Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hamilton County, TN in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 341,179 population of Hamilton County, Tennessee comprised of 15,626 people who identified as Hispanic (4.58%), and 325,553 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hamilton County, Tennessee with a population of 258,399 (75.74%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 68,594 (20.11%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,495 (1.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 2011, with a population of 245,732 (72.02%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 67,841 (19.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 12,667 (3.71%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 68,594 20.11%
White Alone 258,399 75.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,925 0.56%
Asian Alone 6,495 1.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 524 0.15%
Two Or More Races 5,242 1.54%
Population By Ethnicity in Hamilton , TN in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 753 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 12,667 3.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,137 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 147 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 360 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 562 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 67,841 19.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 245,732 72.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 788 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,348 1.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 164 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,680 1.37%