Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, MO in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 31,158 population of Polk County, Missouri comprised of 624 people who identified as Hispanic (2%), and 30,534 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Missouri with a population of 30,074 (96.52%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 452 (1.45%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 238 (0.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Missouri in 2010, with a population of 29,518 (94.74%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 556 (1.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 421 (1.35%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, MO in 2010
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Population By Race in Polk , MO in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 238 0.76%
White Alone 30,074 96.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 201 0.65%
Asian Alone 184 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races 452 1.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , MO in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 12 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 556 1.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 11 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 226 0.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,518 94.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 190 0.61%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 170 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 421 1.35%