Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, TN in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 470,137 population of Knox County, Tennessee comprised of 21,451 people who identified as Hispanic (4.56%), and 448,686 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Tennessee with a population of 403,709 (85.87%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 41,876 (8.91%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,431 (2.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Tennessee in 2019, with a population of 385,398 (81.98%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 40,772 (8.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,311 (3.9%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 41,876 8.91%
White Alone 403,709 85.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,639 0.35%
Asian Alone 11,431 2.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 589 0.13%
Two Or More Races 10,893 2.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , TN in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,104 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,311 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 600 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 233 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 268 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 935 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 40,772 8.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 385,398 81.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,039 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,198 2.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 321 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,958 2.12%