Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, NC in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 20,390 population of Polk County, North Carolina comprised of 1,139 people who identified as Hispanic (5.59%), and 19,251 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, North Carolina with a population of 18,991 (93.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 893 (4.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 284 (1.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, North Carolina in 2013, with a population of 18,004 (88.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 987 (4.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 855 (4.19%).

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

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Population By Race in Polk , NC in 2013
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 893 4.38%
White Alone 18,991 93.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 115 0.56%
Asian Alone 105 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races 284 1.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , NC in 2013
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 38 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 987 4.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 54 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 29 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 30 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 855 4.19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,004 88.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 61 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 254 1.25%