Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tama County, IA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 17,212 population of Tama County, Iowa comprised of 1,633 people who identified as Hispanic (9.49%), and 15,579 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tama County, Iowa with a population of 15,085 (87.64%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,468 (8.53%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 458 (2.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tama County, Iowa in 2016, with a population of 14,002 (81.35%); the second largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,090 (6.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,083 (6.29%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 110 0.64%
White Alone 15,085 87.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,468 8.53%
Asian Alone 71 0.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.12%
Two Or More Races 458 2.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Tama , IA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,083 6.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 378 2.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 143 0.83%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 95 0.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,002 81.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,090 6.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 315 1.83%