Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (32.67K), followed by Scott County (13.22K), and Black Hawk County (12.54K).
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.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Related Topics: Iowa Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 32672 |
| 2 | Scott County | 13215 |
| 3 | Black Hawk County | 12538 |
| 4 | Linn County | 11786 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 10353 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 3455 |
| 7 | Dubuque County | 3170 |
| 8 | Story County | 2760 |
| 9 | Des Moines County | 2283 |
| 10 | Dallas County | 1690 |
| 11 | Webster County | 1670 |
| 12 | Pottawattamie County | 1540 |
| 13 | Clinton County | 1426 |
| 14 | Wapello County | 1368 |
| 15 | Muscatine County | 1112 |
| 16 | Lee County | 1053 |
| 17 | Marshall County | 849 |
| 18 | Jasper County | 708 |
| 19 | Cerro Gordo County | 700 |
| 20 | Buena Vista County | 658 |
| 21 | Crawford County | 555 |
| 22 | Henry County | 507 |
| 23 | Jones County | 468 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 421 |
| 25 | Warren County | 416 |
| 26 | Page County | 390 |
| 27 | Mahaska County | 382 |
| 28 | Floyd County | 366 |
| 29 | Boone County | 310 |
| 30 | Marion County | 274 |
| 31 | Bremer County | 273 |
| 32 | Poweshiek County | 267 |
| 33 | Hardin County | 260 |
| 34 | Sioux County | 255 |
| 35 | Allamakee County | 249 |
| 36 | Fayette County | 232 |
| 37 | Washington County | 224 |
| 38 | Carroll County | 216 |
| 39 | Calhoun County | 203 |
| 40 | Plymouth County | 183 |
| 41 | Winneshiek County | 168 |
| 42 | Winnebago County | 165 |
| 43 | Benton County | 152 |
| 44 | Clayton County | 148 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 148 |
| 44 | Kossuth County | 148 |
| 45 | Decatur County | 147 |
| 46 | Hamilton County | 146 |
| 46 | Union County | 146 |
| 47 | O'Brien County | 142 |
| 48 | Palo Alto County | 138 |
| 49 | Delaware County | 126 |
| 50 | Louisa County | 118 |
| 51 | Clay County | 115 |
| 52 | Wright County | 114 |
| 53 | Buchanan County | 110 |
| 53 | Tama County | 110 |
| 54 | Cherokee County | 101 |
| 54 | Franklin County | 101 |
| 55 | Iowa County | 99 |
| 55 | Shelby County | 99 |
| 56 | Mills County | 96 |
| 57 | Chickasaw County | 94 |
| 57 | Emmet County | 94 |
| 57 | Madison County | 94 |
| 58 | Monroe County | 93 |
| 59 | Cedar County | 92 |
| 60 | Clarke County | 88 |
| 61 | Hancock County | 83 |
| 62 | Appanoose County | 80 |
| 63 | Worth County | 75 |
| 64 | Pocahontas County | 74 |
| 65 | Dickinson County | 70 |
| 66 | Mitchell County | 65 |
| 67 | Humboldt County | 60 |
| 68 | Keokuk County | 59 |
| 69 | Grundy County | 57 |
| 70 | Harrison County | 53 |
| 71 | Cass County | 52 |
| 72 | Butler County | 49 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 49 |
| 73 | Fremont County | 48 |
| 74 | Howard County | 47 |
| 75 | Lyon County | 45 |
| 76 | Guthrie County | 43 |
| 76 | Monona County | 43 |
| 77 | Greene County | 42 |
| 78 | Osceola County | 36 |
| 78 | Taylor County | 36 |
| 79 | Lucas County | 34 |
| 80 | Wayne County | 33 |
| 81 | Ringgold County | 32 |
| 82 | Adair County | 27 |
| 83 | Audubon County | 24 |
| 84 | Ida County | 23 |
| 84 | Sac County | 23 |
| 85 | Van Buren County | 16 |
| 86 | Davis County | 13 |
| 87 | Adams County | 10 |