Iowa Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2022
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, there were 133,920 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Iowa and they represented 4.18% of the total population of Iowa in 2022. Polk County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (37,715), followed by Linn County (15,042), and Scott County (13,715). On the other hand, Van Buren County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (17), followed by Davis County (18), 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 (9.52%), followed by Johnson County (8.17%), and Scott County (7.89%).
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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 | 0.82 |
| Adams | 27 | 0.75 |
| Allamakee | 214 | 1.53 |
| Appanoose | 89 | 0.73 |
| Audubon | 42 | 0.75 |
| Benton | 192 | 0.75 |
| Black Hawk | 12385 | 9.52 |
| Boone | 315 | 1.19 |
| Bremer | 344 | 1.36 |
| Buchanan | 160 | 0.77 |
| Buena Vista | 756 | 3.66 |
| Butler | 55 | 0.39 |
| Calhoun | 259 | 2.66 |
| Carroll | 248 | 1.21 |
| Cass | 69 | 0.53 |
| Cedar | 146 | 0.8 |
| Cerro Gordo | 840 | 1.98 |
| Cherokee | 134 | 1.17 |
| Chickasaw | 68 | 0.58 |
| Clarke | 114 | 1.18 |
| Clay | 174 | 1.05 |
| Clayton | 130 | 0.76 |
| Clinton | 1427 | 3.09 |
| Crawford | 510 | 3.16 |
| Dallas | 3594 | 3.32 |
| Davis | 18 | 0.2 |
| Decatur | 145 | 1.88 |
| Delaware | 159 | 0.9 |
| Des Moines | 2368 | 6.19 |
| Dickinson | 118 | 0.65 |
| Dubuque | 3545 | 3.59 |
| Emmet | 98 | 1.06 |
| Fayette | 274 | 1.42 |
| Floyd | 378 | 2.46 |
| Franklin | 73 | 0.73 |
| Fremont | 56 | 0.87 |
| Greene | 62 | 0.71 |
| Grundy | 73 | 0.59 |
| Guthrie | 95 | 0.89 |
| Hamilton | 137 | 0.93 |
| Hancock | 78 | 0.73 |
| Hardin | 260 | 1.57 |
| Harrison | 79 | 0.54 |
| Henry | 585 | 2.89 |
| Howard | 75 | 0.79 |
| Humboldt | 84 | 0.88 |
| Ida | 41 | 0.59 |
| Iowa | 106 | 0.64 |
| Jackson | 165 | 0.85 |
| Jasper | 873 | 2.3 |
| Jefferson | 348 | 2.22 |
| Johnson | 12815 | 8.17 |
| Jones | 592 | 2.83 |
| Keokuk | 80 | 0.81 |
| Kossuth | 139 | 0.96 |
| Lee | 910 | 2.77 |
| Linn | 15042 | 6.57 |
| Louisa | 144 | 1.36 |
| Lucas | 40 | 0.46 |
| Lyon | 39 | 0.32 |
| Madison | 90 | 0.53 |
| Mahaska | 379 | 1.73 |
| Marion | 300 | 0.89 |
| Marshall | 844 | 2.12 |
| Mills | 103 | 0.71 |
| Mitchell | 67 | 0.64 |
| Monona | 51 | 0.6 |
| Monroe | 57 | 0.76 |
| Montgomery | 77 | 0.75 |
| Muscatine | 1180 | 2.78 |
| O'Brien | 179 | 1.27 |
| Osceola | 52 | 0.86 |
| Page | 389 | 2.56 |
| Palo Alto | 115 | 1.31 |
| Plymouth | 558 | 2.17 |
| Pocahontas | 72 | 1.02 |
| Polk | 37715 | 7.53 |
| Pottawattamie | 1745 | 1.88 |
| Poweshiek | 277 | 1.5 |
| Ringgold | 36 | 0.77 |
| Sac | 47 | 0.49 |
| Scott | 13715 | 7.89 |
| Shelby | 96 | 0.82 |
| Sioux | 198 | 0.55 |
| Story | 2910 | 2.96 |
| Tama | 174 | 1.03 |
| Taylor | 25 | 0.43 |
| Union | 165 | 1.39 |
| Van Buren | 17 | 0.23 |
| Wapello | 1347 | 3.84 |
| Warren | 580 | 1.07 |
| Washington | 219 | 0.97 |
| Wayne | 30 | 0.46 |
| Webster | 1658 | 4.52 |
| Winnebago | 159 | 1.5 |
| Winneshiek | 166 | 0.83 |
| Woodbury | 5507 | 5.22 |
| Worth | 61 | 0.83 |
| Wright | 113 | 0.89 |