Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rhea County, TN in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 32,378 population of Rhea County, Tennessee comprised of 1,323 people who identified as Hispanic (4.09%), and 31,055 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rhea County, Tennessee with a population of 30,862 (95.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 695 (2.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 479 (1.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rhea County, Tennessee in 2012, with a population of 29,686 (91.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,176 (3.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 667 (2.06%).

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

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Population By Race in Rhea , TN in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 695 2.15%
White Alone 30,862 95.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 153 0.47%
Asian Alone 172 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.05%
Two Or More Races 479 1.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Rhea , TN in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 28 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,176 3.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 31 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 71 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 667 2.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,686 91.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 122 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 157 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 408 1.26%