Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2011 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2011, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Iowa was 1,234,325 and represented 41.83% of the total Iowa citizen population.

Among all Iowa counties, Polk had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (22.44K), followed by Black Hawk (11.49K), and Scott (11.23K).

In terms of percentages, Black Hawk had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (9.07%), followed by Scott (6.99%), and Polk (5.55%).

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 2011
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Polk 22435 5.55
Black Hawk 11485 9.07
Scott 11230 6.99
Linn 7735 3.74
Johnson 4805 3.94
Woodbury 2200 2.28
Des Moines 1930 4.84
Story 1925 2.31
Webster 1405 3.74
Dubuque 1270 1.38
Clinton 1210 2.48
Pottawattamie 1170 1.29
Lee 1015 2.86
Dallas 720 1.17
Marshall 575 1.55
Jasper 425 1.16
Cerro Gordo 380 0.87
Jones 365 1.77
Page 360 2.29
Muscatine 325 0.79
Buena Vista 305 1.72
Henry 275 1.40
Wapello 275 0.81
Boone 265 1.01
Warren 265 0.58
Union 235 1.89
Floyd 215 1.33
Hardin 215 1.23
Decatur 180 2.15
Fayette 175 0.84
Bremer 160 0.67
Dickinson 150 0.90
Mahaska 150 0.68
Sioux 150 0.47
Winneshiek 145 0.70
Buchanan 140 0.67
Poweshiek 135 0.72
Marion 125 0.38
Washington 120 0.56
Cass 110 0.80
Emmet 110 1.09
Tama 105 0.60
Louisa 90 0.82
Appanoose 85 0.66
Calhoun 85 0.87
Clayton 85 0.47
Clay 80 0.49
Iowa 80 0.49
Jackson 75 0.38
Winnebago 75 0.70
Mills 65 0.43
O'Brien 65 0.46
Jefferson 60 0.39
Osceola 60 0.95
Plymouth 60 0.24
Madison 55 0.35
Clarke 50 0.57
Hamilton 50 0.32
Pocahontas 50 0.68
Benton 45 0.17
Carroll 45 0.22
Cherokee 45 0.38
Sac 45 0.44
Fremont 40 0.54
Guthrie 40 0.37
Allamakee 35 0.26
Crawford 35 0.23
Van Buren 35 0.46
Worth 35 0.46
Butler 30 0.20
Howard 30 0.31
Monroe 30 0.38
Delaware 25 0.14
Keokuk 25 0.24
Kossuth 25 0.16
Monona 25 0.27
Cedar 20 0.11
Davis 20 0.23
Franklin 20 0.20
Harrison 20 0.13
Lucas 20 0.23
Montgomery 20 0.19
Grundy 15 0.12
Humboldt 15 0.16
Mitchell 15 0.14
Adair 10 0.13
Chickasaw 10 0.08
Ida 10 0.14
Palo Alto 10 0.11
Adams 4 0.10
Audubon 4 0.07
Greene 4 0.04
Hancock 4 0.04
Lyon 4 0.04
Shelby 4 0.03
Taylor 4 0.06
Wright 4 0.03
Ringgold 0 0.00
Wayne 0 0.00