Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity 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 Tennessee citizen voting-age population was 4.88M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (3.86M) and constituted 79.24% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (792.15K) and constituted 16.24% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (100.27K), constituting 2.06% 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 2016

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

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Percentage of Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	3864135	79.24
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	792145	16.24
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	100270	2.06
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	57770	1.19
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	48250	0.99
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	12065	0.25
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1975	0.04