Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 93,445 population of Pottawattamie County, Iowa comprised of 7,423 people who identified as Hispanic (7.94%), and 86,022 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with a population of 88,283 (94.48%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,829 (1.96%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,643 (1.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 2018, with a population of 81,663 (87.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,620 (7.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,619 (1.73%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,643 1.76%
White Alone 88,283 94.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 755 0.81%
Asian Alone 842 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 93 0.1%
Two Or More Races 1,829 1.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 146 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,620 7.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 357 0.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 71 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 210 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,497 1.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 81,663 87.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 398 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 771 0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,619 1.73%