Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 14.67K people in Iowa with African ancestry (0.46% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, North Liberty city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (3.14%), followed by Coralville city (2.79%), and Ottumwa city (2.21%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Iowa.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

North Liberty city

Coralville city

Ottumwa city

Le Mars city

Pleasant Hill city

Muscatine city

Waukee city

Des Moines city

Waterloo city

Iowa City city

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	North Liberty city	3.14
2	Coralville city	2.79
3	Ottumwa city	2.21
4	Le Mars city	2.07
5	Pleasant Hill city	1.94
6	Muscatine city	1.81
7	Waukee city	1.47
8	Des Moines city	1.33
9	Waterloo city	1.26
10	Iowa City city	1.25
11	Johnston city	1.17
12	Newton city	1.05
13	Cedar Rapids city	0.99
14	Waverly city	0.77
15	Ames city	0.67
16	West Des Moines city	0.56
17	Davenport city	0.53
17	Urbandale city	0.53
18	Burlington city	0.45
19	Dubuque city	0.43
20	Sioux City city	0.41
21	Ankeny city	0.38
22	Clive city	0.33
23	Pella city	0.32
24	Fort Dodge city	0.31
25	Marion city	0.30
26	Council Bluffs city	0.24
27	Cedar Falls city	0.13
28	Marshalltown city	0.11
29	Altoona city	0.09
30	Fort Madison city	0.08
30	Oskaloosa city	0.08
31	Mason City city	0.03