Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, FL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 685,790 population of Polk County, Florida comprised of 152,605 people who identified as Hispanic (22.25%), and 533,185 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.75%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Florida with a population of 542,174 (79.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 110,402 (16.1%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,851 (2.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Florida in 2017, with a population of 406,519 (59.28%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 135,655 (19.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 100,980 (14.73%).

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 2017

Total Population:685,790

Non Hispanic (77.75%)

Hispanic (22.25%)

Race in Polk County, FL in 2017

Total Population:685,790

White Alone (79.06%)

Black or African American Alone (16.1%)

Two or more races (2.17%)

Asian Alone (1.89%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.66%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, FL in 2017

Total Population:685,790

Non-Hispanic White Alone (59.28%)

Hispanic White Alone (19.78%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (14.73%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.81%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.8%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.61%)

Population By Race in Polk , FL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	542,174	79.06%
Black or African American Alone	110,402	16.1%
Two Or More Races	14,851	2.17%
Asian Alone	12,953	1.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4,554	0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	856	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , FL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	406,519	59.28%
White Alone - Hispanic	135,655	19.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	100,980	14.73%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	12,354	1.8%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	11,043	1.61%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	9,422	1.37%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	3,808	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,643	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,911	0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	599	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	478	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	378	0.06%