Polk County, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 19.41K Polk County, NC population, 5.25K had Unclassified ancestry (27.05%), 3.03K had Other Groups ancestry (15.59%), and 2.94K had English ancestry (15.17%).
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 North Carolina counties, and for North Carolina.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Polk County, NC Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 5252 | 27.05 |
| Other Groups | 3026 | 15.59 |
| English | 2944 | 15.17 |
| German | 2890 | 14.89 |
| Irish | 2618 | 13.49 |
| American | 2132 | 10.98 |
| Scottish | 873 | 4.50 |
| Scotch Irish | 745 | 3.84 |
| Italian | 705 | 3.63 |
| European | 437 | 2.25 |
| British | 312 | 1.61 |
| Dutch | 310 | 1.60 |
| French (except Basque) | 270 | 1.39 |
| Welsh | 159 | 0.82 |
| Swedish | 143 | 0.74 |
| Norwegian | 113 | 0.58 |
| Danish | 73 | 0.38 |
| Swiss | 73 | 0.38 |
| Greek | 71 | 0.37 |
| Polish | 67 | 0.35 |
| French Canadian | 64 | 0.33 |
| Hungarian | 63 | 0.33 |
| Cajun | 55 | 0.28 |
| Russian | 52 | 0.27 |
| Austrian | 44 | 0.23 |
| Northern European | 44 | 0.23 |
| Eastern European | 41 | 0.21 |
| Subsaharan African | 35 | 0.18 |
| Belgian | 34 | 0.18 |
| Canadian | 34 | 0.18 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 33 | 0.17 |
| Lebanese | 30 | 0.16 |
| Jamaican | 29 | 0.15 |
| African | 27 | 0.14 |
| Portuguese | 20 | 0.10 |
| Lithuanian | 17 | 0.09 |
| Romanian | 16 | 0.08 |
| Slavic | 16 | 0.08 |
| Pennsylvania German | 15 | 0.08 |
| Ukrainian | 14 | 0.07 |
| Czech | 13 | 0.07 |
| Ghanaian | 8 | 0.04 |
| Finnish | 7 | 0.04 |
| Serbian | 6 | 0.03 |
| Slovak | 5 | 0.03 |
| Scandinavian | 4 | 0.02 |
| Belizean | 4 | 0.02 |
| Brazilian | 2 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 2 | 0.01 |
| Croatian | 2 | 0.01 |