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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 97,162 population of Dubuque County, Iowa comprised of 2,398 people who identified as Hispanic (2.47%), and 94,764 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dubuque County, Iowa with a population of 89,957 (92.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,559 (3.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,566 (1.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dubuque County, Iowa in 2017, with a population of 87,952 (90.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,440 (3.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,005 (2.06%).

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

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Population By Race in Dubuque , IA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,559 3.66%
White Alone 89,957 92.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 278 0.29%
Asian Alone 1,314 1.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 488 0.5%
Two Or More Races 1,566 1.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Dubuque , IA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 119 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,005 2.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 104 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 44 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 114 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,440 3.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 87,952 90.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 174 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,270 1.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 476 0.49%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,452 1.49%