Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 116,197 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Iowa and they represented 3.70% of the total population of Iowa in 2017. Polk County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (32,891), followed by Scott County (12,737), and Black Hawk County (12,429). On the other hand, Adams County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (10), followed by Davis County (13), and Van Buren County (16).

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 (9.4%), followed by Scott County (7.38%), and Johnson County (7.18%).

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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 2017
Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2017
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adair 35 0.5
Adams 10 0.27
Allamakee 231 1.67
Appanoose 79 0.64
Audubon 21 0.38
Benton 145 0.56
Black Hawk 12429 9.4
Boone 298 1.13
Bremer 304 1.22
Buchanan 108 0.51
Buena Vista 598 2.97
Butler 40 0.27
Calhoun 200 2.06
Carroll 244 1.21
Cass 50 0.38
Cedar 101 0.55
Cerro Gordo 711 1.65
Cherokee 103 0.91
Chickasaw 79 0.66
Clarke 81 0.86
Clay 114 0.71
Clayton 142 0.81
Clinton 1451 3.09
Crawford 517 3.03
Dallas 1756 2.01
Davis 13 0.14
Decatur 137 1.72
Delaware 123 0.72
Des Moines 2261 5.74
Dickinson 75 0.44
Dubuque 3440 3.54
Emmet 103 1.09
Fayette 254 1.29
Floyd 381 2.42
Franklin 58 0.57
Fremont 43 0.62
Greene 36 0.4
Grundy 56 0.46
Guthrie 52 0.49
Hamilton 116 0.77
Hancock 77 0.72
Hardin 261 1.53
Harrison 54 0.38
Henry 513 2.56
Howard 50 0.54
Humboldt 53 0.55
Ida 23 0.34
Iowa 88 0.55
Jackson 146 0.75
Jasper 783 2.12
Jefferson 387 2.14
Johnson 10754 7.18
Jones 514 2.49
Keokuk 59 0.58
Kossuth 150 1
Lee 1019 2.98
Linn 12349 5.5
Louisa 100 0.89
Lucas 27 0.32
Lyon 35 0.3
Madison 77 0.48
Mahaska 410 1.83
Marion 270 0.82
Marshall 781 1.95
Mills 91 0.6
Mitchell 57 0.54
Monona 52 0.6
Monroe 87 1.12
Montgomery 51 0.5
Muscatine 999 2.33
O'Brien 110 0.8
Osceola 27 0.45
Page 388 2.54
Palo Alto 149 1.65
Plymouth 165 0.66
Pocahontas 72 1.05
Polk 32891 6.84
Pottawattamie 1473 1.57
Poweshiek 252 1.37
Ringgold 30 0.6
Sac 34 0.35
Scott 12737 7.38
Shelby 75 0.65
Sioux 174 0.5
Story 2624 2.7
Tama 126 0.74
Taylor 28 0.46
Union 149 1.2
Van Buren 16 0.22
Wapello 1327 3.79
Warren 403 0.81
Washington 215 0.97
Wayne 30 0.46
Webster 1643 4.48
Winnebago 140 1.32
Winneshiek 148 0.74
Woodbury 3291 3.22
Worth 76 1.02
Wright 92 0.72