Giles County Demographics

A map of Giles County's Population by Race

Giles County, Tennessee had a population of 30,346 in 2020. It was 82.1% White, 9.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, 2.4% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 4.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Giles County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Giles County is the 50th most populous county of the 95 counties in Tennessee.

Giles County's White Population

24,920 residents of Giles County identify as White, or 82.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Giles County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Tennessee (70.9% White). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Giles County is ranked #69 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Giles County is more White than neighboring Limestone County (73.1% White), and Maury County (75.4% White). Giles County is less White than neighboring Lawrence County (91.4% White), Marshall County (82.3% White), and Lincoln County (84.4% White).

Giles County's Black Population

2,927 residents of Giles County identify as Black, or 9.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Giles County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Tennessee (15.7% Black). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Giles County is ranked #19 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Giles County is more Black than neighboring Lawrence County (1.6% Black), Marshall County (5.9% Black), and Lincoln County (6.2% Black). Giles County is less Black than neighboring Limestone County (12.7% Black), and Maury County (11.1% Black).

Giles County's Asian Population

176 residents of Giles County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Giles County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Tennessee (1.9% Asian). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Giles County is ranked #36 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Giles County is more Asian than neighboring Lawrence County (0.4% Asian), Marshall County (0.4% Asian), and Lincoln County (0.5% Asian). Giles County is less Asian than neighboring Limestone County (1.8% Asian), and Maury County (0.9% Asian).

Giles County's Hispanic Population

728 residents of Giles County identify as Hispanic, or 2.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Giles County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Tennessee (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Giles County is ranked #66 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Giles County is less Hispanic than neighboring Lawrence County (2.5% Hispanic), Marshall County (6.5% Hispanic), Limestone County (7% Hispanic), Maury County (7.6% Hispanic), and Lincoln County (3.6% Hispanic).

Giles County's Native American/Other Population

197 residents of Giles County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Giles 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, Giles County is ranked #19 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Giles County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Lawrence County (0.5% Native American/Other). Giles County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Limestone County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Maury County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Giles County's Multiracial Population

1,398 residents of Giles County identify as Multiracial, or 4.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Giles County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Tennessee (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Giles County is ranked #8 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Giles County is more Multiracial than neighboring Lawrence County (3.6% Multiracial), Marshall County (4.3% Multiracial), and Maury County (4.2% Multiracial). Giles County is less Multiracial than neighboring Lincoln County (4.7% Multiracial).

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