Delaware, Iowa Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 17.49K population of Delaware, IA residents comprised of 244 residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (1.40%), and 17.24K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Delaware, IA, with a population of 16.79K (95.99%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Delaware, IA, with a population of 394 (2.25%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Delaware, IA, with a population of 122 (0.70%). The smallest racial group in Delaware, IA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 1 (0.01%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Delaware, IA, with a population of 16.71K (95.53%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Delaware, IA, with a population of 323 (1.85%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Delaware, IA, with a population of 122 (0.70%). The smallest ethnic group in Delaware, IA was Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Delaware, Iowa from the 2020 decennial census.

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

Delaware, IA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Delaware, IA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Delaware, IA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Delaware, IA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 122 0.70
White Alone 16787 95.99
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 50 0.29
Asian Alone 48 0.27
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01
Some Other Race Alone 86 0.49
Two Or More Races 394 2.25
Delaware, IA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 16706 95.53
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 323 1.85
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 122 0.70
Hispanic - White Alone 81 0.46
Hispanic - Two or More Races 71 0.41
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 56 0.32
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 39 0.22
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 30 0.17
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 26 0.15
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 24 0.14
Hispanic - Asian Alone 9 0.05
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1 0.01
Hispanic - Black Alone 0 0.00
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00