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

Davidson County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 95 counties in 2021, at 17.5%. Benton County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for Tennessee was 7.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.5Davidson County
Lowest0.5Benton County
Median3.295 counties
Tennessee7.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 4.7 %Bedford County: 11.6 %Benton County: 0.5 %Bledsoe County: 3.6 %Blount County: 3.6 %Bradley County: 7.6 %Campbell County: 1.2 %Cannon County: 2.3 %Carroll County: 3.2 %Carter County: 2.4 %Cheatham County: 4.4 %Chester County: 2 %Claiborne County: 2.3 %Clay County: 3.5 %Cocke County: 2 %Coffee County: 3.8 %Crockett County: 9.7 %Cumberland County: 2.7 %Davidson County: 17.5 %Decatur County: 0.7 %DeKalb County: 7.7 %Dickson County: 2 %Dyer County: 2.5 %Fayette County: 3 %Fentress County: 1.1 %Franklin County: 3.7 %Gibson County: 3 %Giles County: 2.6 %Grainger County: 4.1 %Greene County: 3 %Grundy County: 1.4 %Hamblen County: 10.7 %Hamilton County: 8 %Hancock County: 2.4 %Hardeman County: 2.9 %Hardin County: 1 %Hawkins County: 1.7 %Haywood County: 4.1 %Henderson County: 1.3 %Henry County: 3.4 %Hickman County: 1.9 %Houston County: 0.9 %Humphreys County: 1.6 %Jackson County: 2.6 %Jefferson County: 4.3 %Johnson County: 3.4 %Knox County: 6.5 %Lake County: 2.5 %Lauderdale County: 2.8 %Lawrence County: 5 %Lewis County: 2.8 %Lincoln County: 2.9 %Loudon County: 6.9 %McMinn County: 4.4 %McNairy County: 2.2 %Macon County: 3.5 %Madison County: 4.2 %Marion County: 1.1 %Marshall County: 6.5 %Maury County: 5.6 %Meigs County: 1 %Monroe County: 3.8 %Montgomery County: 9.2 %Moore County: 2.4 %Morgan County: 3.2 %Obion County: 3.6 %Overton County: 2 %Perry County: 6.7 %Pickett County: 4.2 %Polk County: 3 %Putnam County: 5.8 %Rhea County: 4.8 %Roane County: 2.7 %Robertson County: 6.9 %Rutherford County: 12.5 %Scott County: 0.8 %Sequatchie County: 3.6 %Sevier County: 7.5 %Shelby County: 9.5 %Smith County: 2.6 %Stewart County: 3.3 %Sullivan County: 2.5 %Sumner County: 6.3 %Tipton County: 2.7 %Trousdale County: 2.8 %Unicoi County: 5.6 %Union County: 1.5 %Van Buren County: 5.3 %Warren County: 7.1 %Washington County: 4.9 %Wayne County: 2.4 %Weakley County: 3 %White County: 1.8 %Williamson County: 8.9 %Wilson County: 6.6 %
  • Under 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.6
  • 2.6 to 3.2
  • 3.2 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 6.6
  • 6.6 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Davidson County: 17.5 %Davidson County17.5Rutherford County: 12.5 %Rutherford County12.5Bedford County: 11.6 %Bedford County11.6Hamblen County: 10.7 %Hamblen County10.7Crockett County: 9.7 %Crockett County9.7Shelby County: 9.5 %Shelby County9.5Montgomery County: 9.2 %Montgomery County9.2Williamson County: 8.9 %Williamson County8.9Hamilton County: 8 %Hamilton County8DeKalb County: 7.7 %DeKalb County7.7Bradley County: 7.6 %Bradley County7.6Sevier County: 7.5 %Sevier County7.5Warren County: 7.1 %Warren County7.1Robertson County: 6.9 %Robertson County6.9Loudon County: 6.9 %Loudon County6.9Perry County: 6.7 %Perry County6.7Wilson County: 6.6 %Wilson County6.6Marshall County: 6.5 %Marshall County6.5Knox County: 6.5 %Knox County6.5Sumner County: 6.3 %Sumner County6.3Putnam County: 5.8 %Putnam County5.8Unicoi County: 5.6 %Unicoi County5.6Maury County: 5.6 %Maury County5.6Van Buren County: 5.3 %Van Buren County5.3Lawrence County: 5 %Lawrence County5Washington County: 4.9 %Washington County4.9Rhea County: 4.8 %Rhea County4.8Anderson County: 4.7 %Anderson County4.7Cheatham County: 4.4 %Cheatham County4.4McMinn County: 4.4 %McMinn County4.4Jefferson County: 4.3 %Jefferson County4.3Madison County: 4.2 %Madison County4.2Pickett County: 4.2 %Pickett County4.2Haywood County: 4.1 %Haywood County4.1Grainger County: 4.1 %Grainger County4.1Monroe County: 3.8 %Monroe County3.8Coffee County: 3.8 %Coffee County3.8Franklin County: 3.7 %Franklin County3.7Sequatchie County: 3.6 %Sequatchie County3.6Bledsoe County: 3.6 %Bledsoe County3.6Davidson County: 17.5 %Davidson County17.5Rutherford County: 12.5 %Rutherford County12.5Bedford County: 11.6 %Bedford County11.6Hamblen County: 10.7 %Hamblen County10.7Crockett County: 9.7 %Crockett County9.7Shelby County: 9.5 %Shelby County9.5Montgomery County: 9.2 %Montgomery County9.2Williamson County: 8.9 %Williamson County8.9Hamilton County: 8 %Hamilton County8DeKalb County: 7.7 %DeKalb County7.7Bradley County: 7.6 %Bradley County7.6Sevier County: 7.5 %Sevier County7.5Warren County: 7.1 %Warren County7.1Robertson County: 6.9 %Robertson County6.9Loudon County: 6.9 %Loudon County6.9Perry County: 6.7 %Perry County6.7Wilson County: 6.6 %Wilson County6.6Marshall County: 6.5 %Marshall County6.5Knox County: 6.5 %Knox County6.5Sumner County: 6.3 %Sumner County6.3Putnam County: 5.8 %Putnam County5.8Unicoi County: 5.6 %Unicoi County5.6Maury County: 5.6 %Maury County5.6Van Buren County: 5.3 %Van Buren County5.3Lawrence County: 5 %Lawrence County5Washington County: 4.9 %Washington County4.9Rhea County: 4.8 %Rhea County4.8Anderson County: 4.7 %Anderson County4.7Cheatham County: 4.4 %Cheatham County4.4McMinn County: 4.4 %McMinn County4.4Jefferson County: 4.3 %Jefferson County4.3Madison County: 4.2 %Madison County4.2Pickett County: 4.2 %Pickett County4.2Haywood County: 4.1 %Haywood County4.1Grainger County: 4.1 %Grainger County4.1Monroe County: 3.8 %Monroe County3.8Coffee County: 3.8 %Coffee County3.8Franklin County: 3.7 %Franklin County3.7Sequatchie County: 3.6 %Sequatchie County3.6Bledsoe County: 3.6 %Bledsoe County3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Davidson County17.5
2Rutherford County12.5
3Bedford County11.6
4Hamblen County10.7
5Crockett County9.7
6Shelby County9.5
7Montgomery County9.2
8Williamson County8.9
9Hamilton County8
10DeKalb County7.7
11Bradley County7.6
12Sevier County7.5
13Warren County7.1
14Robertson County6.9
15Loudon County6.9
16Perry County6.7
17Wilson County6.6
18Marshall County6.5
19Knox County6.5
20Sumner County6.3
21Putnam County5.8
22Unicoi County5.6
23Maury County5.6
24Van Buren County5.3
25Lawrence County5
26Washington County4.9
27Rhea County4.8
28Anderson County4.7
29Cheatham County4.4
29McMinn County4.4
31Jefferson County4.3
32Madison County4.2
33Pickett County4.2
34Haywood County4.1
35Grainger County4.1
36Monroe County3.8
37Coffee County3.8
38Franklin County3.7
39Sequatchie County3.6
40Bledsoe County3.6
41Obion County3.6
42Blount County3.6
43Clay County3.5
44Macon County3.5
45Henry County3.4
46Johnson County3.4
47Stewart County3.3
48Carroll County3.2
48Morgan County3.2
50Polk County3
50Weakley County3
52Greene County3
53Gibson County3
54Fayette County3
55Lincoln County2.9
56Hardeman County2.9
57Trousdale County2.8
58Lauderdale County2.8
59Lewis County2.8
60Roane County2.7
61Cumberland County2.7
62Tipton County2.7
63Giles County2.6
64Smith County2.6
65Jackson County2.6
66Lake County2.5
67Dyer County2.5
68Sullivan County2.5
69Hancock County2.4
70Moore County2.4
70Wayne County2.4
72Carter County2.4
73Cannon County2.3
74Claiborne County2.3
75McNairy County2.2
76Cocke County2
77Dickson County2
78Chester County2
79Overton County2
80Hickman County1.9
81White County1.8
82Hawkins County1.7
83Humphreys County1.6
84Union County1.5
85Grundy County1.4
86Henderson County1.3
87Campbell County1.2
88Marion County1.1
89Fentress County1.1
90Meigs County1
91Hardin County1
92Houston County0.9
93Scott County0.8
94Decatur County0.7
95Benton County0.5

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/tennessee-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/tennessee-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2021}},
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Davidson County, with 17.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Benton County, with 0.5% in 2021.

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