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

Scott County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 95 counties in 2022, at 96.8%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 34.5%. The median was 88.4% and the figure for Tennessee was 72.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96.8Scott County
Lowest34.5Shelby County
Median88.495 counties
Tennessee72.6History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Scott CountyScott County: 96.8 %96.8Hancock CountyHancock County: 96.2 %96.2Campbell CountyCampbell County: 95.9 %95.9Overton CountyOverton County: 95.5 %95.5Fentress CountyFentress County: 95.4 %95.4Pickett CountyPickett County: 95.2 %95.2Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 95.2 %95.2Union CountyUnion County: 95.1 %95.1Grundy CountyGrundy County: 94.8 %94.8Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 94.7 %94.7Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 94.1 %94.1Clay CountyClay County: 93.9 %93.9Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 93.8 %93.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 93.3 %93.3Grainger CountyGrainger County: 93 %93Carter CountyCarter County: 92.9 %92.9Cannon CountyCannon County: 92.9 %92.9White CountyWhite County: 92.7 %92.7Cocke CountyCocke County: 92.5 %92.5Sullivan CountySullivan County: 92.4 %92.4Moore CountyMoore County: 92.3 %92.3Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 92.3 %92.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 92.2 %92.2Lewis CountyLewis County: 92.1 %92.1Greene CountyGreene County: 92 %92Benton CountyBenton County: 91.4 %91.4Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 91.4 %91.4Roane CountyRoane County: 91.2 %91.2Decatur CountyDecatur County: 91.1 %91.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 91 %91Houston CountyHouston County: 91 %91Perry CountyPerry County: 90.9 %90.9Hardin CountyHardin County: 90.9 %90.9Marion CountyMarion County: 90.9 %90.9Polk CountyPolk County: 90.6 %90.6Smith CountySmith County: 90.5 %90.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 90.5 %90.5Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 90.5 %90.5Johnson CountyJohnson County: 90.5 %90.5Meigs CountyMeigs County: 90.4 %90.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Scott County96.8-0.2 pts
2Hancock County96.2-0.5 pts
3Campbell County95.9-0.2 pts
4Overton County95.5-0.2 pts
5Fentress County95.4-0.5 pts
6Pickett County95.2-0.9 pts
7Van Buren County95.2-0.2 pts
8Union County95.1-0.5 pts
9Grundy County94.8+6.1 pts
10Claiborne County94.7-0.2 pts
11Hawkins County94.1-0.4 pts
12Clay County93.9-0.5 pts
13Cumberland County93.8-0.3 pts
14Jackson County93.3-0.7 pts
15Grainger County93-0.5 pts
16Carter County92.9-1.3 pts
17Cannon County92.9-0.4 pts
18White County92.7-0.2 pts
19Cocke County92.5-0.2 pts
20Sullivan County92.4-0.5 pts
21Moore County92.3-0.3 pts
22Sequatchie County92.3-0.8 pts
23Lawrence County92.2-0.4 pts
24Lewis County92.1-0.3 pts
25Greene County92-0.4 pts
26Benton County91.4-0.3 pts
27Unicoi County91.4-0.5 pts
28Roane County91.2-1 pts
29Decatur County91.1-0.5 pts
30Jefferson County91-0.1 pts
31Houston County91-0.3 pts
32Perry County90.9-0.1 pts
33Hardin County90.9-0.5 pts
34Marion County90.9-0.4 pts
35Polk County90.6-1.2 pts
36Smith County90.5-0.2 pts
37Morgan County90.5-0.6 pts
38Humphreys County90.5-0.9 pts
38Johnson County90.5-0.8 pts
40Meigs County90.4-0.5 pts
41Macon County90.3-0.7 pts
42Cheatham County90.2-0.8 pts
43Stewart County90.1-0.6 pts
44Blount County89.9-0.4 pts
45Hickman County89.6-0.2 pts
46McNairy County89.1-0.3 pts
47Wayne County88.9-0.4 pts
48Sevier County88.4-0.5 pts
49Dickson County88.2-0.8 pts
50Rhea County88-0.4 pts
51Monroe County88-1.4 pts
52Franklin County87.7-0.2 pts
53Anderson County87.6-0.5 pts
54Washington County87.4-0.3 pts
55Bledsoe County87.30 pts
56Putnam County87.2-0.3 pts
57McMinn County87.1-0.8 pts
58DeKalb County87-0.4 pts
59Coffee County86.7-0.6 pts
60Henderson County86.5-0.2 pts
61Henry County86.4-0.2 pts
62Loudon County86.4-0.3 pts
63Weakley County85.5-0.7 pts
64Lincoln County85.4-0.3 pts
65Chester County84.6-0 pts
66Marshall County84.4-0 pts
67Warren County84.1-0.3 pts
68Carroll County84-0.2 pts
69Bradley County83.9-0.5 pts
70Giles County82.7-0.3 pts
71Williamson County82.7-0.5 pts
72Wilson County82.1-0.8 pts
73Trousdale County81.9-0.4 pts
74Robertson County81.4-0.5 pts
75Sumner County81.1-0.8 pts
76Knox County81.1-0.4 pts
77Hamblen County80.3-0.6 pts
78Obion County80.1-0.3 pts
79Dyer County78.3-0.7 pts
80Maury County78-0.4 pts
81Gibson County75.9-0.2 pts
82Bedford County75.2-0.7 pts
83Tipton County74.5-0.3 pts
84Crockett County72-0.6 pts
85Hamilton County70.1-0.2 pts
86Rutherford County67.5-1.1 pts
87Fayette County66.7-0.3 pts
88Lake County65.8-0.9 pts
89Montgomery County60.9-0.8 pts
90Lauderdale County58.8-0.7 pts
91Davidson County55.6-0.1 pts
92Madison County54.5-0.4 pts
93Hardeman County53.9+0.1 pts
94Haywood County43.7+0.2 pts
95Shelby County34.5-0.4 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Scott County, with 96.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Shelby County, with 34.5% in 2022.

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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