Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rhea County, TN in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 33,689 population of Rhea County, Tennessee comprised of 2,099 people who identified as Hispanic (6.23%), and 31,590 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rhea County, Tennessee with a population of 31,750 (94.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 757 (2.25%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 706 (2.1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rhea County, Tennessee in 2022, with a population of 29,952 (88.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,798 (5.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 674 (2%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 757 2.25%
White Alone 31,750 94.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 217 0.64%
Asian Alone 236 0.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 23 0.07%
Two Or More Races 706 2.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Rhea , TN in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 83 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,798 5.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 79 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 28 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 104 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 674 2%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,952 88.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 138 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 208 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 602 1.79%