Rhea County, TN Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 17,202 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 17,700 | 2.9 | 498 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 18,500 | 4.5 | 800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 19,400 | 4.9 | 900 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 20,100 | 3.6 | 700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 20,600 | 2.5 | 500 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 21,500 | 4.4 | 900 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 22,100 | 2.8 | 600 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 22,700 | 2.7 | 600 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 23,400 | 3.1 | 700 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 24,235 | 3.6 | 835 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 24,344 | 0.4 | 109 |
454 | 265 | - | - |
| 1982 | 24,334 | 0.0 | -10 |
328 | 218 | - | - |
| 1983 | 24,459 | 0.5 | 125 |
334 | 231 | - | - |
| 1984 | 24,516 | 0.2 | 57 |
345 | 235 | - | - |
| 1985 | 24,333 | -0.7 | -183 |
332 | 241 | - | - |
| 1986 | 24,527 | 0.8 | 194 |
321 | 247 | - | - |
| 1987 | 24,447 | -0.3 | -80 |
330 | 242 | - | - |
| 1988 | 24,295 | -0.6 | -152 |
334 | 220 | - | - |
| 1989 | 24,342 | 0.2 | 47 |
338 | 221 | - | - |
| 1990 | 24,344 | 0.0 | 2 |
256 | 173 | - | - |
| 1991 | 24,713 | 1.5 | 369 |
448 | 307 | 2 | 241 |
| 1992 | 25,270 | 2.3 | 557 |
337 | 246 | 8 | 470 |
| 1993 | 25,774 | 2.0 | 504 |
315 | 260 | 0 | 460 |
| 1994 | 26,254 | 1.9 | 480 |
311 | 247 | 14 | 421 |
| 1995 | 26,774 | 2.0 | 520 |
349 | 289 | -3 | 465 |
| 1996 | 27,216 | 1.7 | 442 |
349 | 283 | 6 | 378 |
| 1997 | 27,669 | 1.7 | 453 |
382 | 287 | 7 | 354 |
| 1998 | 27,828 | 0.6 | 159 |
377 | 298 | 7 | 87 |
| 1999 | 28,153 | 1.2 | 325 |
400 | 299 | 5 | 189 |
| 2000 | 28,400 | 0.9 | 247 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 28,566 | 0.6 | 166 |
489 | 356 | 12 | 44 |
| 2002 | 28,805 | 0.8 | 239 |
365 | 304 | 11 | 190 |
| 2003 | 29,142 | 1.2 | 337 |
405 | 302 | 8 | 249 |
| 2004 | 29,307 | 0.6 | 165 |
394 | 331 | 9 | 116 |
| 2005 | 29,693 | 1.3 | 386 |
463 | 321 | 9 | 262 |
| 2006 | 30,054 | 1.2 | 361 |
403 | 366 | 9 | 330 |
| 2007 | 30,287 | 0.8 | 233 |
420 | 336 | 9 | 131 |
| 2008 | 30,781 | 1.6 | 494 |
419 | 318 | 9 | 373 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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