Ranking of Iowa Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Iowa White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 113,241. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (13,086), followed by Linn County (5,646), and Pottawattamie County (5,578).

The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Polk County
Linn County
Pottawattamie County
Scott County
Woodbury County
Black Hawk County
Dubuque County
Muscatine County
Marshall County
Clinton County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Polk County 13086
2 Linn County 5646
3 Pottawattamie County 5578
4 Scott County 4884
5 Woodbury County 4757
6 Black Hawk County 4449
7 Dubuque County 3560
8 Muscatine County 2328
9 Marshall County 2244
10 Clinton County 2191
11 Wapello County 2084
12 Webster County 1884
13 Johnson County 1847
14 Des Moines County 1694
15 Dallas County 1615
16 Cerro Gordo County 1577
17 Lee County 1383
18 Marion County 1271
18 Story County 1271
19 Jasper County 1250
20 Warren County 1221
21 Buena Vista County 1205
22 Sioux County 1201
23 Davis County 1157
24 Boone County 1092
25 Clayton County 1070
26 Crawford County 1023
27 Mahaska County 1016
28 Washington County 999
29 Benton County 979
30 Fayette County 947
31 Delaware County 930
32 Henry County 912
33 Cass County 893
34 Allamakee County 890
35 Jackson County 884
36 Clarke County 849
37 Page County 825
38 Buchanan County 821
38 Tama County 821
39 Jefferson County 785
40 Harrison County 770
41 O'Brien County 768
42 Appanoose County 765
43 Hardin County 749
44 Plymouth County 748
45 Louisa County 734
46 Carroll County 696
47 Floyd County 662
48 Union County 661
49 Kossuth County 639
50 Poweshiek County 630
51 Jones County 628
52 Emmet County 604
53 Hancock County 601
54 Van Buren County 595
55 Hamilton County 592
56 Iowa County 569
57 Cedar County 563
58 Butler County 555
59 Montgomery County 547
60 Wright County 542
61 Bremer County 521
62 Howard County 512
63 Winneshiek County 499
64 Clay County 493
65 Mitchell County 489
66 Pocahontas County 485
67 Shelby County 484
68 Chickasaw County 483
69 Franklin County 454
70 Keokuk County 452
70 Mills County 452
71 Decatur County 450
72 Wayne County 448
73 Humboldt County 435
74 Cherokee County 429
75 Sac County 428
76 Lucas County 422
77 Lyon County 418
78 Monona County 414
79 Dickinson County 405
80 Grundy County 388
81 Madison County 377
82 Greene County 374
83 Osceola County 368
83 Palo Alto County 368
84 Guthrie County 362
85 Calhoun County 359
86 Worth County 345
87 Monroe County 334
88 Winnebago County 325
89 Audubon County 323
90 Ida County 311
91 Taylor County 276
92 Adair County 244
93 Ringgold County 217
94 Fremont County 215
95 Adams County 145