Table 2. Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for All Ages and for 18 Years and Over, for Tennessee:  2000 and 2010
This table provides a state summary of the data included in the 2000 and the 2010 Redistricting Data Summary Files.  Data are shown by age for the Hispanic or Latino population, as well as for people who reported one race and for people who reported two or more races. The population of One Race is the total of the population in the 6 categories of one race.  The population of Two or More Races is the total of the population in the 57 specific combinations of two or more races.  The redistricting files include data for all 63 groups.  This table also shows the numeric and percent change in the population by race and Hispanic origin between 2000 and 2010.
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Age, race, and Hispanic or Latino origin	2000		2010		Change, 2000 to 2010
	Number	Percent of total population	Number	Percent of total population	Number	Percent
ALL AGES
RACE
Total population……………………………………….	5 689 283	100.0	6 346 105	100.0	656 822	11.5
One Race……………………………………………………………………………..	5 626 174	98.9	6 236 096	98.3	609 922	10.8
White………………………………………………………………………………	4 563 310	80.2	4 921 948	77.6	358 638	7.9
Black or African American……………………………………………………………….	932 809	16.4	1 057 315	16.7	124 506	13.3
American Indian and Alaska Native…………………………..	15 152	0.3	19 994	0.3	4 842	32.0
Asian…………………………………………………………………………………	56 662	1.0	91 242	1.4	34 580	61.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………..	2 205	-	3 642	0.1	1 437	65.2
Some Other Race…………………………………………………………	56 036	1.0	141 955	2.2	85 919	153.3
Two or More Races………………………………………………………….	63 109	1.1	110 009	1.7	46 900	74.3
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population………………………………………………	5 689 283	100.0	6 346 105	100.0	656 822	11.5
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)……………………………………………	123 838	2.2	290 059	4.6	166 221	134.2
Not Hispanic or Latino……………………………………………………………	5 565 445	97.8	6 056 046	95.4	490 601	8.8
One Race……………………………………………………………………………….	5 510 621	96.9	5 965 975	94.0	455 354	8.3
White……………………………………………………………………………………….	4 505 930	79.2	4 800 782	75.6	294 852	6.5
Black or African American……………………………………………………..	928 204	16.3	1 049 391	16.5	121 187	13.1
American Indian and Alaska Native……………………………………………………………………..	13 820	0.2	16 302	0.3	2 482	18.0
Asian……………………………………………………………………………….	56 077	1.0	90 311	1.4	34 234	61.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………….	1 810	-	2 767	-	957	52.9
Some Other Race……………………………………………………………	4 780	0.1	6 422	0.1	1 642	34.4
Two or More Races………………………………………………………………	54 824	1.0	90 071	1.4	35 247	64.3
18 YEARS AND OVER
RACE
Total population…………………………………………..	4 290 762	100.0	4 850 104	100.0	559 342	13.0
One Race………………………………………………………………………………	4 254 477	99.2	4 796 259	98.9	541 782	12.7
White……………………………………………………………………………..	3 524 497	82.1	3 864 797	79.7	340 300	9.7
Black or African American……………………………………………	636 300	14.8	755 492	15.6	119 192	18.7
American Indian and Alaska Native………………………………	11 530	0.3	15 355	0.3	3 825	33.2
Asian……………………………………………………………………………..	42 365	1.0	67 894	1.4	25 529	60.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………..	1 597	-	2 586	0.1	989	61.9
Some Other Race……………………………………………………………..	38 188	0.9	90 135	1.9	51 947	136.0
Two or More Races………………………………………………………………	36 285	0.8	53 845	1.1	17 560	48.4
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population…………………………………………	4 290 762	100.0	4 850 104	100.0	559 342	13.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)………………………………………….	84 939	2.0	182 006	3.8	97 067	114.3
Not Hispanic or Latino……………………………………………………….	4 205 823	98.0	4 668 098	96.2	462 275	11.0
One Race…………………………………………………………………………………	4 173 962	97.3	4 623 552	95.3	449 590	10.8
White…………………………………………………………………………………	3 484 735	81.2	3 787 577	78.1	302 842	8.7
Black or African American…………………………………………	633 387	14.8	750 653	15.5	117 266	18.5
American Indian and Alaska Native……………………………..	10 607	0.2	13 005	0.3	2 398	22.6
Asian……………………………………………………………………………….	41 948	1.0	67 288	1.4	25 340	60.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander……………..	1 307	-	2 017	-	710	54.3
Some Other Race………………………………………………………….	1 978	-	3 012	0.1	1 034	52.3
Two or More Races……………………………………………………………	31 861	0.7	44 546	0.9	12 685	39.8
-  Represents zero or rounds to 0.0.
Note: The observed changes in Hispanic origin and race counts between Census 2000 and the 2010 Census could be attributed to a number of factors.  Demographic change since 2000, which includes births and deaths in a geographic area and migration in and out of a geographic area, will have an impact on the resulting 2010 Census counts.  Additionally, some changes in the Hispanic origin and race questions' wording and format since Census 2000 could have influenced reporting patterns in the 2010 Census.  Also, in Census 2000 an error in data processing resulted in an overstatement of the Two or More Races population by about 1 million people (about 15 percent) nationally, which almost entirely affected race combinations involving Some Other Race.  Therefore, data users should assess observed changes in the Two or More Races population between Census 2000 and the 2010 Census with caution.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables PL1, PL2, PL3, and PL4, and 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File, Tables P1, P2, P3, and P4.