Population By Race and Ethnicity in Benton County, IA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 25,651 population of Benton County, Iowa comprised of 379 people who identified as Hispanic (1.48%), and 25,272 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Benton County, Iowa with a population of 25,019 (97.54%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 280 (1.09%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 167 (0.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Benton County, Iowa in 2017, with a population of 24,707 (96.32%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 312 (1.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 255 (0.99%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Benton, Iowa.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Benton County, IA in 2017

Total Population:25,651

Non Hispanic (98.52%)

Hispanic (1.48%)

Race in Benton County, IA in 2017

Total Population:25,651

White Alone (97.54%)

Two or more races (1.09%)

Black or African American Alone (0.65%)

Asian Alone (0.41%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Benton County, IA in 2017

Total Population:25,651

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.32%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.22%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.99%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.56%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.50%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.41%)

Population By Race in Benton , IA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	25,019	97.54%
Two Or More Races	280	1.09%
Black or African American Alone	167	0.65%
Asian Alone	105	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	71	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	9	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Benton , IA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	24,707	96.32%
White Alone - Hispanic	312	1.22%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	255	0.99%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	145	0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	105	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	57	0.22%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	25	0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	22	0.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	14	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	6	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	3	0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	0	0%