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Cities in Iowa by black or African American population share

Waterloo, IA had the highest black or African American population share of 41 cities in 2022, at 17.5%. Spencer, IA had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Iowa was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.5Waterloo, IA
Lowest0.6Spencer, IA
Median3.741 cities
Iowa3.7History

All cities, 2022

Waterloo, IA: 17.5 %Waterloo, IA17.5Coralville, IA: 13.9 %Coralville, IA13.9Des Moines, IA: 11.4 %Des Moines, IA11.4Davenport, IA: 10.8 %Davenport, IA10.8Johnston, IA: 10.4 %Johnston, IA10.4Cedar Rapids, IA: 8.5 %Cedar Rapids, IA8.5Iowa City, IA: 8.4 %Iowa City, IA8.4Burlington, IA: 5.7 %Burlington, IA5.7Clinton, IA: 5.1 %Clinton, IA5.1Sioux City, IA: 5.1 %Sioux City, IA5.1Clive, IA: 5 %Clive, IA5Fort Dodge, IA: 4.9 %Fort Dodge, IA4.9Pleasant Hill, IA: 4.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA4.8North Liberty, IA: 4.4 %North Liberty, IA4.4West Des Moines, IA: 4.4 %West Des Moines, IA4.4Urbandale, IA: 4.3 %Urbandale, IA4.3Storm Lake, IA: 4.2 %Storm Lake, IA4.2Ottumwa, IA: 4.1 %Ottumwa, IA4.1Muscatine, IA: 4.1 %Muscatine, IA4.1Dubuque, IA: 4 %Dubuque, IA4Le Mars, IA: 3.7 %Le Mars, IA3.7Waukee, IA: 3.4 %Waukee, IA3.4Altoona, IA: 3.4 %Altoona, IA3.4Ames, IA: 3.2 %Ames, IA3.2Marion, IA: 2.6 %Marion, IA2.6Waverly, IA: 2.6 %Waverly, IA2.6Oskaloosa, IA: 2.5 %Oskaloosa, IA2.5Marshalltown, IA: 2.3 %Marshalltown, IA2.3Newton, IA: 2.2 %Newton, IA2.2Mason City, IA: 2.2 %Mason City, IA2.2Council Bluffs, IA: 2 %Council Bluffs, IA2Carroll, IA: 1.7 %Carroll, IA1.7Bettendorf, IA: 1.7 %Bettendorf, IA1.7Boone, IA: 1.3 %Boone, IA1.3Cedar Falls, IA: 1.2 %Cedar Falls, IA1.2Grimes, IA: 1 %Grimes, IA1Ankeny, IA: 1 %Ankeny, IA1Norwalk, IA: 1 %Norwalk, IA1Indianola, IA: 0.7 %Indianola, IA0.7Pella, IA: 0.7 %Pella, IA0.7Spencer, IA: 0.6 %Spencer, IA0.6Waterloo, IA: 17.5 %Waterloo, IA17.5Coralville, IA: 13.9 %Coralville, IA13.9Des Moines, IA: 11.4 %Des Moines, IA11.4Davenport, IA: 10.8 %Davenport, IA10.8Johnston, IA: 10.4 %Johnston, IA10.4Cedar Rapids, IA: 8.5 %Cedar Rapids, IA8.5Iowa City, IA: 8.4 %Iowa City, IA8.4Burlington, IA: 5.7 %Burlington, IA5.7Clinton, IA: 5.1 %Clinton, IA5.1Sioux City, IA: 5.1 %Sioux City, IA5.1Clive, IA: 5 %Clive, IA5Fort Dodge, IA: 4.9 %Fort Dodge, IA4.9Pleasant Hill, IA: 4.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA4.8North Liberty, IA: 4.4 %North Liberty, IA4.4West Des Moines, IA: 4.4 %West Des Moines, IA4.4Urbandale, IA: 4.3 %Urbandale, IA4.3Storm Lake, IA: 4.2 %Storm Lake, IA4.2Ottumwa, IA: 4.1 %Ottumwa, IA4.1Muscatine, IA: 4.1 %Muscatine, IA4.1Dubuque, IA: 4 %Dubuque, IA4Le Mars, IA: 3.7 %Le Mars, IA3.7Waukee, IA: 3.4 %Waukee, IA3.4Altoona, IA: 3.4 %Altoona, IA3.4Ames, IA: 3.2 %Ames, IA3.2Marion, IA: 2.6 %Marion, IA2.6Waverly, IA: 2.6 %Waverly, IA2.6Oskaloosa, IA: 2.5 %Oskaloosa, IA2.5Marshalltown, IA: 2.3 %Marshalltown, IA2.3Newton, IA: 2.2 %Newton, IA2.2Mason City, IA: 2.2 %Mason City, IA2.2Council Bluffs, IA: 2 %Council Bluffs, IA2Carroll, IA: 1.7 %Carroll, IA1.7Bettendorf, IA: 1.7 %Bettendorf, IA1.7Boone, IA: 1.3 %Boone, IA1.3Cedar Falls, IA: 1.2 %Cedar Falls, IA1.2Grimes, IA: 1 %Grimes, IA1Ankeny, IA: 1 %Ankeny, IA1Norwalk, IA: 1 %Norwalk, IA1Indianola, IA: 0.7 %Indianola, IA0.7Pella, IA: 0.7 %Pella, IA0.7Spencer, IA: 0.6 %Spencer, IA0.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Waterloo, IA17.5+0.4 pts
2Coralville, IA13.9+1 pts
3Des Moines, IA11.4+0.5 pts
4Davenport, IA10.8+0.1 pts
5Johnston, IA10.4+0.6 pts
6Cedar Rapids, IA8.5-0.2 pts
7Iowa City, IA8.4+0.2 pts
8Burlington, IA5.7-2.4 pts
9Clinton, IA5.1+0.1 pts
10Sioux City, IA5.1+0.6 pts
11Clive, IA5+1.2 pts
12Fort Dodge, IA4.9-1.2 pts
13Pleasant Hill, IA4.8-0.6 pts
14North Liberty, IA4.4-0.8 pts
15West Des Moines, IA4.4+0.5 pts
16Urbandale, IA4.3-0.6 pts
17Storm Lake, IA4.2-0 pts
18Ottumwa, IA4.1-0.4 pts
19Muscatine, IA4.1+0.6 pts
20Dubuque, IA4-0.2 pts
21Le Mars, IA3.7+0.4 pts
22Waukee, IA3.4+0.3 pts
23Altoona, IA3.4+0.1 pts
24Ames, IA3.2+0.1 pts
25Marion, IA2.6+0.7 pts
26Waverly, IA2.6+0.6 pts
27Oskaloosa, IA2.5-0.3 pts
28Marshalltown, IA2.3+0.9 pts
29Newton, IA2.20 pts
30Mason City, IA2.2-0.4 pts
31Council Bluffs, IA2+0.1 pts
32Carroll, IA1.7+1.3 pts
33Bettendorf, IA1.7-0.2 pts
34Boone, IA1.3+0.1 pts
35Cedar Falls, IA1.2-0.1 pts
36Grimes, IA1-0.4 pts
37Ankeny, IA1-0.3 pts
38Norwalk, IA1-0.3 pts
39Indianola, IA0.7+0.1 pts
40Pella, IA0.7-0.7 pts
41Spencer, IA0.6+0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in Iowa by black or African American population share, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat

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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), Cities in Iowa by black or African American population share, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/iowa-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in Iowa by black or African American population share, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/iowa-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in Iowa by black or African American population share, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/iowa-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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): Cities in Iowa by black or African American population share, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Waterloo, IA, with 17.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest black or African American population share?

Spencer, IA, with 0.6% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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