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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 16,301 population of Clay County, Iowa comprised of 575 people who identified as Hispanic (3.53%), and 15,726 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Iowa with a population of 15,815 (97.02%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 195 (1.2%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 123 (0.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Iowa in 2016, with a population of 15,279 (93.73%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 536 (3.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 178 (1.09%).

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

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Population By Race in Clay , IA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 115 0.71%
White Alone 15,815 97.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 52 0.32%
Asian Alone 123 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 195 1.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , IA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 536 3.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 17 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 107 0.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,279 93.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 46 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 178 1.09%