Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, TN in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 436,822 population of Knox County, Tennessee comprised of 15,579 people who identified as Hispanic (3.57%), and 421,243 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Tennessee with a population of 379,208 (86.81%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38,872 (8.9%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,772 (2.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Tennessee in 2011, with a population of 366,062 (83.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 38,075 (8.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,146 (3.01%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 38,872 8.9%
White Alone 379,208 86.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,514 0.35%
Asian Alone 8,772 2.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 505 0.12%
Two Or More Races 7,951 1.82%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , TN in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 797 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,146 3.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 485 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 202 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 218 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 731 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 38,075 8.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 366,062 83.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,029 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,570 1.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 287 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,220 1.65%