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.

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Polk
39.84K
Linn
15.98K
Scott
14.68K
Johnson
13.75K
Black Hawk
12.86K
Woodbury
6.05K
Dallas
4.30K
Dubuque
3.79K
Story
3.18K
Des Moines
2.53K
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Polk County 39,843
2 Linn County 15,980
3 Scott County 14,682
4 Johnson County 13,745
5 Black Hawk County 12,859
6 Woodbury County 6,048
7 Dallas County 4,300
8 Dubuque County 3,786
9 Story County 3,181
10 Des Moines County 2,525
11 Pottawattamie County 1,962
12 Webster County 1,900
13 Clinton County 1,509
14 Muscatine County 1,473
15 Wapello County 1,453
16 Marshall County 1,011
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
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