The People

In 2000 Tennessee had a population of 5,689,283—an increase of 812,098, or 16.7 per cent, over the 1990 total. Tennessee was 16th in rank among the states. The population density was 138.0 persons per square mile (53.3 per km2), more than 70 per cent greater than the national average.

Whites made up 80.2 per cent of the population and blacks, 16.4 per cent.

Annual events in Tennessee