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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Population By Race in Benton , IA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 167 0.65%
White Alone 25,019 97.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 71 0.28%
Asian Alone 105 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9 0.04%
Two Or More Races 280 1.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Benton , IA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 312 1.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 25 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 24,707 96.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 255 0.99%