Iowa Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on March 31, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Iowa population of 3,190,369 people, 82.69% (2,638,201) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 4.05% (129,321) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 3.41% (108,673) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population and the second chart shows the percentage of Iowa population for the top 7 ethnicities by population. You can also find in a table below, the population and the percentages for all the ethnicities in Iowa.

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Iowa county.

Iowa Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Percentage of Iowa Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Iowa Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 2638201 82.69
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 129321 4.05
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 108673 3.41
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 80233 2.52
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 75017 2.35
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 70610 2.21
Hispanic - White Alone 56320 1.77
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9079 0.28
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 8487 0.27
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5605 0.18
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5407 0.17
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 2651 0.08
Hispanic - Asian Alone 612 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 153 0.01