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Appanoose County Demographics

A map of Appanoose County's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
11,58694.1%
Multiracial
3232.6%
Hispanic
2311.9%
Black
750.6%
Asian
690.6%
Native American/Other
330.3%

Appanoose County, Iowa had a population of 12,317 in 2020. It was 94.1% White, 0.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, 1.9% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 2.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Appanoose County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Appanoose County is the 61st most populous county of the 99 counties in Iowa.

Appanoose County's White Population

11,586 residents of Appanoose County identify as White, or 94.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Appanoose County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Iowa (82.7% White). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Appanoose County is ranked #21 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Appanoose County is less White than neighboring Monroe County (94.9% White), Putnam County (95% White), Schuyler County (95.8% White), Wayne County (95.9% White), and Davis County (95.9% White).

Appanoose County's Black Population

75 residents of Appanoose County identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Appanoose County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Iowa (4.1% Black). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Appanoose County is ranked #56 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Appanoose County is more Black than neighboring Monroe County (0.2% Black), Putnam County (0.2% Black), Schuyler County (0% Black), Wayne County (0.2% Black), and Davis County (0.1% Black).

Appanoose County's Asian Population

69 residents of Appanoose County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Appanoose County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Iowa (2.4% Asian). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Appanoose County is ranked #36 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Appanoose County is more Asian than neighboring Monroe County (0.2% Asian), Putnam County (0% Asian), Schuyler County (0.4% Asian), Wayne County (0.4% Asian), and Davis County (0.2% Asian).

Appanoose County's Hispanic Population

231 residents of Appanoose County identify as Hispanic, or 1.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Appanoose County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Iowa (6.8% Hispanic). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Appanoose County is ranked #85 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Appanoose County is more Hispanic than neighboring Monroe County (1.5% Hispanic), Schuyler County (1.2% Hispanic), Wayne County (0.9% Hispanic), and Davis County (1.6% Hispanic). Appanoose County is less Hispanic than neighboring Putnam County (2.4% Hispanic).

Appanoose County's Native American/Other Population

33 residents of Appanoose County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Appanoose County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Iowa (0.7% Native American/Other). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Appanoose County is ranked #82 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Appanoose County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Putnam County (0.1% Native American/Other), and Davis County (0.2% Native American/Other). Appanoose County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Monroe County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Wayne County (0.4% Native American/Other).

Appanoose County's Multiracial Population

323 residents of Appanoose County identify as Multiracial, or 2.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Appanoose County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Iowa (3.4% Multiracial). Of the 99 counties in Iowa, Appanoose County is ranked #42 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Appanoose County is more Multiracial than neighboring Monroe County (2.5% Multiracial), Putnam County (2.3% Multiracial), Schuyler County (2.4% Multiracial), Wayne County (2.2% Multiracial), and Davis County (2.1% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.