Iowa Black or African American Alone Female or Women Population By County in 2016

Updated on July 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Black or African American Alone female population in Iowa was 54,337 and represented 3.45% of the total Iowa female population (1,575,193).

Among Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest Black or African American Alone female population (16,000), followed by Scott County (6,763), and Black Hawk County (6,475).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone female population. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Iowa Black or African American Alone Female or Women Population By County in 2016
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County Female Population % of County Female Population
Adair 12 0.34
Adams 5 0.27
Allamakee 115 1.70
Appanoose 35 0.55
Audubon 9 0.31
Benton 72 0.56
Black Hawk 6475 9.55
Boone 120 0.92
Bremer 111 0.89
Buchanan 44 0.42
Buena Vista 289 2.87
Butler 17 0.23
Calhoun 20 0.42
Carroll 108 1.04
Cass 24 0.36
Cedar 38 0.41
Cerro Gordo 290 1.31
Cherokee 30 0.53
Chickasaw 43 0.72
Clarke 33 0.72
Clay 44 0.53
Clayton 59 0.67
Clinton 722 2.99
Crawford 182 2.19
Dallas 788 1.84
Davis 4 0.09
Decatur 45 1.13
Delaware 56 0.65
Des Moines 1112 5.46
Dickinson 30 0.35
Dubuque 1500 3.06
Emmet 41 0.86
Fayette 64 0.65
Floyd 186 2.31
Franklin 43 0.85
Fremont 17 0.49
Greene 18 0.40
Grundy 23 0.37
Guthrie 16 0.30
Hamilton 58 0.76
Hancock 48 0.89
Hardin 50 0.58
Harrison 25 0.35
Henry 154 1.60
Howard 23 0.50
Humboldt 19 0.39
Ida 11 0.32
Iowa 44 0.54
Jackson 67 0.69
Jasper 130 0.73
Jefferson 122 1.49
Johnson 4920 6.64
Jones 114 1.16
Keokuk 27 0.54
Kossuth 58 0.77
Lee 331 1.94
Linn 5522 4.90
Louisa 43 0.78
Lucas 7 0.17
Lyon 16 0.28
Madison 29 0.37
Mahaska 114 1.04
Marion 110 0.66
Marshall 334 1.68
Mills 31 0.42
Mitchell 34 0.63
Monona 13 0.29
Monroe 50 1.27
Montgomery 19 0.37
Muscatine 477 2.22
O'Brien 58 0.84
Osceola 11 0.37
Page 63 0.87
Palo Alto 66 1.45
Plymouth 82 0.65
Pocahontas 35 1.02
Polk 16000 6.64
Pottawattamie 621 1.31
Poweshiek 138 1.47
Ringgold 14 0.55
Sac 12 0.24
Scott 6763 7.70
Shelby 41 0.69
Sioux 93 0.53
Story 1201 2.59
Tama 33 0.38
Taylor 18 0.58
Union 71 1.12
Van Buren 6 0.17
Wapello 575 3.23
Warren 177 0.71
Washington 83 0.74
Wayne 9 0.27
Webster 550 3.08
Winnebago 57 1.06
Winneshiek 60 0.58
Woodbury 1574 3.04
Worth 35 0.94
Wright 51 0.80