Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rhea County, TN in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 33,206 population of Rhea County, Tennessee comprised of 1,744 people who identified as Hispanic (5.25%), and 31,462 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rhea County, Tennessee with a population of 31,410 (94.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 725 (2.18%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 624 (1.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rhea County, Tennessee in 2019, with a population of 29,920 (90.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,490 (4.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 655 (1.97%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 725 2.18%
White Alone 31,410 94.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 203 0.61%
Asian Alone 224 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.06%
Two Or More Races 624 1.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Rhea , TN in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 70 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,490 4.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 72 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 26 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 82 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 655 1.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,920 90.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 131 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 198 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 542 1.63%