Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hamilton County, TN in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 337,235 population of Hamilton County, Tennessee comprised of 15,096 people who identified as Hispanic (4.48%), and 322,139 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hamilton County, Tennessee with a population of 255,180 (75.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 68,460 (20.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,134 (1.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 2010, with a population of 243,009 (72.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 67,693 (20.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 12,171 (3.61%).

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

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Population By Race in Hamilton , TN in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 68,460 20.3%
White Alone 255,180 75.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,997 0.59%
Asian Alone 6,134 1.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 501 0.15%
Two Or More Races 4,963 1.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Hamilton , TN in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 767 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 12,171 3.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,171 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 144 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 336 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 507 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 67,693 20.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 243,009 72.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 826 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,990 1.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 165 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,456 1.32%