Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, MO in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 32,780 population of Polk County, Missouri comprised of 1,030 people who identified as Hispanic (3.14%), and 31,750 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Missouri with a population of 31,097 (94.87%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 738 (2.25%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 330 (1.01%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Missouri in 2023, with a population of 30,226 (92.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 871 (2.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 654 (2%).

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 2023

Total Population:32,780

Non Hispanic (96.86%)

Hispanic (3.14%)

Race in Polk County, MO in 2023

Total Population:32,780

White Alone (94.87%)

Two or more races (2.25%)

Asian Alone (1.01%)

Black or African American Alone (1%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.82%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, MO in 2023

Total Population:32,780

Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.21%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.66%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.27%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.95%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.91%)

Population By Race in Polk , MO in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	31,097	94.87%
Two Or More Races	738	2.25%
Asian Alone	330	1.01%
Black or African American Alone	329	1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	268	0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	18	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , MO in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	30,226	92.21%
White Alone - Hispanic	871	2.66%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	654	2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	312	0.95%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	299	0.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	241	0.74%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	84	0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	30	0.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	27	0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	18	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	18	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%