Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 93,434 population of Pottawattamie County, Iowa comprised of 8,119 people who identified as Hispanic (8.69%), and 85,315 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with a population of 87,703 (93.87%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,026 (2.17%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,835 (1.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 2021, with a population of 80,466 (86.12%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,237 (7.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,774 (1.9%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,835 1.96%
White Alone 87,703 93.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 791 0.85%
Asian Alone 956 1.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 123 0.13%
Two Or More Races 2,026 2.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 153 0.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,237 7.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 376 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 80 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 252 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,682 1.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 80,466 86.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 415 0.44%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 876 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 102 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,774 1.9%