This profile provides key demographic information on Latino eligible voters¹ and other major groups of eligible voters in Tennessee.² All demographic data are based on Pew Research Center tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey.³

Hispanics in Tennessee’s Eligible Voter Population

• The Hispanic population in Tennessee is the 27th largest in the nation. About 322,000 Hispanics reside in Tennessee, 0.6% of all Hispanics in the United States.
• Tennessee’s population is 5% Hispanic, the 37th largest Hispanic statewide population share nationally.
• There are 92,000 Hispanic eligible voters in Tennessee—the 30th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter population nationally. California ranks first with 6.9 million.
• Some 2% of Tennessee eligible voters are Hispanic, the 45th largest Hispanic statewide eligible voter share nationally. New Mexico ranks first with 40%.
• Some 28% of Hispanics in Tennessee are eligible to vote, ranking Tennessee 50th nationwide in the share of the Hispanic population that is eligible to vote. By contrast, 79% of the state’s white population is eligible to vote.