Iowa Non-Hispanic White alone Population By County in 2012

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 2,704,487 people that identified as Non-Hispanic White alone in Iowa and they represented 87.90% of the total population of Iowa in 2012. Polk County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic White alone population (356,265), followed by Linn County (190,968), and Scott County (138,224). On the other hand, Adams County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic White alone (3,800), followed by Ringgold County (4,853), and Audubon County (5,708).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic White alone, Mitchell County had the highest percentage (97.72%), followed by Delaware County (97.7%), and Lucas County (97.59%).

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

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Iowa Non-Hispanic White alone Population By County in 2012
Iowa Non-Hispanic White alone Population By County in 2012
County
Non-Hispanic White alone Population
% of County Population
Polk 356,265 80.1
Linn 190,968 88.6
Scott 138,224 82.07
Johnson 112,386 81.93
Black Hawk 110,098 83.47
Dubuque 88,009 92.46
Pottawattamie 83,151 89.44
Story 79,109 85.95
Woodbury 78,348 76.55
Dallas 63,313 87.63
Clinton 44,832 92.04
Warren 44,805 95.52
Cerro Gordo 40,346 92.32
Des Moines 35,844 89.06
Jasper 34,960 95.56
Muscatine 34,113 79.48
Webster 33,332 89.28
Lee 32,438 91.25
Marion 31,691 95.23
Marshall 30,938 75.4
Wapello 30,574 86.29
Sioux 30,464 88.85
Benton 25,060 97.02
Boone 24,952 95.46
Bremer 23,566 96.19
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