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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 179,474 population of Sumner County, Tennessee comprised of 8,299 people who identified as Hispanic (4.62%), and 171,175 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sumner County, Tennessee with a population of 159,742 (89.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,067 (7.28%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,268 (1.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sumner County, Tennessee in 2016, with a population of 152,533 (84.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,691 (7.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,209 (4.02%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Sumner County, TN in 2016
Total Population:179,474
95.38%
Non Hispanic (95.38%)
Hispanic (4.62%)
Race in Sumner County, TN in 2016
Total Population:179,474
89.01%
White Alone (89.01%)
Black or African American Alone (7.28%)
Two or more races (1.82%)
Asian Alone (1.41%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.38%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)
Ethnicity in Sumner County, TN in 2016
Total Population:179,474
84.99%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.99%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.07%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.02%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.65%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.34%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.94%)
Population By Race in Sumner , TN in 2016
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 159,742 89.01%
Black or African American Alone 13,067 7.28%
Two Or More Races 3,268 1.82%
Asian Alone 2,521 1.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 681 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 195 0.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Sumner , TN in 2016
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 152,533 84.99%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,691 7.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,209 4.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,965 1.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,398 1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 464 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 376 0.21%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 303 0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 217 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 124 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 123 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 71 0.04%