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Race and Ethnicity Distribution in Chattanooga

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 102,526

    White (Non-Hispanic)

  • 2,549

    Other (Hispanic)

  • 7,555

    White (Hispanic)

In 2020, Chattanooga, TN had 102,526 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, 40.22 times more than any other race or ethnicity.

2,549 Other (Hispanic) and 7,555 White (Hispanic) residents lived in Chattanooga, TN in 2020, which were the second and third largest ethnic groups.

Hispanic people 12,598 made up 6.9% of the population of Chattanooga, TN.

Foreign-born Population in Chattanooga

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 6.7% 12,240

    2020 FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

  • 6.4% 11,508

    2019 FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

As of 2020, 6.7% of citizens in Chattanooga, TN (12,240) were born abroad. This was down from the national average of 13.5% and higher than 6.4% in 2019, which means there was a decline in the overseas-born population rate.

Foreign-born Population in Chattanooga by Country

Source: census.gov
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  • 1.Mexico

    88,072 ± 7,238 people

  • 2.India

    23,811 ± 3,781 people

  • 3.Guatemala

    14,944 ± 2,997 people

In 2020, Mexico was the most common birthplace of foreign-born citizens of Tennessee, followed by India and Guatemala.

88,072 Tennessee residents were born in Mexico, 23,811 in India, and 14,944 in Guatemala.

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Population With Citizenship in Chattanooga

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 95.7%

    2020 CITIZENSHIP

  • 95.8%

    2019 CITIZENSHIP

As of 2020, 95.7% of residents in Chattanooga, TN were US citizens. This was lower than the national average of 98.8% and down from 95.8% in 2019, which means the rate of citizenship was dropping.