Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, MO in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 31,272 population of Polk County, Missouri comprised of 721 people who identified as Hispanic (2.31%), and 30,551 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Missouri with a population of 30,006 (95.95%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 494 (1.58%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 281 (0.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Missouri in 2015, with a population of 29,385 (93.97%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 621 (1.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 448 (1.43%).

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 2015

Total Population:31,272

Non Hispanic (97.69%)

Hispanic (2.31%)

Race in Polk County, MO in 2015

Total Population:31,272

White Alone (95.95%)

Two or more races (1.58%)

Black or African American Alone (0.9%)

Asian Alone (0.82%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.73%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, MO in 2015

Total Population:31,272

Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.97%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.99%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.43%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.00%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.85%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.76%)

Population By Race in Polk , MO in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	30,006	95.95%
Two Or More Races	494	1.58%
Black or African American Alone	281	0.9%
Asian Alone	256	0.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	228	0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	7	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , MO in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	29,385	93.97%
White Alone - Hispanic	621	1.99%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	448	1.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	266	0.85%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	239	0.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	206	0.66%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	46	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	22	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	17	0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	15	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	7	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%