Population By Race and Ethnicity in Smith County, TN in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,970 population of Smith County, Tennessee comprised of 643 people who identified as Hispanic (3.22%), and 19,327 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Smith County, Tennessee with a population of 18,911 (94.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 485 (2.43%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 352 (1.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Smith County, Tennessee in 2020, with a population of 18,363 (91.95%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 548 (2.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 469 (2.35%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 485 2.43%
White Alone 18,911 94.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 111 0.56%
Asian Alone 106 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 352 1.76%
Population By Ethnicity in Smith , TN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 548 2.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 47 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 469 2.35%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,363 91.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 305 1.53%