Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Population that are White Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Tennessee counties, Pickett County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as White Alone (98.69%), followed by Fentress County (98.35%), and Scott County (98.35%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2012
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Fentress
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Grainger
Van Buren
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are White Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Pickett County 98.69
2 Fentress County 98.35
2 Scott County 98.35
3 Unicoi County 98.06
4 Hancock County 98.02
5 Campbell County 98
6 Grainger County 97.99
7 Van Buren County 97.93
8 Union County 97.92
9 Jackson County 97.89
10 Overton County 97.75
11 Grundy County 97.62
12 Cumberland County 97.57
13 Polk County 97.54
14 Sequatchie County 97.44
15 Macon County 97.24
16 Claiborne County 96.95
17 Carter County 96.87
18 Clay County 96.78
19 Hawkins County 96.76
20 Cannon County 96.55
21 Meigs County 96.49
22 Cheatham County 96.44
23 Johnson County 96.32
24 Sevier County 96.19
25 DeKalb County 96.14
26 Loudon County 96.12
27 Greene County 96.07
28 Lawrence County 96.06
29 White County 96
30 Lewis County 95.95
31 Moore County 95.87
32 Jefferson County 95.73
33 Smith County 95.62
34 Cocke County 95.58
35 Sullivan County 95.5
36 Humphreys County 95.32
36 Rhea County 95.32
37 Perry County 95.28
38 Benton County 95.22
39 Decatur County 95.16
40 Monroe County 95
41 Houston County 94.93
42 Roane County 94.84
43 Stewart County 94.67
44 Morgan County 94.6
45 Blount County 94.4
46 Putnam County 94.27
47 Hardin County 94.22
47 Warren County 94.22
48 Bledsoe County 94.09
48 Marion County 94.09
49 Hickman County 93.18
50 Coffee County 93.11
51 McMinn County 93.07
52 Dickson County 92.99
53 Anderson County 92.47
54 Washington County 92.46
55 Wayne County 92.35
56 Bradley County 92.26
57 McNairy County 92.23
58 Franklin County 92.01
59 Hamblen County 92
60 Marshall County 90.76
61 Williamson County 90.45
62 Lincoln County 90.29
63 Sumner County 90.11
64 Wilson County 90.04
65 Henderson County 89.88
66 Robertson County 89.86
67 Henry County 89.58
68 Weakley County 89.16
69 Trousdale County 88.22
70 Bedford County 88.19
70 Chester County 88.19
71 Obion County 87.59
72 Carroll County 87.14
73 Giles County 87.08
74 Knox County 86.65
75 Maury County 84.51
76 Crockett County 83.99
77 Dyer County 82.9
78 Rutherford County 80.8
79 Gibson County 79.45
80 Tipton County 78.24
81 Hamilton County 75.76
82 Montgomery County 73.13
83 Fayette County 70.61
84 Lake County 69.6
85 Davidson County 65.69
86 Lauderdale County 62.65
87 Madison County 60.15
88 Hardeman County 56.17
89 Haywood County 48.4
90 Shelby County 42.65