Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (28.62K), followed by Scott County (12.04K), and Black Hawk County (11.56K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2013
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Polk County 28622
2 Scott County 12044
3 Black Hawk County 11559
4 Linn County 9072
5 Johnson County 7767
6 Woodbury County 2612
7 Dubuque County 2564
8 Story County 2369
9 Des Moines County 2229
10 Webster County 1495
11 Clinton County 1384
12 Pottawattamie County 1273
13 Dallas County 1199
14 Lee County 1023
15 Wapello County 760
16 Muscatine County 752
17 Marshall County 687
18 Jasper County 641
19 Cerro Gordo County 501
20 Henry County 491
21 Buena Vista County 456
22 Jones County 445
23 Page County 348
24 Crawford County 306
25 Jefferson County 295
25 Warren County 295
26 Floyd County 263
26 Mahaska County 263
27 Boone County 257
28 Bremer County 249
29 Poweshiek County 247
30 Marion County 242
31 Fayette County 241
31 Hardin County 241
32 Washington County 188
33 Allamakee County 187
34 Calhoun County 180
35 Winneshiek County 161
36 Sioux County 146
37 Decatur County 144
38 Plymouth County 132
39 Clayton County 123
40 Union County 113
41 Carroll County 111
42 Winnebago County 97
43 Jackson County 96
44 Benton County 95
45 Louisa County 94
46 Hamilton County 91
47 Clay County 88
48 Cherokee County 85
49 O'Brien County 82
50 Cedar County 81
51 Kossuth County 79
52 Iowa County 77
53 Tama County 76
54 Mills County 75
55 Buchanan County 72
55 Emmet County 72
56 Delaware County 68
57 Palo Alto County 67
58 Pocahontas County 63
59 Hancock County 60
60 Madison County 59
61 Clarke County 58
62 Humboldt County 57
63 Appanoose County 55
64 Shelby County 54
64 Wright County 54
65 Dickinson County 51
66 Keokuk County 50
67 Butler County 48
67 Chickasaw County 48
68 Worth County 44
69 Franklin County 43
70 Cass County 42
70 Harrison County 42
71 Howard County 41
72 Fremont County 39
72 Grundy County 39
73 Mitchell County 37
74 Greene County 36
74 Monroe County 36
75 Monona County 34
75 Montgomery County 34
76 Guthrie County 32
77 Sac County 27
78 Ida County 26
79 Wayne County 25
80 Ringgold County 22
81 Lyon County 21
82 Audubon County 19
82 Lucas County 19
83 Adair County 17
83 Osceola County 17
84 Van Buren County 16
85 Davis County 14
85 Taylor County 14
86 Adams County 10