Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (30.80K), followed by Scott County (12.95K), and Black Hawk County (12.17K).

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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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2014
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Polk County 30796
2 Scott County 12952
3 Black Hawk County 12169
4 Linn County 9928
5 Johnson County 8897
6 Woodbury County 3036
7 Dubuque County 2861
8 Story County 2590
9 Des Moines County 2287
10 Webster County 1496
11 Pottawattamie County 1468
12 Clinton County 1403
13 Dallas County 1402
14 Lee County 1053
15 Wapello County 1018
16 Muscatine County 1002
17 Marshall County 770
18 Jasper County 697
19 Cerro Gordo County 597
20 Buena Vista County 588
21 Henry County 507
22 Jones County 497
23 Crawford County 420
24 Page County 382
25 Jefferson County 359
26 Floyd County 319
27 Mahaska County 316
28 Warren County 309
29 Boone County 300
30 Poweshiek County 279
31 Hardin County 264
32 Bremer County 262
33 Marion County 261
34 Sioux County 248
35 Fayette County 242
36 Washington County 223
37 Allamakee County 211
38 Calhoun County 193
39 Winneshiek County 174
40 Plymouth County 155
41 Decatur County 150
42 Carroll County 145
43 Winnebago County 140
44 Clayton County 139
44 Hamilton County 139
45 Benton County 137
46 Union County 131
47 O'Brien County 129
48 Louisa County 115
49 Jackson County 114
50 Clay County 110
51 Cherokee County 108
52 Palo Alto County 105
53 Wright County 96
54 Emmet County 95
55 Buchanan County 90
55 Shelby County 90
56 Iowa County 88
57 Cedar County 87
57 Franklin County 87
58 Kossuth County 86
59 Clarke County 83
59 Mills County 83
60 Hancock County 79
60 Tama County 79
61 Worth County 75
62 Madison County 73
63 Delaware County 72
64 Appanoose County 68
64 Chickasaw County 68
65 Dickinson County 65
65 Pocahontas County 65
66 Humboldt County 61
67 Fremont County 52
68 Harrison County 50
69 Keokuk County 47
70 Cass County 46
71 Butler County 43
71 Grundy County 43
71 Monona County 43
71 Monroe County 43
71 Montgomery County 43
72 Howard County 42
73 Greene County 41
74 Mitchell County 40
75 Lyon County 37
76 Guthrie County 30
76 Wayne County 30
77 Ida County 28
77 Taylor County 28
78 Sac County 27
79 Audubon County 26
79 Lucas County 26
79 Osceola County 26
80 Adair County 22
80 Davis County 22
80 Ringgold County 22
81 Van Buren County 18
82 Adams County 11