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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 93,563 population of Pottawattamie County, Iowa comprised of 7,336 people who identified as Hispanic (7.84%), and 86,227 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with a population of 88,499 (94.59%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,808 (1.93%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,628 (1.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 2017, with a population of 81,959 (87.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,540 (6.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,577 (1.69%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2017

Total Population:93,563

Non Hispanic (92.16%)

Hispanic (7.84%)

Race in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2017

Total Population:93,563

White Alone (94.59%)

Two or more races (1.93%)

Black or African American Alone (1.74%)

Asian Alone (0.9%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.75%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2017

Total Population:93,563

Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.6%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.99%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.69%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.57%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.33%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.82%)

Population By Race in Pottawattamie , IA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	88,499	94.59%
Two Or More Races	1,808	1.93%
Black or African American Alone	1,628	1.74%
Asian Alone	845	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	700	0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	83	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	81,959	87.6%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,540	6.99%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,577	1.69%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,473	1.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	771	0.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	384	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	316	0.34%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	231	0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	155	0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	74	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	63	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	20	0.02%