Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (26.81K), followed by Scott County (11.56K), and Black Hawk County (11.40K).
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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2011
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 26806 |
| 2 | Scott County | 11562 |
| 3 | Black Hawk County | 11395 |
| 4 | Linn County | 8483 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 6496 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 2432 |
| 7 | Dubuque County | 2380 |
| 8 | Story County | 2357 |
| 9 | Des Moines County | 2069 |
| 10 | Webster County | 1455 |
| 11 | Clinton County | 1328 |
| 12 | Pottawattamie County | 1258 |
| 13 | Lee County | 1091 |
| 14 | Dallas County | 1046 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 677 |
| 16 | Muscatine County | 574 |
| 17 | Cerro Gordo County | 531 |
| 18 | Wapello County | 507 |
| 19 | Jasper County | 497 |
| 20 | Buena Vista County | 479 |
| 21 | Henry County | 461 |
| 22 | Jones County | 446 |
| 23 | Page County | 373 |
| 24 | Warren County | 311 |
| 25 | Crawford County | 287 |
| 26 | Mahaska County | 267 |
| 27 | Poweshiek County | 241 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 230 |
| 29 | Bremer County | 215 |
| 29 | Marion County | 215 |
| 30 | Boone County | 213 |
| 31 | Fayette County | 211 |
| 32 | Floyd County | 210 |
| 33 | Hardin County | 207 |
| 34 | Calhoun County | 176 |
| 35 | Washington County | 164 |
| 36 | Allamakee County | 151 |
| 37 | Decatur County | 146 |
| 38 | Winneshiek County | 140 |
| 39 | Sioux County | 125 |
| 40 | Carroll County | 113 |
| 41 | Benton County | 97 |
| 41 | Plymouth County | 97 |
| 41 | Union County | 97 |
| 42 | Winnebago County | 83 |
| 43 | Clayton County | 80 |
| 44 | Clay County | 77 |
| 44 | Louisa County | 77 |
| 45 | Cherokee County | 71 |
| 46 | Buchanan County | 65 |
| 47 | Emmet County | 64 |
| 47 | Jackson County | 64 |
| 48 | Cedar County | 62 |
| 48 | Tama County | 62 |
| 49 | Hancock County | 61 |
| 50 | Mills County | 60 |
| 50 | O'Brien County | 60 |
| 51 | Iowa County | 59 |
| 52 | Madison County | 58 |
| 53 | Palo Alto County | 57 |
| 54 | Hamilton County | 56 |
| 54 | Kossuth County | 56 |
| 55 | Appanoose County | 54 |
| 56 | Delaware County | 51 |
| 57 | Humboldt County | 47 |
| 57 | Keokuk County | 47 |
| 58 | Clarke County | 44 |
| 59 | Wright County | 43 |
| 60 | Sac County | 42 |
| 61 | Cass County | 39 |
| 62 | Shelby County | 36 |
| 63 | Howard County | 35 |
| 64 | Chickasaw County | 34 |
| 64 | Fremont County | 34 |
| 64 | Greene County | 34 |
| 65 | Monona County | 33 |
| 65 | Pocahontas County | 33 |
| 66 | Grundy County | 32 |
| 67 | Butler County | 30 |
| 67 | Monroe County | 30 |
| 68 | Dickinson County | 28 |
| 68 | Harrison County | 28 |
| 69 | Worth County | 27 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 26 |
| 71 | Franklin County | 25 |
| 72 | Mitchell County | 20 |
| 73 | Lucas County | 19 |
| 73 | Ringgold County | 19 |
| 74 | Guthrie County | 18 |
| 74 | Ida County | 18 |
| 75 | Wayne County | 17 |
| 76 | Van Buren County | 16 |
| 77 | Osceola County | 14 |
| 77 | Taylor County | 14 |
| 78 | Lyon County | 13 |
| 79 | Adair County | 11 |
| 80 | Audubon County | 10 |
| 81 | Davis County | 9 |
| 82 | Adams County | 8 |