Population By Race and Ethnicity in Wapello County, IA in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 35,166 population of Wapello County, Iowa comprised of 4,754 people who identified as Hispanic (13.52%), and 30,412 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wapello County, Iowa with a population of 30,806 (87.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,453 (4.13%); and Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,153 (3.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wapello County, Iowa in 2023, with a population of 26,683 (75.88%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,123 (11.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,345 (3.83%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,453 4.13%
White Alone 30,806 87.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 410 1.17%
Asian Alone 751 2.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,153 3.28%
Two Or More Races 593 1.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Wapello , IA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 108 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,123 11.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 315 0.9%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 38 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 92 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 78 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,345 3.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,683 75.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 95 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 713 2.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,061 3.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 515 1.46%