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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 79,957 population of Putnam County, Tennessee comprised of 5,217 people who identified as Hispanic (6.53%), and 74,740 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Putnam County, Tennessee with a population of 74,606 (93.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,927 (2.41%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,490 (1.86%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Putnam County, Tennessee in 2019, with a population of 70,340 (87.97%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,266 (5.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,725 (2.16%).

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

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Population By Race in Putnam , TN in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,927 2.41%
White Alone 74,606 93.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 622 0.78%
Asian Alone 1,194 1.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 118 0.15%
Two Or More Races 1,490 1.86%
Population By Ethnicity in Putnam , TN in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 202 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,266 5.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 384 0.48%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 121 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 84 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 160 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,725 2.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 70,340 87.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 238 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,073 1.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,330 1.66%