Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rhea County, TN in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 32,402 population of Rhea County, Tennessee comprised of 1,505 people who identified as Hispanic (4.64%), and 30,897 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rhea County, Tennessee with a population of 30,817 (95.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 690 (2.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 529 (1.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rhea County, Tennessee in 2015, with a population of 29,498 (91.04%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,319 (4.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 644 (1.99%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 690 2.13%
White Alone 30,817 95.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 177 0.55%
Asian Alone 169 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.06%
Two Or More Races 529 1.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Rhea , TN in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 46 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,319 4.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 45 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 20 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 70 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 644 1.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,498 91.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 132 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 149 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 459 1.42%