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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 93,670 population of Pottawattamie County, Iowa comprised of 7,841 people who identified as Hispanic (8.37%), and 85,829 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with a population of 88,099 (94.05%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,983 (2.12%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,789 (1.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 2020, with a population of 81,083 (86.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,016 (7.49%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,752 (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 1,789 1.91%
White Alone 88,099 94.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 761 0.81%
Asian Alone 940 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 98 0.11%
Two Or More Races 1,983 2.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 136 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,016 7.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 362 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 74 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 22 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 231 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,653 1.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 81,083 86.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 399 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 866 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,752 1.87%