Iowa White Alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the White Alone population in Iowa was 2,880,386 and represented 90.08% of the total Iowa population (3,197,689).

Among Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified as White Alone (418,455), followed by Linn County (200,554), and Scott County (148,176). Adams County had the lowest (3,498).

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 2021
Iowa White Alone Population By County in 2021
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Adair 7312 97
Adams 3498 96.05
Allamakee 13373 95.74
Appanoose 11791 96.13
Audubon 5504 97.16
Benton 24967 97.08
Black Hawk 109451 83.8
Boone 25801 96.36
Bremer 24060 95.77
Buchanan 20124 97.23
Buena Vista 16706 80.44
Butler 13960 97.2
Calhoun 9420 95.31
Carroll 20071 96.72
Cass 12601 96.45
Cedar 17817 96.6
Cerro Gordo 40198 94.01
Cherokee 11116 96.39
Chickasaw 11626 97.71
Clarke 9236 94.67
Clay 15817 96.28
Clayton 16573 97.22
Clinton 43347 93.17
Crawford 14728 90.67
Dallas 92786 89.16
Davis 8959 97.96
Decatur 7244 94.57
Delaware 17109 97.59
Des Moines 34154 88.7
Dickinson 17252 96.64
Dubuque 90954 92.05
Emmet 8777 94.19
Fayette 18428 95.44
Floyd 14506 93.9
Franklin 9508 95.54
Fremont 6350 96.58
Greene 8440 96.65
Grundy 12039 97.32
Guthrie 10281 97.12
Hamilton 13975 93.9
Hancock 10369 97.04
Hardin 15993 95.66
Harrison 14296 97.36
Henry 18784 92.12
Howard 9221 97.06
Humboldt 9292 96.42
Ida 6763 96.97
Iowa 16116 97.24
Jackson 18678 96.29
Jasper 36001 95.06
Jefferson 13751 87.24
Johnson 127610 82.32
Jones 19848 95.24
Keokuk 9652 97.26
Kossuth 14021 96.54
Lee 31091 93.63
Linn 200554 87.4
Louisa 9974 92.81
Lucas 8455 97.23
Lyon 11702 97.02
Madison 16237 96.71
Mahaska 20756 94.59
Marion 32085 95.94
Marshall 36140 90.58
Mills 13980 96.65
Mitchell 10328 97.78
Monona 8226 95.71
Monroe 7355 96.84
Montgomery 9988 96.74
Muscatine 39770 93.16
O'Brien 13499 96
Osceola 5889 95.55
Page 14258 93.71
Palo Alto 8411 94.41
Plymouth 24294 94.48
Pocahontas 6735 95.44
Polk 418455 84.08
Pottawattamie 87703 93.87
Poweshiek 17522 94.19
Ringgold 4484 96.93
Sac 9461 97.09
Scott 148176 85.02
Shelby 11335 96.28
Sioux 34806 96.71
Story 86479 86.77
Tama 14648 86.81
Taylor 5700 97.05
Union 11568 96.11
Van Buren 7089 97.63
Wapello 31441 89.11
Warren 51377 96.06
Washington 21629 96.16
Wayne 6322 97.1
Webster 33655 90.52
Winnebago 10143 95.11
Winneshiek 19293 96.88
Woodbury 89698 84.77
Worth 7129 96.6
Wright 12292 95.95