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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 55,547 population of Jefferson County, Tennessee comprised of 2,538 people who identified as Hispanic (4.57%), and 53,009 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Tennessee with a population of 52,837 (95.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,142 (2.06%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 854 (1.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 2021, with a population of 50,605 (91.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,232 (4.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,024 (1.84%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,142 2.06%
White Alone 52,837 95.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 295 0.53%
Asian Alone 376 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 43 0.08%
Two Or More Races 854 1.54%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , TN in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 118 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,232 4.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 102 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 23 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 53 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,024 1.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 50,605 91.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 193 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 353 0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 33 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 801 1.44%