Knox County, Tennessee Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 15, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Knox County, TN population of 478,971 people, 79.23% (379,510) identified their race as White Alone, 8.43% (40,360) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 6.50% (31,144) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Tennessee counties and also for the state of Tennessee.

Knox County, TN Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Knox County, TN Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Knox County, TN Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 40360 8.43
White Alone 379510 79.23
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2057 0.43
Asian Alone 11962 2.50
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 319 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 13619 2.84
Two Or More Races 31144 6.50