Iowa Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Iowa citizen population was 3.01M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen population (2.69M) and constituted 89.34% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen population (132.00K) and constituted 4.38% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (92.02K), constituting 3.06% of the total citizen population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of Iowa Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Iowa Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Population	% of Citizen Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	2691140	89.34
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	131995	4.38
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	92015	3.06
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	50365	1.67
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	36635	1.22
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	8305	0.28
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1635	0.05