Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, TN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,769 population of Polk County, Tennessee comprised of 365 people who identified as Hispanic (2.18%), and 16,404 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Tennessee with a population of 16,204 (96.63%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 285 (1.7%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 125 (0.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Tennessee in 2017, with a population of 15,927 (94.98%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 277 (1.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 250 (1.49%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 125 0.75%
White Alone 16,204 96.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 94 0.56%
Asian Alone 49 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.07%
Two Or More Races 285 1.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , TN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 277 1.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 35 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 113 0.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,927 94.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 40 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 250 1.49%