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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.66K people in Tennessee with Jamaican ancestry (0.08% of Tennessee population). Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Collegedale city had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (1.00%), followed by Greeneville town (0.73%), and Lawrenceburg city (0.49%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Collegedale city
Greeneville town
Lawrenceburg city
Clarksville city
Lakeland city
Bristol city
Collierville town
Hendersonville city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
Tullahoma city
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Collegedale city 1.00
2 Greeneville town 0.73
3 Lawrenceburg city 0.49
4 Clarksville city 0.31
5 Lakeland city 0.30
6 Bristol city 0.27
7 Collierville town 0.20
7 Hendersonville city 0.20
7 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 0.20
8 Tullahoma city 0.18
9 Gallatin city 0.17
10 Mount Juliet city 0.16
11 Germantown city 0.14
12 Chattanooga city 0.13
13 Hartsville/Trousdale County 0.11
13 Murfreesboro city 0.11
14 Knoxville city 0.09
14 Millington city 0.09
15 Columbia city 0.08
15 Morristown city 0.08
16 Memphis city 0.07
17 Smyrna town 0.06
17 Springfield city 0.06
18 Athens city 0.05
18 Brentwood city 0.05
18 Johnson City city 0.05
18 McMinnville city 0.05
19 Lebanon city 0.04
20 Jackson city 0.02
20 Kingsport city 0.02