Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the Tennessee citizen voting-age population was 4.69M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (3.77M) and constituted 80.30% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (745.73K) and constituted 15.90% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (79.49K), constituting 1.70% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Tennessee Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2012

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2012

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2012

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	3765990	80.30
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	745725	15.90
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	79485	1.70
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	45700	0.97
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	41210	0.88
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	10145	0.22
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1440	0.03