Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tama County, IA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 17,040 population of Tama County, Iowa comprised of 1,714 people who identified as Hispanic (10.06%), and 15,326 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tama County, Iowa with a population of 14,892 (87.39%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,420 (8.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 471 (2.76%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tama County, Iowa in 2017, with a population of 13,750 (80.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,142 (6.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,048 (6.15%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Tama County, IA in 2017

Total Population:17,040

Non Hispanic (89.94%)

Hispanic (10.06%)

Race in Tama County, IA in 2017

Total Population:17,040

White Alone (87.39%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (8.33%)

Two or more races (2.76%)

Black or African American Alone (0.9%)

Asian Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Tama County, IA in 2017

Total Population:17,040

Non-Hispanic White Alone (80.69%)

Hispanic White Alone (6.7%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (6.15%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.41%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.18%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.86%)

Population By Race in Tama , IA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	14,892	87.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,420	8.33%
Two Or More Races	471	2.76%
Black or African American Alone	153	0.9%
Asian Alone	78	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	26	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Tama , IA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	13,750	80.69%
White Alone - Hispanic	1,142	6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,048	6.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	372	2.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	317	1.86%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	154	0.9%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	126	0.74%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	73	0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	27	0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	14	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	12	0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.03%