Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, TN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 16,787 population of Polk County, Tennessee comprised of 338 people who identified as Hispanic (2.01%), and 16,449 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Tennessee with a population of 16,258 (96.85%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 272 (1.62%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 105 (0.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Tennessee in 2016, with a population of 15,997 (95.29%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 261 (1.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 239 (1.42%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Polk, Tennessee.

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Population By Race in Polk , TN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 105 0.63%
White Alone 16,258 96.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 94 0.56%
Asian Alone 46 0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.07%
Two Or More Races 272 1.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , TN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 261 1.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 100 0.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,997 95.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.44%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 239 1.42%