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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,390 population of Polk County, North Carolina comprised of 1,029 people who identified as Hispanic (5.31%), and 18,361 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, North Carolina with a population of 17,896 (92.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 839 (4.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 325 (1.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, North Carolina in 2020, with a population of 17,048 (87.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 848 (4.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 802 (4.14%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 839 4.33%
White Alone 17,896 92.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 141 0.73%
Asian Alone 184 0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 325 1.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , NC in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 37 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 848 4.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 67 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 39 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 802 4.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,048 87.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 288 1.49%