Population By Race and Ethnicity in Polk County, WI in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 43,409 population of Polk County, Wisconsin comprised of 824 people who identified as Hispanic (1.9%), and 42,585 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Polk County, Wisconsin with a population of 41,940 (96.62%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 550 (1.27%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 499 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Polk County, Wisconsin in 2017, with a population of 41,321 (95.19%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 619 (1.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 457 (1.05%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Polk County, WI in 2017
Total Population:43,409
98.1%
Non Hispanic (98.1%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Race in Polk County, WI in 2017
Total Population:43,409
96.62%
White Alone (96.62%)
Two or more races (1.27%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.15%)
Asian Alone (0.57%)
Black or African American Alone (0.38%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Ethnicity in Polk County, WI in 2017
Total Population:43,409
95.19%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.19%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.43%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.05%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.97%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.83%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.53%)
Population By Race in Polk , WI in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 41,940 96.62%
Two Or More Races 550 1.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 499 1.15%
Asian Alone 248 0.57%
Black or African American Alone 163 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Polk , WI in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 41,321 95.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 619 1.43%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 457 1.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 422 0.97%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 232 0.53%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 93 0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 77 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%