Population By Race and Ethnicity in Buchanan County, IA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 20,999 population of Buchanan County, Iowa comprised of 293 people who identified as Hispanic (1.4%), and 20,706 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Buchanan County, Iowa with a population of 20,520 (97.72%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 211 (1%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 110 (0.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Buchanan County, Iowa in 2016, with a population of 20,263 (96.5%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 257 (1.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 204 (0.97%).

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

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Population By Race in Buchanan , IA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 110 0.52%
White Alone 20,520 97.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 43 0.21%
Asian Alone 109 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races 211 1%
Population By Ethnicity in Buchanan , IA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 257 1.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 99 0.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 20,263 96.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 27 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 108 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 204 0.97%