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County · Tennessee

Polk County

18,338Population
4.5 %Change since 2020
401Net migration
3.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
18,338 (2024)
Change since 2020
4.5 %
Net migration
401 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.8 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
17,544 (2020)
Births
144 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.9
Deaths
294 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.0
Natural change, 2023
-150
International migration
0 (2023)
Domestic migration
401 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
21.9
Postal code
TN
FIPS code
47139

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.88.3
PeriodValue
20253.8 %
20243.8 %
20233.8 %
20223.6 %
20214.2 %
20206.6 %
20193.8 %
20184.1 %
20174.4 %
20165.5 %
20156.5 %
20147.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202418.3K17.6K
PeriodValue
202418,338
202318,066
202217,799
202117,722
202017,567