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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 19,680 population of Fayette County, Iowa comprised of 462 people who identified as Hispanic (2.35%), and 19,218 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Iowa with a population of 18,908 (96.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 259 (1.32%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 248 (1.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Iowa in 2017, with a population of 18,496 (93.98%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 412 (2.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 254 (1.29%).

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

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Population By Race in Fayette , IA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 259 1.32%
White Alone 18,908 96.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 55 0.28%
Asian Alone 198 1.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.06%
Two Or More Races 248 1.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 412 2.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 254 1.29%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 18,496 93.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 34 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 195 0.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 227 1.15%