Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, MO in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 32,244 population of Polk County, Missouri comprised of 830 people who identified as Hispanic (2.57%), and 31,414 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Missouri with a population of 30,884 (95.78%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 553 (1.72%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 294 (0.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Missouri in 2018, with a population of 30,168 (93.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 716 (2.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 505 (1.57%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 294 0.91%
White Alone 30,884 95.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 235 0.73%
Asian Alone 263 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.05%
Two Or More Races 553 1.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , MO in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 19 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 716 2.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 30 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 17 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 48 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 275 0.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 30,168 93.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 205 0.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 246 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 505 1.57%