Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wapello County, IA in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 35,081 population of Wapello County, Iowa comprised of 4,563 people who identified as Hispanic (13.01%), and 30,518 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wapello County, Iowa with a population of 31,047 (88.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,447 (4.13%); and Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 843 (2.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wapello County, Iowa in 2022, with a population of 27,067 (77.16%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,980 (11.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,347 (3.84%).

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

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Population By Race in Wapello , IA in 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,447 4.13%
White Alone 31,047 88.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 382 1.09%
Asian Alone 790 2.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 843 2.4%
Two Or More Races 572 1.63%
Population By Ethnicity in Wapello , IA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 100 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,980 11.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 282 0.8%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 40 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 82 0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 79 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,347 3.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,067 77.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 100 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 750 2.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 761 2.17%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 493 1.41%