Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (32.89K), followed by Scott County (12.74K), and Black Hawk County (12.43K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 32891 |
| 2 | Scott County | 12737 |
| 3 | Black Hawk County | 12429 |
| 4 | Linn County | 12349 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 10754 |
| 6 | Dubuque County | 3440 |
| 7 | Woodbury County | 3291 |
| 8 | Story County | 2624 |
| 9 | Des Moines County | 2261 |
| 10 | Dallas County | 1756 |
| 11 | Webster County | 1643 |
| 12 | Pottawattamie County | 1473 |
| 13 | Clinton County | 1451 |
| 14 | Wapello County | 1327 |
| 15 | Lee County | 1019 |
| 16 | Muscatine County | 999 |
| 17 | Jasper County | 783 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 781 |
| 19 | Cerro Gordo County | 711 |
| 20 | Buena Vista County | 598 |
| 21 | Crawford County | 517 |
| 22 | Jones County | 514 |
| 23 | Henry County | 513 |
| 24 | Mahaska County | 410 |
| 25 | Warren County | 403 |
| 26 | Page County | 388 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 387 |
| 28 | Floyd County | 381 |
| 29 | Bremer County | 304 |
| 30 | Boone County | 298 |
| 31 | Marion County | 270 |
| 32 | Hardin County | 261 |
| 33 | Fayette County | 254 |
| 34 | Poweshiek County | 252 |
| 35 | Carroll County | 244 |
| 36 | Allamakee County | 231 |
| 37 | Washington County | 215 |
| 38 | Calhoun County | 200 |
| 39 | Sioux County | 174 |
| 40 | Plymouth County | 165 |
| 41 | Kossuth County | 150 |
| 42 | Palo Alto County | 149 |
| 42 | Union County | 149 |
| 43 | Winneshiek County | 148 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 146 |
| 45 | Benton County | 145 |
| 46 | Clayton County | 142 |
| 47 | Winnebago County | 140 |
| 48 | Decatur County | 137 |
| 49 | Tama County | 126 |
| 50 | Delaware County | 123 |
| 51 | Hamilton County | 116 |
| 52 | Clay County | 114 |
| 53 | O'Brien County | 110 |
| 54 | Buchanan County | 108 |
| 55 | Cherokee County | 103 |
| 55 | Emmet County | 103 |
| 56 | Cedar County | 101 |
| 57 | Louisa County | 100 |
| 58 | Wright County | 92 |
| 59 | Mills County | 91 |
| 60 | Iowa County | 88 |
| 61 | Monroe County | 87 |
| 62 | Clarke County | 81 |
| 63 | Appanoose County | 79 |
| 63 | Chickasaw County | 79 |
| 64 | Hancock County | 77 |
| 64 | Madison County | 77 |
| 65 | Worth County | 76 |
| 66 | Dickinson County | 75 |
| 66 | Shelby County | 75 |
| 67 | Pocahontas County | 72 |
| 68 | Keokuk County | 59 |
| 69 | Franklin County | 58 |
| 70 | Mitchell County | 57 |
| 71 | Grundy County | 56 |
| 72 | Harrison County | 54 |
| 73 | Humboldt County | 53 |
| 74 | Guthrie County | 52 |
| 74 | Monona County | 52 |
| 75 | Montgomery County | 51 |
| 76 | Cass County | 50 |
| 76 | Howard County | 50 |
| 77 | Fremont County | 43 |
| 78 | Butler County | 40 |
| 79 | Greene County | 36 |
| 80 | Adair County | 35 |
| 80 | Lyon County | 35 |
| 81 | Sac County | 34 |
| 82 | Ringgold County | 30 |
| 82 | Wayne County | 30 |
| 83 | Taylor County | 28 |
| 84 | Lucas County | 27 |
| 84 | Osceola County | 27 |
| 85 | Ida County | 23 |
| 86 | Audubon County | 21 |
| 87 | Van Buren County | 16 |
| 88 | Davis County | 13 |
| 89 | Adams County | 10 |