Rutherford, Tennessee Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 341.49K population of Rutherford, TN residents comprised of 38.32K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (11.22%), and 303.17K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rutherford, TN, with a population of 226.23K (66.25%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Rutherford, TN, with a population of 53.98K (15.81%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Rutherford, TN, with a population of 27.00K (7.91%). The smallest racial group in Rutherford, TN was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 254 (0.07%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Rutherford, TN, with a population of 219.19K (64.19%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Rutherford, TN, with a population of 53.27K (15.60%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Rutherford, TN, with a population of 18.11K (5.30%). The smallest ethnic group in Rutherford, TN was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 35 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Rutherford, Tennessee from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Tennessee counties and also for the state of Tennessee.

Rutherford, TN Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Rutherford, TN Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Rutherford, TN Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Rutherford, TN Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 53977 15.81
White Alone 226227 66.25
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1739 0.51
Asian Alone 12538 3.67
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 254 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 19755 5.79
Two Or More Races 26996 7.91
Rutherford, TN Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 219194 64.19
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 53270 15.60
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 18113 5.30
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 15661 4.59
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 12394 3.63
Hispanic - Two or More Races 11335 3.32
Hispanic - White Alone 7033 2.06
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1642 0.48
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 950 0.28
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 789 0.23
Hispanic - Black Alone 707 0.21
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 219 0.06
Hispanic - Asian Alone 144 0.04
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 35 0.01