Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, TN in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 17,080 population of Chester County, Tennessee comprised of 419 people who identified as Hispanic (2.45%), and 16,661 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, Tennessee with a population of 15,062 (88.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,568 (9.18%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 293 (1.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, Tennessee in 2012, with a population of 14,713 (86.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,539 (9.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 349 (2.04%).

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

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Population By Race in Chester , TN in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,568 9.18%
White Alone 15,062 88.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 78 0.46%
Asian Alone 77 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 293 1.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , TN in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 29 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 349 2.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,539 9.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,713 86.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 279 1.63%