Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, TN in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 54,916 population of Jefferson County, Tennessee comprised of 2,360 people who identified as Hispanic (4.3%), and 52,556 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Tennessee with a population of 52,252 (95.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,152 (2.1%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 814 (1.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 2020, with a population of 50,185 (91.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,067 (3.76%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,026 (1.87%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,152 2.1%
White Alone 52,252 95.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 286 0.52%
Asian Alone 369 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 43 0.08%
Two Or More Races 814 1.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , TN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 126 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,067 3.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 93 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 49 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,026 1.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 50,185 91.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 193 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 354 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 765 1.39%