Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, OR in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 89,373 population of Polk County, Oregon comprised of 13,520 people who identified as Hispanic (15.13%), and 75,853 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Oregon with a population of 79,733 (89.21%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,748 (4.19%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,383 (2.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Oregon in 2021, with a population of 68,230 (76.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 11,503 (12.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,068 (3.43%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,067 1.19%
White Alone 79,733 89.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,383 2.67%
Asian Alone 1,971 2.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 471 0.53%
Two Or More Races 3,748 4.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , OR in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 228 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 11,503 12.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 906 1.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 134 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 69 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 680 0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 839 0.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 68,230 76.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,477 1.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,837 2.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 402 0.45%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,068 3.43%