Tennessee White Alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the White Alone population in Tennessee was 5,454,792 and represented 78.28% of the total Tennessee population (6,968,351).

Among Tennessee counties, Davidson County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (462,120), followed by Knox County (417,194), and Shelby County (373,521). Lake County had the lowest (4,607).

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 2021
Tennessee White Alone Population By County in 2021
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Anderson 71021 91.56
Bedford 44183 86.37
Benton 14921 94.2
Bledsoe 13518 91.07
Blount 128775 93.55
Bradley 99088 90.27
Campbell 38357 97.33
Cannon 13806 94.99
Carroll 24491 86.58
Carter 53178 94.86
Cheatham 39102 94.12
Chester 15216 87.05
Claiborne 30816 95.86
Clay 7266 95.96
Cocke 34506 94.88
Coffee 53879 91.42
Crockett 11437 81.73
Cumberland 60291 96.57
Davidson 462120 65.7
Decatur 10763 94.31
DeKalb 19323 94.36
Dickson 50827 92.12
Dyer 29906 81.74
Fayette 30064 70.08
Fentress 18303 97.17
Franklin 39428 91.17
Gibson 40094 79.34
Giles 26330 86.6
Grainger 23015 96.57
Greene 67095 95.03
Grundy 13077 96.25
Hamblen 58541 90.92
Hamilton 280811 76.1
Hancock 6596 97.33
Hardeman 14017 55.46
Hardin 25166 93.63
Hawkins 55010 96.08
Haywood 8356 47.17
Henderson 24824 88.92
Henry 28818 89.36
Hickman 23191 92.45
Houston 7725 93.28
Humphreys 17969 93.59
Jackson 11389 96.71
Jefferson 52866 95.15
Johnson 17241 95.49
Knox 417194 85.7
Lake 4607 69.83
Lauderdale 15367 61.66
Lawrence 42627 95.3
Lewis 12182 94.77
Lincoln 31588 89.1
Loudon 53924 95.15
McMinn 49816 92.41
McNairy 23504 90.91
Macon 24474 95.3
Madison 57711 58.54
Marion 26874 92.9
Marshall 31534 90.02
Maury 88391 84.18
Meigs 12346 94.76
Monroe 44173 94.65
Montgomery 158188 69.43
Moore 6243 93.85
Morgan 19825 93.95
Obion 26339 86.36
Overton 22181 97.05
Perry 7885 93.06
Pickett 4974 97.88
Polk 17178 96.59
Putnam 75574 93.01
Rhea 31327 94.34
Roane 50848 94.07
Robertson 65623 88.57
Rutherford 264890 75.42
Scott 21415 97.81
Sequatchie 15819 96.19
Sevier 94033 94.57
Shelby 373521 40.45
Smith 19075 94.52
Stewart 12949 93.63
Sullivan 150546 94.58
Sumner 174500 87
Tipton 47569 77.92
Trousdale 9955 85.68
Unicoi 17108 96.84
Union 19442 97.23
Van Buren 6072 96.73
Warren 38449 92.58
Washington 121725 91.16
Wayne 14865 91
Weakley 29013 88.27
White 26257 95.28
Williamson 225493 88.01
Wilson 132883 87.42