Iowa Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity from Census 2020

Updated on August 29, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Iowa's voting-age population of 2.45M residents comprised of 134.10K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (5.47%), and 2.32M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.53%).

Race: The White Alone voting-age population was the largest racial group in Iowa, with a voting-age population of 2.13M (86.80%). The Two Or More Races voting-age population was the second largest racial group in Iowa, with a voting-age population of 104.82K (4.28%). The Black or African American Alone voting-age population was the third largest racial group in Iowa, with a voting-age population of 88.10K (3.60%). The smallest racial group in Iowa was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a voting-age population of 3.55K (0.14%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone voting-age population was the largest ethnic group in Iowa, with a voting-age population of 2.09M (85.46%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone voting-age population was the second largest ethnic group in Iowa, with a voting-age population of 86.80K (3.54%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races voting-age population was the third largest ethnic group in Iowa, with a voting-age population of 62.77K (2.56%). The smallest ethnic group in Iowa was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a voting-age population of 105 (0.00%).

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

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

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

Iowa Voting-age Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Iowa Voting-age Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Iowa Voting-age Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Iowa Voting-age Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of State Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 88101 3.60
White Alone 2126641 86.80
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 10353 0.42
Asian Alone 57149 2.33
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3552 0.14
Some Other Race Alone 59484 2.43
Two Or More Races 104823 4.28
Iowa Voting-age Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of State Voting-age Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 2093769 85.46
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 86796 3.54
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 62774 2.56
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 56772 2.32
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 53705 2.19
Hispanic - Two or More Races 42049 1.72
Hispanic - White Alone 32872 1.34
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 6662 0.27
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 5779 0.24
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 3691 0.15
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3447 0.14
Hispanic - Black Alone 1305 0.05
Hispanic - Asian Alone 377 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 105 0.00