Population By Race and Ethnicity in Black Hawk County, IA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 133,144 population of Black Hawk County, Iowa comprised of 5,784 people who identified as Hispanic (4.34%), and 127,360 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Black Hawk County, Iowa with a population of 113,481 (85.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,538 (9.42%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,143 (2.36%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Black Hawk County, Iowa in 2016, with a population of 108,583 (81.55%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,220 (9.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,898 (3.68%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Black Hawk County, IA in 2016

Total Population:133,144

Non Hispanic (95.66%)

Hispanic (4.34%)

Race in Black Hawk County, IA in 2016

Total Population:133,144

White Alone (85.23%)

Black or African American Alone (9.42%)

Two or more races (2.36%)

Asian Alone (2.33%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.36%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.3%)

Ethnicity in Black Hawk County, IA in 2016

Total Population:133,144

Non-Hispanic White Alone (81.55%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.18%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.68%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.28%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.18%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.12%)

Population By Race in Black Hawk , IA in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	113,481	85.23%
Black or African American Alone	12,538	9.42%
Two Or More Races	3,143	2.36%
Asian Alone	3,096	2.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	482	0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	404	0.3%

Population By Ethnicity in Black Hawk , IA in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	108,583	81.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	12,220	9.18%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,898	3.68%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,041	2.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,905	2.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	374	0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	318	0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	245	0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	238	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	237	0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	55	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	30	0.02%