Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chester County, TN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 17,153 population of Chester County, Tennessee comprised of 466 people who identified as Hispanic (2.72%), and 16,687 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chester County, Tennessee with a population of 15,044 (87.71%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,569 (9.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 335 (1.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chester County, Tennessee in 2017, with a population of 14,653 (85.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,540 (8.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 391 (2.28%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,569 9.15%
White Alone 15,044 87.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 92 0.54%
Asian Alone 108 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 335 1.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Chester , TN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 29 0.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 391 2.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,540 8.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,653 85.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 75 0.44%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 318 1.85%