Population By Race and Ethnicity in Black Hawk County, IA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 132,278 population of Black Hawk County, Iowa comprised of 5,777 people who identified as Hispanic (4.37%), and 126,501 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Black Hawk County, Iowa with a population of 112,196 (84.82%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,726 (9.62%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,242 (2.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Black Hawk County, Iowa in 2017, with a population of 107,295 (81.11%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,429 (9.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,901 (3.71%).

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

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Population By Race in Black Hawk , IA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,726 9.62%
White Alone 112,196 84.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 484 0.37%
Asian Alone 3,219 2.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 411 0.31%
Two Or More Races 3,242 2.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Black Hawk , IA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 297 0.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,901 3.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 249 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 58 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 30 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 242 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,429 9.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 107,295 81.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 235 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,161 2.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 381 0.29%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,000 2.27%