Scott County Demographics

A map of Scott County's Population by Race

Scott County, Tennessee had a population of 21,850 in 2020. It was 95.9% White, 0.1% Black, 0.2% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American/Other, and 2.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Scott County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Scott County is the 63rd most populous county of the 95 counties in Tennessee.

Scott County's White Population

20,957 residents of Scott County identify as White, or 95.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Scott County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Tennessee (70.9% White). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Scott County is ranked #3 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is more White than neighboring McCreary County (89.2% White), Morgan County (90.5% White), Campbell County (94.5% White), Fentress County (94.9% White), and Anderson County (85.6% White).

Scott County's Black Population

32 residents of Scott County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Scott County less than the Black share of the population of Tennessee (15.7% Black). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Scott County is ranked #94 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Black than neighboring McCreary County (5.4% Black), Morgan County (4.6% Black), Campbell County (0.3% Black), and Anderson County (3.7% Black).

Scott County's Asian Population

51 residents of Scott County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Scott County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Tennessee (1.9% Asian). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Scott County is ranked #75 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Asian than neighboring Anderson County (1.3% Asian).

Scott County's Hispanic Population

205 residents of Scott County identify as Hispanic, or 0.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Scott County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Tennessee (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Scott County is ranked #94 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Hispanic than neighboring McCreary County (2.2% Hispanic), Morgan County (1.4% Hispanic), Campbell County (1.3% Hispanic), Fentress County (1.7% Hispanic), and Anderson County (3.7% Hispanic).

Scott County's Native American/Other Population

42 residents of Scott County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Scott 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, Scott County is ranked #94 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Native American/Other than neighboring McCreary County (0.5% Native American/Other), Morgan County (0.6% Native American/Other), Campbell County (0.4% Native American/Other), and Anderson County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Scott County's Multiracial Population

563 residents of Scott County identify as Multiracial, or 2.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Scott County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Tennessee (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Scott County is ranked #88 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Scott County is less Multiracial than neighboring Morgan County (2.7% Multiracial), Campbell County (3.3% Multiracial), Fentress County (2.9% Multiracial), and Anderson County (5.1% Multiracial).

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