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

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Iowa's cities and places (towns and villages), Des Moines city had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (25.01K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (14.34K), and Davenport city (12.19K).

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

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

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Des Moines
25.01K
Cedar Rapids
14.34K
Davenport
12.19K
Waterloo
12.15K
Iowa City
7.66K
Sioux City
5.05K
Dubuque
3.75K
West Des Moines
3.73K
Coralville
3.13K
Ames
2.77K
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Black Alone Population
1 Des Moines city 25,011
2 Cedar Rapids city 14,338
3 Davenport city 12,187
4 Waterloo city 12,150
5 Iowa City city 7,664
6 Sioux City city 5,046
7 Dubuque city 3,745
8 West Des Moines city 3,734
9 Coralville city 3,133
10 Ames city 2,765
11 Burlington city 2,284
12 Urbandale city 1,839
13 Fort Dodge city 1,750
14 Council Bluffs city 1,724
15 Ankeny city 1,706
16 Bettendorf city 1,455
17 Johnston city 1,411
18 Ottumwa city 1,371
19 North Liberty city 1,324
20 Marion city 1,292
21 Cedar Falls city 1,268
22 Clinton city 1,236
23 Muscatine city 1,028
24 Waukee city 893
25 Mason City city 791
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