Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, MO in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 31,203 population of Polk County, Missouri comprised of 613 people who identified as Hispanic (1.97%), and 30,590 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Missouri with a population of 30,066 (96.36%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 458 (1.47%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 248 (0.8%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Missouri in 2011, with a population of 29,527 (94.63%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 539 (1.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 428 (1.37%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, MO in 2011

Total Population:31,203

Non Hispanic (98.04%)

Hispanic (1.97%)

Race in Polk County, MO in 2011

Total Population:31,203

White Alone (96.36%)

Two or more races (1.47%)

Black or African American Alone (0.8%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.69%)

Asian Alone (0.66%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, MO in 2011

Total Population:31,203

Non-Hispanic White Alone (94.63%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.73%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.37%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.88%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.75%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.64%)

Population By Race in Polk , MO in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	30,066	96.36%
Two Or More Races	458	1.47%
Black or African American Alone	248	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	216	0.69%
Asian Alone	206	0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , MO in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	29,527	94.63%
White Alone - Hispanic	539	1.73%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	428	1.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	234	0.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	201	0.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	191	0.61%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	30	0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	15	0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	15	0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	14	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%