Roane County Demographics

A map of Roane County's Population by Race

Roane County, Tennessee had a population of 53,404 in 2020. It was 90.1% White, 2.4% Black, 0.6% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 4.3% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Roane County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Roane County is the 30th most populous county of the 95 counties in Tennessee.

Roane County's White Population

48,094 residents of Roane County identify as White, or 90.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Roane County larger than the White share of the population of Tennessee (70.9% White). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Roane County is ranked #37 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Roane County is more White than neighboring Loudon County (84.6% White), Anderson County (85.6% White), and McMinn County (86.3% White). Roane County is less White than neighboring Morgan County (90.5% White), and Meigs County (92.7% White).

Roane County's Black Population

1,302 residents of Roane County identify as Black, or 2.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Roane County less than the Black share of the population of Tennessee (15.7% Black). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Roane County is ranked #53 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Roane County is more Black than neighboring Loudon County (1.1% Black), and Meigs County (1% Black). Roane County is less Black than neighboring Morgan County (4.6% Black), Anderson County (3.7% Black), and McMinn County (3.5% Black).

Roane County's Asian Population

341 residents of Roane County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Roane County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Tennessee (1.9% Asian). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Roane County is ranked #28 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Roane County is more Asian than neighboring Morgan County (0.2% Asian), and Meigs County (0.2% Asian). Roane County is less Asian than neighboring Loudon County (0.8% Asian), Anderson County (1.3% Asian), and McMinn County (0.8% Asian).

Roane County's Hispanic Population

1,011 residents of Roane County identify as Hispanic, or 1.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Roane County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Tennessee (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Roane County is ranked #78 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Roane County is more Hispanic than neighboring Morgan County (1.4% Hispanic), and Meigs County (1.7% Hispanic). Roane County is less Hispanic than neighboring Loudon County (9.8% Hispanic), Anderson County (3.7% Hispanic), and McMinn County (4.1% Hispanic).

Roane County's Native American/Other Population

337 residents of Roane 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 Roane 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, Roane County is ranked #24 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Roane County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Loudon County (0.5% Native American/Other), and McMinn County (0.5% Native American/Other). Roane County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Anderson County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Meigs County (0.8% Native American/Other).

Roane County's Multiracial Population

2,319 residents of Roane County identify as Multiracial, or 4.3%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Roane County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Tennessee (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Roane County is ranked #17 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Roane County is more Multiracial than neighboring Loudon County (3.3% Multiracial), Morgan County (2.7% Multiracial), and Meigs County (3.6% Multiracial). Roane County is less Multiracial than neighboring Anderson County (5.1% Multiracial), and McMinn County (4.9% Multiracial).

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