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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 18,865 population of DeKalb County, Tennessee comprised of 1,305 people who identified as Hispanic (6.92%), and 17,560 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Tennessee with a population of 18,136 (96.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 350 (1.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 234 (1.24%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Tennessee in 2012, with a population of 17,002 (90.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,134 (6.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 243 (1.29%).

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

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Population By Race in DeKalb , TN in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 350 1.86%
White Alone 18,136 96.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 56 0.3%
Asian Alone 86 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 234 1.24%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , TN in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 107 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,134 6.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 243 1.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,002 90.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 197 1.04%