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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 31,776 population of Polk County, Missouri comprised of 793 people who identified as Hispanic (2.5%), and 30,983 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Missouri with a population of 30,449 (95.82%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 543 (1.71%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 282 (0.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Missouri in 2017, with a population of 29,768 (93.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 681 (2.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 495 (1.56%).

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 2017

Total Population:31,776

Non Hispanic (97.5%)

Hispanic (2.5%)

Race in Polk County, MO in 2017

Total Population:31,776

White Alone (95.82%)

Two or more races (1.71%)

Black or African American Alone (0.89%)

Asian Alone (0.83%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.72%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, MO in 2017

Total Population:31,776

Non-Hispanic White Alone (93.68%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.14%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.56%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.02%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.83%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.77%)

Population By Race in Polk , MO in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	30,449	95.82%
Two Or More Races	543	1.71%
Black or African American Alone	282	0.89%
Asian Alone	263	0.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	228	0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , MO in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	29,768	93.68%
White Alone - Hispanic	681	2.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	495	1.56%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	262	0.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	246	0.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	201	0.63%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	48	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	27	0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	20	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	17	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	11	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%