Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (27.79K), followed by Scott County (12.09K), and Black Hawk County (11.66K).

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 Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Black Hawk
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Woodbury
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Dubuque
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2011
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Polk County 27787
2 Scott County 12091
3 Black Hawk County 11658
4 Linn County 8753
5 Johnson County 6758
6 Woodbury County 2623
7 Story County 2502
8 Dubuque County 2464
9 Des Moines County 2117
10 Webster County 1511
11 Clinton County 1385
12 Pottawattamie County 1383
13 Lee County 1132
14 Dallas County 1098
15 Marshall County 768
16 Muscatine County 711
17 Wapello County 579
18 Cerro Gordo County 576
19 Buena Vista County 564
20 Jasper County 506
21 Henry County 479
22 Jones County 449
23 Page County 382
24 Crawford County 337
25 Warren County 319
26 Mahaska County 270
27 Poweshiek County 253
28 Jefferson County 250
29 Marion County 229
30 Bremer County 221
31 Boone County 218
31 Fayette County 218
32 Floyd County 215
33 Hardin County 214
34 Sioux County 204
35 Washington County 180
36 Calhoun County 179
37 Allamakee County 165
38 Decatur County 156
39 Winneshiek County 151
40 Carroll County 123
41 Benton County 107
42 Union County 105
43 Plymouth County 104
43 Winnebago County 104
44 O'Brien County 100
45 Louisa County 91
46 Clayton County 88
47 Clay County 85
48 Hamilton County 84
49 Cherokee County 77
50 Buchanan County 73
50 Emmet County 73
50 Jackson County 73
51 Tama County 70
52 Iowa County 69
52 Madison County 69
53 Hancock County 68
53 Wright County 68
54 Franklin County 67
55 Palo Alto County 64
56 Appanoose County 63
57 Cedar County 62
58 Mills County 60
59 Clarke County 57
59 Kossuth County 57
60 Humboldt County 55
61 Delaware County 54
62 Chickasaw County 51
63 Cass County 47
63 Keokuk County 47
64 Sac County 42
65 Fremont County 41
65 Greene County 41
66 Howard County 38
67 Shelby County 37
67 Worth County 37
68 Monroe County 36
69 Butler County 35
70 Grundy County 34
71 Monona County 33
71 Pocahontas County 33
72 Dickinson County 29
72 Harrison County 29
73 Taylor County 27
74 Montgomery County 26
75 Lucas County 23
75 Mitchell County 23
75 Osceola County 23
76 Wayne County 21
77 Lyon County 20
78 Guthrie County 19
78 Ida County 19
78 Ringgold County 19
79 Van Buren County 16
80 Audubon County 15
81 Adair County 12
82 Davis County 9
83 Adams County 8