Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (28.33K), followed by Scott County (12.38K), and Black Hawk County (11.68K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 28328 |
| 2 | Scott County | 12382 |
| 3 | Black Hawk County | 11681 |
| 4 | Linn County | 8921 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 7272 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 2715 |
| 7 | Dubuque County | 2535 |
| 8 | Story County | 2490 |
| 9 | Des Moines County | 2194 |
| 10 | Webster County | 1498 |
| 11 | Clinton County | 1405 |
| 12 | Pottawattamie County | 1326 |
| 13 | Dallas County | 1168 |
| 14 | Lee County | 1121 |
| 15 | Muscatine County | 846 |
| 16 | Marshall County | 805 |
| 17 | Wapello County | 632 |
| 18 | Buena Vista County | 554 |
| 19 | Cerro Gordo County | 538 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 503 |
| 21 | Henry County | 501 |
| 22 | Jones County | 460 |
| 23 | Page County | 373 |
| 24 | Crawford County | 337 |
| 25 | Warren County | 271 |
| 26 | Jefferson County | 260 |
| 27 | Poweshiek County | 252 |
| 28 | Mahaska County | 242 |
| 29 | Marion County | 241 |
| 30 | Fayette County | 238 |
| 30 | Floyd County | 238 |
| 31 | Hardin County | 233 |
| 32 | Bremer County | 218 |
| 33 | Boone County | 214 |
| 34 | Sioux County | 209 |
| 35 | Washington County | 191 |
| 36 | Calhoun County | 180 |
| 37 | Allamakee County | 174 |
| 38 | Winneshiek County | 165 |
| 39 | Decatur County | 155 |
| 40 | O'Brien County | 131 |
| 41 | Carroll County | 122 |
| 42 | Plymouth County | 120 |
| 43 | Benton County | 114 |
| 44 | Winnebago County | 113 |
| 45 | Union County | 102 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 101 |
| 47 | Hamilton County | 98 |
| 48 | Louisa County | 95 |
| 49 | Clayton County | 90 |
| 50 | Cedar County | 89 |
| 51 | Tama County | 88 |
| 52 | Clay County | 87 |
| 53 | Cherokee County | 83 |
| 54 | Buchanan County | 80 |
| 54 | Iowa County | 80 |
| 55 | Franklin County | 75 |
| 56 | Emmet County | 74 |
| 57 | Mills County | 73 |
| 58 | Wright County | 72 |
| 59 | Clarke County | 71 |
| 60 | Kossuth County | 69 |
| 61 | Madison County | 65 |
| 62 | Appanoose County | 62 |
| 62 | Hancock County | 62 |
| 62 | Humboldt County | 62 |
| 63 | Pocahontas County | 54 |
| 64 | Chickasaw County | 51 |
| 64 | Shelby County | 51 |
| 65 | Palo Alto County | 49 |
| 66 | Delaware County | 48 |
| 66 | Fremont County | 48 |
| 67 | Keokuk County | 46 |
| 68 | Cass County | 43 |
| 69 | Monroe County | 41 |
| 70 | Greene County | 40 |
| 71 | Harrison County | 39 |
| 71 | Worth County | 39 |
| 72 | Butler County | 38 |
| 72 | Dickinson County | 38 |
| 73 | Howard County | 37 |
| 74 | Grundy County | 33 |
| 75 | Monona County | 28 |
| 75 | Sac County | 28 |
| 76 | Montgomery County | 27 |
| 76 | Taylor County | 27 |
| 77 | Mitchell County | 26 |
| 78 | Audubon County | 25 |
| 78 | Lucas County | 25 |
| 78 | Lyon County | 25 |
| 78 | Osceola County | 25 |
| 79 | Guthrie County | 24 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 23 |
| 81 | Ringgold County | 22 |
| 82 | Ida County | 21 |
| 83 | Adair County | 16 |
| 84 | Van Buren County | 15 |
| 85 | Davis County | 12 |
| 86 | Adams County | 8 |