Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, TN in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 17,714 population of Polk County, Tennessee comprised of 362 people who identified as Hispanic (2.04%), and 17,352 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Tennessee with a population of 17,111 (96.6%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 276 (1.56%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 142 (0.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Tennessee in 2021, with a population of 16,826 (94.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 285 (1.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 243 (1.37%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 142 0.8%
White Alone 17,111 96.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 101 0.57%
Asian Alone 72 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.07%
Two Or More Races 276 1.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , TN in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 285 1.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 132 0.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,826 94.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 85 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 243 1.37%