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The People

In 2000 whites constituted 80.2 percent of the population, blacks 16.4 percent, Asians 1 percent, Native Americans 0.3 percent, and those of mixed heritage or not reporting ethnicity 2.1 percent. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders numbered 2,205. Hispanics, who may be of any race, were 2.2 percent of the people.

The 1998 census put Tennessee's population at 5,431,000. The State Capital is Nashville, other major cities or towns include Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Johnson City, Kingsport and Franklin.