# Cities in Iowa by black or African American population share, 2024

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Waterloo, IA | 16.4 |
| 2 | Coralville, IA | 13.4 |
| 3 | Des Moines, IA | 11.1 |
| 4 | Davenport, IA | 11 |
| 5 | Johnston, IA | 10.6 |
| 6 | Iowa City, IA | 9.4 |
| 7 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 8.5 |
| 8 | Burlington, IA | 6.6 |
| 9 | Grimes, IA | 6.2 |
| 10 | Sioux City, IA | 5.9 |
| 11 | Le Mars, IA | 5.6 |
| 12 | Clinton, IA | 5.3 |
| 13 | Altoona, IA | 5.2 |
| 14 | Waukee, IA | 5.1 |
| 15 | West Des Moines, IA | 5 |
| 16 | Urbandale, IA | 4.8 |
| 17 | Fort Dodge, IA | 4.6 |
| 18 | Dubuque, IA | 4.1 |
| 19 | North Liberty, IA | 4 |
| 20 | Ottumwa, IA | 4 |
| 21 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 3.9 |
| 22 | Ames, IA | 3.8 |
| 23 | Storm Lake, IA | 3.8 |
| 24 | Muscatine, IA | 3.6 |
| 25 | Clive, IA | 2.9 |
| 26 | Mason City, IA | 2.9 |
| 27 | Council Bluffs, IA | 2.7 |
| 28 | Marion, IA | 2.6 |
| 29 | Bettendorf, IA | 2.6 |
| 30 | Ankeny, IA | 2.5 |
| 31 | Waverly, IA | 2.4 |
| 32 | Marshalltown, IA | 2.1 |
| 33 | Oskaloosa, IA | 1.7 |
| 34 | Newton, IA | 1.5 |
| 35 | Cedar Falls, IA | 1.4 |
| 36 | Boone, IA | 1.3 |
| 37 | Indianola, IA | 1 |
| 38 | Carroll, IA | 0.8 |
| 39 | Pella, IA | 0.4 |
| 40 | Spencer, IA | 0.4 |
| 41 | Norwalk, IA | 0.1 |