Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, NE in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 5,218 population of Polk County, Nebraska comprised of 276 people who identified as Hispanic (5.29%), and 4,942 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Nebraska with a population of 5,053 (96.84%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 81 (1.55%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 43 (0.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Nebraska in 2020, with a population of 4,833 (92.62%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 220 (4.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 62 (1.19%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, NE in 2020
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Population By Race in Polk , NE in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 26 0.5%
White Alone 5,053 96.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 43 0.82%
Asian Alone 12 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.06%
Two Or More Races 81 1.55%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , NE in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 220 4.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 19 0.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,833 92.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 21 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 62 1.19%