Tennessee Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on May 5, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among the 6.43M of Tennessee's Non-Hispanic (not hispanic or latino) population, 76.19% (4.90M people) identified their race as White Alone, 16.85% (1.08M people) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 4.20% (270.22K people) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the non-hispanic population and the second chart shows the percentage of the total Tennessee non-hispanic population for each racial group in Tennessee. You can also find this information in a table at the bottom of this page.

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Tennessee county.

Tennessee Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Tennessee Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Tennessee Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Non-Hispanic Population
Black or African American Alone 1083772 16.85
White Alone 4900246 76.19
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 15539 0.24
Asian Alone 134302 2.09
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3594 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 23977 0.37
Two Or More Races 270223 4.20