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. | English | 30266 | 16.90% |
| 2. | German | 28115 | 15.70% |
| 3. | Irish | 21149 | 11.81% |
| 4. | Scotch-Irish | 7002 | 3.91% |
| 5. | Scottish | 4392 | 2.45% |
| 6. | Italian | 4160 | 2.32% |
| 7. | Mexican | 3834 | 2.14% |
| 8. | French (Except Basque) | 3818 | 2.13% |
| 9. | Dutch | 2724 | 1.52% |
| 10. | European | 2424 | 1.35% |
| 11. | Polish | 2190 | 1.22% |
| 12. | Swedish | 1839 | 1.03% |
| 13. | Welsh | 1363 | 0.76% |
| 14. | Norwegian | 1106 | 0.62% |
| 15. | British | 1065 | 0.59% |
| 16. | Guatemalan | 1009 | 0.56% |
| 17. | Chinese , Except Taiwanese | 842 | 0.47% |
| 18. | Greek | 824 | 0.46% |
| 19. | Asian Indian | 732 | 0.41% |
| 20. | Lithuanian | 727 | 0.41% |
| 21. | Russian | 691 | 0.39% |
| 22. | Ukrainian | 598 | 0.33% |
| 23. | Puerto Rican | 596 | 0.33% |
| 24. | Korean | 549 | 0.31% |
| 25. | Hungarian | 527 | 0.29% |
| 26. | Swiss | 489 | 0.27% |
| 27. | French Canadian | 447 | 0.25% |
| 28. | Austrian | 382 | 0.21% |
| 29. | Czech | 340 | 0.19% |
| 30. | Canadian | 327 | 0.18% |
| 31. | Vietnamese | 322 | 0.18% |
| 32. | Danish | 293 | 0.16% |
| 33. | Colombian | 274 | 0.15% |
| 34. | Iranian | 260 | 0.15% |
| 35. | Filipino | 249 | 0.14% |
| 36. | Cuban | 204 | 0.11% |
| 37. | Romanian | 190 | 0.11% |
| 38. | Scandinavian | 151 | 0.08% |
| 39. | Slovak | 134 | 0.07% |
| 40. | Finnish | 128 | 0.07% |
| 41. | Czechoslovakian | 125 | 0.07% |
| 42. | Turkish | 120 | 0.07% |
| 43. | Peruvian | 113 | 0.06% |
| 44. | Honduran | 110 | 0.06% |
| 45. | Portuguese | 107 | 0.06% |
| 46. | Egyptian | 106 | 0.06% |
| 47. | Brazilian | 105 | 0.06% |
| 48. | Japanese | 105 | 0.06% |
| 49. | Belgian | 103 | 0.06% |
| 50. | Chilean | 102 | 0.06% |
| 51. | Northern European | 101 | 0.06% |
| 52. | Cambodian | 94 | 0.05% |
| 53. | Palestinian | 92 | 0.05% |
| 54. | Yugoslavian | 91 | 0.05% |
| 55. | Jordanian | 89 | 0.05% |
| 56. | Croatian | 82 | 0.05% |
| 57. | Lebanese | 82 | 0.05% |
| 58. | Celtic | 80 | 0.04% |
| 59. | Cherokee | 79 | 0.04% |
| 60. | Spanish | 79 | 0.04% |
| 61. | Armenian | 74 | 0.04% |
| 62. | Venezuelan | 73 | 0.04% |
| 63. | Kenyan | 67 | 0.04% |
| 64. | Eastern European | 62 | 0.03% |
| 65. | Dutch West Indian | 57 | 0.03% |
| 66. | Pennsylvania German | 50 | 0.03% |
| 67. | Pueblo | 50 | 0.03% |
| 68. | Slavic | 45 | 0.03% |
| 69. | Spaniard | 44 | 0.02% |
| 70. | Nigerian | 42 | 0.02% |
| 71. | Syrian | 36 | 0.02% |
| 72. | Ethiopian | 33 | 0.02% |
| 73. | Jamaican | 33 | 0.02% |
| 74. | German Russian | 33 | 0.02% |
| 75. | South African | 29 | 0.02% |
| 76. | Serbian | 28 | 0.02% |
| 77. | Haitian | 24 | 0.01% |
| 78. | Liberian | 23 | 0.01% |
| 79. | Slovene | 22 | 0.01% |
| 80. | Indonesian | 20 | 0.01% |
| 81. | Bulgarian | 18 | 0.01% |
| 82. | Ecuadorian | 18 | 0.01% |
| 83. | Macedonian | 18 | 0.01% |
| 84. | Laotian | 17 | 0.01% |
| 85. | Dominican (Dominican Republic) | 16 | 0.01% |
| 86. | Guyanese | 15 | 0.01% |
| 87. | Creek | 14 | 0.01% |
| 88. | Maltese | 11 | 0.01% |
| 89. | Apache | 11 | 0.01% |
| 90. | Panamanian | 11 | 0.01% |
| 91. | Albanian | 9 | 0.01% |
| 92. | Lumbee | 8 | 0.00% |
| 93. | Australian | 7 | 0.00% |
| 94. | Samoan | 6 | 0.00% |
| 95. | Taiwanese | 6 | 0.00% |
| 96. | Costa Rican | 4 | 0.00% |
| 97. | Hmong | 1 | 0.00% |