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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 9,496 population of Howard County, Iowa comprised of 281 people who identified as Hispanic (2.96%), and 9,215 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Howard County, Iowa with a population of 9,189 (96.77%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 120 (1.26%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 79 (0.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Howard County, Iowa in 2021, with a population of 8,976 (94.52%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 213 (2.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 97 (1.02%).

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

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Population By Race in Howard , IA in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 79 0.83%
White Alone 9,189 96.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 50 0.53%
Asian Alone 50 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.08%
Two Or More Races 120 1.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Howard , IA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 213 2.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 25 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 69 0.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 8,976 94.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 97 1.02%