Total Population in Polk County, TN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
17,898
Rank #1,995 of 3,222
38th percentile

How Polk County Compares

Polk County
17,898
Tennessee Average
17,898
Rank #71 of 95 in state
National
330M
100.0% below

National Distribution

Where Polk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ Polk County: 17,898

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,992 Adjuntas Municipio, PR 17,960
#1,993 McDowell County, WV 17,943
#1,994 Park County, CO 17,907
#1,995 Polk County, TN 17,898
#1,996 Sharp County, AR 17,773
#1,997 Unicoi County, TN 17,756
#1,998 Pike County, MO 17,711
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Total Population in Polk County, Tennessee

Polk County, Tennessee has a total population of 17,898, which ranks #1,995 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 100.0% below the national value of 330M.

Within Tennessee, Polk County ranks #71 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 38th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.