Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, TN in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 432,952 population of Knox County, Tennessee comprised of 15,088 people who identified as Hispanic (3.49%), and 417,864 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Tennessee with a population of 376,255 (86.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38,672 (8.93%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,333 (1.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Tennessee in 2010, with a population of 363,569 (83.97%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,896 (8.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 12,686 (2.93%).

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

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Population By Race in Knox , TN in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 38,672 8.93%
White Alone 376,255 86.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,532 0.35%
Asian Alone 8,333 1.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 514 0.12%
Two Or More Races 7,646 1.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , TN in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 776 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 12,686 2.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 498 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 192 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 218 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 718 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 37,896 8.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 363,569 83.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,034 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,141 1.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 296 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,928 1.6%