Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (34.95K), followed by Linn County (14.17K), and Scott County (13.39K).

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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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
Polk
Linn
Scott
Black Hawk
Johnson
Woodbury
Dubuque
Dallas
Story
Des Moines
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Polk County 34947
2 Linn County 14165
3 Scott County 13393
4 Black Hawk County 12376
5 Johnson County 11863
6 Woodbury County 5137
7 Dubuque County 3611
8 Dallas County 2759
9 Story County 2748
10 Des Moines County 2389
11 Pottawattamie County 1654
12 Webster County 1633
13 Wapello County 1370
14 Clinton County 1335
15 Muscatine County 1199
16 Lee County 934
17 Jasper County 847
18 Cerro Gordo County 842
19 Marshall County 749
20 Buena Vista County 647
21 Henry County 590
22 Crawford County 518
23 Jones County 508
24 Warren County 487
25 Plymouth County 437
26 Mahaska County 408
27 Floyd County 390
28 Page County 348
29 Jefferson County 340
30 Bremer County 328
31 Boone County 308
32 Marion County 288
33 Poweshiek County 282
34 Fayette County 278
35 Carroll County 251
36 Calhoun County 238
37 Allamakee County 235
38 Hardin County 224
39 Washington County 218
40 Sioux County 197
41 Benton County 186
42 Hamilton County 165
43 Palo Alto County 162
44 O'Brien County 161
45 Tama County 159
46 Union County 155
47 Winnebago County 153
48 Jackson County 151
49 Winneshiek County 149
50 Delaware County 147
51 Clayton County 146
52 Cedar County 145
53 Decatur County 141
53 Kossuth County 141
54 Louisa County 132
55 Clay County 125
56 Dickinson County 123
57 Cherokee County 120
58 Iowa County 108
59 Buchanan County 106
60 Shelby County 99
61 Wright County 98
62 Emmet County 95
63 Mills County 91
64 Appanoose County 88
64 Madison County 88
65 Hancock County 85
66 Clarke County 79
66 Grundy County 79
66 Humboldt County 79
67 Chickasaw County 78
68 Guthrie County 70
69 Franklin County 67
69 Keokuk County 67
70 Monroe County 65
71 Harrison County 64
72 Pocahontas County 63
73 Greene County 61
73 Howard County 61
74 Adair County 57
74 Worth County 57
75 Mitchell County 56
75 Montgomery County 56
76 Cass County 55
77 Monona County 54
78 Osceola County 46
79 Butler County 44
80 Fremont County 43
81 Audubon County 39
82 Sac County 38
83 Ida County 37
83 Lucas County 37
84 Ringgold County 33
85 Lyon County 32
85 Wayne County 32
86 Taylor County 26
87 Adams County 22
88 Davis County 19
89 Van Buren County 14