Tennessee Population 2024

• Contents
• Population by Race
• Top Cities of Tennessee
• Population Pyramid
• Languages
• Education
• Disablity
• Counties of Tennessee

Tennessee Population by Race

According to 2017 demographics estimates population of Tennessee by race are:

White Population

White population in Tennessee are 5,131,786, percentage wise 77.79 percent are whites. Whites, also called White Americans or European American, having origins in the original peoples of Europe (numbers include hispanic whites).

Black Population

Black population in Tennessee are 1,107,392, percentage wise 16.79 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Tennessee, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Tennessee are 110,605, percentage wise 1.68 percent are asians, out of these 28,740 are Asian Indians, 19,575 are Chinese, 11,982 are Filipinos, 5,219 are Japanese, 10,913 are Korean, 11,768 are Vietnamese and 22,408 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Tennessee are 340,063. Percentage wise 5.15 percent are hispanics, out of these 217,104 are Mexican people, 28,832 are Puerto Ricans, 11,372 are Cubans, and 82,755 are other Hispanic or Latinos. Hispanics may be of any race, included in applicable race categories.

Total Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are 3,784, out of these 966 are Native Hawaiians, 711 are Guamanian/Chamorro, 1,102 are Samoans.
Hispanic or Latino's are 340,063, 217,104 are Mexicans, 28,832 are Puerto Ricans, 11,372 are Cubans. American Indians and Natives are 17,568, 5,698 are Cherokee tribals, 143 are Navajo tribals, 695 are Sioux tribal group and 259 are Chippewa tribals as on 2017.

Top Cities of Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson is the populous city in Tennessee state with 669,053, As per the Urban Agglomation estimates of UN World Population Prospects, Nashville-Davidson population is 1.24 million in 2020. Memphis is the fifth most dangerous city in the US, and is the second populous with 650,618 and Knoxville is third populous with 187,500 in the state of Tennessee. Other major cities in this state are Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Jackson, Johnson, Barlett and some of these cities are most dangerous cities in Tennessee.

Population Pyramid

Tennessee population pyramid is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population, wide base suggests growing population, narrow base indicates declining birth rates. Tennessee state has a stable population from 0 to 69 years, from 70 and above the decrease of population due to aging population, has a slighter less life expectancy, at 85+ years, female population is having higher expectancy and almost double the male population.

Tennessee Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of Tennessee by age is 6,597,381, out of these 3,217,073 are male, 3,380,308 are female, The sex ratio of Tennessee is 952. The Tennessee population by age are, under 15 years is 1,241,415, 15 years and over is 5,355,966, 30 years and over is 4,027,760, 65 years and over is 1,013,356 and 85 years and over is 110,321. 48.76 percent are male, 51.24 percent are female, 18.82 percent are under 15 years old, 81.18 percent are 15 years and over, 61.05 percent are 30 years and over, 15.36 percent are 65 years and over, 1.67 percent are 85 years and over.

Languages spoken in TN