Population By Race and Ethnicity in Benton County, TN in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 15,855 population of Benton County, Tennessee comprised of 400 people who identified as Hispanic (2.52%), and 15,455 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Benton County, Tennessee with a population of 14,954 (94.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 422 (2.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 273 (1.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Benton County, Tennessee in 2020, with a population of 14,617 (92.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 410 (2.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 337 (2.13%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 422 2.66%
White Alone 14,954 94.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 103 0.65%
Asian Alone 100 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 273 1.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Benton , TN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 337 2.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 410 2.59%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,617 92.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 98 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 240 1.51%