Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hamilton County, TN in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 369,005 population of Hamilton County, Tennessee comprised of 28,174 people who identified as Hispanic (7.64%), and 340,831 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hamilton County, Tennessee with a population of 280,318 (75.97%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 69,330 (18.79%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,324 (2.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 2021, with a population of 257,066 (69.67%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 67,734 (18.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 23,252 (6.3%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 69,330 18.79%
White Alone 280,318 75.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,472 0.67%
Asian Alone 8,324 2.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 651 0.18%
Two Or More Races 7,910 2.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Hamilton , TN in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,596 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 23,252 6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,615 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 284 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 442 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 985 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 67,734 18.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 257,066 69.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 857 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,040 2.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 209 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,925 1.88%