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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 5,299 population of Polk County, Nebraska comprised of 282 people who identified as Hispanic (5.32%), and 5,017 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Nebraska with a population of 5,161 (97.4%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 74 (1.4%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 27 (0.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Nebraska in 2017, with a population of 4,919 (92.83%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 242 (4.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 53 (1%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Polk, Nebraska.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, NE in 2017

Total Population:5,299

Non Hispanic (94.68%)

Hispanic (5.32%)

Race in Polk County, NE in 2017

Total Population:5,299

White Alone (97.4%)

Two or more races (1.4%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.51%)

Black or African American Alone (0.42%)

Asian Alone (0.23%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, NE in 2017

Total Population:5,299

Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.83%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.57%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.89%)

Hispanic Two or more races (0.4%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Population By Race in Polk , NE in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	5,161	97.4%
Two Or More Races	74	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	27	0.51%
Black or African American Alone	22	0.42%
Asian Alone	12	0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	3	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , NE in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	4,919	92.83%
White Alone - Hispanic	242	4.57%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	53	1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	21	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	17	0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	15	0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	11	0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	10	0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0.02%