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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 627.27K people in Tennessee with German ancestry (9.15% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Nolensville town had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (15.31%), followed by White House city (14.80%), and Spring Hill city (14.55%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German 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 German Ancestry in 2021
Nolensville town
White House city
Spring Hill city
Crossville city
Brentwood city
Farragut town
Franklin city
Oak Ridge city
Seymour CDP
Bristol city
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Nolensville town 15.31
2 White House city 14.80
3 Spring Hill city 14.55
4 Crossville city 14.39
5 Brentwood city 13.87
6 Farragut town 13.56
7 Franklin city 13.19
8 Oak Ridge city 12.86
9 Seymour CDP 12.63
10 Bristol city 12.62
11 Maryville city 12.46
12 Clarksville city 12.20
13 Sevierville city 12.15
14 Athens city 12.01
15 Greeneville town 11.99
16 Middle Valley CDP 11.95
17 Hendersonville city 11.90
17 Mount Juliet city 11.90
18 Alcoa city 11.48
19 Germantown city 11.45
20 Johnson City city 11.32
21 Kingsport city 11.30
22 Soddy-Daisy city 10.82
23 Cookeville city 10.54
24 Gallatin city 10.43
25 Knoxville city 10.39
26 Lakeland city 10.25
26 Powell CDP 10.25
27 Cleveland city 10.22
28 Lawrenceburg city 10.09
29 Tullahoma city 9.92
30 Murfreesboro city 9.88
31 Arlington town 9.63
32 Elizabethton city 9.49
33 Portland city 9.47
34 Dyersburg city 9.37
35 Lebanon city 9.30
36 Collierville town 9.25
37 Red Bank city 8.86
38 Shelbyville city 8.70
39 Collegedale city 8.69
39 Martin city 8.69
40 Bartlett city 8.56
40 Chattanooga city 8.56
41 East Ridge city 8.46
42 Springfield city 8.40
43 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 8.38
44 Smyrna town 8.17
45 Goodlettsville city 7.85
46 Dickson city 7.10
47 Morristown city 7.08
48 La Vergne city 6.46
49 Columbia city 6.37
50 Hartsville/Trousdale County 6.36
51 Union City city 6.28
52 Millington city 5.72
53 Manchester city 5.65
54 McMinnville city 5.40
55 Paris city 5.08
56 Jackson city 5.03
57 Lewisburg city 4.85
58 Memphis city 3.23