Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, WI in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 43,261 population of Polk County, Wisconsin comprised of 829 people who identified as Hispanic (1.92%), and 42,432 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Wisconsin with a population of 41,825 (96.68%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 538 (1.24%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 510 (1.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Wisconsin in 2016, with a population of 41,194 (95.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 631 (1.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 446 (1.03%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, WI in 2016

Total Population:43,261

Non Hispanic (98.08%)

Hispanic (1.92%)

Race in Polk County, WI in 2016

Total Population:43,261

White Alone (96.68%)

Two or more races (1.24%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.18%)

Asian Alone (0.51%)

Black or African American Alone (0.36%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Polk County, WI in 2016

Total Population:43,261

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.22%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.46%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.03%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.01%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.80%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.48%)

Population By Race in Polk , WI in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	41,825	96.68%
Two Or More Races	538	1.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	510	1.18%
Asian Alone	222	0.51%
Black or African American Alone	157	0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Polk , WI in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	41,194	95.22%
White Alone - Hispanic	631	1.46%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	446	1.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	435	1.01%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	207	0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	142	0.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	92	0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	75	0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	15	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	15	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	8	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%