Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, FL in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 603,119 population of Polk County, Florida comprised of 107,111 people who identified as Hispanic (17.76%), and 496,008 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Florida with a population of 486,254 (80.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 91,729 (15.21%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,493 (1.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Florida in 2010, with a population of 389,677 (64.61%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 96,577 (16.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 86,119 (14.28%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Polk, Florida.

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Population By Race in Polk , FL in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 91,729 15.21%
White Alone 486,254 80.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,629 0.6%
Asian Alone 10,366 1.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 648 0.11%
Two Or More Races 10,493 1.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , FL in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,610 0.93%
White Alone - Hispanic 96,577 16.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,937 0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 401 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 345 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,241 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 86,119 14.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 389,677 64.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,692 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,965 1.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 303 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,252 1.37%