Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeKalb County, TN in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 21,002 population of DeKalb County, Tennessee comprised of 1,632 people who identified as Hispanic (7.77%), and 19,370 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Tennessee with a population of 19,766 (94.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 470 (2.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 380 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Tennessee in 2022, with a population of 18,397 (87.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,369 (6.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 340 (1.62%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 470 2.24%
White Alone 19,766 94.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 118 0.56%
Asian Alone 262 1.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 380 1.81%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , TN in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 130 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,369 6.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 42 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 68 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 340 1.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,397 87.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.36%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 240 1.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 312 1.49%