Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Iowa was 1,271,600 and represented 42.22% of the total Iowa citizen population.

Among all Iowa counties, Polk had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (25.70K), followed by Scott (12.83K), and Black Hawk (11.27K).

In terms of percentages, Black Hawk had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (8.73%), followed by Scott (7.66%), and Polk (5.90%).

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 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Polk 25700 5.90
Scott 12830 7.66
Black Hawk 11265 8.73
Linn 9125 4.27
Johnson 6890 5.22
Woodbury 2590 2.68
Dubuque 2465 2.59
Des Moines 2215 5.57
Story 1810 2.05
Webster 1550 4.27
Pottawattamie 1275 1.40
Clinton 1270 2.67
Lee 905 2.59
Jefferson 810 5.13
Dallas 760 1.02
Cerro Gordo 675 1.58
Jasper 550 1.50
Buena Vista 520 2.88
Muscatine 425 1.03
Henry 410 2.09
Wapello 405 1.22
Page 380 2.48
Marshall 350 0.96
Jones 345 1.70
Boone 325 1.24
Carroll 285 1.39
Mahaska 285 1.29
Poweshiek 285 1.57
Floyd 265 1.68
Fayette 250 1.24
Crawford 225 1.46
Hardin 200 1.17
Marion 195 0.59
Bremer 185 0.76
Warren 185 0.39
Washington 160 0.73
Winneshiek 160 0.78
Decatur 155 1.91
Calhoun 145 1.47
Emmet 135 1.41
Plymouth 135 0.55
Benton 130 0.51
Franklin 125 1.23
Louisa 115 1.10
Cedar 110 0.60
Mills 110 0.74
Sioux 110 0.33
Union 110 0.89
Iowa 105 0.65
Pocahontas 90 1.30
Tama 90 0.53
Allamakee 85 0.63
Cherokee 85 0.73
Hancock 85 0.78
Winnebago 80 0.77
Buchanan 70 0.34
Chickasaw 70 0.58
Jackson 70 0.36
Kossuth 70 0.46
Madison 70 0.45
O'Brien 70 0.51
Worth 65 0.86
Wright 65 0.53
Clayton 60 0.34
Dickinson 60 0.35
Palo Alto 60 0.67
Appanoose 50 0.40
Cass 50 0.37
Monona 50 0.56
Sac 50 0.50
Shelby 50 0.43
Butler 45 0.30
Clay 40 0.25
Grundy 40 0.32
Wayne 40 0.63
Hamilton 35 0.24
Delaware 30 0.17
Howard 30 0.32
Clarke 25 0.28
Guthrie 25 0.24
Adair 20 0.28
Adams 20 0.53
Osceola 20 0.34
Audubon 15 0.26
Davis 15 0.17
Fremont 15 0.22
Greene 15 0.17
Humboldt 15 0.16
Van Buren 15 0.20
Lucas 10 0.12
Mitchell 10 0.09
Ringgold 10 0.20
Taylor 10 0.17
Harrison 4 0.03
Lyon 4 0.03
Monroe 4 0.05
Ida 0 0.00
Keokuk 0 0.00
Montgomery 0 0.00