Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 825.83K people in Tennessee with American ancestry (12.04% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Martin city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (30.97%), followed by Paris city (30.27%), and Lewisburg city (26.92%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Tennessee.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Martin city
Paris city
Lewisburg city
Columbia city
Elizabethton city
Germantown city
Kingsport city
Cookeville city
Bristol city
Lawrenceburg city
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Martin city 30.97
2 Paris city 30.27
3 Lewisburg city 26.92
4 Columbia city 21.73
5 Elizabethton city 20.35
6 Germantown city 19.00
7 Kingsport city 18.87
8 Cookeville city 18.74
9 Bristol city 17.96
10 Lawrenceburg city 17.45
11 Portland city 17.35
12 Dickson city 17.12
13 Seymour CDP 15.96
14 Crossville city 15.95
15 Shelbyville city 15.75
16 Sevierville city 15.31
17 East Ridge city 15.19
18 Collegedale city 14.21
19 White House city 14.03
20 Johnson City city 13.99
21 Soddy-Daisy city 13.93
22 Union City city 13.54
23 Collierville town 13.32
24 Arlington town 12.11
25 Greeneville town 12.04
26 Springfield city 11.92
27 Lebanon city 11.83
28 Middle Valley CDP 11.62
29 Hartsville/Trousdale County 10.73
30 Lakeland city 10.71
31 Millington city 10.51
32 Maryville city 10.34
33 McMinnville city 9.78
34 Hendersonville city 9.70
35 Goodlettsville city 9.39
35 Tullahoma city 9.39
36 Manchester city 9.37
37 Knoxville city 9.32
38 Gallatin city 9.31
39 Spring Hill city 9.09
40 Powell CDP 9.04
41 Chattanooga city 8.91
42 Morristown city 8.86
43 Bartlett city 8.80
44 Mount Juliet city 8.68
45 Athens city 8.07
46 Red Bank city 8.01
47 Farragut town 7.90
48 Cleveland city 7.85
49 Brentwood city 7.84
50 Smyrna town 7.76
51 Oak Ridge city 7.69
52 La Vergne city 7.63
53 Nolensville town 7.27
54 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 6.82
55 Murfreesboro city 6.57
56 Alcoa city 6.41
57 Jackson city 6.39
58 Dyersburg city 6.17
59 Clarksville city 6.06
60 Franklin city 5.71
61 Memphis city 3.89