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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2020

Total Population:93,669

Non Hispanic (91.76%)

Hispanic (8.24%)

Race in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2020

Total Population:93,669

White Alone (94.06%)

Two or more races (2.12%)

Black or African American Alone (1.91%)

Asian Alone (1%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.82%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2020

Total Population:93,669

Non-Hispanic White Alone (86.69%)

Hispanic White Alone (7.36%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.87%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.77%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.39%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.92%)

Population By Race in Pottawattamie , IA in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	88,101	94.06%
Two Or More Races	1,982	2.12%
Black or African American Alone	1,791	1.91%
Asian Alone	934	1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	764	0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	97	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	81,203	86.69%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,898	7.36%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,753	1.87%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,654	1.77%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	861	0.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	400	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	364	0.39%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	229	0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	137	0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	76	0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	73	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	21	0.02%