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.

Highest95.7Mitchell County
Median91.799 counties
Iowa83.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 95.7 %95.7Grundy CountyGrundy County: 95.6 %95.6Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 95.2 %95.2Clayton CountyClayton County: 95.2 %95.2Keokuk CountyKeokuk County: 95.1 %95.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 95.1 %95.1Delaware CountyDelaware County: 95.1 %95.1Davis CountyDavis County: 95.1 %95.1Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 95 %95Harrison CountyHarrison County: 95 %95Butler CountyButler County: 94.9 %94.9Adams CountyAdams County: 94.8 %94.8Audubon CountyAudubon County: 94.8 %94.8Benton CountyBenton County: 94.7 %94.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 94.6 %94.6Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 94.6 %94.6Lucas CountyLucas County: 94.5 %94.5Madison CountyMadison County: 94.4 %94.4Cass CountyCass County: 94.2 %94.2Appanoose CountyAppanoose County: 94.2 %94.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 94.1 %94.1Lyon CountyLyon County: 94 %94Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 93.8 %93.8Cedar CountyCedar County: 93.8 %93.8Winneshiek CountyWinneshiek County: 93.8 %93.8Worth CountyWorth County: 93.6 %93.6Marion CountyMarion County: 93.6 %93.6Howard CountyHoward County: 93.6 %93.6Adair CountyAdair County: 93.4 %93.4Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 93.4 %93.4Iowa CountyIowa County: 93.4 %93.4Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: 93.3 %93.3Boone CountyBoone County: 93.3 %93.3Monona CountyMonona County: 93.3 %93.3Mills CountyMills County: 93.3 %93.3Sac CountySac County: 93.1 %93.1Carroll CountyCarroll County: 92.9 %92.9Bremer CountyBremer County: 92.8 %92.8Fremont CountyFremont County: 92.7 %92.7Greene CountyGreene County: 92.7 %92.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mitchell County95.7-0.3 pts
2Grundy County95.6+0.2 pts
3Buchanan County95.2-0.1 pts
4Clayton County95.2-0.2 pts
5Keokuk County95.1-0.5 pts
6Monroe County95.1+0.5 pts
7Delaware County95.1-0.3 pts
8Davis County95.1-0.4 pts
9Ringgold County95+0.7 pts
10Harrison County95-0.2 pts
11Butler County94.9-0.4 pts
12Adams County94.8+0.5 pts
13Audubon County94.8-0.1 pts
14Benton County94.7-0.4 pts
15Jackson County94.6-0.1 pts
15Van Buren County94.6-1.2 pts
17Lucas County94.5-0.4 pts
18Madison County94.4+0.1 pts
19Cass County94.20 pts
20Appanoose County94.2+0.4 pts
21Wayne County94.1-0.1 pts
22Lyon County94-0.6 pts
23Dickinson County93.8+0.2 pts
24Cedar County93.8-0.7 pts
25Winneshiek County93.8-0.7 pts
26Worth County93.6-0.3 pts
27Marion County93.6-0.2 pts
28Howard County93.6-1.6 pts
29Adair County93.4-0.8 pts
30Chickasaw County93.4-1.5 pts
31Iowa County93.4+0.2 pts
32Guthrie County93.3-0.5 pts
33Boone County93.3-0.4 pts
34Monona County93.3-0.8 pts
35Mills County93.3-0.2 pts
36Sac County93.1-0.6 pts
37Carroll County92.9-0.4 pts
38Bremer County92.8-0.7 pts
39Fremont County92.7-0.3 pts
40Greene County92.7-0.2 pts
41Union County92.6-0.7 pts
42Warren County92.5-0.3 pts
43Montgomery County92.5+0.4 pts
44Mahaska County92.2-0.3 pts
45Ida County92.2-0.8 pts
46Kossuth County92.2-0.5 pts
47Shelby County92.1-0.7 pts
48Jones County91.9-0.3 pts
49Jasper County91.9-0.4 pts
50Clay County91.7-0.5 pts
51Palo Alto County91.6+0.7 pts
52Calhoun County91.6-1.2 pts
53Fayette County91.2-0.3 pts
54Humboldt County91.1-0.5 pts
55Decatur County90.9-0.4 pts
56Poweshiek County90.7-0.6 pts
57Hardin County90.7-0.6 pts
58Lee County90.5+0.2 pts
59Page County90.5-0.1 pts
60Hancock County90.5-1 pts
61Pocahontas County90-1.5 pts
62Cherokee County89.7-0.9 pts
63Clinton County89.5-0.4 pts
64Winnebago County89.4-0.6 pts
65Taylor County89.2+1.1 pts
66Washington County89.2-0.4 pts
67Dubuque County88.9-0.6 pts
68Cerro Gordo County88.9-0.3 pts
69Floyd County88.8-0.6 pts
70Plymouth County88.8-0.8 pts
71O'Brien County88.5-1.9 pts
72Allamakee County87.4-1.7 pts
73Henry County86.6-0.1 pts
74Emmet County85.6+2.5 pts
75Pottawattamie County85.4-0.6 pts
76Des Moines County85.2+0.1 pts
77Osceola County85.1-1.3 pts
78Webster County84.7-0.4 pts
79Hamilton County84.2-3.3 pts
80Sioux County83.6-2.4 pts
81Linn County83-0.7 pts
82Jefferson County82.7-0.5 pts
83Dallas County81.8-0.9 pts
84Story County81.4-1.1 pts
85Franklin County80.8-2.7 pts
86Tama County78.9+0.2 pts
87Black Hawk County78.8-0.6 pts
88Clarke County78-0.3 pts
89Scott County77.7-0.4 pts
90Louisa County77.6+0.1 pts
91Wapello County77.3-2.1 pts
92Wright County77-5.6 pts
93Johnson County75.5-0.9 pts
94Muscatine County75.3+0.2 pts
95Polk County74.1-1.4 pts
96Woodbury County68.4-0.9 pts
97Marshall County67.4+0.1 pts
98Crawford County62.8-0.4 pts
99Buena Vista County53.5-2 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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