Population By Race and Ethnicity in Knox County, TN in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 480,500 population of Knox County, Tennessee comprised of 22,631 people who identified as Hispanic (4.71%), and 457,869 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Knox County, Tennessee with a population of 412,028 (85.75%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 42,900 (8.93%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,851 (2.47%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Knox County, Tennessee in 2020, with a population of 392,721 (81.73%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 41,720 (8.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,307 (4.02%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 42,900 8.93%
White Alone 412,028 85.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,709 0.36%
Asian Alone 11,851 2.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 616 0.13%
Two Or More Races 11,396 2.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Knox , TN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,180 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,307 4.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 644 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 247 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 284 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 969 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 41,720 8.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 392,721 81.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,065 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,604 2.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 332 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 10,427 2.17%