Counties in Iowa by white (non-Hispanic) population share
Mitchell County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 99 counties in 2023, at 95.7%. Buena Vista County had the lowest, at 53.5%. The median was 91.7% and the figure for Iowa was 83.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell County | 95.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 2 | Grundy County | 95.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 3 | Buchanan County | 95.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 4 | Clayton County | 95.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 5 | Keokuk County | 95.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 6 | Monroe County | 95.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 7 | Delaware County | 95.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 8 | Davis County | 95.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 9 | Ringgold County | 95 | +0.7 pts |
| 10 | Harrison County | 95 | -0.2 pts |
| 11 | Butler County | 94.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 12 | Adams County | 94.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 13 | Audubon County | 94.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 14 | Benton County | 94.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 15 | Jackson County | 94.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 15 | Van Buren County | 94.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 17 | Lucas County | 94.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 18 | Madison County | 94.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 19 | Cass County | 94.2 | 0 pts |
| 20 | Appanoose County | 94.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 21 | Wayne County | 94.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 22 | Lyon County | 94 | -0.6 pts |
| 23 | Dickinson County | 93.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 24 | Cedar County | 93.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 25 | Winneshiek County | 93.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 26 | Worth County | 93.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 27 | Marion County | 93.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 28 | Howard County | 93.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 29 | Adair County | 93.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 30 | Chickasaw County | 93.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 31 | Iowa County | 93.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 32 | Guthrie County | 93.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 33 | Boone County | 93.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 34 | Monona County | 93.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 35 | Mills County | 93.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 36 | Sac County | 93.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 37 | Carroll County | 92.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 38 | Bremer County | 92.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 39 | Fremont County | 92.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 40 | Greene County | 92.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Union County | 92.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 42 | Warren County | 92.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 43 | Montgomery County | 92.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 44 | Mahaska County | 92.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 45 | Ida County | 92.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 46 | Kossuth County | 92.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 47 | Shelby County | 92.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 48 | Jones County | 91.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 49 | Jasper County | 91.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 50 | Clay County | 91.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 51 | Palo Alto County | 91.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 52 | Calhoun County | 91.6 | -1.2 pts |
| 53 | Fayette County | 91.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 54 | Humboldt County | 91.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 55 | Decatur County | 90.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 56 | Poweshiek County | 90.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 57 | Hardin County | 90.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 58 | Lee County | 90.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 59 | Page County | 90.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 60 | Hancock County | 90.5 | -1 pts |
| 61 | Pocahontas County | 90 | -1.5 pts |
| 62 | Cherokee County | 89.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 63 | Clinton County | 89.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 64 | Winnebago County | 89.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 65 | Taylor County | 89.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 66 | Washington County | 89.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 67 | Dubuque County | 88.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 68 | Cerro Gordo County | 88.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 69 | Floyd County | 88.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 70 | Plymouth County | 88.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 71 | O'Brien County | 88.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 72 | Allamakee County | 87.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 73 | Henry County | 86.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 74 | Emmet County | 85.6 | +2.5 pts |
| 75 | Pottawattamie County | 85.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 76 | Des Moines County | 85.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 77 | Osceola County | 85.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 78 | Webster County | 84.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 79 | Hamilton County | 84.2 | -3.3 pts |
| 80 | Sioux County | 83.6 | -2.4 pts |
| 81 | Linn County | 83 | -0.7 pts |
| 82 | Jefferson County | 82.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 83 | Dallas County | 81.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 84 | Story County | 81.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 85 | Franklin County | 80.8 | -2.7 pts |
| 86 | Tama County | 78.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 87 | Black Hawk County | 78.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 88 | Clarke County | 78 | -0.3 pts |
| 89 | Scott County | 77.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 90 | Louisa County | 77.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 91 | Wapello County | 77.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 92 | Wright County | 77 | -5.6 pts |
| 93 | Johnson County | 75.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 94 | Muscatine County | 75.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 95 | Polk County | 74.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 96 | Woodbury County | 68.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 97 | Marshall County | 67.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 98 | Crawford County | 62.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 99 | Buena Vista County | 53.5 | -2 pts |
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About this ranking
People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White 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: White 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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Which county has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?
Mitchell County, with 95.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?
Buena Vista County, with 53.5% in 2023.
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: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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