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

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Iowa counties, in April 2020, among all of Iowa's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Waterloo city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (18.05%), followed by Coralville city (14.04%), and Davenport city (11.98%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

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

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were 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 Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 Waterloo city 18.05
2 Coralville city 14.04
3 Davenport city 11.98
4 Des Moines city 11.68
5 Cedar Rapids city 10.41
6 Iowa City city 10.24
7 Burlington city 9.52
8 Fort Dodge city 7.04
9 North Liberty city 6.47
10 Dubuque city 6.28
11 Sioux City city 5.88
12 Johnston city 5.86
13 West Des Moines city 5.43
14 Ottumwa city 5.37
15 Clinton city 5.05
16 Storm Lake city 4.63
17 Fort Madison city 4.40
18 Muscatine city 4.32
19 Ames city 4.16
20 Clive city 4.12
21 Urbandale city 4.04
22 Altoona city 3.96
23 Waukee city 3.73
24 Bettendorf city 3.72
25 Pleasant Hill city 3.54
26 Oskaloosa city 3.13
27 Cedar Falls city 3.11
27 Marion city 3.11
28 Le Mars city 2.90
29 Grimes city 2.89
29 Mason City city 2.89
30 Newton city 2.85
31 Council Bluffs city 2.75
32 Marshalltown city 2.68
33 Ankeny city 2.51
34 Carroll city 2.43
35 Waverly city 2.18
36 Norwalk city 1.38
37 Boone city 1.23
38 Pella city 1.08
39 Indianola city 0.97
40 Spencer city 0.76