Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Iowa counties, Black Hawk County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (8.86%), followed by Scott County (7.35%), and Polk County (6.37%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are
Black or African American Alone in 2012
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| Rank | County | % of County Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Hawk County | 8.86 |
| 2 | Scott County | 7.35 |
| 3 | Polk County | 6.37 |
| 4 | Des Moines County | 5.45 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 5.3 |
| 6 | Linn County | 4.14 |
| 7 | Webster County | 4.01 |
| 8 | Lee County | 3.15 |
| 9 | Clinton County | 2.88 |
| 10 | Story County | 2.71 |
| 11 | Buena Vista County | 2.7 |
| 12 | Dubuque County | 2.66 |
| 13 | Woodbury County | 2.65 |
| 14 | Henry County | 2.51 |
| 15 | Page County | 2.38 |
| 16 | Jones County | 2.23 |
| 17 | Muscatine County | 1.97 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 1.96 |
| 19 | Crawford County | 1.95 |
| 20 | Decatur County | 1.88 |
| 21 | Calhoun County | 1.82 |
| 22 | Wapello County | 1.78 |
| 23 | Dallas County | 1.62 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 1.51 |
| 25 | Floyd County | 1.48 |
| 26 | Pottawattamie County | 1.43 |
| 27 | Jasper County | 1.38 |
| 28 | Poweshiek County | 1.35 |
| 29 | Hardin County | 1.34 |
| 30 | Allamakee County | 1.23 |
| 30 | Cerro Gordo County | 1.23 |
| 31 | Fayette County | 1.15 |
| 32 | Mahaska County | 1.08 |
| 33 | Winnebago County | 1.07 |
| 34 | O'Brien County | 0.93 |
| 35 | Bremer County | 0.89 |
| 36 | Washington County | 0.87 |
| 37 | Louisa County | 0.84 |
| 38 | Boone County | 0.82 |
| 39 | Union County | 0.81 |
| 40 | Winneshiek County | 0.78 |
| 41 | Clarke County | 0.76 |
| 41 | Pocahontas County | 0.76 |
| 42 | Emmet County | 0.74 |
| 43 | Marion County | 0.72 |
| 44 | Franklin County | 0.71 |
| 45 | Cherokee County | 0.69 |
| 46 | Fremont County | 0.67 |
| 47 | Hamilton County | 0.64 |
| 47 | Humboldt County | 0.64 |
| 48 | Sioux County | 0.61 |
| 49 | Carroll County | 0.59 |
| 50 | Warren County | 0.58 |
| 51 | Hancock County | 0.56 |
| 52 | Wright County | 0.55 |
| 53 | Clay County | 0.53 |
| 53 | Palo Alto County | 0.53 |
| 54 | Worth County | 0.52 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 0.51 |
| 55 | Monroe County | 0.51 |
| 56 | Clayton County | 0.5 |
| 56 | Tama County | 0.5 |
| 57 | Appanoose County | 0.49 |
| 57 | Cedar County | 0.49 |
| 57 | Iowa County | 0.49 |
| 57 | Mills County | 0.49 |
| 58 | Plymouth County | 0.48 |
| 59 | Kossuth County | 0.45 |
| 60 | Benton County | 0.44 |
| 60 | Greene County | 0.44 |
| 60 | Keokuk County | 0.44 |
| 60 | Ringgold County | 0.44 |
| 61 | Audubon County | 0.43 |
| 61 | Taylor County | 0.43 |
| 62 | Chickasaw County | 0.42 |
| 62 | Madison County | 0.42 |
| 62 | Shelby County | 0.42 |
| 63 | Osceola County | 0.4 |
| 64 | Howard County | 0.39 |
| 65 | Buchanan County | 0.38 |
| 66 | Wayne County | 0.36 |
| 67 | Cass County | 0.31 |
| 67 | Monona County | 0.31 |
| 68 | Ida County | 0.3 |
| 69 | Lucas County | 0.28 |
| 69 | Sac County | 0.28 |
| 70 | Delaware County | 0.27 |
| 70 | Grundy County | 0.27 |
| 70 | Harrison County | 0.27 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 0.26 |
| 72 | Butler County | 0.25 |
| 73 | Mitchell County | 0.24 |
| 74 | Dickinson County | 0.22 |
| 74 | Guthrie County | 0.22 |
| 75 | Adair County | 0.21 |
| 75 | Adams County | 0.21 |
| 75 | Lyon County | 0.21 |
| 76 | Van Buren County | 0.2 |
| 77 | Davis County | 0.14 |