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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 30,572 population of Obion County, Tennessee comprised of 1,299 people who identified as Hispanic (4.25%), and 29,273 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Obion County, Tennessee with a population of 26,536 (86.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,266 (10.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 521 (1.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Obion County, Tennessee in 2016, with a population of 25,414 (83.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,199 (10.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,122 (3.67%).

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

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Population By Race in Obion , TN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,266 10.68%
White Alone 26,536 86.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 97 0.32%
Asian Alone 126 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 26 0.09%
Two Or More Races 521 1.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Obion , TN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 67 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,122 3.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 41 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 18 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,199 10.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 25,414 83.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 56 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 487 1.59%