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Smyrna, Tennessee
8,664 Black residents · 16.3% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 53,070 people in Smyrna, Tennessee, and 8,664 of them — 16.3% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Smyrna is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 53,070 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,664 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 16.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Tennessee places | 10 of 504 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Smyrna: 4,480 Black residents in 2010 and 8,664 in 2020. The population grew by 93.4%, and the Black share in Smyrna moved from 11.2% to 16.3%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Smyrna stands in the gazetteer as one of the 504 places the Census Bureau counts in Tennessee. Smyrna's Black population of 8,664 ranks 10 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Smyrna as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Smyrna — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 53,070 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Smyrna: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.