Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the Tennessee citizen voting-age population was 4.83M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (3.84M) and constituted 79.48% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (781.12K) and constituted 16.18% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (94.13K), constituting 1.95% 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 2015

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

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Percentage of Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2015

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 2015

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	3837420	79.48
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	781115	16.18
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	94130	1.95
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	54650	1.13
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	47455	0.98
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	11600	0.24
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1995	0.04