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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 156,372 population of Sullivan County, Tennessee comprised of 2,832 people who identified as Hispanic (1.81%), and 153,540 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sullivan County, Tennessee with a population of 148,804 (95.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,551 (2.27%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,241 (1.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sullivan County, Tennessee in 2016, with a population of 146,464 (93.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,392 (2.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,340 (1.5%).

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

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Population By Race in Sullivan , TN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,551 2.27%
White Alone 148,804 95.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 558 0.36%
Asian Alone 1,159 0.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 59 0.04%
Two Or More Races 2,241 1.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Sullivan , TN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 159 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,340 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 134 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 158 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,392 2.17%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 146,464 93.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 424 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,137 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,083 1.33%