Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 93,669 population of Pottawattamie County, Iowa comprised of 7,722 people who identified as Hispanic (8.24%), and 85,947 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with a population of 88,101 (94.06%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,982 (2.12%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,791 (1.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 2020, with a population of 81,203 (86.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,898 (7.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,753 (1.87%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,791 1.91%
White Alone 88,101 94.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 764 0.82%
Asian Alone 934 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 97 0.1%
Two Or More Races 1,982 2.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 137 0.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,898 7.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 364 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 73 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 229 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,654 1.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 81,203 86.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 400 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 861 0.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,753 1.87%