The three stars on the flag represent the three different land forms in Tennessee. Mountains in the east, highlands in the middle and lowlands in the west. On the flag these regions are bound together in an unbroken circle. The field is crimson with a blue background for the stars. The final blue strip relieves the sameness of the crimson field and prevents the flag from showing too much crimson when it is limp

Population, 2006 estimate 6,038,803, White persons 80.7%, Black persons 16.8%, American Indian and Alaska Native persons 0.3%, Asian persons 1.2%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%, Persons reporting two or more races 1.0%, Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 3.0%.