Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 93,179 population of Pottawattamie County, Iowa comprised of 8,839 people who identified as Hispanic (9.49%), and 84,340 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa with a population of 87,196 (93.58%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 2,065 (2.22%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,962 (2.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in 2023, with a population of 79,332 (85.14%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,864 (8.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,790 (1.92%).

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 2023

Total Population:93,179

Non Hispanic (90.51%)

Hispanic (9.49%)

Race in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2023

Total Population:93,179

White Alone (93.58%)

Two or more races (2.22%)

Black or African American Alone (2.11%)

Asian Alone (1.04%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.9%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.16%)

Ethnicity in Pottawattamie County, IA in 2023

Total Population:93,179

Non-Hispanic White Alone (85.14%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.44%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.92%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.92%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.63%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.95%)

Population By Race in Pottawattamie , IA in 2023

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	87,196	93.58%
Two Or More Races	2,065	2.22%
Black or African American Alone	1,962	2.11%
Asian Alone	970	1.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	841	0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	145	0.16%

Population By Ethnicity in Pottawattamie , IA in 2023

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	79,332	85.14%
White Alone - Hispanic	7,864	8.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,790	1.92%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,787	1.92%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	887	0.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	424	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	417	0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	278	0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	172	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	120	0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	83	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	25	0.03%