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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 83,707 population of Polk County, Oregon comprised of 11,690 people who identified as Hispanic (13.97%), and 72,017 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Oregon with a population of 75,395 (90.07%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,172 (3.79%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,194 (2.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Oregon in 2017, with a population of 65,346 (78.07%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,049 (12.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,600 (3.11%).

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

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Population By Race in Polk , OR in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 887 1.06%
White Alone 75,395 90.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,194 2.62%
Asian Alone 1,693 2.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 366 0.44%
Two Or More Races 3,172 3.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , OR in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 155 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,049 12.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 735 0.88%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 121 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 58 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 572 0.68%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 732 0.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,346 78.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,459 1.74%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,572 1.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 308 0.37%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,600 3.11%