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Cities in Tennessee ranked by Non-Hispanic White Population

This list ranks the 342 cities in Tennessee based on their Non-Hispanic White population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Non-Hispanic White population in Tennessee

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  • 1
    Memphis
    Non-Hispanic White population in Memphis is 183,403
    27.78% of Memphis population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 2
    Knoxville
    Non-Hispanic White population in Knoxville is 154,205
    73.40% of Knoxville population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 3
    Chattanooga
    Non-Hispanic White population in Chattanooga is 118,449
    60.42% of Chattanooga population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 4
    Murfreesboro
    Non-Hispanic White population in Murfreesboro is 118,513
    68.50% of Murfreesboro population is Non-Hispanic White
  • 5
    Clarksville
    Non-Hispanic White population in Clarksville is 119,286
    61.31% of Clarksville population is Non-Hispanic White

List of 342 cities in Tennessee by Non-Hispanic White Population

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Rank by Non-Hispanic White Population
City
Non-Hispanic White Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Tennessee Non-Hispanic White Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Memphis 183,403 27.78% 7.20%
2 Knoxville 154,205 73.40% 6.05%
3 Chattanooga 118,449 60.42% 4.65%
4 Murfreesboro 118,513 68.50% 4.65%
5 Clarksville 119,286 61.31% 4.68%
6 Franklin 71,437 76.79% 2.80%
7 Johnson City 63,774 84.50% 2.50%
8 54,171 83.19% 2.13%
9 52,805 90.24% 2.07%
10 48,955 84.94% 1.92%
11 41,260 69.54% 1.62%
12 39,549 83.19% 1.55%
13 40,484 78.52% 1.59%
14 37,679 69.96% 1.48%
15 36,338 85.72% 1.43%
16 39,498 63.78% 1.55%
17 34,272 47.81% 1.35%
18 34,280 79.26% 1.35%
19 35,138 69.79% 1.38%
20 34,631 76.25% 1.36%
21 35,679 74.39% 1.40%
22 30,659 90.35% 1.20%
23 32,155 84.34% 1.26%
24 28,295 82.09% 1.11%
25 26,415 90.92% 1.04%
26 22,942 90.69% 0.90%
27 26,561 74.85% 1.04%
28 18,786 85.86% 0.74%
29 23,607 53.35% 0.93%
30 17,265 74.60% 0.68%
31 14,463 86.55% 0.57%
32 19,241 70.37% 0.76%
33 13,539 91.35% 0.53%
34 14,383 84.01% 0.56%
35 14,864 75.39% 0.58%
36 13,187 87.90% 0.52%
37 13,001 81.67% 0.51%
38 13,435 84.75% 0.53%
39 12,801 93.29% 0.50%
40 12,313 90.28% 0.48%
41 12,997 85.41% 0.51%
42 12,254 82.19% 0.48%
43 11,523 78.56% 0.45%
44 11,230 67.46% 0.44%
45 11,504 91.06% 0.45%
46 11,258 83.10% 0.44%
47 11,047 87.27% 0.43%
48 10,596 81.34% 0.42%
49 12,024 61.60% 0.47%
50 10,994 83.78% 0.43%
51 12,150 56.75% 0.48%
52 9,653 89.24% 0.38%
53 10,201 85.95% 0.40%
54 8,719 94.42% 0.34%
55 8,890 82.81% 0.35%
56 9,976 77.01% 0.39%
57 9,294 87.32% 0.36%
58 8,552 75.54% 0.34%
59 8,650 72.83% 0.34%
60 8,223 76.29% 0.32%
61 8,180 88.96% 0.32%
62 7,787 75.18% 0.31%
63 8,006 66.15% 0.31%
64 7,154 73.13% 0.28%
65 7,165 94.03% 0.28%
66 7,002 96.67% 0.27%
67 6,760 95.31% 0.27%
68 7,519 82.62% 0.30%
69 6,631 79.58% 0.26%
70 6,570 84.47% 0.26%
71 6,494 85.93% 0.25%
72 6,565 82.12% 0.26%
73 5,873 94.85% 0.23%
74 6,160 67.43% 0.24%
75 6,465 52.99% 0.25%
76 5,753 91.89% 0.23%
77 5,751 84.57% 0.23%
78 5,904 85.28% 0.23%
79 5,940 68.05% 0.23%
80 5,440 97.30% 0.21%
81 5,310 92.56% 0.21%
82 5,488 84.35% 0.22%
83 5,431 84.07% 0.21%
84 5,646 71.72% 0.22%
85 5,060 89.43% 0.20%
86 4,801 85.47% 0.19%
87 5,256 87.40% 0.21%
88 4,860 73.84% 0.19%
89 4,941 78.28% 0.19%
90 4,866 90.67% 0.19%
91 4,900 87.22% 0.19%
92 5,026 87.73% 0.20%
93 5,591 79.86% 0.22%
94 4,538 88.12% 0.18%
95 4,445 92.47% 0.17%
96 4,508 77.24% 0.18%
97 4,392 91.60% 0.17%
98 5,172 70.67% 0.20%
99 4,690 91.46% 0.18%
100 4,178 92.95% 0.16%
101 4,110 91.52% 0.16%
102 4,161 91.27% 0.16%
102 4,304 78.20% 0.17%
103 3,807 94.65% 0.15%
104 3,983 93.94% 0.16%
105 3,769 96.89% 0.15%
106 4,078 81.81% 0.16%
107 4,427 52.16% 0.17%
108 3,681 89.87% 0.14%
109 3,734 78.64% 0.15%
110 3,713 79.35% 0.15%
111 3,487 92.96% 0.14%
112 3,689 89.54% 0.14%
113 3,563 40.54% 0.14%
114 3,419 94.79% 0.13%
115 3,463 68.25% 0.14%
116 3,274 93.70% 0.13%
117 3,752 90.48% 0.15%
118 3,370 41.57% 0.13%
119 2,990 98.03% 0.12%
120 2,929 98.49% 0.11%
121 2,834 96.13% 0.11%
122 3,085 84.61% 0.12%
123 3,220 77.02% 0.13%
124 2,998 86.47% 0.12%
125 2,912 74.13% 0.11%
126 2,730 96.60% 0.11%
127 2,754 88.50% 0.11%
128 3,394 82.02% 0.13%
128 2,768 96.28% 0.11%
129 2,790 94.22% 0.11%
130 2,697 95.13% 0.11%
131 2,883 80.51% 0.11%
132 2,614 99.24% 0.10%
133 2,814 64.63% 0.11%
134 2,701 93.69% 0.11%
135 2,699 91.12% 0.11%
136 2,556 87.96% 0.10%
137 2,487 96.62% 0.10%
138 2,613 92.17% 0.10%
139 2,466 95.77% 0.10%
140 2,450 25.02% 0.10%
141 2,260 98.22% 0.09%
142 2,355 79.83% 0.09%
143 2,422 91.05% 0.10%
144 2,233 85.26% 0.09%
145 2,257 95.80% 0.09%
146 2,459 49.59% 0.10%
147 2,220 93.55% 0.09%
148 2,440 61.43% 0.10%
149 2,325 85.98% 0.09%
150 2,096 96.37% 0.08%
151 2,109 94.66% 0.08%
152 2,027 98.30% 0.08%
153 2,380 74.98% 0.09%
154 2,188 86.48% 0.09%
155 2,099 93.29% 0.08%
156 2,175 89.10% 0.09%
157 2,032 95.09% 0.08%
158 2,192 87.89% 0.09%
159 1,977 97.49% 0.08%
160 1,982 79.85% 0.08%
161 2,026 89.65% 0.08%
162 2,024 94.40% 0.08%
163 1,906 97.59% 0.07%
164 1,933 89.91% 0.08%
165 2,015 92.22% 0.08%
166 1,916 94.90% 0.08%
167 1,813 98.80% 0.07%
168 1,860 94.75% 0.07%
169 2,085 71.38% 0.08%
169 1,867 88.53% 0.07%
170 1,795 90.61% 0.07%
171 1,757 95.33% 0.07%
172 1,879 73.63% 0.07%
173 1,717 91.38% 0.07%
174 1,730 87.64% 0.07%
175 1,694 91.27% 0.07%
176 1,752 49.03% 0.07%
177 1,761 94.63% 0.07%
178 2,080 66.14% 0.08%
179 1,727 87.31% 0.07%
180 1,612 96.93% 0.06%
180 1,606 96.98% 0.06%
181 1,593 85.32% 0.06%
182 1,628 87.62% 0.06%
183 1,992 66.38% 0.08%
184 1,619 81.48% 0.06%
185 1,601 94.12% 0.06%
186 1,932 67.58% 0.08%
187 1,646 87.00% 0.06%
188 1,607 86.07% 0.06%
189 1,611 87.13% 0.06%
190 1,504 90.01% 0.06%
191 1,529 87.12% 0.06%
192 1,687 72.28% 0.07%
193 1,598 89.27% 0.06%
194 1,468 92.62% 0.06%
195 1,448 91.53% 0.06%
196 1,452 91.44% 0.06%
197 1,478 92.14% 0.06%
198 1,429 95.33% 0.06%
199 1,517 91.00% 0.06%
200 1,621 29.77% 0.06%
201 1,385 68.26% 0.05%
202 1,326 98.30% 0.05%
203 1,487 69.03% 0.06%
204 1,333 94.74% 0.05%
205 1,305 93.75% 0.05%
206 1,713 74.41% 0.07%
207 1,309 83.27% 0.05%
208 1,305 91.71% 0.05%
208 1,297 91.66% 0.05%
208 1,329 91.47% 0.05%
209 1,294 71.02% 0.05%
210 1,215 94.41% 0.05%
211 1,215 96.97% 0.05%
212 1,260 93.33% 0.05%
213 1,166 98.98% 0.05%
214 1,248 83.48% 0.05%
215 1,334 77.92% 0.05%
216 1,171 80.04% 0.05%
216 1,145 87.14% 0.04%
217 1,119 93.17% 0.04%
218 1,153 97.05% 0.05%
219 1,103 98.84% 0.04%
220 1,078 98.45% 0.04%
221 1,082 87.33% 0.04%
222 1,128 84.68% 0.04%
223 1,075 94.63% 0.04%
224 1,135 83.76% 0.04%
225 1,168 85.69% 0.05%
226 1,031 95.02% 0.04%
227 1,028 86.82% 0.04%
228 1,120 91.65% 0.04%
229 1,050 90.52% 0.04%
230 1,002 98.62% 0.04%
231 989 83.04% 0.04%
232 985 96.19% 0.04%
232 1,002 93.21% 0.04%
233 1,035 93.41% 0.04%
234 1,052 88.70% 0.04%
235 996 85.94% 0.04%
236 926 94.88% 0.04%
237 944 91.56% 0.04%
238 898 94.93% 0.04%
239 905 97.10% 0.04%
240 881 88.90% 0.03%
241 834 96.42% 0.03%
242 913 78.37% 0.04%
243 785 97.39% 0.03%
244 757 93.11% 0.03%
245 743 98.15% 0.03%
246 795 81.87% 0.03%
247 705 93.50% 0.03%
248 734 93.15% 0.03%
249 729 94.80% 0.03%
250 754 85.88% 0.03%
251 696 89.69% 0.03%
252 743 84.05% 0.03%
253 667 92.77% 0.03%
254 654 87.79% 0.03%
255 679 77.42% 0.03%
256 652 84.57% 0.03%
257 660 91.54% 0.03%
258 616 90.86% 0.02%
259 587 97.51% 0.02%
260 600 87.98% 0.02%
261 688 76.61% 0.03%
262 577 91.44% 0.02%
263 610 91.87% 0.02%
264 548 71.54% 0.02%
265 622 79.74% 0.02%
266 583 95.89% 0.02%
266 559 93.63% 0.02%
267 582 85.84% 0.02%
268 659 78.64% 0.03%
269 540 89.11% 0.02%
270 511 93.59% 0.02%
271 518 94.18% 0.02%
272 504 83.44% 0.02%
272 537 87.89% 0.02%
273 526 93.10% 0.02%
274 534 87.68% 0.02%
275 492 96.66% 0.02%
276 492 90.94% 0.02%
277 473 89.92% 0.02%
278 458 95.22% 0.02%
279 447 89.58% 0.02%
280 545 69.34% 0.02%
281 435 91.19% 0.02%
282 480 89.72% 0.02%
283 458 97.86% 0.02%
284 409 98.79% 0.02%
285 387 91.06% 0.02%
286 358 92.27% 0.01%
287 362 74.49% 0.01%
288 466 74.32% 0.02%
289 360 92.31% 0.01%
290 325 100.00% 0.01%
291 335 44.97% 0.01%
292 313 96.01% 0.01%
293 415 70.82% 0.02%
293 329 87.50% 0.01%
294 331 56.01% 0.01%
295 349 39.70% 0.01%
296 304 98.38% 0.01%
297 303 86.57% 0.01%
297 291 100.00% 0.01%
298 290 77.54% 0.01%
299 288 57.72% 0.01%
300 320 73.56% 0.01%
301 261 87.58% 0.01%
302 260 98.86% 0.01%
303 299 73.83% 0.01%
304 269 61.28% 0.01%
305 257 72.60% 0.01%
306 249 90.88% 0.01%
307 225 82.42% 0.01%
308 229 91.24% 0.01%
309 238 88.48% 0.01%
310 229 36.58% 0.01%
311 203 81.20% 0.01%
312 238 20.10% 0.01%
313 200 66.01% 0.01%
314 194 35.08% 0.01%
315 192 38.32% 0.01%
316 190 96.45% 0.01%
317 188 96.41% 0.01%
318 188 32.98% 0.01%
319 226 69.33% 0.01%
320 157 94.01% 0.01%
321 131 90.34% 0.01%
322 160 12.18% 0.01%
322 128 99.22% 0.01%
323 128 85.91% 0.01%
324 115 90.55% -
325 97 92.38% -
326 69 98.57% -
327 57 95.00% -
328 52 100.00% -
329 54 80.60% -

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Tennessee by their Non-Hispanic White population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic White Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Non-Hispanic White, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Non-Hispanic White alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic White along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic White and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic White population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Non-Hispanic White .
  2. % of Total Tennessee Non-Hispanic White Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic White population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Non-Hispanic White populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Non-Hispanic White population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Non-Hispanic White populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.