Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (27.34K), followed by Scott County (11.80K), and Black Hawk County (11.39K).
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 2012
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 27335 |
| 2 | Scott County | 11802 |
| 3 | Black Hawk County | 11388 |
| 4 | Linn County | 8655 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 6994 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 2512 |
| 7 | Dubuque County | 2455 |
| 8 | Story County | 2353 |
| 9 | Des Moines County | 2143 |
| 10 | Webster County | 1445 |
| 11 | Clinton County | 1341 |
| 12 | Pottawattamie County | 1197 |
| 13 | Dallas County | 1107 |
| 14 | Lee County | 1079 |
| 15 | Muscatine County | 713 |
| 16 | Marshall County | 707 |
| 17 | Wapello County | 561 |
| 18 | Jasper County | 494 |
| 19 | Cerro Gordo County | 492 |
| 20 | Henry County | 477 |
| 21 | Buena Vista County | 464 |
| 22 | Jones County | 457 |
| 23 | Page County | 364 |
| 24 | Crawford County | 285 |
| 25 | Warren County | 264 |
| 26 | Mahaska County | 239 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 238 |
| 28 | Poweshiek County | 236 |
| 29 | Floyd County | 230 |
| 30 | Fayette County | 227 |
| 31 | Marion County | 226 |
| 32 | Hardin County | 224 |
| 33 | Bremer County | 212 |
| 34 | Boone County | 209 |
| 35 | Calhoun County | 178 |
| 36 | Washington County | 172 |
| 37 | Allamakee County | 166 |
| 38 | Winneshiek County | 155 |
| 39 | Decatur County | 141 |
| 40 | Sioux County | 123 |
| 41 | Plymouth County | 113 |
| 42 | Carroll County | 112 |
| 43 | Benton County | 102 |
| 44 | Winnebago County | 98 |
| 45 | Union County | 93 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 90 |
| 47 | Cedar County | 87 |
| 48 | O'Brien County | 86 |
| 49 | Louisa County | 85 |
| 50 | Clayton County | 82 |
| 51 | Tama County | 80 |
| 52 | Clay County | 79 |
| 53 | Cherokee County | 77 |
| 54 | Mills County | 73 |
| 55 | Iowa County | 71 |
| 56 | Buchanan County | 70 |
| 57 | Hamilton County | 68 |
| 57 | Kossuth County | 68 |
| 58 | Emmet County | 65 |
| 59 | Clarke County | 56 |
| 60 | Appanoose County | 54 |
| 60 | Humboldt County | 54 |
| 61 | Hancock County | 52 |
| 61 | Madison County | 52 |
| 61 | Pocahontas County | 52 |
| 62 | Wright County | 48 |
| 63 | Keokuk County | 46 |
| 64 | Delaware County | 45 |
| 65 | Palo Alto County | 43 |
| 66 | Fremont County | 41 |
| 67 | Shelby County | 40 |
| 68 | Cass County | 38 |
| 68 | Dickinson County | 38 |
| 69 | Harrison County | 37 |
| 70 | Butler County | 34 |
| 70 | Howard County | 34 |
| 70 | Monroe County | 34 |
| 71 | Chickasaw County | 33 |
| 71 | Franklin County | 33 |
| 71 | Greene County | 33 |
| 72 | Grundy County | 31 |
| 73 | Worth County | 29 |
| 74 | Monona County | 28 |
| 74 | Sac County | 28 |
| 75 | Montgomery County | 26 |
| 76 | Guthrie County | 23 |
| 76 | Mitchell County | 23 |
| 77 | Ringgold County | 22 |
| 78 | Lucas County | 21 |
| 79 | Ida County | 20 |
| 79 | Wayne County | 20 |
| 80 | Lyon County | 18 |
| 81 | Audubon County | 17 |
| 81 | Osceola County | 17 |
| 82 | Adair County | 15 |
| 82 | Taylor County | 15 |
| 82 | Van Buren County | 15 |
| 83 | Davis County | 12 |
| 84 | Adams County | 8 |