Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2010 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2010, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Iowa was 1,222,435 and represented 41.63% of the total Iowa citizen population.

Among all Iowa counties, Polk had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (21.21K), followed by Black Hawk (11.09K), and Scott (11.01K).

In terms of percentages, Black Hawk had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (8.82%), followed by Scott (6.92%), and Polk (5.32%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2010
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Polk 21210 5.32
Black Hawk 11090 8.82
Scott 11005 6.92
Linn 7305 3.57
Johnson 4895 4.07
Woodbury 2120 2.20
Des Moines 1835 4.61
Story 1795 2.18
Webster 1435 3.81
Dubuque 1385 1.51
Clinton 1190 2.43
Pottawattamie 1170 1.30
Lee 990 2.78
Dallas 670 1.13
Marshall 505 1.36
Jasper 470 1.27
Page 455 2.87
Cerro Gordo 380 0.87
Jones 380 1.84
Muscatine 355 0.88
Wapello 305 0.88
Buena Vista 270 1.54
Sioux 260 0.82
Mahaska 255 1.15
Warren 250 0.55
Boone 245 0.93
Floyd 245 1.51
Fayette 225 1.08
Hardin 225 1.28
Poweshiek 195 1.04
Union 180 1.46
Bremer 155 0.65
Henry 140 0.72
Buchanan 135 0.64
Clarke 115 1.31
Marion 115 0.35
Winneshiek 115 0.55
Calhoun 110 1.12
Appanoose 105 0.81
Cass 100 0.72
Washington 100 0.47
Benton 95 0.37
Tama 95 0.54
Emmet 90 0.89
Jefferson 90 0.59
Dickinson 85 0.51
Osceola 85 1.33
Sac 75 0.72
Hamilton 70 0.45
Crawford 65 0.42
Decatur 55 0.66
Mitchell 55 0.51
Iowa 50 0.31
O'Brien 50 0.35
Plymouth 50 0.20
Jackson 45 0.23
Louisa 45 0.41
Madison 45 0.29
Winnebago 45 0.42
Fremont 40 0.54
Guthrie 40 0.37
Kossuth 35 0.22
Allamakee 30 0.22
Clay 30 0.18
Mills 30 0.20
Monroe 30 0.38
Clayton 25 0.14
Montgomery 25 0.23
Butler 20 0.14
Cherokee 20 0.17
Franklin 20 0.19
Lyon 20 0.17
Pocahontas 20 0.27
Taylor 20 0.32
Van Buren 20 0.26
Cedar 15 0.08
Hancock 15 0.13
Harrison 15 0.10
Keokuk 15 0.14
Monona 15 0.16
Worth 15 0.20
Adams 10 0.24
Howard 10 0.11
Adair 4 0.05
Delaware 4 0.02
Greene 4 0.04
Grundy 4 0.03
Lucas 4 0.05
Audubon 0 0.00
Carroll 0 0.00
Chickasaw 0 0.00
Davis 0 0.00
Humboldt 0 0.00
Ida 0 0.00
Palo Alto 0 0.00
Ringgold 0 0.00
Shelby 0 0.00
Wayne 0 0.00
Wright 0 0.00