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

Scott County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 95 counties in 2023, at 96.6%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 33.3%. The median was 87.7% and the figure for Tennessee was 71.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96.6Scott County
Lowest33.3Shelby County
Median87.795 counties
Tennessee71.5History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Scott CountyScott County: 96.6 %96.6Hancock CountyHancock County: 96.1 %96.1Campbell CountyCampbell County: 95.9 %95.9Pickett CountyPickett County: 95.6 %95.6Overton CountyOverton County: 95.3 %95.3Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 95.1 %95.1Union CountyUnion County: 94.6 %94.6Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 94.5 %94.5Fentress CountyFentress County: 94.4 %94.4Grundy CountyGrundy County: 94.3 %94.3Clay CountyClay County: 94.2 %94.2Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 94 %94Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 93.4 %93.4Carter CountyCarter County: 93.3 %93.3Grainger CountyGrainger County: 93 %93Jackson CountyJackson County: 92.8 %92.8Cannon CountyCannon County: 92.5 %92.5Cocke CountyCocke County: 92.3 %92.3White CountyWhite County: 92.2 %92.2Moore CountyMoore County: 92.2 %92.2Sullivan CountySullivan County: 92.1 %92.1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 92.1 %92.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 92 %92Lewis CountyLewis County: 91.9 %91.9Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 91.3 %91.3Greene CountyGreene County: 91.3 %91.3Benton CountyBenton County: 91.2 %91.2Roane CountyRoane County: 91.2 %91.2Hardin CountyHardin County: 91 %91Decatur CountyDecatur County: 90.8 %90.8Stewart CountyStewart County: 90.7 %90.7Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 90.6 %90.6Houston CountyHouston County: 90.6 %90.6Smith CountySmith County: 90.5 %90.5Meigs CountyMeigs County: 90.5 %90.5Polk CountyPolk County: 90.5 %90.5Marion CountyMarion County: 90.4 %90.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 90.3 %90.3Perry CountyPerry County: 90.2 %90.2Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 90.2 %90.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Scott County96.6-0.2 pts
2Hancock County96.1-0.2 pts
3Campbell County95.90 pts
4Pickett County95.6+0.4 pts
5Overton County95.3-0.2 pts
6Van Buren County95.1-0.1 pts
7Union County94.6-0.5 pts
8Claiborne County94.5-0.2 pts
9Fentress County94.4-0.9 pts
10Grundy County94.3-0.5 pts
11Clay County94.2+0.3 pts
12Hawkins County94-0.2 pts
13Cumberland County93.4-0.3 pts
14Carter County93.3+0.3 pts
15Grainger County93-0 pts
16Jackson County92.8-0.5 pts
17Cannon County92.5-0.4 pts
18Cocke County92.3-0.2 pts
19White County92.2-0.5 pts
20Moore County92.2-0.2 pts
21Sullivan County92.1-0.3 pts
22Lawrence County92.1-0.1 pts
23Morgan County92+1.5 pts
24Lewis County91.9-0.2 pts
25Sequatchie County91.3-0.9 pts
26Greene County91.3-0.7 pts
27Benton County91.2-0.1 pts
28Roane County91.2-0.1 pts
29Hardin County910 pts
30Decatur County90.8-0.3 pts
31Stewart County90.7+0.7 pts
32Unicoi County90.6-0.8 pts
33Houston County90.6-0.4 pts
34Smith County90.5-0 pts
35Meigs County90.5+0.1 pts
35Polk County90.5-0.2 pts
37Marion County90.4-0.5 pts
38Jefferson County90.3-0.8 pts
39Perry County90.2-0.8 pts
40Humphreys County90.2-0.3 pts
41Hickman County89.4-0.2 pts
42McNairy County89.4+0.2 pts
43Blount County89.1-0.8 pts
44Cheatham County89-1.2 pts
45Macon County88.7-1.6 pts
46Wayne County88.7-0.2 pts
47Johnson County88-2.5 pts
48Franklin County87.7-0 pts
49DeKalb County87.6+0.6 pts
50Dickson County87.5-0.7 pts
50Rhea County87.5-0.6 pts
52Monroe County87.4-0.6 pts
53Anderson County87-0.6 pts
54Bledsoe County86.8-0.5 pts
55McMinn County86.7-0.4 pts
56Washington County86.3-1.1 pts
57Henry County86.2-0.2 pts
58Henderson County86.1-0.4 pts
59Sevier County86-2.5 pts
60Loudon County85.8-0.6 pts
61Coffee County85.7-1 pts
62Putnam County85.4-1.8 pts
63Lincoln County85.2-0.2 pts
64Weakley County85.2-0.3 pts
65Chester County84.1-0.5 pts
66Carroll County84-0 pts
67Warren County83.7-0.4 pts
68Giles County83.5+0.7 pts
69Marshall County83.5-1 pts
70Bradley County82.4-1.5 pts
71Williamson County81.5-1.2 pts
72Wilson County80.5-1.7 pts
73Trousdale County80.4-1.5 pts
74Knox County79.6-1.5 pts
75Obion County79.5-0.6 pts
76Sumner County79.5-1.6 pts
77Robertson County79.3-2.1 pts
78Hamblen County77.6-2.7 pts
79Dyer County77.4-0.9 pts
80Maury County76.7-1.3 pts
81Gibson County75.1-0.8 pts
82Tipton County73.8-0.8 pts
83Bedford County73.2-1.9 pts
84Crockett County71.8-0.1 pts
85Hamilton County68.8-1.3 pts
86Fayette County66.1-0.7 pts
87Lake County65.3-0.6 pts
88Rutherford County64.8-2.7 pts
89Montgomery County60.2-0.7 pts
90Lauderdale County58.6-0.1 pts
91Hardeman County53.6-0.4 pts
92Madison County53.5-0.9 pts
93Davidson County53.5-2.1 pts
94Haywood County43-0.8 pts
95Shelby County33.3-1.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Scott County, with 96.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Shelby County, with 33.3% in 2023.

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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