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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 56,371 population of Carter County, Tennessee comprised of 1,191 people who identified as Hispanic (2.11%), and 55,180 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Tennessee with a population of 53,923 (95.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,139 (2.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 841 (1.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Tennessee in 2020, with a population of 52,967 (93.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,072 (1.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 956 (1.7%).

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

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Population By Race in Carter , TN in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,139 2.02%
White Alone 53,923 95.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 199 0.35%
Asian Alone 249 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.04%
Two Or More Races 841 1.49%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , TN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 67 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 956 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 53 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 104 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,072 1.9%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 52,967 93.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 146 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 241 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 737 1.31%