Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2019 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2019, the Tennessee citizen voting-age population was 5.02M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (3.95M) and constituted 78.61% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (822.69K) and constituted 16.39% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (117.69K), constituting 2.35% 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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Percentage of Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2019
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 2019
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 3945605 78.61
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone 822685 16.39
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 117685 2.35
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races 63730 1.27
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone 53995 1.08
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13145 0.26
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2265 0.05