Tennessee Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for Tennessee was 3,195,130 and represented 50.32% of the total Tennessee citizen population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Knox had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (369.96K), followed by Davidson (368.54K), and Shelby (342.12K).

In terms of percentages, Hancock had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (98.02%), followed by Scott (97.71%), and Fentress (97.18%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic White Alone.

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Tennessee Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Knox 369960 84.90
Davidson 368540 60.14
Shelby 342115 38.06
Hamilton 249715 73.17
Rutherford 211715 76.13
Williamson 174775 87.98
Sumner 147850 87.30
Sullivan 146775 94.39
Montgomery 122585 66.18
Blount 114935 92.74
Washington 112155 90.95
Wilson 107525 87.46
Bradley 88770 89.27
Sevier 85230 93.45
Maury 68220 81.44
Anderson 67770 91.43
Putnam 65220 91.63
Greene 63845 94.10
Robertson 57145 86.61
Madison 55425 57.27
Cumberland 54830 96.02
Hawkins 53955 95.92
Carter 53910 95.50
Hamblen 51845 86.49
Roane 49080 93.56
Jefferson 48720 93.84
Coffee 48010 91.04
McMinn 47085 91.20
Tipton 46840 76.72
Dickson 45765 91.05
Loudon 44535 92.75
Monroe 41555 93.04
Lawrence 39890 94.92
Campbell 38690 96.82
Gibson 38225 77.64
Cheatham 36970 94.24
Franklin 36795 90.21
Bedford 36020 82.27
Warren 34625 89.63
Cocke 33015 94.09
Dyer 30505 81.38
Claiborne 30310 96.31
Rhea 29590 92.76
Weakley 29585 87.57
Lincoln 29345 88.30
Henry 28270 88.17
Marshall 26965 87.36
Fayette 26600 68.63
Marion 26150 92.71
Obion 25840 84.82
White 24740 94.30
Henderson 24545 88.21
Giles 24535 86.35
Carroll 24085 85.56
Hardin 23845 93.00
McNairy 23530 90.47
Hickman 22065 91.75
Grainger 21705 96.47
Macon 21610 96.15
Scott 21500 97.71
Overton 21250 96.57
Morgan 20250 93.73
Union 18420 97.10
Smith 17865 93.80
Fentress 17375 97.18
DeKalb 17085 93.13
Humphreys 16965 93.27
Unicoi 16850 96.31
Johnson 16500 92.93
Lauderdale 16455 61.04
Polk 15940 96.14
Wayne 15235 91.06
Benton 15030 94.11
Chester 14915 87.50
Hardeman 14235 55.12
Cannon 13025 95.42
Bledsoe 12655 90.91
Sequatchie 12610 86.37
Stewart 12185 92.94
Meigs 11185 94.75
Lewis 11125 94.48
Jackson 11050 96.00
Crockett 10915 77.41
Grundy 10805 80.36
Decatur 10770 93.21
Haywood 8085 45.14
Houston 7585 92.61
Clay 7355 96.02
Perry 7345 93.39
Trousdale 6810 85.88
Hancock 6425 98.02
Moore 5920 93.75
Van Buren 5395 96.60
Lake 5175 68.23
Pickett 4915 97.04