Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2015

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, there were 106,487 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Iowa and they represented 3.41% of the total population of Iowa in 2015. Polk County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (30,691), followed by Scott County (12,460), and Black Hawk County (12,099). On the other hand, Adams County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (9), followed by Van Buren County (17), and Taylor County (18).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Black Hawk County had the highest percentage (9.05%), followed by Scott County (7.24%), and Polk County (6.57%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2015
Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2015
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adair 24 0.34
Adams 9 0.24
Allamakee 195 1.41
Appanoose 64 0.51
Audubon 18 0.32
Benton 120 0.47
Black Hawk 12099 9.05
Boone 292 1.1
Bremer 241 0.97
Buchanan 91 0.43
Buena Vista 534 2.62
Butler 37 0.25
Calhoun 194 1.98
Carroll 174 0.85
Cass 36 0.27
Cedar 79 0.43
Cerro Gordo 581 1.35
Cherokee 97 0.84
Chickasaw 59 0.49
Clarke 77 0.84
Clay 115 0.7
Clayton 131 0.74
Clinton 1352 2.84
Crawford 426 2.5
Dallas 1421 1.76
Davis 18 0.21
Decatur 139 1.71
Delaware 60 0.35
Des Moines 2256 5.65
Dickinson 61 0.36
Dubuque 2966 3.06
Emmet 72 0.74
Fayette 244 1.21
Floyd 367 2.31
Franklin 50 0.49
Fremont 37 0.54
Greene 35 0.39
Grundy 41 0.33
Guthrie 41 0.39
Hamilton 115 0.76
Hancock 83 0.75
Hardin 233 1.35
Harrison 43 0.3
Henry 470 2.37
Howard 44 0.47
Humboldt 47 0.49
Ida 26 0.37
Iowa 77 0.47
Jackson 117 0.6
Jasper 659 1.79
Jefferson 373 2.08
Johnson 9291 6.4
Jones 488 2.39
Keokuk 53 0.52
Kossuth 102 0.67
Lee 996 2.85
Linn 10472 4.75
Louisa 95 0.84
Lucas 22 0.26
Lyon 30 0.26
Madison 65 0.41
Mahaska 324 1.45
Marion 260 0.79
Marshall 672 1.67
Mills 88 0.59
Mitchell 52 0.49
Monona 36 0.41
Monroe 65 0.82
Montgomery 49 0.48
Muscatine 940 2.18
O'Brien 83 0.6
Osceola 27 0.44
Page 376 2.43
Palo Alto 111 1.22
Plymouth 152 0.61
Pocahontas 65 0.93
Polk 30691 6.57
Pottawattamie 1429 1.53
Poweshiek 259 1.41
Ringgold 25 0.5
Sac 26 0.26
Scott 12460 7.24
Shelby 63 0.53
Sioux 165 0.48
Story 2506 2.59
Tama 69 0.4
Taylor 18 0.29
Union 128 1.03
Van Buren 17 0.23
Wapello 1044 2.95
Warren 346 0.71
Washington 178 0.8
Wayne 24 0.38
Webster 1539 4.15
Winnebago 144 1.36
Winneshiek 159 0.77
Woodbury 3011 2.94
Worth 63 0.84
Wright 69 0.54