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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 87,956 population of Polk County, Oregon comprised of 12,947 people who identified as Hispanic (14.72%), and 75,009 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Oregon with a population of 78,671 (89.44%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,674 (4.18%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,266 (2.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Oregon in 2020, with a population of 67,656 (76.92%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,015 (12.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,992 (3.4%).

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 2020
Total Population:87,956
85.28%14.72%
Non Hispanic (85.28%)
Hispanic (14.72%)
Race in Polk County, OR in 2020
Total Population:87,956
89.44%
White Alone (89.44%)
Two or more races (4.18%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.58%)
Asian Alone (2.13%)
Black or African American Alone (1.17%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.5%)
Ethnicity in Polk County, OR in 2020
Total Population:87,956
76.92%12.52%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.92%)
Hispanic White Alone (12.52%)
All Other Ethnicities (3.54%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.4%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.99%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.63%)
Population By Race in Polk , OR in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 78,671 89.44%
Two Or More Races 3,674 4.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,266 2.58%
Asian Alone 1,877 2.13%
Black or African American Alone 1,029 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 439 0.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , OR in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 67,656 76.92%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,015 12.52%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,992 3.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,749 1.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,429 1.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 837 0.95%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 802 0.91%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 682 0.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 381 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 227 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 128 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 58 0.07%