Notable for Tennessee is the large number of residents who do not claim an immigrant background, almost 1 in 4 residents in 2010:
- American is the state's largest ethnicity, at 17% of state residents.
- African-Americans are the 2nd largest ethnicity, at 15%.
The largest European ethnicity is Irish, and the growing Mexican population is the state's largest Hispanic ethnicity, making up almost 3% of residents.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Tennessee Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Tennessee Population |
Total
Population
|
6,356,897
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
American
|
1,087,397
|
17.11%
|
2
|
African-American*
|
994,816
|
15.65%
|
3
|
Irish
|
707,732
|
11.13%
|
4
|
German
|
645,892
|
10.16%
|
5
|
English
|
639,159
|
10.05%
|
6
|
Mexican
|
183,532
|
2.89%
|
7
|
Scotch-Irish
|
153,073
|
2.41%
|
8
|
Scottish
|
137,231
|
2.16%
|
9
|
Italian
|
135,235
|
2.13%
|
10
|
French,
except Basque
|
110,157
|
1.73%
|
11
|
Dutch
|
77,992
|
1.23%
|
12
|
European
|
65,819
|
1.04%
|
13
|
Polish
|
62,616
|
0.99%
|
14
|
African
|
37,956
|
0.60%
|
15
|
Swedish
|
35,002
|
0.55%
|
16
|
Welsh
|
33,646
|
0.53%
|
17
|
British
|
27,319
|
0.43%
|
18
|
Norwegian
|
26,834
|
0.42%
|
19
|
Puerto
Rican
|
21,892
|
0.34%
|
20
|
Russian
|
17,993
|
0.28%
|
21
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
16,810
|
0.26%
|
22
|
Asian
Indian
|
15,972
|
0.25%
|
23
|
Guatemalan
|
14,350
|
0.23%
|
24
|
French
Canadian
|
14,164
|
0.22%
|
25
|
Salvadoran
|
13,957
|
0.22%
|
26
|
Honduran
|
11,893
|
0.19%
|
27
|
Hungarian
|
11,705
|
0.18%
|
28
|
Greek
|
11,444
|
0.18%
|
29
|
Czech
|
11,316
|
0.18%
|
30
|
Korean
|
11,125
|
0.18%
|
31
|
Danish
|
11,081
|
0.17%
|
32
|
Filipino
|
10,465
|
0.16%
|
33
|
Vietnamese
|
9,953
|
0.16%
|
34
|
Laotian
|
9,264
|
0.15%
|
35
|
Swiss
|
8,887
|
0.14%
|
36
|
Cuban
|
8,601
|
0.14%
|
37
|
Canadian
|
6,573
|
0.10%
|
38
|
Romanian
|
6,452
|
0.10%
|
39
|
Ukrainian
|
6,263
|
0.10%
|
40
|
Scandinavian
|
5,840
|
0.09%
|
41
|
Austrian
|
5,684
|
0.09%
|
42
|
Portuguese
|
5,650
|
0.09%
|
43
|
Lithuanian
|
5,593
|
0.09%
|
44
|
Lebanese
|
5,426
|
0.09%
|
45
|
Cherokee
|
5,340
|
0.08%
|
46
|
Ethiopian
|
5,029
|
0.08%
|
47
|
Nigerian
|
4,861
|
0.08%
|
48
|
Egyptian
|
4,829
|
0.08%
|
49
|
Arab
|
4,615
|
0.07%
|
50
|
Finnish
|
4,182
|
0.07%
|
Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02005, B02006,
C02007, B03001, B03002, B04006
* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.
