %Cumberland County: 3.4 %Davidson County: 19.2 %Decatur County: 3.5 %DeKalb County: 5.4 %Dickson County: 3.4 %Dyer County: 2.4 %Fayette County: 4.3 %Fentress County: 1.4 %Franklin County: 4.1 %Gibson County: 3.4 %Giles County: 2.8 %Grainger County: 2.4 %Greene County: 3.8 %Grundy County: 1.4 %Hamblen County: 14.1 %Hamilton County: 9.5 %Hancock County: 1.9 %Hardeman County: 2.7 %Hardin County: 2.5 %Hawkins County: 1.9 %Haywood County: 3.3 %Henderson County: 1.4 %Henry County: 3.4 %Hickman County: 3.1 %Houston County: 1.4 %Humphreys County: 2.6 %Jackson County: 2.1 %Jefferson County: 3.7 %Johnson County: 4.9 %Knox County: 8.7 %Lake County: 3.9 %Lauderdale County: 3 %Lawrence County: 5.1 %Lewis County: 0.5 %Lincoln County: 2.9 %Loudon County: 8.8 %McMinn County: 4 %McNairy County: 1.5 %Macon County: 4.1 %Madison County: 5.6 %Marion County: 1.7 %Marshall County: 7.8 %Maury County: 6.2 %Meigs County: 1.6 %Monroe County: 5.4 %Montgomery County: 10.2 %Moore County: 0.9 %Morgan County: 5.9 %Obion County: 4.7 %Overton County: 2 %Perry County: 2.7 %Pickett County: 4.7 %Polk County: 2.4 %Putnam County: 7.9 %Rhea County: 4.7 %Roane County: 2.1 %Robertson County: 9 %Rutherford County: 16.1 %Scott County: 0.4 %Sequatchie County: 3.7 %Sevier County: 10.1 %Shelby County: 11.2 %Smith County: 3.4 %Stewart County: 3.7 %Sullivan County: 2.6 %Sumner County: 7.1 %Tipton County: 2.8 %Trousdale County: 6 %Unicoi County: 5.1 %Union County: 2 %Van Buren County: 6.7 %Warren County: 7.3 %Washington County: 4.7 %Wayne County: 3.7 %Weakley County: 4.1 %White County: 2.8 %Williamson County: 9.8 %Wilson County: 8.1 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Davidson County: 19.2 %Davidson County19.2Rutherford County: 16.1 %Rutherford County16.1Hamblen County: 14.1 %Hamblen County14.1Bedford County: 14.1 %Bedford County14.1Shelby County: 11.2 %Shelby County11.2Montgomery County: 10.2 %Montgomery County10.2Sevier County: 10.1 %Sevier County10.1Williamson County: 9.8 %Williamson County9.8Hamilton County: 9.5 %Hamilton County9.5Crockett County: 9.4 %Crockett County9.4Bradley County: 9.2 %Bradley County9.2Robertson County: 9 %Robertson County9Loudon County: 8.8 %Loudon County8.8Knox County: 8.7 %Knox County8.7Wilson County: 8.1 %Wilson County8.1Putnam County: 7.9 %Putnam County7.9Marshall County: 7.8 %Marshall County7.8Warren County: 7.3 %Warren County7.3Sumner County: 7.1 %Sumner County7.1Van Buren County: 6.7 %Van Buren County6.7Maury County: 6.2 %Maury County6.2Trousdale County: 6 %Trousdale County6Morgan County: 5.9 %Morgan County5.9Madison County: 5.6 %Madison County5.6Coffee County: 5.5 %Coffee County5.5Monroe County: 5.4 %Monroe County5.4DeKalb County: 5.4 %DeKalb County5.4Unicoi County: 5.1 %Unicoi County5.1Lawrence County: 5.1 %Lawrence County5.1Anderson County: 5 %Anderson County5Johnson County: 4.9 %Johnson County4.9Obion County: 4.7 %Obion County4.7Pickett County: 4.7 %Pickett County4.7Washington County: 4.7 %Washington County4.7Rhea County: 4.7 %Rhea County4.7Cheatham County: 4.7 %Cheatham County4.7Fayette County: 4.3 %Fayette County4.3Franklin County: 4.1 %Franklin County4.1Weakley County: 4.1 %Weakley County4.1Macon County: 4.1 %Macon County4.1Davidson County: 19.2 %Davidson County19.2Rutherford County: 16.1 %Rutherford County16.1Hamblen County: 14.1 %Hamblen County14.1Bedford County: 14.1 %Bedford County14.1Shelby County: 11.2 %Shelby County11.2Montgomery County: 10.2 %Montgomery County10.2Sevier County: 10.1 %Sevier County10.1Williamson County: 9.8 %Williamson County9.8Hamilton County: 9.5 %Hamilton County9.5Crockett County: 9.4 %Crockett County9.4Bradley County: 9.2 %Bradley County9.2Robertson County: 9 %Robertson County9Loudon County: 8.8 %Loudon County8.8Knox County: 8.7 %Knox County8.7Wilson County: 8.1 %Wilson County8.1Putnam County: 7.9 %Putnam County7.9Marshall County: 7.8 %Marshall County7.8Warren County: 7.3 %Warren County7.3Sumner County: 7.1 %Sumner County7.1Van Buren County: 6.7 %Van Buren County6.7Maury County: 6.2 %Maury County6.2Trousdale County: 6 %Trousdale County6Morgan County: 5.9 %Morgan County5.9Madison County: 5.6 %Madison County5.6Coffee County: 5.5 %Coffee County5.5Monroe County: 5.4 %Monroe County5.4DeKalb County: 5.4 %DeKalb County5.4Unicoi County: 5.1 %Unicoi County5.1Lawrence County: 5.1 %Lawrence County5.1Anderson County: 5 %Anderson County5Johnson County: 4.9 %Johnson County4.9Obion County: 4.7 %Obion County4.7Pickett County: 4.7 %Pickett County4.7Washington County: 4.7 %Washington County4.7Rhea County: 4.7 %Rhea County4.7Cheatham County: 4.7 %Cheatham County4.7Fayette County: 4.3 %Fayette County4.3Franklin County: 4.1 %Franklin County4.1Weakley County: 4.1 %Weakley County4.1Macon County: 4.1 %Macon County4.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Davidson County19.2+0.2 pts
2Rutherford County16.1+0.6 pts
3Hamblen County14.1+1.1 pts
4Bedford County14.1+1.7 pts
5Shelby County11.2+0.3 pts
6Montgomery County10.2+0.4 pts
7Sevier County10.1+0.5 pts
8Williamson County9.8+0.4 pts
9Hamilton County9.5+0.4 pts
10Crockett County9.4+0.7 pts
11Bradley County9.2+0.5 pts
12Robertson County9+0.3 pts
13Loudon County8.8+1.2 pts
14Knox County8.7+0.6 pts
15Wilson County8.1+0.4 pts
16Putnam County7.9+1.1 pts
17Marshall County7.8+0.9 pts
18Warren County7.3-0.3 pts
19Sumner County7.1+0.5 pts
20Van Buren County6.7+0.9 pts
21Maury County6.2+0.8 pts
22Trousdale County6+0.5 pts
23Morgan County5.9+1.2 pts
24Madison County5.6+0.4 pts
25Coffee County5.5+0.3 pts
26Monroe County5.4+0.6 pts
27DeKalb County5.4+0.2 pts
28Unicoi County5.1+0.1 pts
29Lawrence County5.1+0.2 pts
30Anderson County50 pts
31Johnson County4.9+0.6 pts
32Obion County4.7+0.1 pts
33Pickett County4.7-0 pts
34Washington County4.7-0.2 pts
35Rhea County4.7+0.3 pts
36Cheatham County4.7+0.1 pts
37Fayette County4.3+0.5 pts
38Franklin County4.1-0 pts
38Weakley County4.1+0.8 pts
40Macon County4.10 pts
41McMinn County4-0.5 pts
42Lake County3.9+0.4 pts
43Greene County3.8-0.3 pts
44Jefferson County3.7-0.5 pts
44Stewart County3.7+0.5 pts
46Blount County3.7-0.3 pts
46Sequatchie County3.7+0.6 pts
48Wayne County3.7+0.9 pts
49Decatur County3.5+1.3 pts
50Dickson County3.4+0.9 pts
51Cumberland County3.4+0.4 pts
52Gibson County3.4+0.1 pts
52Henry County3.4-0.1 pts
54Smith County3.4-0.1 pts
55Haywood County3.3-0.4 pts
56Bledsoe County3.1+0.2 pts
57Hickman County3.1+0.7 pts
58Lauderdale County3+0.5 pts
59Chester County3-0.2 pts
60Lincoln County2.9+0.3 pts
61Giles County2.8-0.1 pts
61White County2.8-0.1 pts
63Tipton County2.80 pts
64Hardeman County2.7-0.1 pts
65Perry County2.7-3.7 pts
66Humphreys County2.6+0.6 pts
67Sullivan County2.60 pts
68Hardin County2.5-0 pts
69Benton County2.5+1.1 pts
70Carter County2.5-0.3 pts
71Grainger County2.4+0.2 pts
72Dyer County2.4+0.2 pts
73Polk County2.4-0.4 pts
74Cocke County2.2-0.2 pts
75Jackson County2.1-0.4 pts
75Roane County2.1-0.6 pts
77Overton County2+0.1 pts
77Union County2+0.1 pts
79Carroll County2-0.8 pts
80Hawkins County1.9+0.3 pts
81Hancock County1.9+0.3 pts
82Cannon County1.8-0.9 pts
83Claiborne County1.7-0.2 pts
84Marion County1.7+0.2 pts
85Clay County1.6-2.4 pts
86Meigs County1.6-0 pts
87McNairy County1.5-0.6 pts
88Grundy County1.4+0.7 pts
89Fentress County1.4+0.2 pts
90Henderson County1.4+0.1 pts
90Houston County1.4+0.4 pts
92Campbell County1.1+0.2 pts
93Moore County0.9-0 pts
94Lewis County0.5-1.4 pts
95Scott County0.4-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Tennessee by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Tennessee by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Tennessee by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/tennessee-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Tennessee by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Davidson County, with 19.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Scott County, with 0.4% in 2024.

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