Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (31.67K), followed by Scott County (12.57K), and Black Hawk County (12.22K).
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 2016
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 31673 |
| 2 | Scott County | 12565 |
| 3 | Black Hawk County | 12220 |
| 4 | Linn County | 11399 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 9985 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 3215 |
| 7 | Dubuque County | 3063 |
| 8 | Story County | 2580 |
| 9 | Des Moines County | 2215 |
| 10 | Webster County | 1600 |
| 11 | Dallas County | 1598 |
| 12 | Pottawattamie County | 1404 |
| 13 | Clinton County | 1371 |
| 14 | Wapello County | 1298 |
| 15 | Lee County | 1011 |
| 16 | Muscatine County | 952 |
| 17 | Marshall County | 735 |
| 18 | Jasper County | 685 |
| 19 | Cerro Gordo County | 646 |
| 20 | Buena Vista County | 571 |
| 21 | Crawford County | 494 |
| 22 | Henry County | 479 |
| 23 | Jones County | 463 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 396 |
| 25 | Warren County | 386 |
| 26 | Page County | 377 |
| 27 | Mahaska County | 365 |
| 28 | Floyd County | 354 |
| 29 | Boone County | 302 |
| 30 | Bremer County | 261 |
| 31 | Marion County | 260 |
| 32 | Poweshiek County | 250 |
| 33 | Hardin County | 246 |
| 34 | Allamakee County | 239 |
| 35 | Fayette County | 227 |
| 36 | Calhoun County | 201 |
| 37 | Carroll County | 197 |
| 38 | Washington County | 195 |
| 39 | Plymouth County | 168 |
| 40 | Sioux County | 167 |
| 41 | Winneshiek County | 156 |
| 42 | Winnebago County | 144 |
| 43 | Kossuth County | 142 |
| 44 | Decatur County | 141 |
| 45 | Clayton County | 135 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 133 |
| 47 | Union County | 132 |
| 48 | Palo Alto County | 131 |
| 49 | Benton County | 130 |
| 50 | Delaware County | 119 |
| 51 | Hamilton County | 113 |
| 52 | Clay County | 107 |
| 53 | Louisa County | 103 |
| 54 | Buchanan County | 99 |
| 55 | O'Brien County | 97 |
| 56 | Tama County | 95 |
| 57 | Cherokee County | 92 |
| 58 | Cedar County | 89 |
| 58 | Mills County | 89 |
| 59 | Iowa County | 86 |
| 59 | Monroe County | 86 |
| 60 | Wright County | 85 |
| 61 | Madison County | 76 |
| 62 | Clarke County | 75 |
| 62 | Emmet County | 75 |
| 63 | Hancock County | 70 |
| 64 | Chickasaw County | 69 |
| 64 | Dickinson County | 69 |
| 65 | Appanoose County | 68 |
| 66 | Worth County | 66 |
| 67 | Pocahontas County | 65 |
| 68 | Shelby County | 63 |
| 69 | Mitchell County | 62 |
| 70 | Keokuk County | 56 |
| 71 | Franklin County | 53 |
| 72 | Humboldt County | 52 |
| 73 | Grundy County | 50 |
| 74 | Harrison County | 49 |
| 75 | Montgomery County | 48 |
| 76 | Cass County | 44 |
| 77 | Butler County | 43 |
| 77 | Howard County | 43 |
| 78 | Guthrie County | 42 |
| 79 | Monona County | 40 |
| 80 | Fremont County | 38 |
| 81 | Greene County | 33 |
| 82 | Ringgold County | 32 |
| 83 | Lyon County | 31 |
| 84 | Wayne County | 29 |
| 85 | Lucas County | 28 |
| 86 | Osceola County | 27 |
| 87 | Adair County | 26 |
| 88 | Ida County | 22 |
| 88 | Sac County | 22 |
| 88 | Taylor County | 22 |
| 89 | Audubon County | 17 |
| 90 | Van Buren County | 16 |
| 91 | Davis County | 13 |
| 92 | Adams County | 9 |