Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, TN in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 466,787 population of Knox County, Tennessee comprised of 20,666 people who identified as Hispanic (4.43%), and 446,121 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Tennessee with a population of 401,167 (85.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 41,608 (8.91%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,339 (2.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Tennessee in 2018, with a population of 383,483 (82.15%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 40,562 (8.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 17,684 (3.79%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 41,608 8.91%
White Alone 401,167 85.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,609 0.35%
Asian Alone 11,339 2.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 570 0.12%
Two Or More Races 10,494 2.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , TN in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,046 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,684 3.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 567 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 218 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 266 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 885 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 40,562 8.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 383,483 82.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,042 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,121 2.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 304 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,609 2.06%