Population By Race and Ethnicity in Benton County, IA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 25,738 population of Benton County, Iowa comprised of 477 people who identified as Hispanic (1.85%), and 25,261 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Benton County, Iowa with a population of 24,979 (97.05%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 326 (1.27%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 202 (0.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Benton County, Iowa in 2021, with a population of 24,579 (95.5%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 400 (1.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 303 (1.18%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 202 0.79%
White Alone 24,979 97.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 94 0.37%
Asian Alone 126 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 326 1.27%
Population By Ethnicity in Benton , IA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 400 1.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 175 0.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 24,579 95.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 123 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 303 1.18%