Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 93,657 population of Pottawattamie County, Iowa comprised of 7,076 people who identified as Hispanic (7.56%), and 86,581 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.45%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with a population of 88,904 (94.93%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,683 (1.8%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,573 (1.68%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 2015, with a population of 82,546 (88.14%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,358 (6.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,491 (1.59%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,573 1.68%
White Alone 88,904 94.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 666 0.71%
Asian Alone 771 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 60 0.06%
Two Or More Races 1,683 1.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 144 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,358 6.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 306 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 64 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 192 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,429 1.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 82,546 88.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 360 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 707 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,491 1.59%