Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all the cities and places in Iowa, Des Moines city had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (24.54K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (14.15K), and Waterloo city (12.03K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa cities and places based on Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities and for the different racial groups in Iowa.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Des Moines
24.54K
Cedar Rapids
14.15K
Waterloo
12.03K
Davenport
11.83K
Iowa City
7.57K
Sioux City
4.93K
Dubuque
3.66K
West Des Moines
3.66K
Coralville
3.09K
Ames
2.73K
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Population
1 Des Moines city 24,538
2 Cedar Rapids city 14,153
3 Waterloo city 12,031
4 Davenport city 11,833
5 Iowa City city 7,574
6 Sioux City city 4,931
7 Dubuque city 3,663
8 West Des Moines city 3,662
9 Coralville city 3,086
10 Ames city 2,733
11 Burlington city 2,254
12 Urbandale city 1,823
13 Fort Dodge city 1,702
14 Council Bluffs city 1,679
15 Ankeny city 1,672
16 Bettendorf city 1,416
17 Johnston city 1,393
18 Ottumwa city 1,347
19 North Liberty city 1,283
20 Marion city 1,249
21 Cedar Falls city 1,245
22 Clinton city 1,210
23 Muscatine city 986
24 Waukee city 890
25 Altoona city 768
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