Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hamilton County, TN in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 353,985 population of Hamilton County, Tennessee comprised of 18,364 people who identified as Hispanic (5.19%), and 335,621 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hamilton County, Tennessee with a population of 268,312 (75.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 69,898 (19.75%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,275 (2.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 2015, with a population of 253,169 (71.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 68,925 (19.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,143 (4.28%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 69,898 19.75%
White Alone 268,312 75.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,927 0.54%
Asian Alone 7,275 2.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 515 0.14%
Two Or More Races 6,058 1.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Hamilton , TN in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 973 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 15,143 4.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,104 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 174 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 365 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 605 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 68,925 19.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 253,169 71.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 823 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,101 2.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 150 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,453 1.54%