Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, IA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,151 population of Clay County, Iowa comprised of 592 people who identified as Hispanic (3.67%), and 15,559 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Iowa with a population of 15,644 (96.86%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 201 (1.25%); and Black or African American 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 2017, with a population of 15,095 (93.46%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 549 (3.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 186 (1.15%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 123 0.76%
White Alone 15,644 96.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 59 0.37%
Asian Alone 123 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 201 1.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , IA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 549 3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 9 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 15 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 114 0.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,095 93.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 114 0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 186 1.15%