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Counties in Tennessee by white (non-Hispanic) population share

Scott County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 95 counties in 2021, at 96.9%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 34.9%. The median was 89% and the figure for Tennessee was 72.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96.9Scott County
Lowest34.9Shelby County
Median8995 counties
Tennessee72.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Scott CountyScott County: 96.9 %96.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 96.7 %96.7Pickett CountyPickett County: 96.1 %96.1Campbell CountyCampbell County: 96 %96Fentress CountyFentress County: 95.9 %95.9Overton CountyOverton County: 95.7 %95.7Union CountyUnion County: 95.6 %95.6Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 95.4 %95.4Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 94.9 %94.9Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 94.6 %94.6Clay CountyClay County: 94.3 %94.3Carter CountyCarter County: 94.2 %94.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 94.1 %94.1Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 94 %94Grainger CountyGrainger County: 93.5 %93.5Cannon CountyCannon County: 93.4 %93.4Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 93 %93White CountyWhite County: 92.9 %92.9Sullivan CountySullivan County: 92.9 %92.9Cocke CountyCocke County: 92.8 %92.8Moore CountyMoore County: 92.6 %92.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 92.6 %92.6Greene CountyGreene County: 92.5 %92.5Lewis CountyLewis County: 92.4 %92.4Roane CountyRoane County: 92.3 %92.3Polk CountyPolk County: 91.8 %91.8Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 91.8 %91.8Benton CountyBenton County: 91.7 %91.7Decatur CountyDecatur County: 91.6 %91.6Hardin CountyHardin County: 91.4 %91.4Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 91.4 %91.4Houston CountyHouston County: 91.3 %91.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 91.3 %91.3Marion CountyMarion County: 91.3 %91.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 91.1 %91.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 91.1 %91.1Macon CountyMacon County: 91 %91Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 91 %91Perry CountyPerry County: 91 %91Meigs CountyMeigs County: 90.9 %90.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Scott County96.9
2Hancock County96.7
3Pickett County96.1
4Campbell County96
5Fentress County95.9
6Overton County95.7
7Union County95.6
8Van Buren County95.4
9Claiborne County94.9
10Hawkins County94.6
11Clay County94.3
12Carter County94.2
13Jackson County94.1
14Cumberland County94
15Grainger County93.5
16Cannon County93.4
17Sequatchie County93
18White County92.9
19Sullivan County92.9
20Cocke County92.8
21Moore County92.6
22Lawrence County92.6
23Greene County92.5
24Lewis County92.4
25Roane County92.3
26Polk County91.8
27Unicoi County91.8
28Benton County91.7
29Decatur County91.6
30Hardin County91.4
31Humphreys County91.4
32Houston County91.3
33Johnson County91.3
34Marion County91.3
35Jefferson County91.1
36Morgan County91.1
37Macon County91
38Cheatham County91
39Perry County91
40Meigs County90.9
41Smith County90.7
42Stewart County90.6
43Blount County90.2
44Hickman County89.8
45Monroe County89.4
46McNairy County89.4
47Wayne County89.2
48Dickson County89
49Sevier County88.9
50Grundy County88.7
51Rhea County88.5
52Anderson County88.1
53Franklin County87.8
53McMinn County87.8
55Washington County87.7
56Putnam County87.5
57DeKalb County87.4
58Coffee County87.4
59Bledsoe County87.3
60Henderson County86.7
61Loudon County86.6
62Henry County86.6
63Weakley County86.2
64Lincoln County85.7
65Chester County84.6
66Marshall County84.5
67Warren County84.4
68Bradley County84.4
69Carroll County84.2
70Williamson County83.2
71Giles County83
72Wilson County82.9
73Trousdale County82.3
74Sumner County82
75Robertson County81.9
76Knox County81.4
77Hamblen County80.9
78Obion County80.4
79Dyer County79
80Maury County78.4
81Gibson County76.1
82Bedford County75.9
83Tipton County74.8
84Crockett County72.6
85Hamilton County70.3
86Rutherford County68.6
87Fayette County67.1
88Lake County66.7
89Montgomery County61.7
90Lauderdale County59.5
91Davidson County55.7
92Madison County54.8
93Hardeman County53.8
94Haywood County43.5
95Shelby County34.9

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

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 B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Scott County, with 96.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Shelby County, with 34.9% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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