Iowa White Alone Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the White Alone population in Iowa was 2,857,883 and represented 90.73% of the total Iowa population (3,149,900).

Among Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (412,859), followed by Linn County (199,379), and Scott County (148,025). Adams County had the lowest (3,544).

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 2018
Iowa White Alone Population By County in 2018
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Adair 6867 97.71
Adams 3544 97.69
Allamakee 13279 96
Appanoose 12057 96.71
Audubon 5356 97.7
Benton 24903 97.48
Black Hawk 111172 84.37
Boone 25462 96.61
Bremer 24102 96.32
Buchanan 20621 97.55
Buena Vista 16375 82.67
Butler 14201 97.83
Calhoun 9261 95.94
Carroll 19474 96.88
Cass 12607 97.28
Cedar 17986 97.18
Cerro Gordo 40364 94.66
Cherokee 10890 96.53
Chickasaw 11716 97.92
Clarke 9031 95.17
Clay 15647 96.78
Clayton 17104 97.65
Clinton 43644 93.85
Crawford 15591 91.28
Dallas 81541 90.6
Davis 8796 98.09
Decatur 7506 95
Delaware 16729 97.75
Des Moines 35111 89.43
Dickinson 16700 97.33
Dubuque 89762 92.58
Emmet 8732 94.14
Fayette 18825 95.84
Floyd 14825 93.92
Franklin 9683 96.05
Fremont 6751 97.05
Greene 8704 97.02
Grundy 12028 98.04
Guthrie 10433 97.33
Hamilton 14065 94.48
Hancock 10413 97.08
Hardin 16261 95.85
Harrison 13729 97.47
Henry 18515 92.51
Howard 8984 97.81
Humboldt 9236 97.02
Ida 6654 97.44
Iowa 15745 97.49
Jackson 18737 96.71
Jasper 35414 95.4
Jefferson 15234 84.16
Johnson 125084 82.84
Jones 19726 95.63
Keokuk 10014 97.98
Kossuth 14344 96.7
Lee 31860 93.9
Linn 199379 88.2
Louisa 10352 92.97
Lucas 8405 97.85
Lyon 11558 97.54
Madison 15647 96.95
Mahaska 21019 94.67
Marion 31976 96.17
Marshall 36328 91.1
Mills 14663 96.97
Mitchell 10327 98.02
Monona 8339 96.42
Monroe 7542 97.47
Montgomery 9707 97.3
Muscatine 40058 93.63
O'Brien 13348 96.68
Osceola 5804 96.41
Page 14280 93.78
Palo Alto 8527 95.7
Plymouth 24041 96.07
Pocahontas 6459 96.27
Polk 412859 84.91
Pottawattamie 88283 94.48
Poweshiek 17398 94.24
Ringgold 4781 97.16
Sac 9452 97.7
Scott 148025 85.55
Shelby 11189 96.76
Sioux 33668 96.84
Story 83841 86.66
Tama 14705 87.25
Taylor 6044 97.64
Union 11838 96.27
Van Buren 6833 97.5
Wapello 32005 91.29
Warren 49315 96.6
Washington 21299 96.4
Wayne 6216 97.49
Webster 33206 91.32
Winnebago 10077 95.47
Winneshiek 19428 97.01
Woodbury 88875 86.78
Worth 7172 96.71
Wright 12220 96.46