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

Updated on August 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Iowa's cities and places, Des Moines city had the highest number of voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (16.39K), followed by Cedar Rapids city (9.39K), and Waterloo city (8.33K).

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 voting-age 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 in Iowa.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Des Moines
16.39K
Cedar Rapids
9.39K
Waterloo
8.33K
Davenport
8.27K
Iowa City
4.96K
Sioux City
3.25K
West Des Moines
2.49K
Dubuque
2.43K
Ames
2.16K
Coralville
2.10K
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Des Moines city 16,392
2 Cedar Rapids city 9,394
3 Waterloo city 8,334
4 Davenport city 8,273
5 Iowa City city 4,961
6 Sioux City city 3,247
7 West Des Moines city 2,487
8 Dubuque city 2,426
9 Ames city 2,164
10 Coralville city 2,101
11 Burlington city 1,489
12 Fort Dodge city 1,409
13 Council Bluffs city 1,259
14 Ankeny city 1,151
15 Urbandale city 1,146
16 Cedar Falls city 1,013
17 Bettendorf city 928
18 Ottumwa city 914
19 North Liberty city 844
20 Marion city 836
21 Clinton city 814
22 Johnston city 776
23 Muscatine city 653
24 Waukee city 530
25 Mason City city 508
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