Population By Race and Ethnicity in Benton, TN in 2018

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 16,253 population of Benton County, Tennessee comprised of 402 people who identified as Hispanic (2.47%), and 15,851 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Benton County, Tennessee with a population of 15,396 (94.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 396 (2.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 275 (1.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Benton County, Tennessee in 2018, with a population of 15,045 (92.57%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 385 (2.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 351 (2.16%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Benton, Tennessee.

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Population By Race in Benton , TN in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 396 2.44%
White Alone 15,396 94.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 90 0.55%
Asian Alone 93 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 275 1.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Benton , TN in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 351 2.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 385 2.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,045 92.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 248 1.53%