Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rutherford County, TN in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 360,682 population of Rutherford County, Tennessee comprised of 43,033 people who identified as Hispanic (11.93%), and 317,649 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford County, Tennessee with a population of 271,129 (75.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 61,561 (17.07%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,943 (3.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford County, Tennessee in 2022, with a population of 234,134 (64.91%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,195 (16.41%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 36,995 (10.26%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 61,561 17.07%
White Alone 271,129 75.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,368 0.66%
Asian Alone 13,943 3.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 528 0.15%
Two Or More Races 11,153 3.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Rutherford , TN in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,366 0.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 36,995 10.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,416 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 531 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 248 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,477 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 59,195 16.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 234,134 64.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 952 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 13,412 3.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 280 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 9,676 2.68%