Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sullivan County, TN in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 159,212 population of Sullivan County, Tennessee comprised of 3,883 people who identified as Hispanic (2.44%), and 155,329 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sullivan County, Tennessee with a population of 150,558 (94.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,906 (2.45%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,726 (1.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sullivan County, Tennessee in 2021, with a population of 147,321 (92.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,681 (2.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,237 (2.03%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,906 2.45%
White Alone 150,558 94.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 630 0.4%
Asian Alone 1,307 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 85 0.05%
Two Or More Races 2,726 1.71%
Population By Ethnicity in Sullivan , TN in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 225 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,237 2.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 159 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 35 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 32 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 195 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,681 2.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 147,321 92.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 471 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,272 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 53 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,531 1.59%