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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 56,362 population of Carter County, Tennessee comprised of 1,507 people who identified as Hispanic (2.67%), and 54,855 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Carter County, Tennessee with a population of 53,522 (94.96%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,374 (2.44%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 961 (1.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Carter County, Tennessee in 2020, with a population of 52,548 (93.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,002 (1.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 974 (1.73%).

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 961 1.71%
White Alone 53,522 94.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 210 0.37%
Asian Alone 252 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 43 0.08%
Two Or More Races 1,374 2.44%
Population By Ethnicity in Carter , TN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 71 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 974 1.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 61 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 372 0.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 890 1.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 52,548 93.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 149 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 235 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,002 1.78%