STATE · ADMITTED 1796 · 2000 CENSUS
Tennessee
5,689,283 residents · 95 counties · 504 cities · 1,701 census tracts
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Tennessee has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $36,360. Population has grown 17% since 1990. Median home value has risen by half since 1990, reaching $88,300.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20247.1M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.6%(374,880)
5 to 97%(395,813)
10 to 146.9%(395,155)
15 to 196.9%(395,184)
20 to 246.8%(386,345)
25 to 3414.3%(815,901)
35 to 4415.9%(902,527)
45 to 5413.8%(786,916)
55 to 649.4%(533,251)
65 to 746.7%(382,852)
75 to 844.2%(238,994)
85 and over1.4%(81,465)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$36,360
+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $24,807 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$88,300
+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $58,000 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic83%(4,048,317)
Black15.9%(777,041)
Hispanic / Latino0.6%(31,075)
Asian0.6%(30,595)
2000
White, non-Hispanic79.2%(4,505,930)
Black16.3%(928,204)
Hispanic / Latino2.2%(123,838)
Asian1%(56,077)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican3.8%(270,718)
Central American1.5%(108,357)
Guatemalan0.6%(44,553)
Puerto Rican0.6%(42,912)
South American0.5%(37,468)
Honduran0.5%(35,935)
Salvadoran0.3%(18,642)
Cuban0.3%(18,592)
Venezuelan0.2%(14,175)
Colombian0.1%(9,968)
Spaniard0.1%(7,491)
Dominican0.1%(6,365)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(4,650)
Panamanian0.1%(3,917)
Nicaraguan0.1%(3,802)
Ecuadorian0%(2,991)
Argentine0%(2,361)
Costa Rican0%(1,275)
Chilean0%(1,263)
Bolivian0%(733)
Uruguayan0%(554)
Paraguayan0%(245)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(40,039)
Chinese0.3%(20,586)
Filipino0.2%(15,556)
Vietnamese0.2%(13,116)
Korean0.2%(11,118)
Laotian0.1%(7,410)
Japanese0.1%(4,647)
Burmese0.1%(4,496)
Pakistani0%(2,729)
Nepalese0%(1,961)
Cambodian0%(1,641)
Thai0%(1,469)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0%(1,092)
Taiwanese0%(949)
Indonesian0%(695)
Kazakh0%(593)
Hmong0%(489)
Sri Lankan0%(408)
Mongolian0%(277)
Malaysian0%(246)
Bhutanese0%(184)
Singaporean0%(36)
Uzbek0%(28)
Mien0%(24)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(4,468)
Samoan0%(2,620)
Chamorro0%(1,533)
Guamanian0%(320)
Marshallese0%(101)
Fijian0%(95)
Tongan0%(64)
Chuukese0%(10)
Ancestry
English13.3%(939,333)
American11.3%(800,586)
Irish9.3%(660,169)
German9.1%(644,915)
Italian2.3%(160,993)
Scottish2.2%(156,039)
Scotch-Irish1.7%(122,215)
French1.4%(96,845)
Subsaharan African1.1%(78,955)
Polish1%(72,112)
Dutch0.7%(51,809)
Arab0.6%(41,581)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.5%(36,857)
Norwegian0.5%(33,156)
Swedish0.5%(31,803)
British0.4%(25,984)
West Indian0.3%(19,009)
Russian0.2%(15,145)
French Canadian0.2%(14,638)
Greek0.2%(13,510)
Egyptian0.2%(13,507)
Hungarian0.2%(12,234)
Swiss0.2%(11,310)
Nigerian0.2%(10,801)
Ukrainian0.1%(9,851)
Czech0.1%(9,005)
Danish0.1%(8,778)
Jamaican0.1%(7,585)
Portuguese0.1%(7,454)
Canadian0.1%(7,317)
Lebanese0.1%(6,977)
Austrian0.1%(6,634)
Finnish0.1%(5,024)
Lithuanian0.1%(4,891)
Haitian0.1%(4,765)
Ethiopian0.1%(4,663)
Romanian0.1%(4,331)
Brazilian0.1%(4,184)
Iranian0.1%(3,794)
Croatian0.1%(3,641)
Slovak0.1%(3,536)
Belgian0%(3,400)
Iraqi0%(3,162)
Palestinian0%(2,744)
Somali0%(2,205)
Ghanaian0%(2,148)
Armenian0%(1,755)
Kenyan0%(1,739)
Serbian0%(1,542)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,467)
Syrian0%(1,463)
Turkish0%(1,454)
Australian0%(1,451)
Moroccan0%(1,194)
Slovene0%(1,122)
Latvian0%(1,042)
Jordanian0%(955)
Bulgarian0%(836)
Guyanese0%(692)
Israeli0%(677)
Macedonian0%(378)
Barbadian0%(324)
Cape Verdean0%(142)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
75.9%
+8.9 ptssince 1990
from 67.1% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married26.6%(576,228)
Married60.6%(1,314,612)
Widowed2.5%(53,568)
Divorced10.4%(224,919)
Women 15+
Never married20.7%(485,987)
Married56%(1,317,202)
Widowed11.2%(263,844)
Divorced12.2%(286,270)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
Section 02
Largest cities
2.Memphis609,647
3.Knoxville202,021
4.Chattanooga194,144
5.Clarksville188,829
6.Murfreesboro171,178
7.Franklin90,226
8.Johnson City74,943
9.Jackson69,339
10.Hendersonville64,266
11.Smyrna63,321
12.Spring Hill61,336
Frequently asked
How many people live in Tennessee?
Tennessee has about 5,689,283 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Tennessee?
The typical household in Tennessee earns about $36,360 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Tennessee expensive?
In Tennessee, the median home is worth about $88,300, and the typical rent is about $505 a month.
How educated are people in Tennessee?
About 19.6% of adults age 25 and over in Tennessee hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Tennessee?
About 13.5% of people in Tennessee live below the federal poverty line.
Has Tennessee grown since 1990?
Yes, Tennessee has grown since 1990. The population has added about 812,098 residents, a change of about 17 percent over that period.
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