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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 35.41K people in Iowa with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.11% of Iowa population). Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Coralville city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (5.71%), followed by Johnston city (5.50%), and Iowa City city (4.52%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

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Johnston city

Iowa City city

Des Moines city

North Liberty city

Clive city

Newton city

Cedar Rapids city

Ottumwa city

Waterloo city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Coralville city	5.71
2	Johnston city	5.50
3	Iowa City city	4.52
4	Des Moines city	3.86
5	North Liberty city	3.45
6	Clive city	3.23
7	Newton city	2.70
8	Cedar Rapids city	2.64
9	Ottumwa city	2.57
10	Waterloo city	2.47
11	Pleasant Hill city	2.16
12	Le Mars city	2.07
13	Waukee city	1.98
14	Storm Lake city	1.94
15	Altoona city	1.90
16	Sioux City city	1.88
16	Urbandale city	1.88
17	Muscatine city	1.81
18	West Des Moines city	1.45
19	Ames city	1.39
20	Waverly city	0.96
21	Burlington city	0.68
22	Norwalk city	0.59
23	Davenport city	0.58
24	Ankeny city	0.56
24	Dubuque city	0.56
25	Grimes city	0.51
26	Carroll city	0.49
27	Fort Dodge city	0.47
28	Marshalltown city	0.45
29	Cedar Falls city	0.42
30	Council Bluffs city	0.38
31	Pella city	0.32
32	Marion city	0.30
33	Fort Madison city	0.16
34	Oskaloosa city	0.14
35	Mason City city	0.10
36	Bettendorf city	0.06