Hancock County Demographics

A map of Hancock County's Population by Race

Hancock County, Tennessee had a population of 6,662 in 2020. It was 95.9% White, 0.5% Black, 0.0% Asian, 0.6% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 2.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Hancock County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Hancock County is the 92nd most populous county of the 95 counties in Tennessee.

Hancock County's White Population

6,391 residents of Hancock County identify as White, or 95.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Hancock County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Tennessee (70.9% White). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Hancock County is ranked #2 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Hancock County is more White than neighboring Lee County (91.1% White), Hawkins County (93.1% White), Hamblen County (76.3% White), Harlan County (93.2% White), and Grainger County (92.4% White).

Hancock County's Black Population

33 residents of Hancock County identify as Black, or 0.5%. This makes the Black share of the population of Hancock County less than the Black share of the population of Tennessee (15.7% Black). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Hancock County is ranked #81 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Hancock County is less Black than neighboring Lee County (3.9% Black), Hawkins County (1.2% Black), Hamblen County (3.3% Black), and Harlan County (2% Black).

Hancock County's Asian Population

1 residents of Hancock County identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Hancock County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Tennessee (1.9% Asian). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Hancock County is ranked #95 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Hancock County is less Asian than neighboring Lee County (0.2% Asian), Hawkins County (0.5% Asian), Hamblen County (1.1% Asian), Harlan County (0.3% Asian), and Grainger County (0.2% Asian).

Hancock County's Hispanic Population

40 residents of Hancock County identify as Hispanic, or 0.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Hancock County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Tennessee (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Hancock County is ranked #95 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Hancock County is less Hispanic than neighboring Lee County (2.1% Hispanic), Hawkins County (1.6% Hispanic), Hamblen County (14.7% Hispanic), Harlan County (1% Hispanic), and Grainger County (3.3% Hispanic).

Hancock County's Native American/Other Population

36 residents of Hancock County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.5%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Hancock 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, Hancock County is ranked #46 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Hancock County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Hawkins County (0.4% Native American/Other), Harlan County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Grainger County (0.3% Native American/Other). Hancock County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Hamblen County (0.9% Native American/Other).

Hancock County's Multiracial Population

161 residents of Hancock County identify as Multiracial, or 2.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Hancock County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Tennessee (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Hancock County is ranked #89 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Hancock County is more Multiracial than neighboring Lee County (2.2% Multiracial). Hancock County is less Multiracial than neighboring Hawkins County (3.3% Multiracial), Hamblen County (3.8% Multiracial), Harlan County (3.1% Multiracial), and Grainger County (3.2% Multiracial).

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