Counties in Iowa by black or African American population share, 2024

Black Hawk County had the highest black or African American population share of 99 counties in 2024, at 9.2%. Davis County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Iowa was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median0.899 counties
Iowa3.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Black Hawk CountyBlack Hawk County: 9.2 %9.2Johnson CountyJohnson County: 7.6 %7.6Polk CountyPolk County: 7.3 %7.3Scott CountyScott County: 7.1 %7.1Linn CountyLinn County: 5.9 %5.9Woodbury CountyWoodbury County: 4.9 %4.9Des Moines CountyDes Moines County: 4.7 %4.7Buena Vista CountyBuena Vista County: 3.3 %3.3Webster CountyWebster County: 3.3 %3.3Clinton CountyClinton County: 3.1 %3.1Wapello CountyWapello County: 3 %3Dallas CountyDallas County: 3 %3Dubuque CountyDubuque County: 2.9 %2.9Story CountyStory County: 2.7 %2.7Henry CountyHenry County: 2.5 %2.5Jones CountyJones County: 2.5 %2.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.4 %2.4Lee CountyLee County: 2.4 %2.4Plymouth CountyPlymouth County: 2.4 %2.4Muscatine CountyMuscatine County: 2.2 %2.2Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 2 %2Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 1.9 %1.9Pottawattamie CountyPottawattamie County: 1.8 %1.8Allamakee CountyAllamakee County: 1.8 %1.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1.8 %1.8Page CountyPage County: 1.7 %1.7O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 1.7 %1.7Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 1.6 %1.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 1.6 %1.6Emmet CountyEmmet County: 1.6 %1.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 1.6 %1.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 1.5 %1.5Adair CountyAdair County: 1.4 %1.4Floyd CountyFloyd County: 1.4 %1.4Decatur CountyDecatur County: 1.3 %1.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1.2 %1.2Boone CountyBoone County: 1.2 %1.2Mahaska CountyMahaska County: 1.1 %1.1Bremer CountyBremer County: 1.1 %1.1Hardin CountyHardin County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Black Hawk County9.2-0.3 pts
2Johnson County7.6+0.2 pts
3Polk County7.3-0.1 pts
4Scott County7.1+0.1 pts
5Linn County5.9+0.2 pts
6Woodbury County4.9+0.4 pts
7Des Moines County4.7+0.6 pts
8Buena Vista County3.3+0.2 pts
9Webster County3.3+0.1 pts
10Clinton County3.1+0.2 pts
11Wapello County3-0.2 pts
12Dallas County3+0.5 pts
13Dubuque County2.90 pts
14Story County2.7+0.1 pts
15Henry County2.5-0.1 pts
16Jones County2.5+0.4 pts
17Jefferson County2.4-3.3 pts
18Lee County2.4-0.3 pts
18Plymouth County2.40 pts
20Muscatine County2.2-0.6 pts
21Winnebago County2+1.4 pts
22Cerro Gordo County1.9-0 pts
23Pottawattamie County1.8+0.1 pts
24Allamakee County1.8+0.1 pts
25Montgomery County1.8+1.2 pts
26Page County1.7-0.1 pts
27O'Brien County1.7+0.4 pts
28Palo Alto County1.6-0.1 pts
29Calhoun County1.6+0.1 pts
30Emmet County1.6-0.4 pts
31Marshall County1.6+0.1 pts
32Jasper County1.5-0 pts
33Adair County1.4+0.1 pts
34Floyd County1.4+0.2 pts
35Decatur County1.3-0.3 pts
36Monroe County1.2+1 pts
37Boone County1.2-0.1 pts
38Mahaska County1.1-0.3 pts
39Bremer County1.10 pts
40Hardin County1.1+0.1 pts
41Washington County1.1+0.4 pts
42Cherokee County10 pts
42Hamilton County1-0.3 pts
42Jackson County1+0.2 pts
45Poweshiek County0.9-0.2 pts
46Tama County0.9-0.1 pts
47Cass County0.9+0.1 pts
48Louisa County0.9+0.5 pts
49Crawford County0.9-0.9 pts
50Howard County0.8+0.8 pts
51Appanoose County0.8-0.2 pts
52Worth County0.8-0.1 pts
53Fayette County0.8-0 pts
54Union County0.8+0.3 pts
55Madison County0.7-0.1 pts
56Kossuth County0.7+0.2 pts
57Franklin County0.7+0.1 pts
57Pocahontas County0.7+0.1 pts
59Warren County0.70 pts
60Clayton County0.6-0 pts
61Buchanan County0.6-0.2 pts
62Sioux County0.60 pts
63Grundy County0.6-0.1 pts
64Guthrie County0.6+0.1 pts
65Chickasaw County0.5-0.2 pts
66Audubon County0.5+0.2 pts
67Osceola County0.5-0.3 pts
68Carroll County0.5-0.2 pts
69Hancock County0.5-0.4 pts
69Sac County0.5-0.1 pts
71Wright County0.4+0.3 pts
72Van Buren County0.4+0.2 pts
73Cedar County0.4-0 pts
73Marion County0.4-0.1 pts
75Winneshiek County0.4-0.3 pts
76Benton County0.4+0.1 pts
76Mills County0.40 pts
78Ringgold County0.4+0.2 pts
79Fremont County0.4-0.1 pts
79Lyon County0.40 pts
81Mitchell County0.30 pts
82Humboldt County0.30 pts
82Iowa County0.3-0.1 pts
84Shelby County0.3-0.2 pts
85Adams County0.3-0.1 pts
85Ida County0.3-0.6 pts
87Lucas County0.3+0.1 pts
88Clay County0.3-0.3 pts
89Keokuk County0.3-0.4 pts
90Monona County0.3+0.1 pts
91Wayne County0.2-0.2 pts
92Butler County0.20 pts
92Taylor County0.2+0.1 pts
94Greene County0.1-0 pts
94Harrison County0.10 pts
96Delaware County0.1+0.1 pts
97Clarke County0.10 pts
98Dickinson County0-0 pts
99Davis County00 pts

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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). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Black Hawk County, with 9.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Davis County, with 0% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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