Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (36.05K), followed by Linn County (14.61K), and Scott County (14.11K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Polk
36.05K
Linn
14.61K
Scott
14.11K
Black Hawk
12.71K
Johnson
12.29K
Woodbury
5.49K
Dubuque
3.77K
Story
3.00K
Dallas
2.90K
Des Moines
2.46K
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Polk County 36,053
2 Linn County 14,614
3 Scott County 14,106
4 Black Hawk County 12,709
5 Johnson County 12,287
6 Woodbury County 5,490
7 Dubuque County 3,767
8 Story County 2,999
9 Dallas County 2,900
10 Des Moines County 2,459
11 Pottawattamie County 1,791
12 Webster County 1,729
13 Wapello County 1,460
14 Clinton County 1,404
15 Muscatine County 1,396
16 Lee County 974
17 Cerro Gordo County 908
18 Marshall County 900
19 Jasper County 897
20 Buena Vista County 750
21 Henry County 627
22 Crawford County 580
23 Warren County 524
24 Jones County 519
25 Plymouth County 462
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