Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rutherford County, TN in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 351,194 population of Rutherford County, Tennessee comprised of 40,636 people who identified as Hispanic (11.57%), and 310,558 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford County, Tennessee with a population of 265,012 (75.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59,449 (16.93%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,350 (3.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 2021, with a population of 230,161 (65.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 57,153 (16.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 34,851 (9.92%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59,449 16.93%
White Alone 265,012 75.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,226 0.63%
Asian Alone 13,350 3.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 521 0.15%
Two Or More Races 10,636 3.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , TN in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,296 0.65%
White Alone - Hispanic 34,851 9.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,320 0.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 548 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 255 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,366 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 57,153 16.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 230,161 65.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 906 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 12,802 3.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 266 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,270 2.64%