Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, FL in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 610,026 population of Polk County, Florida comprised of 110,922 people who identified as Hispanic (18.18%), and 499,104 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Florida with a population of 490,286 (80.37%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 93,680 (15.36%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,019 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Florida in 2011, with a population of 390,419 (64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 99,867 (16.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 87,772 (14.39%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, FL in 2011

Total Population:610,026

Non Hispanic (81.82%)

Hispanic (18.18%)

Race in Polk County, FL in 2011

Total Population:610,026

White Alone (80.37%)

Black or African American Alone (15.36%)

Two or more races (1.81%)

Asian Alone (1.75%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.6%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.11%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, FL in 2011

Total Population:610,026

Non-Hispanic White Alone (64%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.37%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.39%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.15%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.68%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.41%)

Population By Race in Polk , FL in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	490,286	80.37%
Black or African American Alone	93,680	15.36%
Two Or More Races	11,019	1.81%
Asian Alone	10,696	1.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,687	0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	658	0.11%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , FL in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	390,419	64%
White Alone - Hispanic	99,867	16.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	87,772	14.39%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	10,252	1.68%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	8,618	1.41%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,908	0.97%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,401	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,956	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,731	0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	444	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	346	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	312	0.05%