Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, MN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 31,692 population of Polk County, Minnesota comprised of 2,051 people who identified as Hispanic (6.47%), and 29,641 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Minnesota with a population of 29,439 (92.89%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 689 (2.17%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 688 (2.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Minnesota in 2016, with a population of 27,699 (87.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,740 (5.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 615 (1.94%).

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

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Population By Race in Polk , MN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 688 2.17%
White Alone 29,439 92.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 537 1.69%
Asian Alone 330 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races 689 2.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , MN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 73 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,740 5.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 122 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 35 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 77 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 615 1.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,699 87.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 415 1.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 295 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 612 1.93%