Knoxville, Tennessee — Nationalities & Ancestry

Nationalities & Ancestry

Breakdown of the population of Knoxville, Tennessee by nationality. Data represents only those respondents who voluntarily listed an ancestry on their response form. Sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Nationalities & Ancestry
# Ancestry Population Percentage
1.English3026616.90%
2.German2811515.70%
3.Irish2114911.81%
4.Scotch-Irish70023.91%
5.Scottish43922.45%
6.Italian41602.32%
7.Mexican38342.14%
8.French (Except Basque)38182.13%
9.Dutch27241.52%
10.European24241.35%
11.Polish21901.22%
12.Swedish18391.03%
13.Welsh13630.76%
14.Norwegian11060.62%
15.British10650.59%
16.Guatemalan10090.56%
17.Chinese , Except Taiwanese8420.47%
18.Greek8240.46%
19.Asian Indian7320.41%
20.Lithuanian7270.41%
21.Russian6910.39%
22.Ukrainian5980.33%
23.Puerto Rican5960.33%
24.Korean5490.31%
25.Hungarian5270.29%
26.Swiss4890.27%
27.French Canadian4470.25%
28.Austrian3820.21%
29.Czech3400.19%
30.Canadian3270.18%
31.Vietnamese3220.18%
32.Danish2930.16%
33.Colombian2740.15%
34.Iranian2600.15%
35.Filipino2490.14%
36.Cuban2040.11%
37.Romanian1900.11%
38.Scandinavian1510.08%
39.Slovak1340.07%
40.Finnish1280.07%
41.Czechoslovakian1250.07%
42.Turkish1200.07%
43.Peruvian1130.06%
44.Honduran1100.06%
45.Portuguese1070.06%
46.Egyptian1060.06%
47.Brazilian1050.06%
48.Japanese1050.06%
49.Belgian1030.06%
50.Chilean1020.06%
51.Northern European1010.06%
52.Cambodian940.05%
53.Palestinian920.05%
54.Yugoslavian910.05%
55.Jordanian890.05%
56.Croatian820.05%
57.Lebanese820.05%
58.Celtic800.04%
59.Cherokee790.04%
60.Spanish790.04%
61.Armenian740.04%
62.Venezuelan730.04%
63.Kenyan670.04%
64.Eastern European620.03%
65.Dutch West Indian570.03%
66.Pennsylvania German500.03%
67.Pueblo500.03%
68.Slavic450.03%
69.Spaniard440.02%
70.Nigerian420.02%
71.Syrian360.02%
72.Ethiopian330.02%
73.Jamaican330.02%
74.German Russian330.02%
75.South African290.02%
76.Serbian280.02%
77.Haitian240.01%
78.Liberian230.01%
79.Slovene220.01%
80.Indonesian200.01%
81.Bulgarian180.01%
82.Ecuadorian180.01%
83.Macedonian180.01%
84.Laotian170.01%
85.Dominican (Dominican Republic)160.01%
86.Guyanese150.01%
87.Creek140.01%
88.Maltese110.01%
89.Apache110.01%
90.Panamanian110.01%
91.Albanian90.01%
92.Lumbee80.00%
93.Australian70.00%
94.Samoan60.00%
95.Taiwanese60.00%
96.Costa Rican40.00%
97.Hmong10.00%