Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, TN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 53,193 population of Jefferson County, Tennessee comprised of 1,821 people who identified as Hispanic (3.42%), and 51,372 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 50,828 (95.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,151 (2.16%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 672 (1.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 2016, with a population of 49,210 (92.51%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,618 (3.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,071 (2.01%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , TN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,151 2.16%
White Alone 50,828 95.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 218 0.41%
Asian Alone 300 0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 24 0.05%
Two Or More Races 672 1.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , TN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 80 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,618 3.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 78 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,071 2.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 49,210 92.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 140 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 292 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 641 1.21%