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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Population By Race in Polk , MO in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 248 0.8%
White Alone 30,066 96.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 216 0.69%
Asian Alone 206 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races 458 1.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , MO in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 539 1.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 30 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 234 0.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,527 94.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 201 0.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 191 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 428 1.37%