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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 31,636 population of Polk County, Minnesota comprised of 2,131 people who identified as Hispanic (6.74%), and 29,505 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Minnesota with a population of 29,177 (92.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 861 (2.72%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 681 (2.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Minnesota in 2017, with a population of 27,404 (86.62%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,773 (5.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 785 (2.48%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 861 2.72%
White Alone 29,177 92.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 578 1.83%
Asian Alone 330 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races 681 2.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , MN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 76 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,773 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 154 0.49%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 38 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 86 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 785 2.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,404 86.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 424 1.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 292 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 595 1.88%