Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all Iowa counties, Black Hawk County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (8.89%), followed by Scott County (7.2%), and Polk County (6.46%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
Black Hawk
Scott
Polk
Johnson
Des Moines
Linn
Webster
Lee
Dubuque
Clinton
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Black Hawk County 8.89
2 Scott County 7.2
3 Polk County 6.46
4 Johnson County 6.02
5 Des Moines County 5.55
6 Linn County 4.39
7 Webster County 3.87
8 Lee County 2.88
9 Dubuque County 2.86
10 Clinton County 2.83
11 Woodbury County 2.74
12 Wapello County 2.67
13 Story County 2.55
14 Buena Vista County 2.44
15 Henry County 2.42
16 Page County 2.4
17 Jones County 2.39
18 Crawford County 2.13
19 Muscatine County 1.98
20 Floyd County 1.96
21 Calhoun County 1.94
22 Jefferson County 1.89
23 Jasper County 1.84
24 Decatur County 1.75
25 Dallas County 1.69
26 Marshall County 1.63
27 Hardin County 1.45
28 Allamakee County 1.44
28 Pottawattamie County 1.44
29 Mahaska County 1.38
29 Poweshiek County 1.38
30 Cerro Gordo County 1.28
31 Fayette County 1.17
32 Boone County 1.12
33 Winnebago County 1.1
34 Palo Alto County 1.08
35 Bremer County 1.02
36 Union County 0.96
37 Louisa County 0.9
37 Washington County 0.9
38 Pocahontas County 0.89
39 Worth County 0.86
40 Cherokee County 0.84
41 Winneshiek County 0.79
42 Clarke County 0.77
43 Emmet County 0.76
44 Marion County 0.75
45 Clayton County 0.73
46 Hamilton County 0.72
47 Fremont County 0.64
48 Clay County 0.63
48 Warren County 0.63
49 Carroll County 0.62
50 Hancock County 0.61
51 O'Brien County 0.58
51 Plymouth County 0.58
52 Humboldt County 0.54
52 Kossuth County 0.54
52 Mills County 0.54
52 Wright County 0.54
53 Jackson County 0.5
54 Benton County 0.49
55 Iowa County 0.48
55 Monona County 0.48
56 Appanoose County 0.47
56 Sioux County 0.47
57 Cedar County 0.45
57 Keokuk County 0.45
57 Monroe County 0.45
57 Shelby County 0.45
58 Ringgold County 0.44
59 Howard County 0.43
60 Franklin County 0.42
61 Wayne County 0.41
62 Chickasaw County 0.4
62 Montgomery County 0.4
63 Delaware County 0.39
63 Ida County 0.39
63 Tama County 0.39
64 Dickinson County 0.38
65 Buchanan County 0.37
65 Greene County 0.37
65 Madison County 0.37
66 Mitchell County 0.35
67 Harrison County 0.34
68 Audubon County 0.31
69 Cass County 0.3
69 Grundy County 0.3
70 Adair County 0.28
70 Guthrie County 0.28
71 Osceola County 0.27
72 Adams County 0.26
72 Butler County 0.26
72 Sac County 0.26
73 Davis County 0.25
73 Lyon County 0.25
74 Lucas County 0.24
74 Van Buren County 0.24
75 Taylor County 0.21