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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 20,189 population of DeKalb County, Tennessee comprised of 1,477 people who identified as Hispanic (7.32%), and 18,712 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Tennessee with a population of 19,099 (94.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 425 (2.11%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 344 (1.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Tennessee in 2020, with a population of 17,851 (88.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,248 (6.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 312 (1.55%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 425 2.11%
White Alone 19,099 94.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 98 0.49%
Asian Alone 217 1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 344 1.7%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , TN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 113 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,248 6.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 62 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 312 1.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,851 88.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 60 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 202 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 282 1.4%