Tennessee White Alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the White Alone population in Tennessee was 5,233,990 and represented 78.69% of the total Tennessee population (6,651,277).

Among Tennessee counties, Davidson County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (447,547), followed by Knox County (393,393), and Shelby County (387,644). Pickett County had the lowest (5,019).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's White Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Tennessee White Alone Population By County in 2016
Tennessee White Alone Population By County in 2016
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Anderson 69438 91.89
Bedford 41405 87.25
Benton 15285 94.97
Bledsoe 13401 90.91
Blount 120630 93.98
Bradley 95484 91.4
Campbell 38926 97.73
Cannon 13326 95.98
Carroll 24253 86.75
Carter 54525 96.54
Cheatham 38022 95.55
Chester 15065 87.94
Claiborne 30554 96.47
Clay 7399 96.59
Cocke 33587 95.3
Coffee 50549 92.59
Crockett 11990 82.9
Cumberland 56913 97.12
Davidson 447547 65.2
Decatur 11111 94.74
DeKalb 18514 95.36
Dickson 48161 92.73
Dyer 31211 83.03
Fayette 27921 70.31
Fentress 17698 97.95
Franklin 38108 91.65
Gibson 39013 79.21
Giles 25259 86.6
Grainger 22504 97.45
Greene 65663 95.74
Grundy 12898 97.09
Hamblen 58335 91.62
Hamilton 271564 75.82
Hancock 6432 97.51
Hardeman 14308 55.91
Hardin 24200 94
Hawkins 54633 96.53
Haywood 8474 47.55
Henderson 24945 89.54
Henry 28823 89.48
Hickman 22843 92.65
Houston 7631 94.09
Humphreys 17397 94.66
Jackson 11326 97.46
Jefferson 50828 95.55
Johnson 17079 96.05
Knox 393393 86.19
Lake 5202 69.1
Lauderdale 16086 63.53
Lawrence 41246 95.73
Lewis 11377 95.65
Lincoln 30151 89.69
Loudon 49167 95.61
McMinn 48878 92.75
McNairy 23705 91.72
Macon 22509 96.34
Madison 57883 59.35
Marion 26520 93.46
Marshall 28915 90.15
Maury 75948 84.65
Meigs 11478 95.86
Monroe 43576 94.93
Montgomery 140255 71.99
Moore 5949 94.62
Morgan 20507 94.24
Obion 26536 86.8
Overton 21384 97.42
Perry 7435 94.26
Pickett 5019 98.55
Polk 16258 96.85
Putnam 71137 93.62
Rhea 30892 94.97
Roane 50148 94.64
Robertson 62153 89.51
Rutherford 241851 78.59
Scott 21522 98.28
Sequatchie 14273 96.78
Sevier 92295 95.53
Shelby 387644 41.38
Smith 18609 95.23
Stewart 12474 94.56
Sullivan 148804 95.16
Sumner 159742 89.01
Tipton 47878 78.18
Trousdale 8631 86.7
Unicoi 17320 97.65
Union 18777 97.69
Van Buren 5569 97.34
Warren 37781 93.46
Washington 116840 91.68
Wayne 15377 91.78
Weakley 29924 89.08
White 25376 95.86
Williamson 195956 89.44
Wilson 118462 89.31