Ranking of Iowa Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Updated on February 22, 2026.
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Iowa counties, in April 2020, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (373.90K), followed by Linn County (190.64K), and Scott County (138.75K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties based on White Alone population.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Iowa.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | White Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 373903 |
| 2 | Linn County | 190644 |
| 3 | Scott County | 138752 |
| 4 | Johnson County | 117090 |
| 5 | Black Hawk County | 102832 |
| 6 | Dubuque County | 88314 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 83359 |
| 8 | Pottawattamie County | 81329 |
| 9 | Story County | 81046 |
| 10 | Woodbury County | 76794 |
| 11 | Warren County | 48539 |
| 12 | Clinton County | 41771 |
| 13 | Cerro Gordo County | 38618 |
| 14 | Jasper County | 34866 |
| 15 | Muscatine County | 34598 |
| 16 | Des Moines County | 33164 |
| 17 | Webster County | 32108 |
| 18 | Marion County | 31156 |
| 19 | Sioux County | 30745 |
| 20 | Lee County | 30336 |
| 21 | Marshall County | 29579 |
| 22 | Wapello County | 28180 |
| 23 | Boone County | 24943 |
| 24 | Benton County | 24258 |
| 25 | Bremer County | 23597 |
| 26 | Plymouth County | 23289 |
| 27 | Mahaska County | 20453 |
| 28 | Washington County | 20374 |
| 29 | Buchanan County | 19696 |
| 30 | Carroll County | 19543 |
| 31 | Jones County | 19244 |
| 32 | Winneshiek County | 18852 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 18461 |
| 34 | Fayette County | 18271 |
| 35 | Henry County | 17990 |
| 36 | Cedar County | 17472 |
| 37 | Poweshiek County | 17209 |
| 38 | Dickinson County | 16819 |
| 39 | Delaware County | 16787 |
| 40 | Clayton County | 16229 |
| 41 | Madison County | 15609 |
| 42 | Iowa County | 15571 |
| 43 | Hardin County | 15465 |
| 44 | Clay County | 15230 |
| 45 | Floyd County | 14094 |
| 46 | Harrison County | 13922 |
| 47 | Kossuth County | 13916 |
| 48 | Page County | 13858 |
| 49 | Butler County | 13827 |
| 50 | Tama County | 13658 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 13565 |
| 52 | Mills County | 13504 |
| 53 | Hamilton County | 13079 |
| 54 | O'Brien County | 12825 |
| 55 | Allamakee County | 12621 |
| 56 | Buena Vista County | 12597 |
| 57 | Cass County | 12413 |
| 58 | Grundy County | 11836 |
| 59 | Appanoose County | 11690 |
| 60 | Union County | 11365 |
| 61 | Lyon County | 11270 |
| 62 | Crawford County | 11262 |
| 63 | Chickasaw County | 11252 |
| 64 | Shelby County | 10990 |
| 65 | Cherokee County | 10831 |
| 66 | Wright County | 10542 |
| 67 | Mitchell County | 10107 |
| 68 | Guthrie County | 10032 |
| 69 | Hancock County | 9959 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 9698 |
| 71 | Winnebago County | 9665 |
| 72 | Keokuk County | 9547 |
| 73 | Calhoun County | 9357 |
| 74 | Sac County | 9271 |
| 75 | Howard County | 8940 |
| 76 | Humboldt County | 8920 |
| 77 | Louisa County | 8834 |
| 78 | Davis County | 8797 |
| 79 | Palo Alto County | 8465 |
| 80 | Franklin County | 8366 |
| 81 | Emmet County | 8356 |
| 82 | Greene County | 8258 |
| 83 | Clarke County | 8231 |
| 84 | Lucas County | 8207 |
| 85 | Monona County | 8141 |
| 86 | Monroe County | 7225 |
| 87 | Adair County | 7149 |
| 88 | Decatur County | 7081 |
| 89 | Worth County | 7041 |
| 90 | Van Buren County | 6923 |
| 91 | Ida County | 6662 |
| 92 | Pocahontas County | 6459 |
| 93 | Wayne County | 6261 |
| 94 | Fremont County | 6201 |
| 95 | Osceola County | 5485 |
| 96 | Audubon County | 5469 |
| 97 | Taylor County | 5412 |
| 98 | Ringgold County | 4469 |
| 99 | Adams County | 3531 |