Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rutherford County, TN in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 274,482 population of Rutherford County, Tennessee comprised of 18,880 people who identified as Hispanic (6.88%), and 255,602 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford County, Tennessee with a population of 221,773 (80.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,131 (13.16%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,709 (3.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 2012, with a population of 205,543 (74.88%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,233 (12.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 16,230 (5.91%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rutherford County, TN in 2012
Total Population:274,482
93.12%
Non Hispanic (93.12%)
Hispanic (6.88%)
Race in Rutherford County, TN in 2012
Total Population:274,482
80.8%13.16%
White Alone (80.8%)
Black or African American Alone (13.16%)
Asian Alone (3.17%)
Two or more races (2.24%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)
Ethnicity in Rutherford County, TN in 2012
Total Population:274,482
74.88%12.84%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (74.88%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.84%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.91%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.08%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.29%)
Population By Race in Rutherford , TN in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 221,773 80.8%
Black or African American Alone 36,131 13.16%
Asian Alone 8,709 3.17%
Two Or More Races 6,144 2.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,428 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 297 0.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , TN in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 205,543 74.88%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 35,233 12.84%
White Alone - Hispanic 16,230 5.91%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,449 3.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,493 2%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 898 0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 726 0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 702 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 651 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 260 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 158 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 139 0.05%