Tama, Iowa Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 17.14K population of Tama, IA residents comprised of 1.80K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (10.53%), and 15.33K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tama, IA, with a population of 13.66K (79.71%). The American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group in Tama, IA, with a population of 1.43K (8.33%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Tama, IA, with a population of 1.06K (6.20%). The smallest racial group in Tama, IA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 2 (0.01%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Tama, IA, with a population of 13.28K (77.53%). The Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native population was the second largest ethnic group in Tama, IA, with a population of 1.26K (7.34%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Tama, IA, with a population of 739 (4.31%). The smallest ethnic group in Tama, IA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Tama, Iowa from the 2020 decennial census.

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

Tama, IA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Tama, IA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Tama, IA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Tama, IA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 137 0.80
White Alone 13658 79.71
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1427 8.33
Asian Alone 81 0.47
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.01
Some Other Race Alone 767 4.48
Two Or More Races 1063 6.20
Tama, IA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 13284 77.53
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1258 7.34
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 739 4.31
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 554 3.23
Hispanic - Two or More Races 509 2.97
Hispanic - White Alone 374 2.18
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 169 0.99
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 125 0.73
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 80 0.47
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 28 0.16
Hispanic - Black Alone 12 0.07
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 2 0.01
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1 0.01
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00