Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, TN in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 18,033 population of Polk County, Tennessee comprised of 408 people who identified as Hispanic (2.26%), and 17,625 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Tennessee with a population of 17,366 (96.3%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 291 (1.61%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 177 (0.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Tennessee in 2023, with a population of 17,044 (94.52%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 322 (1.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 253 (1.4%).

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 2023

Total Population:18,033

Non Hispanic (97.74%)

Hispanic (2.26%)

Race in Polk County, TN in 2023

Total Population:18,033

White Alone (96.3%)

Two or more races (1.61%)

Black or African American Alone (0.98%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.61%)

Asian Alone (0.43%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, TN in 2023

Total Population:18,033

Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.52%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.79%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.4%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.92%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.86%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)

Population By Race in Polk , TN in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	17,366	96.3%
Two Or More Races	291	1.61%
Black or African American Alone	177	0.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	110	0.61%
Asian Alone	78	0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , TN in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	17,044	94.52%
White Alone - Hispanic	322	1.79%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	253	1.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	165	0.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	94	0.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	68	0.38%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	38	0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	16	0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	12	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	10	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	10	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0.01%