Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rhea County, TN in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 32,933 population of Rhea County, Tennessee comprised of 1,680 people who identified as Hispanic (5.1%), and 31,253 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.9%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rhea County, Tennessee with a population of 31,174 (94.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 738 (2.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 606 (1.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rhea County, Tennessee in 2018, with a population of 29,740 (90.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,434 (4.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 670 (2.03%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 738 2.24%
White Alone 31,174 94.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 191 0.58%
Asian Alone 201 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.07%
Two Or More Races 606 1.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Rhea , TN in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 68 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,434 4.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 62 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 25 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 84 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 670 2.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,740 90.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 129 0.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 176 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 522 1.59%