Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rutherford, TN in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 307,724 population of Rutherford County, Tennessee comprised of 23,318 people who identified as Hispanic (7.58%), and 284,406 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.42%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford County, Tennessee with a population of 241,851 (78.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 45,611 (14.82%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,341 (3.36%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 2016, with a population of 221,924 (72.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 44,371 (14.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,927 (6.48%).

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

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Population By Race in Rutherford , TN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45,611 14.82%
White Alone 241,851 78.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,583 0.51%
Asian Alone 10,341 3.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 349 0.11%
Two Or More Races 7,989 2.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , TN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,240 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,927 6.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 792 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 376 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 148 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 835 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 44,371 14.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 221,924 72.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 791 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,965 3.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 201 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,154 2.33%