Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sumner County, TN in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 166,026 population of Sumner County, Tennessee comprised of 6,652 people who identified as Hispanic (4.01%), and 159,374 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumner County, Tennessee with a population of 149,599 (90.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,053 (6.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,626 (1.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumner County, Tennessee in 2012, with a population of 143,745 (86.58%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,805 (6.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,854 (3.53%).

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

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Population By Race in Sumner , TN in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,053 6.66%
White Alone 149,599 90.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 582 0.35%
Asian Alone 1,990 1.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 176 0.11%
Two Or More Races 2,626 1.58%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumner , TN in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 248 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,854 3.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 168 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 68 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 58 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 256 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 10,805 6.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 143,745 86.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 414 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,922 1.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 118 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,370 1.43%