Wapello County, Iowa Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 35.44K population of Wapello County, IA residents comprised of 4.33K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (12.23%), and 31.11K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wapello County, IA, with a population of 28.18K (79.52%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Wapello County, IA, with a population of 2.37K (6.69%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Wapello County, IA, with a population of 2.04K (5.74%). The smallest racial group in Wapello County, IA was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone with a population of 232 (0.66%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Wapello County, IA, with a population of 27.30K (77.02%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Wapello County, IA, with a population of 2.28K (6.45%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Wapello County, IA, with a population of 1.44K (4.07%). The smallest ethnic group in Wapello County, IA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 2 (0.01%).

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

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

Wapello County, IA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Wapello County, IA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Wapello County, IA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Wapello County, IA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 1469 4.14
White Alone 28180 79.52
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 232 0.66
Asian Alone 629 1.78
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 520 1.47
Some Other Race Alone 2372 6.69
Two Or More Races 2035 5.74
Wapello County, IA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 27295 77.02
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2284 6.45
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1443 4.07
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1073 3.03
Hispanic - Two or More Races 962 2.72
Hispanic - White Alone 885 2.50
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 622 1.76
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 518 1.46
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 166 0.47
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 88 0.25
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 66 0.19
Hispanic - Black Alone 26 0.07
Hispanic - Asian Alone 7 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 2 0.01