Polk County, MO Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 31.54K Polk County, MO population, 9.32K had Unclassified ancestry (29.55%), 5.28K had German ancestry (16.74%), and 5.25K had Other Groups ancestry (16.65%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other Missouri counties, and for Missouri.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Polk County, MO Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 9321 | 29.55 |
| German | 5280 | 16.74 |
| Other Groups | 5251 | 16.65 |
| Irish | 4322 | 13.70 |
| American | 4135 | 13.11 |
| English | 4099 | 13.00 |
| Dutch | 823 | 2.61 |
| French (except Basque) | 801 | 2.54 |
| European | 628 | 1.99 |
| Scottish | 596 | 1.89 |
| Czech | 500 | 1.59 |
| Scotch Irish | 449 | 1.42 |
| Norwegian | 435 | 1.38 |
| Italian | 430 | 1.36 |
| Swedish | 214 | 0.68 |
| Subsaharan African | 187 | 0.59 |
| Danish | 146 | 0.46 |
| Swiss | 131 | 0.42 |
| British | 130 | 0.41 |
| Welsh | 123 | 0.39 |
| Greek | 108 | 0.34 |
| Russian | 106 | 0.34 |
| Polish | 84 | 0.27 |
| Scandinavian | 84 | 0.27 |
| Ghanaian | 84 | 0.27 |
| Hungarian | 74 | 0.24 |
| Romanian | 73 | 0.23 |
| French Canadian | 72 | 0.23 |
| Nigerian | 67 | 0.21 |
| Northern European | 64 | 0.20 |
| Lithuanian | 57 | 0.18 |
| Austrian | 44 | 0.14 |
| Finnish | 43 | 0.14 |
| Ethiopian | 30 | 0.10 |
| Croatian | 29 | 0.09 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 29 | 0.09 |
| Pennsylvania German | 23 | 0.07 |
| Dutch West Indian | 23 | 0.07 |
| Palestinian | 12 | 0.04 |
| Slovene | 11 | 0.04 |
| Canadian | 7 | 0.02 |
| Portuguese | 6 | 0.02 |
| African | 6 | 0.02 |
| West Indian | 6 | 0.02 |
| Czechoslovakian | 5 | 0.02 |
| Slovak | 5 | 0.02 |
| Eastern European | 2 | 0.01 |
| Armenian | 1 | 0.00 |