Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, FL in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 755,598 population of Polk County, Florida comprised of 208,715 people who identified as Hispanic (27.62%), and 546,883 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (72.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Florida with a population of 589,167 (77.97%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 126,496 (16.74%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 18,720 (2.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Florida in 2021, with a population of 406,097 (53.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 183,070 (24.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 111,262 (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 2021

Total Population:755,598

Non Hispanic (72.38%)

Hispanic (27.62%)

Race in Polk County, FL in 2021

Total Population:755,598

White Alone (77.97%)

Black or African American Alone (16.74%)

Two or more races (2.48%)

Asian Alone (1.95%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.72%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, FL in 2021

Total Population:755,598

Non-Hispanic White Alone (53.75%)

Hispanic White Alone (24.23%)

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

All Other Ethnicities (3.44%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.02%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.84%)

Population By Race in Polk , FL in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	589,167	77.97%
Black or African American Alone	126,496	16.74%
Two Or More Races	18,720	2.48%
Asian Alone	14,750	1.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	5,446	0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,019	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , FL in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	406,097	53.75%
White Alone - Hispanic	183,070	24.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	111,262	14.73%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	15,234	2.02%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	13,911	1.84%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	13,220	1.75%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5,500	0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3,461	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,985	0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	839	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	611	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	408	0.05%