Ranking of Iowa Counties By White 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 White Alone (416.66K), followed by Linn County (201.90K), and Scott County (148.70K).

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 White Alone Population in 2020
Polk
416.66K
Linn
201.90K
Scott
148.70K
Johnson
126.24K
Black Hawk
110.14K
Dubuque
91.47K
Dallas
90.25K
Woodbury
90.15K
Pottawattamie
88.10K
Story
85.53K
Ranking of Iowa Counties By White Alone Population in 2020
Rank
County
White Alone Population
1 Polk County 416,656
2 Linn County 201,902
3 Scott County 148,696
4 Johnson County 126,244
5 Black Hawk County 110,144
6 Dubuque County 91,465
7 Dallas County 90,245
8 Woodbury County 90,146
9 Pottawattamie County 88,101
10 Story County 85,534
11 Warren County 50,651
12 Clinton County 43,370
13 Cerro Gordo County 40,504
14 Muscatine County 40,232
15 Marshall County 36,477
16 Jasper County 35,994
17 Sioux County 34,703
18 Des Moines County 34,563
19 Webster County 33,761
20 Marion County 32,068
21 Wapello County 31,815
22 Lee County 31,480
23 Boone County 25,756
24 Benton County 24,818
25 Plymouth County 24,399
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