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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 41,870 population of Fayette County, Tennessee comprised of 1,402 people who identified as Hispanic (3.35%), and 40,468 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Tennessee with a population of 29,141 (69.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,733 (28.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 464 (1.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Tennessee in 2020, with a population of 27,959 (66.78%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,602 (27.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,182 (2.82%).

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

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Population By Race in Fayette , TN in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,733 28.02%
White Alone 29,141 69.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 176 0.42%
Asian Alone 336 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.05%
Two Or More Races 464 1.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , TN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 131 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,182 2.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 30 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,602 27.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,959 66.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 157 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 306 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 430 1.03%