Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, TN in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 16,764 population of Polk County, Tennessee comprised of 384 people who identified as Hispanic (2.29%), and 16,380 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Tennessee with a population of 16,157 (96.38%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 299 (1.78%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 124 (0.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Tennessee in 2019, with a population of 15,866 (94.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 291 (1.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 260 (1.55%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, TN in 2019
Total Population:16,764
97.71%
Non Hispanic (97.71%)
Hispanic (2.29%)
Race in Polk County, TN in 2019
Total Population:16,764
96.38%
White Alone (96.38%)
Two or more races (1.78%)
Black or African American Alone (0.74%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.64%)
Asian Alone (0.37%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Polk County, TN in 2019
Total Population:16,764
94.64%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.64%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.74%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.55%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.90%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.68%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.49%)
Population By Race in Polk , TN in 2019
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 16,157 96.38%
Two Or More Races 299 1.78%
Black or African American Alone 124 0.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 108 0.64%
Asian Alone 62 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , TN in 2019
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,866 94.64%
White Alone - Hispanic 291 1.74%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 260 1.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 114 0.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 54 0.32%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 39 0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%