Population By Race and Ethnicity in Macon County, TN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 23,364 population of Macon County, Tennessee comprised of 1,183 people who identified as Hispanic (5.06%), and 22,181 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Macon County, Tennessee with a population of 22,509 (96.34%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 284 (1.22%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 227 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Macon County, Tennessee in 2016, with a population of 21,528 (92.14%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 981 (4.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 240 (1.03%).

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

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Population By Race in Macon , TN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 227 0.97%
White Alone 22,509 96.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 164 0.7%
Asian Alone 171 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races 284 1.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Macon , TN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 47 0.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 981 4.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 91 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 44 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 180 0.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,528 92.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 155 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 240 1.03%