Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hamilton County, TN in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 364,626 population of Hamilton County, Tennessee comprised of 21,118 people who identified as Hispanic (5.79%), and 343,508 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hamilton County, Tennessee with a population of 276,478 (75.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 70,891 (19.44%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,826 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 2018, with a population of 259,014 (71.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 69,686 (19.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,464 (4.79%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 70,891 19.44%
White Alone 276,478 75.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,059 0.56%
Asian Alone 7,826 2.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 502 0.14%
Two Or More Races 6,870 1.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Hamilton , TN in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,205 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,464 4.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,201 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 193 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 352 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 703 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 69,686 19.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 259,014 71.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 858 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,633 2.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 150 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,167 1.69%