Population By Race and Ethnicity in Benton County, IA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 25,796 population of Benton County, Iowa comprised of 521 people who identified as Hispanic (2.02%), and 25,275 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Benton County, Iowa with a population of 24,937 (96.67%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 350 (1.36%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 257 (1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Benton County, Iowa in 2023, with a population of 24,490 (94.94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 447 (1.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 327 (1.27%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 257 1%
White Alone 24,937 96.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 98 0.38%
Asian Alone 143 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races 350 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Benton , IA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 29 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 447 1.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.06%
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 228 0.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 24,490 94.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 82 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 140 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 327 1.27%