Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 511.26K people in Iowa with Other Groups ancestry. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest population with Other Groups ancestry (106.11K), followed by Scott County (36.46K), and Linn County (33.23K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Other Groups ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Iowa.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Polk County
Scott County
Linn County
Johnson County
Woodbury County
Black Hawk County
Story County
Dallas County
Pottawattamie County
Dubuque County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Polk County 106108
2 Scott County 36459
3 Linn County 33225
4 Johnson County 29823
5 Woodbury County 28907
6 Black Hawk County 21679
7 Story County 16376
8 Dallas County 14769
9 Pottawattamie County 14518
10 Dubuque County 12048
11 Marshall County 11846
12 Muscatine County 8949
13 Wapello County 7867
14 Buena Vista County 7863
15 Warren County 6324
16 Des Moines County 6109
17 Webster County 5762
18 Cerro Gordo County 5439
19 Clinton County 5348
20 Crawford County 5342
21 Lee County 4949
22 Jasper County 4195
23 Sioux County 3980
24 Tama County 3694
25 Marion County 3522
26 Plymouth County 3420
27 Henry County 3415
28 Washington County 3149
29 Page County 3094
30 Jefferson County 3091
31 Mahaska County 2617
32 Louisa County 2400
33 Poweshiek County 2381
34 Clarke County 2266
35 Wright County 2216
36 Boone County 2152
37 Clay County 2088
38 Mills County 1992
39 Union County 1977
40 Jones County 1966
41 Benton County 1933
42 Floyd County 1864
43 Hamilton County 1839
44 Franklin County 1772
45 Madison County 1761
46 Bremer County 1737
47 Fayette County 1681
48 Iowa County 1640
49 Buchanan County 1613
49 Carroll County 1613
50 Hardin County 1571
51 Montgomery County 1550
52 Jackson County 1536
53 Cass County 1513
53 Cedar County 1513
54 Allamakee County 1506
55 Appanoose County 1484
56 Delaware County 1433
57 Kossuth County 1403
58 Decatur County 1306
59 Dickinson County 1244
60 Taylor County 1236
61 Emmet County 1211
62 Winneshiek County 1201
63 Clayton County 1195
64 Harrison County 1173
65 Humboldt County 1142
66 Guthrie County 1136
67 Davis County 1127
68 Winnebago County 1119
69 Hancock County 1118
70 Fremont County 1107
71 O'Brien County 1087
72 Lucas County 1082
73 Butler County 1065
74 Sac County 1059
75 Calhoun County 1029
76 Grundy County 1015
77 Chickasaw County 986
78 Osceola County 948
79 Keokuk County 942
80 Monona County 901
81 Lyon County 882
82 Shelby County 863
83 Adair County 843
84 Cherokee County 785
85 Palo Alto County 778
86 Mitchell County 773
87 Monroe County 758
88 Worth County 666
89 Ida County 655
90 Wayne County 651
91 Pocahontas County 647
92 Greene County 609
93 Howard County 578
94 Van Buren County 568
95 Ringgold County 552
96 Adams County 537
97 Audubon County 402