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Des Moines Population by Race and Ethnicity

Des Moines Population by Race Graph

2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity Des Moines, IA Iowa United States
Population by Race
White 150,502 76.89% 2,758,214 91.43% 221,809,059 71.91%
Black or African American 17,361 8.87% 72,567 2.41% 37,036,996 12.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native 706 0.36% 11,890 0.39% 3,026,418 0.98%
Asian 8,327 4.25% 53,203 1.76% 13,906,406 4.51%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 145 0.07% 1,699 0.06% 662,031 0.21%
Other 18,689 9.55% 119,235 3.95% 32,014,224 10.38%
Population by Ethnicity
Population Hispanic 20,621 10.54% 138,003 4.57% 49,511,501 16.05%
Population Non Hispanic 175,109 89.46% 2,878,805 95.43% 258,943,633 83.95%

The data for Des Moines, IA may also contain data for the following areas: Des Moines

Race versus Ethnicity: According to the Census, race and ethnicity are considered two separate and distinct identities. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked as a separate question and categorized under ethnicity. In addition to their race and/or races, all respondents are categorized by one of two ethnicities, which are "Hispanic" and "Non Hispanic."

Hispanic Ethnicity: According to the Census, people of Hispanic origin, were those who indicated that their origin was Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American or some other Hispanic origin. It should be noted that people of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

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