Iowa Non-Hispanic White 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 White Alone citizen population for Iowa was 3,195,130 and represented 106.08% of the total Iowa citizen population.

Among all Iowa counties, Polk had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (360.58K), followed by Linn (190.82K), and Scott (138.32K).

In terms of percentages, Delaware had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (97.60%), followed by Madison (97.54%), and Butler (97.48%).

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

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Iowa Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Polk 360580 82.71
Linn 190815 89.26
Scott 138315 82.53
Johnson 112700 85.44
Black Hawk 108575 84.18
Dubuque 88340 92.95
Pottawattamie 82500 90.48
Story 79645 90.30
Woodbury 77020 79.68
Dallas 67150 90.19
Warren 45625 95.21
Clinton 43840 92.23
Cerro Gordo 39510 92.23
Des Moines 35280 88.73
Jasper 34715 94.93
Muscatine 33665 81.33
Webster 32720 90.19
Lee 31910 91.37
Marion 31470 95.44
Sioux 30185 91.64
Marshall 30005 81.97
Wapello 29645 89.55
Boone 25015 95.26
Benton 24880 96.96
Bremer 23580 96.58
Plymouth 23315 94.80
Mahaska 21025 95.27
Buchanan 20320 97.13
Washington 20190 92.49
Winneshiek 19790 96.65
Carroll 19640 95.95
Jones 19340 95.48
Fayette 19235 95.06
Jackson 18695 96.02
Henry 17705 90.19
Cedar 17610 96.12
Clayton 17030 96.93
Poweshiek 17020 93.75
Delaware 16900 97.60
Dickinson 16380 96.69
Hardin 16005 93.87
Iowa 15645 96.49
Clay 15515 95.16
Madison 15090 97.54
Floyd 14920 94.46
Kossuth 14560 96.33
Butler 14480 97.48
Tama 14425 84.70
Page 14250 93.08
Jefferson 14065 89.13
Mills 14060 94.87
Harrison 13825 96.85
Hamilton 13700 92.07
O'Brien 13120 94.97
Cass 12860 96.04
Buena Vista 12785 70.81
Allamakee 12780 94.25
Appanoose 12075 96.37
Grundy 12020 97.29
Union 11820 95.17
Chickasaw 11725 97.47
Crawford 11685 75.97
Shelby 11340 96.31
Lyon 11270 96.78
Wright 11235 91.05
Cherokee 11080 95.07
Mitchell 10435 97.39
Hancock 10325 94.94
Guthrie 10230 96.60
Keokuk 9905 97.35
Montgomery 9795 95.70
Winnebago 9780 93.68
Sac 9595 96.38
Calhoun 9365 95.17
Howard 9120 96.82
Humboldt 9015 95.35
Franklin 8910 87.65
Louisa 8890 84.87
Palo Alto 8670 96.66
Emmet 8650 90.34
Greene 8645 95.95
Monona 8575 95.97
Davis 8520 97.26
Lucas 8270 97.24
Clarke 7930 89.35
Monroe 7675 97.21
Decatur 7605 93.89
Worth 7170 95.03
Van Buren 7150 97.08
Adair 7065 97.31
Ida 6750 96.36
Fremont 6680 95.70
Pocahontas 6600 95.03
Wayne 6175 96.71
Taylor 5640 93.22
Audubon 5630 97.24
Osceola 5605 94.28
Ringgold 4860 96.62
Adams 3700 97.11