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

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Iowa counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in Iowa, Waterloo city had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (17.87%), followed by Coralville city (13.83%), and Davenport city (11.63%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Iowa, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

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

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Waterloo
Coralville
Davenport
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Burlington
Fort Dodge
North Liberty
Dubuque
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Population
1 Waterloo city 17.87
2 Coralville city 13.83
3 Davenport city 11.63
4 Des Moines city 11.46
5 Cedar Rapids city 10.28
6 Iowa City city 10.12
7 Burlington city 9.40
8 Fort Dodge city 6.84
9 North Liberty city 6.27
10 Dubuque city 6.14
11 Johnston city 5.79
12 Sioux City city 5.75
13 West Des Moines city 5.33
14 Ottumwa city 5.28
15 Clinton city 4.95
16 Storm Lake city 4.38
17 Fort Madison city 4.32
18 Muscatine city 4.14
19 Ames city 4.11
20 Clive city 4.06
21 Urbandale city 4.00
22 Altoona city 3.93
23 Waukee city 3.72
24 Bettendorf city 3.62
25 Pleasant Hill city 3.51
26 Cedar Falls city 3.06
27 Oskaloosa city 3.05
28 Marion city 3.01
29 Le Mars city 2.89
30 Grimes city 2.82
31 Newton city 2.76
32 Council Bluffs city 2.67
32 Mason City city 2.67
33 Marshalltown city 2.57
34 Ankeny city 2.46
35 Carroll city 2.43
36 Waverly city 2.18
37 Norwalk city 1.38
38 Boone city 1.22
39 Pella city 1.01
40 Indianola city 0.95
41 Spencer city 0.75