Polk County, Iowa Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on May 5, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among the 444.35K of the Polk County, IA Non-Hispanic (not hispanic or latino) population, 81.53% (362.26K) identified their race as White Alone, 7.87% (34.99K) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, and 5.47% (24.31K) identified their race as Asian Alone.

The first chart below shows the non-hispanic population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the total Polk County, IA non-hispanic population for each racial group. You can also find this information in a table at the bottom of the page.

You can see similar information for other Iowa counties and also for the state of Iowa.

Polk County, IA Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of Polk County, IA Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
White Alone
Black or African American Alone
Asian Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Polk County, IA Non-Hispanic Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Non-Hispanic Population
Black or African American Alone 34990 7.87
White Alone 362260 81.53
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1081 0.24
Asian Alone 24313 5.47
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 280 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 1713 0.39
Two Or More Races 19709 4.44