Franklin County Demographics

A map of Franklin County's Population by Race

Franklin County, Tennessee had a population of 42,774 in 2020. It was 86.2% White, 4.6% Black, 0.8% Asian, 3.5% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 4.0% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Franklin County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Franklin County is the 36th most populous county of the 95 counties in Tennessee.

Franklin County's White Population

36,864 residents of Franklin County identify as White, or 86.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Franklin County larger than the White share of the population of Tennessee (70.9% White). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Franklin County is ranked #54 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more White than neighboring Coffee County (84.6% White), and Jackson County (85.8% White). Franklin County is less White than neighboring Moore County (92.8% White), Grundy County (93.3% White), and Marion County (89.1% White).

Franklin County's Black Population

1,962 residents of Franklin County identify as Black, or 4.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Franklin County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Tennessee (15.7% Black). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Franklin County is ranked #37 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Black than neighboring Moore County (1.6% Black), Coffee County (3.6% Black), Jackson County (3.1% Black), Grundy County (0.3% Black), and Marion County (3.6% Black).

Franklin County's Asian Population

348 residents of Franklin County identify as Asian, or 0.8%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Tennessee (1.9% Asian). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Franklin County is ranked #21 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Asian than neighboring Moore County (0.4% Asian), Jackson County (0.4% Asian), Grundy County (0.3% Asian), and Marion County (0.5% Asian). Franklin County is less Asian than neighboring Coffee County (1.1% Asian).

Franklin County's Hispanic Population

1,502 residents of Franklin County identify as Hispanic, or 3.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Tennessee (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Franklin County is ranked #41 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Hispanic than neighboring Moore County (1.6% Hispanic), Jackson County (3.2% Hispanic), Grundy County (1.3% Hispanic), and Marion County (2.1% Hispanic). Franklin County is less Hispanic than neighboring Coffee County (5.6% Hispanic).

Franklin County's Native American/Other Population

371 residents of Franklin County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Tennessee (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Franklin County is ranked #4 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Moore County (0.4% Native American/Other), Coffee County (0.6% Native American/Other), Grundy County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Marion County (0.5% Native American/Other). Franklin County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Jackson County (1.5% Native American/Other).

Franklin County's Multiracial Population

1,727 residents of Franklin County identify as Multiracial, or 4.0%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Tennessee (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Franklin County is ranked #32 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Multiracial than neighboring Moore County (3.1% Multiracial). Franklin County is less Multiracial than neighboring Coffee County (4.5% Multiracial), Jackson County (6% Multiracial), Grundy County (4.4% Multiracial), and Marion County (4.2% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.