Name | Polk County |
State | Tennessee |
FIPS Code | 47139 |
County Seat | Benton |
Timezone | Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
Population (2022) | 16,756 |
Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | 4.27% |
Majority Ethnicity | White 99.02% |
Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 96% |
Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Republican:+34 |
Unemployment Rate (January 2025) | 3.8% |
Area Code(s) | 423 |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2022) |
---|---|
White | 99.02% |
African American | 0.44% |
Hispanic | 0.31% |
Asian | 0.23% |
Native American | 0% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2023) |
---|---|
White | 95.53% |
African American | 0.84% |
Hispanic | 2.28% |
Asian | 0.05% |
Native American | 0.28% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.05% |