Population By Race and Ethnicity in Smith County, TN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 19,542 population of Smith County, Tennessee comprised of 502 people who identified as Hispanic (2.57%), and 19,040 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Smith County, Tennessee with a population of 18,609 (95.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 436 (2.23%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 316 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Smith County, Tennessee in 2016, with a population of 18,180 (93.03%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 429 (2.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 424 (2.17%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Smith County, TN in 2016
Total Population:19,542
97.43%
Non Hispanic (97.43%)
Hispanic (2.57%)
Race in Smith County, TN in 2016
Total Population:19,542
95.23%
White Alone (95.23%)
Black or African American Alone (2.23%)
Two or more races (1.62%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)
Asian Alone (0.39%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Ethnicity in Smith County, TN in 2016
Total Population:19,542
93.03%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.03%)
Hispanic White Alone (2.19%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.17%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.43%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.70%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.47%)
Population By Race in Smith , TN in 2016
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 18,609 95.23%
Black or African American Alone 436 2.23%
Two Or More Races 316 1.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 102 0.52%
Asian Alone 76 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Smith , TN in 2016
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,180 93.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 429 2.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 424 2.17%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 280 1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 92 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 36 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%