Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (39.84K), followed by Linn County (15.98K), and Scott County (14.68K).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Polk County 39843
2 Linn County 15980
3 Scott County 14682
4 Johnson County 13745
5 Black Hawk County 12859
6 Woodbury County 6048
7 Dallas County 4300
8 Dubuque County 3786
9 Story County 3181
10 Des Moines County 2525
11 Pottawattamie County 1962
12 Webster County 1900
13 Clinton County 1509
14 Muscatine County 1473
15 Wapello County 1453
16 Marshall County 1011
17 Cerro Gordo County 940
18 Lee County 918
19 Jasper County 884
20 Buena Vista County 871
21 Warren County 671
22 Jones County 621
23 Plymouth County 587
24 Crawford County 521
25 Henry County 517
26 Mahaska County 426
27 Floyd County 402
27 Page County 402
28 Bremer County 371
29 Marion County 344
30 Jefferson County 343
31 Boone County 336
32 Sioux County 328
33 Fayette County 305
34 Poweshiek County 303
35 Carroll County 300
36 Washington County 278
37 Calhoun County 276
38 Hardin County 267
39 Benton County 257
40 Allamakee County 255
41 O'Brien County 229
42 Hamilton County 213
43 Tama County 212
44 Winnebago County 207
45 Buchanan County 201
46 Jackson County 200
47 Union County 195
48 Clay County 191
49 Louisa County 190
50 Delaware County 187
51 Cedar County 186
52 Winneshiek County 181
53 Cherokee County 173
54 Dickinson County 165
55 Chickasaw County 163
56 Decatur County 162
57 Kossuth County 153
58 Clarke County 150
59 Franklin County 148
60 Wright County 142
61 Palo Alto County 139
62 Clayton County 134
63 Emmet County 132
63 Iowa County 132
63 Shelby County 132
64 Mills County 109
65 Hancock County 107
66 Appanoose County 106
66 Madison County 106
67 Humboldt County 105
68 Guthrie County 99
69 Harrison County 92
70 Montgomery County 90
71 Grundy County 87
71 Keokuk County 87
72 Cass County 85
73 Howard County 83
74 Adair County 80
74 Osceola County 80
74 Pocahontas County 80
74 Worth County 80
75 Monroe County 78
76 Butler County 69
76 Lyon County 69
77 Greene County 68
78 Fremont County 67
78 Sac County 67
79 Mitchell County 66
80 Monona County 60
81 Lucas County 55
82 Audubon County 47
83 Ida County 46
83 Wayne County 46
84 Taylor County 38
85 Adams County 36
86 Ringgold County 33
87 Van Buren County 28
88 Davis County 22