Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (34.95K), followed by Linn County (14.17K), and Scott County (13.39K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
Polk
34.95K
Linn
14.17K
Scott
13.39K
Black Hawk
12.38K
Johnson
11.86K
Woodbury
5.14K
Dubuque
3.61K
Dallas
2.76K
Story
2.75K
Des Moines
2.39K
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
Rank
County
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Polk County 34,947
2 Linn County 14,165
3 Scott County 13,393
4 Black Hawk County 12,376
5 Johnson County 11,863
6 Woodbury County 5,137
7 Dubuque County 3,611
8 Dallas County 2,759
9 Story County 2,748
10 Des Moines County 2,389
11 Pottawattamie County 1,654
12 Webster County 1,633
13 Wapello County 1,370
14 Clinton County 1,335
15 Muscatine County 1,199
16 Lee County 934
17 Jasper County 847
18 Cerro Gordo County 842
19 Marshall County 749
20 Buena Vista County 647
21 Henry County 590
22 Crawford County 518
23 Jones County 508
24 Warren County 487
25 Plymouth County 437
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