Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.41K people in Iowa with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (12.98K), followed by Johnson County (5.64K), and Linn County (3.86K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Polk County
Johnson County
Linn County
Black Hawk County
Woodbury County
Dallas County
Story County
Scott County
Wapello County
Muscatine County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Polk County 12975
2 Johnson County 5642
3 Linn County 3855
4 Black Hawk County 1847
5 Woodbury County 1595
6 Dallas County 1213
7 Story County 920
8 Scott County 837
9 Wapello County 658
10 Muscatine County 512
11 Crawford County 511
12 Jasper County 460
13 Dubuque County 411
14 Jefferson County 332
15 Lee County 253
16 Plymouth County 250
17 Pottawattamie County 244
18 Buena Vista County 219
19 Des Moines County 200
20 Allamakee County 174
21 Floyd County 164
22 Jones County 150
23 O'Brien County 134
24 Marshall County 133
25 Webster County 126
26 Poweshiek County 123
27 Boone County 122
28 Bremer County 111
29 Buchanan County 99
30 Marion County 85
31 Warren County 82
32 Henry County 71
33 Palo Alto County 60
34 Fayette County 55
35 Cedar County 52
36 Carroll County 50
37 Winneshiek County 48
38 Louisa County 46
39 Sioux County 35
40 Butler County 34
41 Monona County 29
42 Cerro Gordo County 26
42 Emmet County 26
42 Howard County 26
43 Mahaska County 25
43 Washington County 25
44 Cherokee County 23
44 Clayton County 23
44 Decatur County 23
45 Monroe County 20
46 Hancock County 19
47 Clarke County 18
48 Appanoose County 17
49 Grundy County 16
49 Union County 16
50 Clinton County 14
50 Harrison County 14
50 Tama County 14
51 Page County 12
51 Van Buren County 12
52 Benton County 11
52 Cass County 11
52 Keokuk County 11
53 Calhoun County 10
53 Fremont County 10
54 Hardin County 9
55 Wayne County 8
56 Kossuth County 7
57 Hamilton County 6
57 Osceola County 6
57 Pocahontas County 6
58 Adams County 4
58 Greene County 4
58 Humboldt County 4
58 Lyon County 4
59 Clay County 3
59 Mills County 3
60 Iowa County 2
60 Sac County 2
61 Dickinson County 1
61 Jackson County 1