Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, OR in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 85,851 population of Polk County, Oregon comprised of 12,553 people who identified as Hispanic (14.62%), and 73,298 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Oregon with a population of 77,089 (89.79%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,455 (4.02%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,194 (2.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Oregon in 2019, with a population of 66,327 (77.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,762 (12.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,804 (3.27%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, OR in 2019
Total Population:85,851
85.38%14.62%
Non Hispanic (85.38%)
Hispanic (14.62%)
Race in Polk County, OR in 2019
Total Population:85,851
89.79%
White Alone (89.79%)
Two or more races (4.02%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.56%)
Asian Alone (2.04%)
Black or African American Alone (1.11%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.47%)
Ethnicity in Polk County, OR in 2019
Total Population:85,851
77.26%12.54%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (77.26%)
Hispanic White Alone (12.54%)
All Other Ethnicities (3.40%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.27%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.89%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.65%)
Population By Race in Polk , OR in 2019
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 77,089 89.79%
Two Or More Races 3,455 4.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,194 2.56%
Asian Alone 1,750 2.04%
Black or African American Alone 956 1.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 407 0.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , OR in 2019
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 66,327 77.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,762 12.54%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,804 3.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,622 1.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,417 1.65%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 780 0.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 777 0.91%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 651 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 348 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 176 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 128 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 59 0.07%