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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 51,254 population of Polk County, Texas comprised of 7,927 people who identified as Hispanic (15.47%), and 43,327 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Texas with a population of 43,631 (85.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,158 (10.06%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,131 (2.21%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Texas in 2019, with a population of 36,440 (71.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,191 (14.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,922 (9.6%).

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

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Population By Race in Polk , TX in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,158 10.06%
White Alone 43,631 85.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,131 2.21%
Asian Alone 431 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 59 0.12%
Two Or More Races 844 1.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , TX in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 236 0.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,191 14.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 283 0.55%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 36 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 27 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 154 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,922 9.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,440 71.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 848 1.66%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 395 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 690 1.35%