Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clay County, IA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 16,511 population of Clay County, Iowa comprised of 815 people who identified as Hispanic (4.94%), and 15,696 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Clay County, Iowa with a population of 15,851 (96%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 252 (1.53%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 191 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clay County, Iowa in 2023, with a population of 15,137 (91.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 714 (4.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 214 (1.3%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 191 1.16%
White Alone 15,851 96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 68 0.41%
Asian Alone 142 0.86%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races 252 1.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Clay , IA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 714 4.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 38 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 173 1.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,137 91.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 120 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 214 1.3%