Ancestry in Tennessee (State)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of the United States and Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
0%10%20%30%CountOther1Unclassified2AmericanIrishGermanEnglishScotch-IrishItalianScottishFrenchEuropeanDutchSubsaharan AfricanPolishAfricanArabWelsh31.245482%38.428408%31.245482%31.2%2,045,9572.05M22.476786%15.173733%22.476786%22.5%1,471,7821.47M15.848176%6.893915%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M10.149528%10.388542%10.149528%10.1%664,592665k9.675567%14.402193%9.675567%9.7%633,557634k9.173033%7.667869%9.173033%9.2%600,651601k2.218598%0.959589%2.218598%2.2%145,274145k2.150761%5.391399%2.150761%2.2%140,832141k2.103525%1.713281%2.103525%2.1%137,739138k1.682741%2.558873%1.682741%1.7%110,186110k1.326006%1.231449%1.326006%1.3%86,82786.8k1.129397%1.321827%1.129397%1.1%73,95374.0k1.082634%1.014616%1.082634%1.1%70,89170.9k1.070280%2.933256%1.070280%1.1%70,08270.1k0.794073%0.572963%0.794073%0.8%51,99652.0k0.521059%0.591244%0.521059%0.5%34,11934.1k0.501236%0.566797%0.501236%0.5%32,82132.8k
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of the United States and Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
0%20%40%60%Count%MexicanCentral AmericanPuerto RicanGuatemalanSouth AmericanOther HispanicHonduranCubanSalvadoranColombianSpaniardDominicanPeruvianPanamanianArgentineanSpanishVenezuelan64.263697%63.606971%64.263697%64.3%210,364210k3.213%3.21%13.939116%9.063007%13.939116%13.9%45,62945.6k0.697%0.70%8.547251%9.556329%8.547251%8.5%27,97928.0k0.427%0.43%5.211627%2.407590%5.211627%5.2%17,06017.1k0.261%0.26%4.714598%6.058500%4.714598%4.7%15,43315.4k0.236%0.24%4.214208%4.710506%4.214208%4.2%13,79513.8k0.211%0.21%3.767890%1.505399%3.767890%3.8%12,33412.3k0.188%0.19%3.437658%3.764242%3.437658%3.4%11,25311.3k0.172%0.17%3.116590%3.727366%3.116590%3.1%10,20210.2k0.156%0.16%1.673158%1.955032%1.673158%1.7%5,4770.084%0.08%1.348424%1.391783%1.348424%1.3%4,4140.067%0.07%0.883472%3.240446%0.883472%0.9%2,8920.044%0.04%0.800073%1.140825%0.800073%0.8%2,6190.040%0.04%0.769525%0.346728%0.769525%0.8%2,5190.038%0.04%0.640609%0.484479%0.640609%0.6%2,0970.032%0.03%0.601812%0.908158%0.601812%0.6%1,9700.030%0.03%0.520552%0.537721%0.520552%0.5%1,7040.026%0.03%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of the United States and Tennessee
Tennessee
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count%IndianChineseVietnameseKoreanFilipinoLaotianJapanesePakistaniNot SpecifiedCambodianNepaleseThaiBurmeseMixedTaiwaneseBangladeshiHmong25.898755%20.803641%25.898755%25.9%27,28927.3k0.417%0.42%15.583479%22.878500%15.583479%15.6%16,42016.4k0.251%0.25%11.121973%10.347871%11.121973%11.1%11,71911.7k0.179%0.18%10.590502%8.710278%10.590502%10.6%11,15911.2k0.170%0.17%10.361780%16.556564%10.361780%10.4%10,91810.9k0.167%0.17%6.762964%1.274762%6.762964%6.8%7,1260.109%0.11%4.621897%4.706558%4.621897%4.6%4,8700.074%0.07%2.686774%2.630381%2.686774%2.7%2,8310.043%0.04%1.726331%0.802052%1.726331%1.7%1,8190.028%0.03%1.691216%1.568456%1.691216%1.7%1,7820.027%0.03%1.675082%0.723646%1.675082%1.7%1,7650.027%0.03%1.533672%1.136294%1.533672%1.5%1,6160.025%0.02%1.388467%0.832158%1.388467%1.4%1,4630.022%0.02%1.303052%2.308201%1.303052%1.3%1,3730.021%0.02%0.760193%0.950392%0.760193%0.8%8010.012%0.01%0.572280%0.963735%0.572280%0.6%6030.009%0.01%0.511541%1.657522%0.511541%0.5%5390.008%0.01%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County in Tennessee

American Ancestry by County#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
5%13%21%28%36%44%

Irish Ancestry by County#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
5.0%7.3%9.5%11.8%14.0%16.3%

German Ancestry by County#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
4.4%6.7%8.9%11.1%13.4%15.7%

English Ancestry by County#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
3.8%6.2%8.6%10.9%13.3%15.7%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.3%2.1%2.8%3.6%4.5%

Italian Ancestry by County#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.6%3.5%4.4%

Scottish Ancestry by County#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.3%1.0%1.7%2.4%3.1%3.8%

French Ancestry by County#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.1%0.7%1.3%1.9%2.5%3.2%

European Ancestry by County#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.9%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.0%

Dutch Ancestry by County#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.07%0.57%1.06%1.56%2.05%2.55%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

Polish Ancestry by County#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.44%0.88%1.33%1.77%2.21%

African Ancestry by County#16

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0%5%10%15%20%26%

Arab Ancestry by County#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.47%0.95%1.42%1.90%2.37%

Welsh Ancestry by County#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.22%0.44%0.66%0.88%1.10%

Mexican Ancestry by County#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.3%7.1%8.9%

Central American Ancestry by County#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.43%0.86%1.29%1.72%2.16%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by County#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.9%2.5%3.2%

Guatemalan Ancestry by County#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Guatemalan' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.28%0.56%0.84%1.12%1.40%

South American Ancestry by County#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.43%0.57%0.71%

Indian Ancestry by County#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.35%0.69%1.04%1.38%1.74%

Chinese Ancestry by County#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.42%0.57%0.71%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.09%0.19%0.28%0.38%0.48%

Korean Ancestry by County#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.15%0.29%0.44%0.58%0.74%

Filipino Ancestry by County#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.13%0.26%0.39%0.51%0.65%
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Ancestry by Place in Tennessee

There are 429 places in Tennessee. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 11,164.

American Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected places in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%10%20%30%Count#CookevilleDicksonAthensMorristownKingsportLewisburgShelbyvilleGreenevilleSoddy-DaisyJohnson CityBristolOak RidgeMurfreesboroSeymourMiddle ValleySeviervillePortlandTennesseeEast South CentralElizabethtonColumbiaMaryvilleRed BankEast RidgeMcMinnvilleLa VergneCrossvilleSmyrnaTullahomaFarragutColliervilleMount JulietDyersburgGoodlettsvilleGermantownKnoxvilleBartlettChattanoogaClevelandHendersonvilleLebanonSouthBrentwoodArlingtonSpringfieldClarksvilleGallatinSpring HillFranklinJacksonNashville-DavidsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLakelandMemphis32.304067%32.304067%32.3%10,42010.4k128.394489%28.394489%28.4%4,287227.770859%27.770859%27.8%3,791325.742473%25.742473%25.7%7,567424.444402%24.444402%24.4%12,92412.9k523.013361%23.013361%23.0%2,618622.308281%22.308281%22.3%4,666721.356834%21.356834%21.4%3,211820.726333%20.726333%20.7%2,728920.635940%20.635940%20.6%13,49913.5k1020.086781%20.086781%20.1%5,3701119.221444%19.221444%19.2%5,6291218.303048%18.303048%18.3%22,33122.3k1317.144393%17.144393%17.1%1,9141416.930467%16.930467%16.9%2,1501516.388084%16.388084%16.4%2,6571615.925773%15.925773%15.9%1,9311715.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M15.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.722238%15.722238%15.7%2,2031815.272627%15.272627%15.3%5,5181915.093602%15.093602%15.1%4,2492015.016110%15.016110%15.0%1,7712114.992258%14.992258%15.0%3,1952214.380855%14.380855%14.4%1,9652312.736931%12.736931%12.7%4,3882412.539795%12.539795%12.5%1,4182512.188940%12.188940%12.2%5,5302612.165754%12.165754%12.2%2,3342711.636699%11.636699%11.6%2,5242811.359233%11.359233%11.4%5,4532911.121160%11.121160%11.1%3,3203010.570937%10.570937%10.6%1,7833110.476021%10.476021%10.5%1,7653210.414913%10.414913%10.4%4,0843310.372593%10.372593%10.4%19,07819.1k3410.272986%10.272986%10.3%5,9913510.124129%10.124129%10.1%17,76417.8k3610.081801%10.081801%10.1%4,3633710.003087%10.003087%10.0%5,509389.867862%9.867862%9.9%2,905399.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.676314%9.676314%9.7%3,955409.285283%9.285283%9.3%1,077419.075075%9.075075%9.1%1,511429.073632%9.073632%9.1%13,27313.3k439.022916%9.022916%9.0%3,016448.811547%8.811547%8.8%3,028458.331327%8.331327%8.3%5,884468.282958%8.282958%8.3%5,563478.269400%8.269400%8.3%53,23653.2k486.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.817638%6.817638%6.8%855494.189633%4.189633%4.2%27,47827.5k50
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by Metro Area in Tennessee

There are 27 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Tennessee (22 fully and 5 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee.

American Ancestry by Metro Area#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected metro areas in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%10%20%30%Count#Cookeville Metro AreaCookevilleAthens Metro AreaAthens AreaMorristown Metro AreaMorristownNewport Metro AreaNewport AreaGreeneville Metro AreaGreenevilleKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportLewisburg Metro AreaLewisburgMartin Metro AreaMartin AreaLawrenceburg Metro AreaLawrenceburgShelbyville Metro AreaShelbyvilleJohnson City Metro AreaJohnson CitySevierville Metro AreaSeviervilleUnion City Metro AreaUnion CityTullahoma and Manchester Metro AreaTullahomaMcMinnville Metro AreaMcMinnvilleParis Metro AreaParis AreaKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaCleveland Metro AreaClevelandTennesseeEast South CentralChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaDyersburg Metro AreaDyersburgNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCrossville Metro AreaCrossvilleClarksville Metro AreaClarksvilleJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaSouthBrownsville Metro AreaBrownsvilleMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited States36.890863%36.890863%36.9%39,94139.9k133.638748%33.638748%33.6%17,69617.7k229.610354%29.610354%29.6%34,36434.4k328.335602%28.335602%28.3%9,990427.873639%27.873639%27.9%19,09419.1k526.462238%26.462238%26.5%81,36981.4k625.578427%25.578427%25.6%8,015725.523160%25.523160%25.5%8,684822.798661%22.798661%22.8%9,668922.637111%22.637111%22.6%10,48810.5k1021.253538%21.253538%21.3%42,65542.7k1120.724161%20.724161%20.7%19,59219.6k1219.783467%19.783467%19.8%7,3641319.216517%19.216517%19.2%19,49919.5k1419.150103%19.150103%19.2%7,6791518.574835%18.574835%18.6%5,9981618.362266%18.362266%18.4%157,385157k1716.924925%16.924925%16.9%5,4941815.999063%15.999063%16.0%19,12819.1k1915.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M15.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.741880%15.741880%15.7%85,71885.7k2013.979457%13.979457%14.0%5,3082113.337791%13.337791%13.3%239,356239k2212.503670%12.503670%12.5%7,2392312.045180%12.045180%12.0%33,47533.5k2410.346737%10.346737%10.3%13,45513.5k259.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M7.463181%7.463181%7.5%1,353266.902357%6.902357%6.9%92,58492.6k276.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of metro area out of 27 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Tennessee

There are 95 counties in Tennessee. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,034.

American Ancestry by County#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Campbell CountyCampbellClaiborne CountyClaibornePutnam CountyPutnamMcMinn CountyMcMinnHawkins CountyHawkinsMonroe CountyMonroeJefferson CountyJeffersonAnderson CountyAndersonCocke CountyCockeGreene CountyGreeneHamblen CountyHamblenDickson CountyDicksonRoane CountyRoaneMarshall CountyMarshallWeakley CountyWeakleyLoudon CountyLoudonSullivan CountySullivanLincoln CountyLincolnCheatham CountyCheathamWashington CountyWashingtonLawrence CountyLawrenceBedford CountyBedfordGiles CountyGilesObion CountyObionSevier CountySevierFranklin CountyFranklinWarren CountyWarrenMaury CountyMauryHenry CountyHenryRutherford CountyRutherfordGibson CountyGibsonCoffee CountyCoffeeCarter CountyCarterRhea CountyRheaTennesseeBlount CountyBlountEast South CentralDyer CountyDyerWilson CountyWilsonRobertson CountyRobertsonTipton CountyTiptonHamilton CountyHamiltonBradley CountyBradleyCumberland CountyCumberlandSumner CountySumnerKnox CountyKnoxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWilliamson CountyWilliamsonSouthFayette CountyFayetteMadison CountyMadisonDavidson CountyDavidsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelby43.433813%43.433813%43.4%17,37717.4k139.065014%39.065014%39.1%12,38412.4k234.984997%34.984997%35.0%26,11726.1k333.638748%33.638748%33.6%17,69617.7k433.637987%33.637987%33.6%19,02819.0k532.832769%32.832769%32.8%14,93314.9k631.933171%31.933171%31.9%16,87716.9k729.943742%29.943742%29.9%22,62122.6k828.335602%28.335602%28.3%9,990927.873639%27.873639%27.9%19,09419.1k1027.667990%27.667990%27.7%17,48717.5k1127.274869%27.274869%27.3%13,89013.9k1226.863334%26.863334%26.9%14,23314.2k1325.578427%25.578427%25.6%8,0151425.523160%25.523160%25.5%8,6841524.805972%24.805972%24.8%12,56112.6k1624.687827%24.687827%24.7%38,67238.7k1724.653088%24.653088%24.7%8,2791824.578648%24.578648%24.6%9,7271923.502110%23.502110%23.5%29,62329.6k2022.798661%22.798661%22.8%9,6682122.637111%22.637111%22.6%10,48810.5k2222.556313%22.556313%22.6%6,5492321.385113%21.385113%21.4%6,6082420.724161%20.724161%20.7%19,59219.6k2520.143659%20.143659%20.1%8,3292619.150103%19.150103%19.2%7,6792718.793942%18.793942%18.8%16,11916.1k2818.574835%18.574835%18.6%5,9982918.057178%18.057178%18.1%52,41852.4k3017.947527%17.947527%17.9%8,8863117.705546%17.705546%17.7%9,5273216.927363%16.927363%16.9%9,5993316.924925%16.924925%16.9%5,4943415.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M15.776753%15.776753%15.8%19,90919.9k3515.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M13.979457%13.979457%14.0%5,3083613.624857%13.624857%13.6%17,11517.1k3713.299462%13.299462%13.3%9,0313813.150200%13.150200%13.2%8,0953912.934345%12.934345%12.9%45,43945.4k4012.846588%12.846588%12.8%13,21413.2k4112.503670%12.503670%12.5%7,2394212.219740%12.219740%12.2%21,11421.1k4311.751055%11.751055%11.8%52,66452.7k4411.207692%11.207692%11.2%21,26221.3k4510.211773%10.211773%10.2%21,00021.0k469.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.710527%9.710527%9.7%3,794479.450921%9.450921%9.5%9,274488.416868%8.416868%8.4%56,21556.2k496.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M5.528127%5.528127%5.5%51,79851.8k50
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Tennessee

There are 844 county subdivisions in Tennessee. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Tennessee, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 19,215.

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected county subdivisions in Tennessee, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%10%20%30%Count#Sullivan District 66Sullivan District 44Sullivan District 22Hamilton District 11Hamilton District 77Knox District 88Blount District 44TennesseeEast South CentralKnox District 99Hamilton District 99Hamilton District 33Knox District 77Hamilton District 88Hamilton District 22Knox District 22Davidson District 2626Davidson District 2222Hamilton District 66Knox District 66Knox District 55Davidson District 1111SouthShelby District 22Knox District 33Davidson District 1515Shelby District 33Davidson District 1212Shelby District 44Hamilton District 55Knox District 44Knox District 11Davidson District 77Davidson District 3131Davidson District 44Shelby District 11Shelby District 1010Davidson District 2727United States of AmericaUnited StatesDavidson District 3333Davidson District 1313Davidson District 2929Davidson District 2828Shelby District 55Hamilton District 44Davidson District 99Shelby District 1111Davidson District 3232Shelby District 99Shelby District 77Shelby District 66Shelby District 1313Shelby District 1212Shelby District 8830.061860%30.061860%30.1%5,783120.922250%20.922250%20.9%4,206220.369276%20.369276%20.4%4,137318.686883%18.686883%18.7%6,495417.045897%17.045897%17.0%7,439516.918969%16.918969%16.9%8,047616.732427%16.732427%16.7%3,223715.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M15.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.291038%15.291038%15.3%7,127815.022170%15.022170%15.0%6,708913.699152%13.699152%13.7%5,3951013.432721%13.432721%13.4%6,9921113.019844%13.019844%13.0%5,4851212.688696%12.688696%12.7%4,5811312.355235%12.355235%12.4%6,2091412.125703%12.125703%12.1%2,3731511.937189%11.937189%11.9%2,3491611.365984%11.365984%11.4%4,1821711.316104%11.316104%11.3%5,7841810.948629%10.948629%10.9%5,5031910.701540%10.701540%10.7%2,099209.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.704321%9.704321%9.7%7,424219.525765%9.525765%9.5%4,871229.368757%9.368757%9.4%1,876239.319623%9.319623%9.3%7,042248.843246%8.843246%8.8%1,860258.695536%8.695536%8.7%6,504268.679060%8.679060%8.7%3,184278.213874%8.213874%8.2%3,988288.183704%8.183704%8.2%4,143297.941328%7.941328%7.9%1,543307.935288%7.935288%7.9%1,859317.888325%7.888325%7.9%1,554327.632287%7.632287%7.6%5,331337.488445%7.488445%7.5%5,476347.288390%7.288390%7.3%1,506356.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.580566%6.580566%6.6%1,391366.334183%6.334183%6.3%1,218375.797554%5.797554%5.8%1,114385.611656%5.611656%5.6%1,167395.578084%5.578084%5.6%4,058405.301399%5.301399%5.3%1,970415.127577%5.127577%5.1%1,047424.144983%4.144983%4.1%2,939433.588537%3.588537%3.6%839443.475250%3.475250%3.5%2,439453.278501%3.278501%3.3%2,292463.183537%3.183537%3.2%2,189473.054108%3.054108%3.1%2,251482.897626%2.897626%2.9%2,090492.561830%2.561830%2.6%1,76350
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Tennessee to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee.

American Ancestry by State#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%5%10%15%Count#KentuckyTennesseeEast South CentralAlabamaWest VirginiaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMississippiGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArkansasVirginiaIndianaSouthMissouriLouisianaOklahomaFloridaVermontIdahoOhioMaineKansasWyomingMontanaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareMichiganUtahIowaTexasNew YorkOregonNew HampshirePennsylvaniaColoradoMarylandNevadaIllinoisWashingtonArizonaNew MexicoAlaskaMassachusettsNew JerseyConnecticutNebraskaSouth DakotaRhode IslandWisconsinMinnesotaCaliforniaNorth DakotaHawaii18.448437%18.448437%18.4%813,943814k115.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M215.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k312.376523%12.376523%12.4%228,482228k412.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M511.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k611.709967%11.709967%11.7%1,182,6271.18M711.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k811.033218%11.033218%11.0%327,518328k910.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k1010.175674%10.175674%10.2%670,534671k119.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.627238%9.627238%9.6%583,377583k129.484724%9.484724%9.5%440,629441k139.148855%9.148855%9.1%354,572355k148.887965%8.887965%8.9%1,771,7671.77M158.237937%8.237937%8.2%51,59051.6k168.087213%8.087213%8.1%132,265132k177.877895%7.877895%7.9%912,807913k187.752103%7.752103%7.8%103,097103k197.394217%7.394217%7.4%214,306214k207.261560%7.261560%7.3%42,33742.3k217.093086%7.093086%7.1%72,59072.6k226.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.337896%6.337896%6.3%59,24059.2k236.033695%6.033695%6.0%597,915598k246.015920%6.015920%6.0%177,375177k255.818311%5.818311%5.8%180,751181k265.717154%5.717154%5.7%1,541,1411.54M275.402591%5.402591%5.4%1,064,1731.06M285.307052%5.307052%5.3%211,341211k295.210384%5.210384%5.2%69,16869.2k304.981924%4.981924%5.0%636,888637k314.965728%4.965728%5.0%266,128266k324.918873%4.918873%4.9%293,160293k334.734232%4.734232%4.7%134,413134k344.731590%4.731590%4.7%608,089608k354.645345%4.645345%4.6%328,572329k364.623206%4.623206%4.6%311,076311k374.507197%4.507197%4.5%93,87093.9k384.449858%4.449858%4.4%32,78932.8k394.261612%4.261612%4.3%287,324287k404.205775%4.205775%4.2%374,964375k414.103139%4.103139%4.1%147,244147k424.004180%4.004180%4.0%75,32975.3k433.830291%3.830291%3.8%32,59832.6k443.700363%3.700363%3.7%39,02039.0k453.599501%3.599501%3.6%207,144207k463.470732%3.470732%3.5%189,185189k473.246330%3.246330%3.2%1,254,8431.25M482.975568%2.975568%3.0%21,90521.9k491.441635%1.441635%1.4%20,38020.4k50
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Ancestry by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares Tennessee to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Tennessee.

American Ancestry by State#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Tennessee, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain Tennessee
0%5%10%15%Count#KentuckyTennesseeEast South CentralAlabamaWest VirginiaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMississippiGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArkansasVirginiaSouthLouisianaOklahomaFloridaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDelawareTexasMarylandDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.18.448437%18.448437%18.4%813,943814k115.848176%15.848176%15.8%1,037,7401.04M215.746244%15.746244%15.7%2,958,7752.96M15.621904%15.621904%15.6%756,282756k312.376523%12.376523%12.4%228,482228k412.179257%12.179257%12.2%1,210,7191.21M511.735947%11.735947%11.7%350,810351k611.709967%11.709967%11.7%1,182,6271.18M711.577802%11.577802%11.6%559,741560k811.033218%11.033218%11.0%327,518328k910.491004%10.491004%10.5%871,834872k109.866536%9.866536%9.9%11,815,74211.8M9.484724%9.484724%9.5%440,629441k119.148855%9.148855%9.1%354,572355k128.887965%8.887965%8.9%1,771,7671.77M136.893915%6.893915%6.9%21,961,12922.0M6.337896%6.337896%6.3%59,24059.2k145.717154%5.717154%5.7%1,541,1411.54M154.918873%4.918873%4.9%293,160293k162.357631%2.357631%2.4%15,53715.5k17
Count number of people reporting 'American' ancestry
# rank of state out of 17 by percentage reporting 'American' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Tennessee. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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Major Counties:
Blount, Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Madison, Montgomery, Rutherford, Sevier, Shelby, Sullivan, Sumner, Washington, Williamson, Wilson
Counties:
Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Chester, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, Davidson, DeKalb, Decatur, Dickson, Dyer, Fayette, Fentress, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, Hawkins, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Loudon, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, McMinn, McNairy, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sullivan, Sumner, Tipton, Trousdale, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Weakley, White, Williamson, Wilson
Metro Areas:
Athens Area, Brownsville Area, Chattanooga Area, Clarksville Area, Cleveland Area, Cookeville Area, Crossville Area, Dayton Area, Dyersburg Area, Greeneville Area, Jackson Area, Johnson City Area, Kingsport Area, Knoxville Area, Lawrenceburg Area, Lewisburg Area, Martin Area, McMinnville Area, Memphis Area, Morristown Area, Nashville Area, Newport Area, Paris Area, Sevierville Area, Shelbyville Area, Tullahoma Area, Union City Area
Major Cities:
Athens, Bartlett, Brentwood, Bristol, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Cleveland, Columbia, Cookeville, Crossville, Dickson, Dyersburg, East Ridge, Elizabethton, Franklin, Gallatin, Germantown, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville, Jackson, Johnson City, Kingsport, Knoxville, La Vergne, Lakeland, Lebanon, Lewisburg, Maryville, McMinnville, Memphis, Morristown, Mount Juliet, Murfreesboro, Oak Ridge, Portland, Red Bank, Sevierville, Shelbyville, Soddy-Daisy, Spring Hill, Springfield, Tullahoma
Major Place:
Nashville-Davidson
Major Towns:
Arlington, Collierville, Farragut, Greeneville, Smyrna
Major Unincorporated Places:
Middle Valley, Seymour
Congressional Districts:
TN-1, TN-2, TN-3, TN-4, TN-5, TN-6, TN-7, TN-8, TN-9
State House Districts:
TN-1, TN-2, TN-3, TN-4, TN-5, TN-6, TN-7, TN-8, TN-9, TN-10, TN-11, TN-12, TN-13, TN-14, TN-15, TN-16, TN-17, TN-18, TN-19, TN-20, TN-21, TN-22, TN-23, TN-24, TN-25, TN-26, TN-27, TN-28, TN-29, TN-30, TN-31, TN-32, TN-33, TN-34, TN-35, TN-36, TN-37, TN-38, TN-39, TN-40, TN-41, TN-42, TN-43, TN-44, TN-45, TN-46, TN-47, TN-48, TN-49, TN-50, TN-51, TN-52, TN-53, TN-54, TN-55, TN-56, TN-57, TN-58, TN-59, TN-60, TN-61, TN-62, TN-63, TN-64, TN-65, TN-66, TN-67, TN-68, TN-69, TN-70, TN-71, TN-72, TN-73, TN-74, TN-75, TN-76, TN-77, TN-78, TN-79, TN-80, TN-81, TN-82, TN-83, TN-84, TN-85, TN-86, TN-87, TN-88, TN-89, TN-90, TN-91, TN-92, TN-93, TN-94, TN-95, TN-96, TN-97, TN-98, TN-99
State Senate Districts:
TN-1, TN-2, TN-3, TN-4, TN-5, TN-6, TN-7, TN-8, TN-9, TN-10, TN-11, TN-12, TN-13, TN-14, TN-15, TN-16, TN-17, TN-18, TN-19, TN-20, TN-21, TN-22, TN-23, TN-24, TN-25, TN-26, TN-27, TN-28, TN-29, TN-30, TN-31, TN-32, TN-33
Neighboring States:
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia