Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 93,405 population of Pottawattamie County, Iowa comprised of 7,622 people who identified as Hispanic (8.16%), and 85,783 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.84%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with a population of 88,116 (94.34%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,881 (2.01%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,687 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 2019, with a population of 81,305 (87.05%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,811 (7.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,661 (1.78%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2019
Total Population:93,405
91.84%8.16%
Non Hispanic (91.84%)
Hispanic (8.16%)
Race in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2019
Total Population:93,405
94.34%
White Alone (94.34%)
Two or more races (2.01%)
Black or African American Alone (1.81%)
Asian Alone (0.95%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.81%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2019
Total Population:93,405
87.05%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (87.05%)
Hispanic White Alone (7.29%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.78%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.66%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.36%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.87%)
Population By Race in Pottawattamie , IA in 2019
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 88,116 94.34%
Two Or More Races 1,881 2.01%
Black or African American Alone 1,687 1.81%
Asian Alone 884 0.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 752 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 85 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2019
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 81,305 87.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,811 7.29%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,661 1.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,550 1.66%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 812 0.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 388 0.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 364 0.39%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 220 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 137 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 72 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 18 0.02%