Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.03K people in Iowa with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (0.10% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa counties, Shelby County had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry (1.02%), followed by Clay County (0.44%), and Mahaska County (0.43%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having West Indian (except Hispanic groups) ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Iowa.
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Related Topics: Iowa ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population with West Indian (except Hispanic groups) Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 1.02 |
| 2 | Clay County | 0.44 |
| 3 | Mahaska County | 0.43 |
| 4 | Decatur County | 0.36 |
| 5 | Palo Alto County | 0.29 |
| 6 | Muscatine County | 0.27 |
| 7 | Jones County | 0.23 |
| 7 | Webster County | 0.23 |
| 8 | Black Hawk County | 0.19 |
| 8 | Scott County | 0.19 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 0.17 |
| 10 | Polk County | 0.16 |
| 11 | Appanoose County | 0.14 |
| 11 | Winnebago County | 0.14 |
| 12 | Poweshiek County | 0.13 |
| 12 | Union County | 0.13 |
| 13 | Boone County | 0.12 |
| 13 | Cedar County | 0.12 |
| 14 | Linn County | 0.11 |
| 15 | Benton County | 0.10 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 0.10 |
| 15 | Montgomery County | 0.10 |
| 16 | Wapello County | 0.09 |
| 17 | Sac County | 0.08 |
| 18 | Clinton County | 0.06 |
| 18 | Dubuque County | 0.06 |
| 18 | Emmet County | 0.06 |
| 18 | Jasper County | 0.06 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 0.06 |
| 18 | Story County | 0.06 |
| 19 | Buena Vista County | 0.04 |
| 19 | Crawford County | 0.04 |
| 19 | Dallas County | 0.04 |
| 19 | Madison County | 0.04 |
| 19 | Woodbury County | 0.04 |
| 20 | Clayton County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Sioux County | 0.03 |
| 20 | Winneshiek County | 0.03 |
| 21 | Bremer County | 0.02 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 0.02 |
| 21 | Henry County | 0.02 |
| 21 | Keokuk County | 0.02 |
| 21 | Pottawattamie County | 0.02 |
| 22 | Des Moines County | 0.01 |
| 22 | Mills County | 0.01 |
| 22 | Page County | 0.01 |
| 22 | Warren County | 0.01 |