Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wilson County, TN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 136,824 population of Wilson County, Tennessee comprised of 5,728 people who identified as Hispanic (4.19%), and 131,096 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wilson County, Tennessee with a population of 121,548 (88.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,605 (7.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,598 (1.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wilson County, Tennessee in 2017, with a population of 116,616 (85.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,364 (6.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,932 (3.61%).

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

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Population By Race in Wilson , TN in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,605 7.02%
White Alone 121,548 88.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 685 0.5%
Asian Alone 2,264 1.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 124 0.09%
Two Or More Races 2,598 1.9%
Population By Ethnicity in Wilson , TN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 241 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,932 3.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 228 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 79 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 52 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 196 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,364 6.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 116,616 85.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 457 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,185 1.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,402 1.76%