Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 130,582 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Iowa and they represented 4.08% of the total population of Iowa in 2021. Polk County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (36,804), followed by Linn County (14,459), and Scott County (13,441). On the other hand, Van Buren County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (17), followed by Davis County (19), and Taylor County (25).
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 (9.48%), followed by Johnson County (7.91%), and Scott County (7.72%).
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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.
| County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | 61 | 0.81 |
| Adams | 27 | 0.74 |
| Allamakee | 236 | 1.69 |
| Appanoose | 86 | 0.7 |
| Audubon | 36 | 0.64 |
| Benton | 175 | 0.68 |
| Black Hawk | 12384 | 9.48 |
| Boone | 324 | 1.21 |
| Bremer | 333 | 1.33 |
| Buchanan | 136 | 0.66 |
| Buena Vista | 713 | 3.43 |
| Butler | 47 | 0.33 |
| Calhoun | 259 | 2.62 |
| Carroll | 237 | 1.14 |
| Cass | 63 | 0.48 |
| Cedar | 157 | 0.85 |
| Cerro Gordo | 828 | 1.94 |
| Cherokee | 125 | 1.08 |
| Chickasaw | 73 | 0.61 |
| Clarke | 91 | 0.93 |
| Clay | 139 | 0.85 |
| Clayton | 156 | 0.92 |
| Clinton | 1393 | 3 |
| Crawford | 506 | 3.12 |
| Dallas | 3215 | 3.09 |
| Davis | 19 | 0.21 |
| Decatur | 141 | 1.84 |
| Delaware | 150 | 0.86 |
| Des Moines | 2360 | 6.13 |
| Dickinson | 115 | 0.64 |
| Dubuque | 3583 | 3.63 |
| Emmet | 98 | 1.05 |
| Fayette | 272 | 1.41 |
| Floyd | 379 | 2.45 |
| Franklin | 80 | 0.8 |
| Fremont | 52 | 0.79 |
| Greene | 57 | 0.65 |
| Grundy | 70 | 0.57 |
| Guthrie | 80 | 0.76 |
| Hamilton | 148 | 1 |
| Hancock | 76 | 0.71 |
| Hardin | 224 | 1.34 |
| Harrison | 80 | 0.55 |
| Henry | 596 | 2.92 |
| Howard | 69 | 0.73 |
| Humboldt | 84 | 0.87 |
| Ida | 39 | 0.56 |
| Iowa | 98 | 0.59 |
| Jackson | 143 | 0.74 |
| Jasper | 872 | 2.3 |
| Jefferson | 342 | 2.17 |
| Johnson | 12258 | 7.91 |
| Jones | 534 | 2.56 |
| Keokuk | 77 | 0.78 |
| Kossuth | 130 | 0.9 |
| Lee | 950 | 2.86 |
| Linn | 14459 | 6.3 |
| Louisa | 137 | 1.28 |
| Lucas | 45 | 0.52 |
| Lyon | 38 | 0.32 |
| Madison | 90 | 0.54 |
| Mahaska | 372 | 1.69 |
| Marion | 280 | 0.84 |
| Marshall | 827 | 2.07 |
| Mills | 92 | 0.64 |
| Mitchell | 64 | 0.61 |
| Monona | 55 | 0.64 |
| Monroe | 64 | 0.84 |
| Montgomery | 70 | 0.68 |
| Muscatine | 1183 | 2.77 |
| O'Brien | 164 | 1.17 |
| Osceola | 56 | 0.91 |
| Page | 397 | 2.61 |
| Palo Alto | 143 | 1.6 |
| Plymouth | 492 | 1.91 |
| Pocahontas | 70 | 0.99 |
| Polk | 36804 | 7.39 |
| Pottawattamie | 1685 | 1.8 |
| Poweshiek | 257 | 1.38 |
| Ringgold | 33 | 0.71 |
| Sac | 42 | 0.43 |
| Scott | 13441 | 7.72 |
| Shelby | 98 | 0.83 |
| Sioux | 197 | 0.55 |
| Story | 2881 | 2.89 |
| Tama | 154 | 0.91 |
| Taylor | 25 | 0.43 |
| Union | 149 | 1.24 |
| Van Buren | 17 | 0.23 |
| Wapello | 1397 | 3.96 |
| Warren | 518 | 0.97 |
| Washington | 193 | 0.86 |
| Wayne | 32 | 0.49 |
| Webster | 1738 | 4.68 |
| Winnebago | 158 | 1.48 |
| Winneshiek | 163 | 0.82 |
| Woodbury | 5346 | 5.06 |
| Worth | 60 | 0.81 |
| Wright | 120 | 0.94 |