Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2014 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2014, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Iowa was 1,259,335 and represented 42.14% of the total Iowa citizen population.

Among all Iowa counties, Polk had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (24.15K), followed by Scott (12.88K), and Black Hawk (11.93K).

In terms of percentages, Black Hawk had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (9.29%), followed by Scott (7.77%), and Des Moines (5.94%).

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 2014
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Polk 24145 5.72
Scott 12880 7.77
Black Hawk 11925 9.29
Linn 8430 4.00
Johnson 5785 4.53
Woodbury 2415 2.51
Des Moines 2375 5.94
Story 1940 2.26
Dubuque 1400 1.49
Clinton 1350 2.81
Webster 1285 3.50
Lee 1025 2.91
Pottawattamie 990 1.08
Dallas 695 1.01
Jasper 515 1.41
Henry 470 2.35
Cerro Gordo 455 1.05
Marshall 455 1.23
Buena Vista 430 2.38
Jones 415 2.03
Floyd 400 2.49
Wapello 380 1.14
Muscatine 360 0.87
Carroll 285 1.38
Mahaska 280 1.26
Warren 275 0.59
Boone 270 1.03
Page 265 1.71
Bremer 225 0.93
Marion 190 0.58
Jefferson 185 1.22
Crawford 175 1.13
Washington 165 0.77
Union 160 1.29
Fayette 155 0.76
Benton 150 0.58
Winneshiek 150 0.73
Calhoun 145 1.46
Decatur 145 1.77
Hardin 145 0.84
Sioux 145 0.44
Clarke 110 1.23
Emmet 105 1.09
Iowa 105 0.65
Tama 105 0.61
Poweshiek 100 0.54
Buchanan 95 0.46
Clayton 85 0.48
Pocahontas 85 1.19
Franklin 75 0.73
Louisa 75 0.71
Mills 75 0.50
Plymouth 65 0.26
Winnebago 65 0.62
Madison 60 0.39
Butler 55 0.37
Cass 55 0.40
Sac 55 0.55
Allamakee 50 0.37
Hamilton 50 0.33
Hancock 50 0.45
Cedar 45 0.25
Worth 45 0.60
Wright 45 0.36
Jackson 40 0.20
O'Brien 40 0.29
Appanoose 35 0.28
Chickasaw 35 0.29
Delaware 35 0.20
Howard 35 0.37
Palo Alto 35 0.39
Adair 30 0.40
Adams 30 0.76
Guthrie 30 0.28
Ida 30 0.42
Monona 30 0.33
Cherokee 25 0.21
Clay 25 0.15
Dickinson 25 0.15
Grundy 25 0.20
Osceola 25 0.41
Taylor 20 0.33
Davis 15 0.17
Humboldt 15 0.16
Kossuth 15 0.10
Lucas 15 0.18
Wayne 15 0.24
Audubon 10 0.17
Fremont 10 0.14
Harrison 10 0.07
Keokuk 10 0.10
Monroe 10 0.13
Ringgold 10 0.20
Shelby 10 0.08
Greene 4 0.04
Lyon 4 0.04
Mitchell 4 0.04
Van Buren 4 0.05
Montgomery 0 0.00