Iowa White Alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the White Alone population in Iowa was 2,860,115 and represented 90.98% of the total Iowa population (3,143,734).

Among Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (409,799), followed by Linn County (199,164), and Scott County (148,105). Adams County had the lowest (3,576).

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 2017
Iowa White Alone Population By County in 2017
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Adair 6889 97.76
Adams 3576 97.84
Allamakee 13272 96.09
Appanoose 11976 96.84
Audubon 5431 97.86
Benton 25019 97.54
Black Hawk 112196 84.82
Boone 25608 96.64
Bremer 23977 96.44
Buchanan 20621 97.58
Buena Vista 16701 82.87
Butler 14270 97.79
Calhoun 9365 96.25
Carroll 19637 96.94
Cass 12836 97.58
Cedar 17988 97.3
Cerro Gordo 40848 94.93
Cherokee 10941 96.7
Chickasaw 11758 97.92
Clarke 8998 95.77
Clay 15644 96.86
Clayton 17245 97.72
Clinton 43953 93.66
Crawford 15631 91.6
Dallas 79419 91.06
Davis 8809 98.22
Decatur 7588 95.38
Delaware 16779 97.9
Des Moines 35416 89.89
Dickinson 16721 97.4
Dubuque 89957 92.59
Emmet 8890 94.29
Fayette 18908 96.08
Floyd 14881 94.32
Franklin 9784 96.39
Fremont 6735 97.23
Greene 8705 97.17
Grundy 12055 98.04
Guthrie 10396 97.6
Hamilton 14231 94.66
Hancock 10472 97.31
Hardin 16382 95.94
Harrison 13801 97.77
Henry 18552 92.5
Howard 9043 97.92
Humboldt 9305 97.25
Ida 6711 97.77
Iowa 15766 97.69
Jackson 18702 96.52
Jasper 35334 95.51
Jefferson 15144 83.63
Johnson 124529 83.18
Jones 19701 95.59
Keokuk 9948 98.07
Kossuth 14462 96.83
Lee 32188 94.01
Linn 199164 88.69
Louisa 10412 92.94
Lucas 8367 98.01
Lyon 11536 97.84
Madison 15535 97.06
Mahaska 21258 94.81
Marion 31896 96.34
Marshall 36568 91.3
Mills 14604 96.97
Mitchell 10345 98.11
Monona 8424 96.59
Monroe 7538 96.87
Montgomery 9849 97.33
Muscatine 40189 93.85
O'Brien 13329 96.75
Osceola 5839 96.93
Page 14337 94
Palo Alto 8660 95.74
Plymouth 24088 96.15
Pocahontas 6564 96.11
Polk 409799 85.2
Pottawattamie 88499 94.59
Poweshiek 17306 94.26
Ringgold 4908 97.59
Sac 9591 97.9
Scott 148105 85.76
Shelby 11232 96.96
Sioux 33714 96.92
Story 84365 86.68
Tama 14892 87.39
Taylor 5961 97.51
Union 12020 96.38
Van Buren 7007 97.93
Wapello 32235 91.99
Warren 48456 96.74
Washington 21476 96.58
Wayne 6322 97.44
Webster 33463 91.3
Winnebago 10128 95.71
Winneshiek 19567 97.16
Woodbury 89337 87.5
Worth 7205 96.63
Wright 12331 96.65