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

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Iowa counties, Black Hawk County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (9.86%), followed by Johnson County (8.73%), and Scott County (8.43%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2023
Black Hawk
9.86%
Johnson
8.73%
Scott
8.43%
Polk
7.89%
Linn
6.98%
Des Moines
6.6%
Woodbury
5.71%
Webster
5.21%
Buena Vista
4.24%
Wapello
4.13%
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2023
Rank
County
% of County Population
1 Black Hawk County 9.86
2 Johnson County 8.73
3 Scott County 8.43
4 Polk County 7.89
5 Linn County 6.98
6 Des Moines County 6.6
7 Woodbury County 5.71
8 Webster County 5.21
9 Buena Vista County 4.24
10 Wapello County 4.13
11 Dallas County 3.87
12 Dubuque County 3.83
13 Muscatine County 3.49
14 Clinton County 3.27
15 Crawford County 3.25
16 Story County 3.23
17 Jones County 2.97
18 Calhoun County 2.83
19 Lee County 2.82
20 Page County 2.68
21 Henry County 2.65
22 Floyd County 2.62
23 Marshall County 2.53
24 Jasper County 2.33
25 Plymouth County 2.28
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