Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Ethiopian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.11K people in Iowa with Ethiopian ancestry (0.07% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population with Ethiopian ancestry (1.64%), followed by Woodbury County (0.74%), and Buena Vista County (0.65%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Ethiopian 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 Percentage of Population with Ethiopian Ancestry in 2021
Jefferson County
Woodbury County
Buena Vista County
Decatur County
Polk County
Cedar County
Calhoun County
Crawford County
Dubuque County
Jasper County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with Ethiopian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Jefferson County 1.64
2 Woodbury County 0.74
3 Buena Vista County 0.65
4 Decatur County 0.17
5 Polk County 0.15
6 Cedar County 0.07
7 Calhoun County 0.06
8 Crawford County 0.05
8 Dubuque County 0.05
9 Jasper County 0.04
10 Henry County 0.02
10 Johnson County 0.02
11 Black Hawk County 0.01
11 Bremer County 0.01
11 Iowa County 0.01
11 Pottawattamie County 0.01
11 Scott County 0.01
11 Sioux County 0.01
11 Warren County 0.01
12 Muscatine County 0.002