Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tama County, IA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 17,500 population of Tama County, Iowa comprised of 1,344 people who identified as Hispanic (7.68%), and 16,156 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tama County, Iowa with a population of 15,511 (88.63%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,396 (7.98%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 425 (2.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tama County, Iowa in 2012, with a population of 14,617 (83.53%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,108 (6.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 894 (5.11%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Tama, Iowa.

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Population By Race in Tama , IA in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 88 0.5%
White Alone 15,511 88.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,396 7.98%
Asian Alone 65 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.09%
Two Or More Races 425 2.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Tama , IA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8 0.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 894 5.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 288 1.65%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 141 0.81%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,617 83.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,108 6.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 284 1.62%