Tennessee Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Tennessee's population of 6.91M residents comprised of 479.19K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (6.93%), and 6.43M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tennessee, with a population of 4.99M (72.22%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Tennessee, with a population of 1.09M (15.82%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Tennessee, with a population of 412.90K (5.98%). The smallest racial group in Tennessee was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 4.12K (0.06%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Tennessee, with a population of 4.90M (70.91%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Tennessee, with a population of 1.08M (15.68%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Tennessee, with a population of 270.22K (3.91%). The smallest ethnic group in Tennessee was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 521 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Tennessee from the 2020 decennial census.

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

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

Tennessee Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Tennessee Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Tennessee Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Tennessee Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 1092948 15.82
White Alone 4990938 72.22
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 28044 0.41
Asian Alone 135615 1.96
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4115 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 246282 3.56
Two Or More Races 412898 5.98
Tennessee Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 4900246 70.91
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1083772 15.68
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 270223 3.91
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 222305 3.22
Hispanic - Two or More Races 142675 2.07
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 134302 1.94
Hispanic - White Alone 90692 1.31
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 23977 0.35
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 15539 0.23
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 12505 0.18
Hispanic - Black Alone 9176 0.13
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3594 0.05
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1313 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 521 0.01