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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 53,049 population of Jefferson County, Tennessee comprised of 1,816 people who identified as Hispanic (3.42%), and 51,233 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Tennessee with a population of 50,734 (95.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,131 (2.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 659 (1.24%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 2015, with a population of 49,117 (92.59%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,617 (3.05%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,057 (1.99%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Jefferson, Tennessee.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jefferson County, TN in 2015

Total Population:53,049

Non Hispanic (96.58%)

Hispanic (3.42%)

Race in Jefferson County, TN in 2015

Total Population:53,049

White Alone (95.64%)

Black or African American Alone (2.13%)

Two or more races (1.24%)

Asian Alone (0.54%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.41%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Jefferson County, TN in 2015

Total Population:53,049

Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.59%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.05%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.99%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.17%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.67%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.52%)

Population By Race in Jefferson , TN in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	50,734	95.64%
Black or African American Alone	1,131	2.13%
Two Or More Races	659	1.24%
Asian Alone	284	0.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	215	0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	26	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , TN in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	49,117	92.59%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,617	3.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,057	1.99%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	623	1.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	278	0.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	138	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	77	0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	74	0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	36	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	20	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	6	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.01%