Iowa White Alone Population By County in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the White Alone population in Iowa was 2,849,733 and represented 92.62% of the total Iowa population (3,076,844).

Among Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (387,462), followed by Linn County (196,195), and Scott County (146,926). Adams County had the lowest (3,834).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's White Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Iowa White Alone Population By County in 2012
Iowa White Alone Population By County in 2012
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Adair 7359 98.57
Adams 3834 98.06
Allamakee 13726 97
Appanoose 12446 97.9
Audubon 5752 98.14
Benton 25355 98.17
Black Hawk 114461 86.78
Boone 25471 97.45
Bremer 23807 97.18
Buchanan 20599 98.11
Buena Vista 18003 87.57
Butler 14730 98.38
Calhoun 9603 96.88
Carroll 20195 97.78
Cass 13409 97.9
Cedar 17873 97.67
Cerro Gordo 41990 96.08
Cherokee 11634 97.32
Chickasaw 12125 98.67
Clarke 9074 97.16
Clay 16133 97.54
Clayton 17633 98.25
Clinton 46029 94.49
Crawford 16392 94.8
Dallas 67380 93.26
Davis 8575 98.51
Decatur 7883 95.66
Delaware 17322 98.6
Des Moines 36725 91.25
Dickinson 16641 98.3
Dubuque 89690 94.23
Emmet 9502 95.51
Fayette 20107 96.79
Floyd 15454 96.05
Franklin 10230 97.35
Fremont 6989 97.89
Greene 8988 97.9
Grundy 12260 98.58
Guthrie 10572 98.18
Hamilton 14664 95.71
Hancock 10938 97.84
Hardin 16802 96.79
Harrison 14228 98.3
Henry 18607 93.02
Howard 9393 98.36
Humboldt 9503 97.73
Ida 6944 98.57
Iowa 15889 98.18
Jackson 19151 97.29
Jasper 35459 96.93
Jefferson 14992 86.75
Johnson 118395 86.31
Jones 19859 96.39
Keokuk 10267 98.47
Kossuth 15090 97.94
Lee 33498 94.23
Linn 196195 91.02
Louisa 10819 95.2
Lucas 8653 98.59
Lyon 11611 98.73
Madison 15332 98.04
Mahaska 21584 96.33
Marion 32207 96.79
Marshall 38056 92.75
Mills 14524 97.65
Mitchell 10586 98.81
Monona 8830 97.14
Monroe 7903 97.93
Montgomery 10346 98.15
Muscatine 40816 95.09
O'Brien 13772 97.3
Osceola 6070 97.86
Page 14869 94.68
Palo Alto 9054 97.59
Plymouth 24233 97.57
Pocahontas 6973 97.62
Polk 387462 87.12
Pottawattamie 88882 95.61
Poweshiek 17862 95.35
Ringgold 4940 98.31
Sac 9997 98.39
Scott 146926 87.23
Shelby 11801 98.08
Sioux 33353 97.27
Story 81508 88.55
Tama 15511 88.63
Taylor 6148 98.23
Union 12247 97.31
Van Buren 7333 98.44
Wapello 33671 95.04
Warren 45714 97.46
Washington 21298 97.21
Wayne 6214 98.18
Webster 34711 92.97
Winnebago 10272 96.83
Winneshiek 20462 97.22
Woodbury 91330 89.23
Worth 7335 97.87
Wright 12693 97.5