Des Moines, Iowa Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among Des Moines, IA population of 38,910 people, 84.18% (32,753) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - White Alone, 6.43% (2,501) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, and 4.62% (1,797) identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by ethnicity and the second chart shows the percentage of the population for each ethnicity. You can also find the information in a table below.

You can see similar information for other Iowa counties and also for the state of Iowa.

Des Moines, IA Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Percentage of Des Moines, IA Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
Non-Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - Two or More Races
Hispanic - White Alone
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone
Des Moines, IA Population By Ethnicity in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 32753 84.18
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 2501 6.43
Non-Hispanic - Two Or More Races 1797 4.62
Hispanic - Two Or More Races 438 1.13
Hispanic - White Alone 411 1.06
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 398 1.02
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 348 0.89
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 128 0.33
Non-Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 67 0.17
Hispanic - Black or African American Alone 31 0.08
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.05
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 11 0.03
Hispanic - Asian Alone 5 0.01
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.00