Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, TN in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 44,175 population of Fayette County, Tennessee comprised of 1,752 people who identified as Hispanic (3.97%), and 42,423 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Tennessee with a population of 30,721 (69.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,293 (27.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 506 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Tennessee in 2023, with a population of 29,249 (66.21%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,138 (27.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,472 (3.33%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,293 27.83%
White Alone 30,721 69.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 206 0.47%
Asian Alone 419 0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 30 0.07%
Two Or More Races 506 1.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , TN in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 155 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,472 3.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 41 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 30 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 42 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,138 27.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,249 66.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 389 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 464 1.05%