Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Iowa was 1,266,075 and represented 42.18% of the total Iowa citizen population.

Among all Iowa counties, Polk had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (24.89K), followed by Scott (12.67K), and Black Hawk (11.83K).

In terms of percentages, Black Hawk had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (9.16%), followed by Scott (7.60%), and Polk (5.80%).

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 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Polk 24885 5.80
Scott 12670 7.60
Black Hawk 11830 9.16
Linn 8295 3.90
Johnson 6275 4.84
Woodbury 2500 2.59
Des Moines 2185 5.48
Story 1900 2.18
Dubuque 1775 1.88
Webster 1415 3.86
Clinton 1290 2.70
Pottawattamie 1145 1.25
Lee 1040 2.97
Dallas 780 1.09
Jasper 540 1.48
Cerro Gordo 535 1.24
Buena Vista 510 2.79
Marshall 510 1.38
Henry 450 2.27
Muscatine 410 0.99
Wapello 370 1.11
Jones 360 1.76
Page 330 2.14
Floyd 320 2.01
Carroll 310 1.51
Mahaska 255 1.15
Boone 235 0.89
Warren 230 0.49
Fayette 220 1.08
Bremer 195 0.80
Benton 180 0.70
Winneshiek 180 0.88
Poweshiek 175 0.95
Marion 170 0.52
Hardin 160 0.94
Jefferson 155 1.01
Crawford 150 0.96
Washington 150 0.69
Sioux 145 0.44
Emmet 140 1.46
Calhoun 135 1.36
Iowa 135 0.83
Decatur 130 1.60
Clayton 125 0.71
Plymouth 125 0.51
Union 110 0.88
Mills 105 0.71
Franklin 100 0.98
Pocahontas 90 1.29
Tama 90 0.53
Louisa 85 0.81
Winnebago 85 0.81
Clay 80 0.49
Guthrie 80 0.75
Buchanan 75 0.36
Madison 75 0.48
Worth 75 0.99
Cass 70 0.52
Cedar 70 0.38
Hancock 70 0.64
O'Brien 70 0.51
Allamakee 65 0.48
Butler 60 0.40
Sac 60 0.60
Cherokee 55 0.47
Hamilton 55 0.37
Kossuth 55 0.36
Chickasaw 50 0.41
Dickinson 50 0.30
Grundy 50 0.40
Monona 50 0.56
Wright 50 0.40
Palo Alto 45 0.50
Delaware 40 0.23
Ida 40 0.57
Appanoose 35 0.28
Jackson 35 0.18
Howard 30 0.32
Wayne 30 0.47
Adair 25 0.34
Osceola 25 0.42
Shelby 25 0.21
Adams 20 0.52
Davis 20 0.23
Lucas 20 0.24
Clarke 15 0.17
Humboldt 15 0.16
Taylor 15 0.25
Van Buren 15 0.20
Audubon 10 0.17
Fremont 10 0.14
Harrison 10 0.07
Monroe 10 0.13
Ringgold 10 0.20
Greene 4 0.04
Lyon 4 0.03
Mitchell 4 0.04
Keokuk 0 0.00
Montgomery 0 0.00