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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 6,830 population of Pocahontas County, Iowa comprised of 263 people who identified as Hispanic (3.85%), and 6,567 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pocahontas County, Iowa with a population of 6,564 (96.11%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 102 (1.49%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 79 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pocahontas County, Iowa in 2017, with a population of 6,340 (92.83%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 224 (3.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 96 (1.41%).

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

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Population By Race in Pocahontas , IA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 79 1.16%
White Alone 6,564 96.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34 0.5%
Asian Alone 30 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.31%
Two Or More Races 102 1.49%
Population By Ethnicity in Pocahontas , IA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7 0.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 224 3.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 72 1.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,340 92.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.25%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 96 1.41%