Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, IA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 16,454 population of Clay County, Iowa comprised of 733 people who identified as Hispanic (4.46%), and 15,721 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Iowa with a population of 15,842 (96.28%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 241 (1.47%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 152 (0.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Iowa in 2021, with a population of 15,193 (92.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 649 (3.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 209 (1.27%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Clay County, IA in 2021

Total Population:16,454

Non Hispanic (95.55%)

Hispanic (4.46%)

Race in Clay County, IA in 2021

Total Population:16,454

White Alone (96.28%)

Two or more races (1.47%)

Black or African American Alone (0.92%)

Asian Alone (0.86%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.44%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)

Ethnicity in Clay County, IA in 2021

Total Population:16,454

Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.34%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.94%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.27%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.85%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.85%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.75%)

Population By Race in Clay , IA in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	15,842	96.28%
Two Or More Races	241	1.47%
Black or African American Alone	152	0.92%
Asian Alone	141	0.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	73	0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.03%

Population By Ethnicity in Clay , IA in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	15,193	92.34%
White Alone - Hispanic	649	3.94%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	209	1.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	139	0.85%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	124	0.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	52	0.32%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	32	0.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	21	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	17	0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	13	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%