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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, TN in 2016

Total Population:16,787

Non Hispanic (97.99%)

Hispanic (2.01%)

Race in Polk County, TN in 2016

Total Population:16,787

White Alone (96.85%)

Two or more races (1.62%)

Black or African American Alone (0.63%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.56%)

Asian Alone (0.27%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, TN in 2016

Total Population:16,787

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.29%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.56%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.42%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.70%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.6%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)

Population By Race in Polk , TN in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	16,258	96.85%
Two Or More Races	272	1.62%
Black or African American Alone	105	0.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	94	0.56%
Asian Alone	46	0.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	12	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , TN in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,997	95.29%
White Alone - Hispanic	261	1.56%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	239	1.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	100	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	73	0.44%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	38	0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	33	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	21	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	10	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	8	0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.01%