Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rhea County, TN in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 32,938 population of Rhea County, Tennessee comprised of 1,944 people who identified as Hispanic (5.9%), and 30,994 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rhea County, Tennessee with a population of 31,146 (94.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 716 (2.17%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 649 (1.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rhea County, Tennessee in 2020, with a population of 29,470 (89.47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,676 (5.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 645 (1.96%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 716 2.17%
White Alone 31,146 94.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 202 0.61%
Asian Alone 204 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.06%
Two Or More Races 649 1.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Rhea , TN in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 71 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,676 5.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 74 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 28 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 90 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 645 1.96%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,470 89.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 128 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 559 1.7%