Ranking of Iowa Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

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.

Ranking of Iowa Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Polk
373.90K
Linn
190.64K
Scott
138.75K
Johnson
117.09K
Black Hawk
102.83K
Dubuque
88.31K
Dallas
83.36K
Pottawattamie
81.33K
Story
81.05K
Woodbury
76.79K
Ranking of Iowa Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
White Alone Population
1 Polk County 373,903
2 Linn County 190,644
3 Scott County 138,752
4 Johnson County 117,090
5 Black Hawk County 102,832
6 Dubuque County 88,314
7 Dallas County 83,359
8 Pottawattamie County 81,329
9 Story County 81,046
10 Woodbury County 76,794
11 Warren County 48,539
12 Clinton County 41,771
13 Cerro Gordo County 38,618
14 Jasper County 34,866
15 Muscatine County 34,598
16 Des Moines County 33,164
17 Webster County 32,108
18 Marion County 31,156
19 Sioux County 30,745
20 Lee County 30,336
21 Marshall County 29,579
22 Wapello County 28,180
23 Boone County 24,943
24 Benton County 24,258
25 Bremer County 23,597
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