Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 93,517 population of Pottawattamie County, Iowa comprised of 6,330 people who identified as Hispanic (6.77%), and 87,187 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with a population of 89,462 (95.66%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,424 (1.52%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,383 (1.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 2011, with a population of 83,764 (89.57%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,698 (6.09%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,258 (1.35%).

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

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Population By Race in Pottawattamie , IA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,383 1.48%
White Alone 89,462 95.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 585 0.63%
Asian Alone 630 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 33 0.04%
Two Or More Races 1,424 1.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 125 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,698 6.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 256 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 63 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 183 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,258 1.35%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 83,764 89.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 329 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 567 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,241 1.33%