Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, NC in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 19,986 population of Polk County, North Carolina comprised of 1,196 people who identified as Hispanic (5.98%), and 18,790 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, North Carolina with a population of 18,402 (92.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 800 (4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 397 (1.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, North Carolina in 2022, with a population of 17,418 (87.15%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 984 (4.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 752 (3.76%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, NC in 2022
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Population By Race in Polk , NC in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 800 4%
White Alone 18,402 92.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 149 0.75%
Asian Alone 235 1.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 397 1.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , NC in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 48 0.24%
White Alone - Hispanic 984 4.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 66 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 42 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 55 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 752 3.76%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 17,418 87.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 83 0.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 193 0.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 342 1.71%