Population By Race and Ethnicity in Smith, TN in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

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