Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tama County, IA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 17,081 population of Tama County, Iowa comprised of 1,843 people who identified as Hispanic (10.79%), and 15,238 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tama County, Iowa with a population of 14,838 (86.87%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,419 (8.31%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 524 (3.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tama County, Iowa in 2020, with a population of 13,578 (79.49%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,260 (7.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,049 (6.14%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Tama County, IA in 2020
Total Population:17,081
89.21%10.79%
Non Hispanic (89.21%)
Hispanic (10.79%)
Race in Tama County, IA in 2020
Total Population:17,081
86.87%8.31%
White Alone (86.87%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (8.31%)
Two or more races (3.07%)
Black or African American Alone (1.13%)
Asian Alone (0.48%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)
Ethnicity in Tama County, IA in 2020
Total Population:17,081
79.49%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (79.49%)
Hispanic White Alone (7.38%)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (6.14%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.65%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.17%)
Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.17%)
Population By Race in Tama , IA in 2020
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 14,838 86.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,419 8.31%
Two Or More Races 524 3.07%
Black or African American Alone 193 1.13%
Asian Alone 82 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Tama , IA in 2020
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 13,578 79.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,260 7.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,049 6.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 371 2.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 370 2.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 159 0.93%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 153 0.9%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 71 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 34 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 15 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.06%