Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hamilton County, TN in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 367,776 population of Hamilton County, Tennessee comprised of 21,920 people who identified as Hispanic (5.96%), and 345,856 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hamilton County, Tennessee with a population of 279,060 (75.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 71,067 (19.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,995 (2.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 2019, with a population of 260,950 (70.95%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 69,788 (18.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,110 (4.92%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 71,067 19.32%
White Alone 279,060 75.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,077 0.56%
Asian Alone 7,995 2.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 549 0.15%
Two Or More Races 7,028 1.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Hamilton , TN in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,279 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,110 4.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,218 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 219 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 360 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 734 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 69,788 18.98%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 260,950 70.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 859 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,776 2.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 189 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,294 1.71%