Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, FL in 2022

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 788,382 population of Polk County, Florida comprised of 230,120 people who identified as Hispanic (29.19%), and 558,262 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (70.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Florida with a population of 610,591 (77.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 134,040 (17%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 20,661 (2.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Florida in 2022, with a population of 409,853 (51.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 200,738 (25.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 116,674 (14.8%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 134,040 17%
White Alone 610,591 77.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,140 0.78%
Asian Alone 15,855 2.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,095 0.14%
Two Or More Races 20,661 2.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , FL in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17,366 2.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 200,738 25.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,052 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 998 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 673 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,293 0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 116,674 14.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 409,853 51.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,088 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,857 1.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 422 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,368 1.82%