Des Moines city, Iowa Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on August 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Des Moines city, IA population of 214,133 people, 60.99% (130,599 people) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 11.46% (24,538 people) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 6.70% (14,348 people) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone.

The first chart below shows the population by ethnicity and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each ethnicity. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Iowa cities and places and also for the state of Iowa.

Des Moines city, IA Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Percentage of Des Moines city, IA Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Des Moines city, IA Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 130599 60.99
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 24538 11.46
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 14348 6.70
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 13361 6.24
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 11031 5.15
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 9630 4.50
Hispanic - White Alone 7601 3.55
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 877 0.41
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 817 0.38
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 597 0.28
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 473 0.22
Hispanic - Asian Alone 126 0.06
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 124 0.06
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.01