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Rutherford, TN Demographics

A map of Rutherford's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
92379.4%
Black
15613.4%
Multiracial
605.2%
Hispanic
171.5%
Native American/Other
60.5%
Asian
10.1%

Rutherford, Tennessee had a population of 1,163 in 2020. It was 79.4% White, 13.4% Black, 0.1% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American/Other, and 5.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Rutherford, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 504 places in Tennessee, Rutherford is the 279th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Rutherford's White Population

923 residents of Rutherford identify as White, or 79.4%. This makes the White share of the population of Rutherford slightly larger than the White share of the population of Tennessee (70.9% White). Of the 504 places in Tennessee, Rutherford is ranked #383 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Rutherford is more White than neighboring Dyer (75.5% White), Kenton (79.3% White), and Trenton (62.9% White). Rutherford is less White than neighboring Yorkville (93.2% White), and Bradford (87.6% White).

Rutherford's Black Population

156 residents of Rutherford identify as Black, or 13.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Rutherford roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Tennessee (15.7% Black). Of the 504 places in Tennessee, Rutherford is ranked #71 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Rutherford is more Black than neighboring Kenton (12.9% Black), Yorkville (0% Black), and Bradford (8.1% Black). Rutherford is less Black than neighboring Dyer (18.7% Black), and Trenton (28.8% Black).

Rutherford's Asian Population

1 residents of Rutherford identify as Asian, or 0.1%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Rutherford roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Tennessee (1.9% Asian). Of the 504 places in Tennessee, Rutherford is ranked #359 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Rutherford is more Asian than neighboring Kenton (0% Asian), and Yorkville (0% Asian). Rutherford is less Asian than neighboring Dyer (0.2% Asian), and Trenton (0.4% Asian).

Rutherford's Hispanic Population

17 residents of Rutherford identify as Hispanic, or 1.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Rutherford slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Tennessee (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 504 places in Tennessee, Rutherford is ranked #399 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Rutherford is less Hispanic than neighboring Dyer (1.9% Hispanic), Kenton (2.2% Hispanic), Yorkville (3% Hispanic), Trenton (4.2% Hispanic), and Bradford (1.6% Hispanic).

Rutherford's Native American/Other Population

6 residents of Rutherford 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 Rutherford roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Tennessee (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 504 places in Tennessee, Rutherford is ranked #228 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Rutherford is more Native American/Other than neighboring Trenton (0.4% Native American/Other), and Bradford (0.2% Native American/Other). Rutherford is less Native American/Other than neighboring Dyer (0.6% Native American/Other), and Yorkville (1.7% Native American/Other).

Rutherford's Multiracial Population

60 residents of Rutherford identify as Multiracial, or 5.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Rutherford roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Tennessee (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 504 places in Tennessee, Rutherford is ranked #75 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Rutherford is more Multiracial than neighboring Dyer (3.2% Multiracial), Kenton (5.1% Multiracial), Yorkville (2.1% Multiracial), Trenton (3.4% Multiracial), and Bradford (2.4% Multiracial).

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