Tennessee Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the Tennessee citizen voting-age population was 5.21M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (4.04M) and constituted 77.49% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (819.60K) and constituted 15.72% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the third highest (173.52K), constituting 3.33% 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 2023
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 2023
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 4039815 77.49
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone 819595 15.72
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 173515 3.33
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races 106195 2.04
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone 66235 1.27
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5890 0.11
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2340 0.05