2025

Cities in Iowa ranked by Non-Hispanic Black Population

This list ranks the 946 cities in Iowa based on their Non-Hispanic Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Non-Hispanic Black population in Iowa

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  • 1
    Des Moines
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Des Moines is 31,077
    13.28% of Des Moines population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 2
    Cedar Rapids
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Cedar Rapids is 17,018
    11.49% of Cedar Rapids population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 3
    Waterloo
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Waterloo is 13,408
    18.73% of Waterloo population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 4
    Davenport
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Davenport is 15,478
    14.05% of Davenport population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 5
    Iowa City
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Iowa City is 7,462
    9.25% of Iowa City population is Non-Hispanic Black

List of 946 cities in Iowa by Non-Hispanic Black Population

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Rank by Non-Hispanic Black Population
City
Non-Hispanic Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Iowa Non-Hispanic Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Des Moines 31,077 13.28% 18.97%
2 Cedar Rapids 17,018 11.49% 10.39%
2 Waterloo 13,408 18.73% 8.18%
3 Davenport 15,478 14.05% 9.45%
4 Iowa City 7,462 9.25% 4.56%
5 Sioux City 6,795 6.88% 4.15%
6 Coralville 4,101 16.58% 2.50%
7 3,006 6.28% 1.84%
8 3,524 4.73% 2.15%
9 4,045 6.49% 2.47%
10 3,175 4.55% 1.94%
11 2,420 9.70% 1.48%
12 2,349 3.53% 1.43%
13 2,280 8.86% 1.39%
14 1,885 2.57% 1.15%
15 1,682 5.80% 1.03%
16 1,853 4.24% 1.13%
17 1,606 6.15% 0.98%
18 2,126 7.94% 1.30%
19 1,654 5.92% 1.01%
20 1,423 5.69% 0.87%
21 1,480 6.54% 0.90%
22 1,106 5.58% 0.68%
23 1,001 10.18% 0.61%
24 1,316 4.59% 0.80%
25 1,525 3.62% 0.93%
26 912 4.22% 0.56%
27 998 2.38% 0.61%
28 615 5.56% 0.38%
29 1,229 3.85% 0.75%
30 545 4.81% 0.33%
31 695 7.18% 0.42%
32 652 6.02% 0.40%
33 485 5.90% 0.30%
34 549 4.33% 0.34%
35 571 3.43% 0.35%
36 356 6.25% 0.22%
37 313 5.95% 0.19%
38 748 7.05% 0.46%
39 307 9.44% 0.19%
40 529 6.99% 0.32%
41 605 3.68% 0.37%
42 547 9.68% 0.33%
43 432 3.95% 0.26%
44 370 6.45% 0.23%
45 327 3.24% 0.20%
46 244 5.10% 0.15%
47 342 2.90% 0.21%
48 347 3.47% 0.21%
49 273 7.97% 0.17%
50 173 6.98% 0.11%
51 384 2.94% 0.23%
52 157 2.61% 0.10%
53 268 4.28% 0.16%
54 148 1.72% 0.09%
54 174 2.06% 0.11%
55 272 3.50% 0.17%
56 188 2.93% 0.11%
57 372 2.25% 0.23%
58 197 8.72% 0.12%
59 133 2.26% 0.08%
60 117 1.71% 0.07%
61 203 1.92% 0.12%
62 146 5.64% 0.09%
63 127 9.60% 0.08%
64 108 9.67% 0.07%
65 137 2.18% 0.08%
66 170 3.65% 0.10%
67 107 1.91% 0.07%
68 105 3.91% 0.06%
69 113 8.67% 0.07%
70 177 5.77% 0.11%
70 123 3.91% 0.08%
71 91 1.97% 0.06%
72 123 1.04% 0.08%
73 134 1.24% 0.08%
74 154 2.83% 0.09%
75 142 3.90% 0.09%
76 224 2.87% 0.14%
77 79 1.54% 0.05%
78 293 6.34% 0.18%
79 83 4.24% 0.05%
79 64 3.68% 0.04%
80 65 2.33% 0.04%
80 211 4.21% 0.13%
81 58 1.21% 0.04%
82 116 12.42% 0.07%
82 95 2.19% 0.06%
83 106 1.34% 0.06%
84 215 3.69% 0.13%
84 70 2.30% 0.04%
85 161 3.03% 0.10%
86 120 2.79% 0.07%
87 46 0.90% 0.03%
87 46 2.91% 0.03%
87 62 2.27% 0.04%
87 88 3.04% 0.05%
87 77 3.60% 0.05%
88 178 2.64% 0.11%
89 163 3.20% 0.10%
90 74 0.87% 0.05%
91 58 0.86% 0.04%
92 98 1.73% 0.06%
93 40 4.09% 0.02%
93 63 8.33% 0.04%
93 70 3.56% 0.04%
94 38 0.53% 0.02%
95 58 4.13% 0.04%
95 37 2.61% 0.02%
95 36 8.26% 0.02%
96 46 4.83% 0.03%
96 40 1.11% 0.02%
97 196 2.53% 0.12%
98 67 4.69% 0.04%
99 43 3.52% 0.03%
99 45 4.10% 0.03%
99 107 2.10% 0.07%
100 31 1.69% 0.02%
100 42 5.05% 0.03%
100 69 3.49% 0.04%
101 194 2.51% 0.12%
101 30 9.17% 0.02%
101 33 4.67% 0.02%
101 49 2.21% 0.03%
102 29 17.37% 0.02%
103 29 1.60% 0.02%
103 40 2.59% 0.02%
103 42 2.01% 0.03%
104 27 3.44% 0.02%
104 33 0.91% 0.02%
104 32 7.32% 0.02%
105 28 2.90% 0.02%
105 26 9.32% 0.02%
105 26 0.76% 0.02%
106 44 4.16% 0.03%
106 110 7.78% 0.07%
106 25 1.14% 0.02%
106 55 2.11% 0.03%
107 24 1.48% 0.01%
107 24 2.15% 0.01%
107 70 0.92% 0.04%
108 37 0.62% 0.02%
108 32 2.10% 0.02%
108 32 1.06% 0.02%
109 80 1.82% 0.05%
109 30 4.22% 0.02%
109 58 5.90% 0.04%
109 60 2.92% 0.04%
110 38 1.24% 0.02%
110 226 4.14% 0.14%
110 31 6.97% 0.02%
110 33 1.74% 0.02%
110 21 0.79% 0.01%
111 30 1.20% 0.02%
111 24 1.49% 0.01%
111 71 2.19% 0.04%
112 58 0.75% 0.04%
112 32 1.48% 0.02%
112 22 2.67% 0.01%
112 19 6.46% 0.01%
112 19 4.75% 0.01%
112 29 2.26% 0.02%
112 36 3.57% 0.02%
112 80 6.76% 0.05%
112 25 2.43% 0.02%
112 22 6.59% 0.01%
113 137 13.89% 0.08%
113 94 3.94% 0.06%
113 18 8.22% 0.01%
114 17 0.39% 0.01%
114 20 4.66% 0.01%
114 17 0.77% 0.01%
114 17 0.40% 0.01%
115 51 2.04% 0.03%
115 20 3.66% 0.01%
115 48 2.83% 0.03%
116 15 0.58% 0.01%
116 15 1.18% 0.01%
116 25 1.26% 0.02%
117 14 0.97% 0.01%
117 64 2.81% 0.04%
117 14 5.93% 0.01%
117 14 3.21% 0.01%
117 18 1.20% 0.01%
118 104 3.45% 0.06%
118 28 1.14% 0.02%
118 60 1.34% 0.04%
119 30 5.65% 0.02%
119 12 0.73% 0.01%
119 28 4.77% 0.02%
119 28 1.36% 0.02%
119 12 0.27% 0.01%
119 19 9.55% 0.01%
119 34 3.74% 0.02%
119 35 2.21% 0.02%
119 12 1.13% 0.01%
119 19 1.96% 0.01%
119 12 1.49% 0.01%
120 24 2.99% 0.01%
120 11 0.22% 0.01%
120 16 1.87% 0.01%
120 11 0.84% 0.01%
120 67 9.84% 0.04%
121 49 0.87% 0.03%
121 10 2.44% 0.01%
121 10 1.45% 0.01%
121 12 4.38% 0.01%
121 18 1.05% 0.01%
122 68 3.17% 0.04%
122 21 15.33% 0.01%
122 9 0.82% 0.01%
122 23 1.36% 0.01%
122 9 0.51% 0.01%
122 111 1.78% 0.07%
122 31 1.60% 0.02%
122 9 2.88% 0.01%
122 179 3.00% 0.11%
122 27 1.59% 0.02%
122 9 0.65% 0.01%
123 14 1.96% 0.01%
123 20 2.39% 0.01%
123 8 0.51% -
123 12 2.46% 0.01%
123 8 1.44% -
123 8 0.75% -
123 12 0.98% 0.01%
123 22 1.30% 0.01%
123 8 1.49% -
123 15 0.47% 0.01%
123 244 1.73% 0.15%
124 7 0.18% -
124 7 0.49% -
124 9 1.28% 0.01%
124 11 6.11% 0.01%
124 12 0.60% 0.01%
124 25 1.46% 0.02%
124 7 0.41% -
124 7 0.91% -
124 10 0.42% 0.01%
124 7 0.44% -
124 16 1.19% 0.01%
124 7 0.36% -
125 6 1.85% -
125 6 0.65% -
125 9 1.02% 0.01%
125 6 0.94% -
125 6 8.22% -
125 6 0.21% -
125 6 1.21% -
125 32 5.12% 0.02%
125 6 1.12% -
125 8 0.53% -
125 22 3.18% 0.01%
125 6 10.17% -
125 17 1.05% 0.01%
126 17 1.00% 0.01%
126 7 0.29% -
126 5 2.22% -
126 19 0.47% 0.01%
126 13 3.78% 0.01%
126 5 0.62% -
126 33 2.38% 0.02%
126 93 1.67% 0.06%
126 12 3.69% 0.01%
126 5 0.16% -
126 6 0.30% -
126 53 5.89% 0.03%
126 5 0.45% -
126 19 7.72% 0.01%
126 34 1.19% 0.02%
126 5 0.50% -
126 5 0.55% -
126 7 1.28% -
126 5 0.70% -
126 9 1.35% 0.01%
127 4 0.63% -
127 4 0.99% -
127 26 3.66% 0.02%
127 4 0.20% -
127 4 0.40% -
127 9 4.84% 0.01%
127 6 0.45% -
127 12 1.22% 0.01%
127 17 2.01% 0.01%
127 4 0.72% -
127 5 0.66% -
127 7 0.74% -
127 4 1.02% -
127 4 0.29% -
127 71 14.20% 0.04%
127 8 2.10% -
127 8 0.70% -
127 4 5.33% -
127 4 0.97% -
127 6 1.05% -
127 17 0.94% 0.01%
127 4 0.29% -
128 10 1.34% 0.01%
128 7 3.35% -
128 8 4.32% -
128 10 1.99% 0.01%
128 3 0.33% -
128 14 0.38% 0.01%
128 3 1.24% -
128 8 1.74% -
128 11 6.08% 0.01%
128 5 1.33% -
128 3 0.47% -
128 31 1.96% 0.02%
128 21 1.90% 0.01%
128 3 0.43% -
128 42 3.06% 0.03%
129 3 0.29% -
129 2 0.19% -
129 2 0.42% -
129 5 1.25% -
129 5 1.51% -
129 2 4.00% -
129 2 0.07% -
129 20 3.91% 0.01%
129 3 1.29% -
129 2 0.39% -
129 30 2.93% 0.02%
129 3 1.55% -
129 2 0.83% -
129 8 5.06% -
129 5 1.91% -
129 86 4.84% 0.05%
129 4 0.74% -
129 13 3.02% 0.01%
129 7 1.74% -
129 2 0.68% -
129 2 0.56% -
129 2 0.13% -
129 2 0.10% -
129 2 0.29% -
129 7 0.68% -
129 2 0.53% -
129 23 1.33% 0.01%
129 26 0.43% 0.02%
129 2 1.75% -
129 2 0.24% -
129 2 0.54% -
129 6 1.47% -
129 2 1.01% -
129 2 0.10% -
129 2 0.56% -
129 7 1.65% -
129 17 7.46% 0.01%
130 22 4.31% 0.01%
130 3 1.08% -
130 7 1.79% -
130 3 0.35% -
130 2 0.67% -
130 2 0.11% -
130 31 6.74% 0.02%
130 1 0.21% -
130 1 0.07% -
130 1 0.70% -
130 3 0.36% -
130 4 0.23% -
130 3 0.36% -
130 1 0.11% -
130 1 0.83% -
130 10 1.81% 0.01%
130 3 0.21% -
130 16 2.14% 0.01%
130 1 0.03% -
130 1 0.74% -
131 14 11.67% 0.01%
131 7 1.31% -
131 8 0.96% -
131 21 4.02% 0.01%
131 2 0.64% -
131 4 2.33% -
131 12 4.08% 0.01%
131 2 0.16% -
131 2 3.17% -
131 51 2.18% 0.03%
131 4 0.88% -
131 1 0.98% -
131 4 1.65% -
131 2 1.20% -
131 5 0.75% -
131 32 10.32% 0.02%
131 14 0.49% 0.01%
131 1 0.21% -
131 2 0.62% -
131 2 1.06% -
131 20 3.70% 0.01%
131 23 5.37% 0.01%
131 20 4.95% 0.01%
131 12 14.63% 0.01%
131 2 0.25% -
131 2 0.16% -
131 20 4.03% 0.01%
131 15 3.33% 0.01%
131 5 17.24% -
131 4 7.27% -
131 14 2.25% 0.01%
131 3 0.39% -
131 3 0.94% -
131 2 0.71% -
131 4 8.00% -
131 1 0.17% -
131 4 1.78% -
131 4 0.19% -
131 1 0.56% -
131 6 2.71% -
131 9 0.40% 0.01%
131 5 0.52% -
131 2 0.36% -
131 24 1.87% 0.01%
131 1 0.52% -
131 4 1.01% -
131 100 2.25% 0.06%
131 9 1.01% 0.01%
131 10 5.81% 0.01%
131 3 0.35% -
131 7 0.54% -
131 10 1.05% 0.01%
131 13 2.15% 0.01%
131 27 3.23% 0.02%
131 12 2.84% 0.01%
131 15 4.52% 0.01%
131 8 0.71% -
131 2 0.44% -
131 13 1.57% 0.01%
131 13 6.99% 0.01%
131 9 1.43% 0.01%
131 4 0.39% -
131 13 1.99% 0.01%
131 17 1.73% 0.01%
131 5 0.76% -
131 5 0.84% -
131 18 1.64% 0.01%
131 13 0.27% 0.01%
131 3 1.20% -
131 2 13.33% -
131 7 4.96% -
131 3 0.34% -
131 14 0.86% 0.01%
131 42 4.81% 0.03%
131 4 0.63% -
131 3 0.88% -
131 4 0.41% -
131 14 2.57% 0.01%
131 27 2.16% 0.02%
131 39 1.40% 0.02%
131 3 0.55% -
131 1 1.19% -
131 10 3.44% 0.01%
131 6 0.27% -
131 19 1.54% 0.01%
131 2 0.27% -
131 4 1.52% -
131 4 3.13% -
131 6 1.81% -
131 4 0.82% -
131 1 0.23% -
131 1 0.26% -
131 9 6.92% 0.01%
131 5 0.37% -
131 15 3.81% 0.01%
131 5 1.72% -
131 4 0.70% -
131 7 1.56% -
131 3 0.43% -
131 10 3.60% 0.01%
131 5 0.09% -
131 2 0.91% -
131 6 1.33% -
131 4 0.43% -
131 11 6.75% 0.01%
131 11 2.79% 0.01%
131 2 1.50% -
131 7 1.86% -
131 10 2.96% 0.01%
131 10 0.29% 0.01%
131 1 0.22% -
131 16 0.58% 0.01%
131 1 0.74% -
131 6 2.82% -
131 19 1.14% 0.01%
131 1 0.38% -
131 22 2.80% 0.01%
131 5 2.66% -
131 2 0.29% -
131 1 0.23% -
131 2 0.26% -
131 18 4.12% 0.01%
131 12 1.00% 0.01%
131 2 0.50% -
131 13 6.81% 0.01%
131 2 6.06% -
131 15 1.85% 0.01%
131 9 1.83% 0.01%
131 14 15.05% 0.01%
131 38 1.89% 0.02%
131 9 1.41% 0.01%
131 9 3.83% 0.01%
131 1 0.39% -
131 1 0.11% -
131 4 0.51% -
131 18 0.98% 0.01%
131 2 0.67% -
131 7 0.80% -
131 15 23.81% 0.01%
131 1 0.35% -
131 1 0.25% -
131 17 2.98% 0.01%
131 1 0.25% -
131 3 0.33% -
131 3 0.64% -
131 9 1.16% 0.01%
131 7 0.84% -
131 17 8.72% 0.01%
131 14 0.86% 0.01%
131 1 1.35% -
131 3 0.50% -
131 26 34.21% 0.02%
131 9 2.54% 0.01%
131 2 0.36% -
131 3 0.20% -
131 29 2.12% 0.02%
131 5 0.48% -
131 2 0.50% -
131 6 1.33% -
131 1 0.14% -
131 2 1.20% -
131 6 1.32% -
131 14 9.15% 0.01%
131 6 3.16% -
131 13 8.90% 0.01%
131 18 1.97% 0.01%
131 28 4.33% 0.02%
131 1 0.45% -
131 7 0.48% -
131 19 3.37% 0.01%
131 5 0.18% -
131 16 1.96% 0.01%
131 2 0.12% -
131 13 1.40% 0.01%
131 5 0.62% -
131 11 1.30% 0.01%
131 10 1.10% 0.01%
131 7 0.71% -
131 2 0.22% -

List of cities with no Non-Hispanic Black Population in Iowa

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Iowa have no recorded Non-Hispanic Black population*:
  • Ainsworth
  • Alden
  • Alexander
  • Allerton
  • Alta Vista
  • Andover
  • Andrew
  • Anita
  • Archer
  • Aredale
  • Arion
  • Arispe
  • Arlington
  • Arnolds Park
  • Ashton
  • Aspinwall
  • Aurelia
  • Aurora
  • Avoca
  • Baldwin
  • Balltown
  • Bankston
  • Bassett
  • Batavia
  • Beaconsfield
  • Beaman
  • Benton
  • Berkley
  • Blanchard
  • Blencoe
  • Blockton
  • Boxholm
  • Brayton
  • Breda
  • Bridgewater
  • Brighton
  • Bristow
  • Buckeye
  • Buck Grove
  • Buffalo Center
  • Bussey
  • Calmar
  • Calumet
  • Cantril
  • Carbon
  • Castalia
  • Castana
  • Center Junction
  • Centralia
  • Charter Oak
  • Chatsworth
  • Chester
  • Churdan
  • Cincinnati
  • Clarence
  • Clayton
  • Clemons
  • Clermont
  • Clutier
  • Coggon
  • Coin
  • College Springs
  • Colwell
  • Conway
  • Cotter
  • Coulter
  • Crawfordsville
  • Cromwell
  • Cumberland
  • Curlew
  • Cylinder
  • Dana
  • Danbury
  • Dawson
  • Dedham
  • Deep River
  • Delaware
  • Deloit
  • Delphos
  • Derby
  • Dickens
  • Dolliver
  • Doon
  • Dougherty
  • Dow City
  • Drakesville
  • Dundee
  • Durango
  • East Peru
  • Elk Horn
  • Elkport
  • Elliott
  • Ellston
  • Ellsworth
  • Elma
  • Emerson
  • Exline
  • Farmersburg
  • Ferguson
  • Fertile
  • Floris
  • Fort Atkinson
  • Franklin
  • Fraser
  • Fredericksburg
  • Frederika
  • Fredonia
  • Galt
  • Garber
  • Garden Grove
  • Garwin
  • George
  • Gibson
  • Gillett Grove
  • Glidden
  • Goodell
  • Graf
  • Grand River
  • Grandview
  • Grant
  • Granville
  • Gravity
  • Greeley
  • Greenville
  • Gruver
  • Guernsey
  • Halbur
  • Hamburg
  • Hamilton
  • Hanlontown
  • Hansell
  • Harpers Ferry
  • Harris
  • Hartwick
  • Harvey
  • Hastings
  • Havelock
  • Haverhill
  • Hayesville
  • Henderson
  • Hillsboro
  • Holland
  • Holy Cross
  • Houghton
  • Hubbard
  • Imogene
  • Ionia
  • Ireton
  • Irwin
  • Jackson Junction
  • Jamaica
  • Joice
  • Jolley
  • Kanawha
  • Kellerton
  • Kellogg
  • Kensett
  • Keomah Village
  • Keswick
  • Kimballton
  • Kinross
  • Kirkman
  • Kirkville
  • Lacona
  • Lake View
  • Lambs Grove
  • La Motte
  • Lanesboro
  • Laurel
  • Lawler
  • Lawton
  • Ledyard
  • Lehigh
  • Leighton
  • Le Roy
  • Lincoln
  • Linden
  • Lineville
  • Linn Grove
  • Lisbon
  • Liscomb
  • Little Sioux
  • Lohrville
  • Long Grove
  • Lowden
  • Lucas
  • Luther
  • Luxemburg
  • Luzerne
  • Mcclelland
  • Macedonia
  • Mcintire
  • Macksburg
  • Madrid
  • Magnolia
  • Maloy
  • Manilla
  • Mapleton
  • Marble Rock
  • Marne
  • Martinsburg
  • Marysville
  • Masonville
  • Massena
  • Maurice
  • Maxwell
  • Maysville
  • Melbourne
  • Melcher-Dallas
  • Melvin
  • Miles
  • Millersburg
  • Millerton
  • Milo
  • Minburn
  • Minden
  • Mondamin
  • Monmouth
  • Montezuma
  • Montour
  • Morley
  • Morrison
  • Moulton
  • Mount Sterling
  • Mount Union
  • Mystic
  • Nemaha
  • New Liberty
  • New Providence
  • New Virginia
  • Nodaway
  • Northboro
  • North Buena Vista
  • North Washington
  • Norway
  • Numa
  • Oakland Acres
  • Odebolt
  • Olin
  • Ollie
  • Orchard
  • Orient
  • Orleans
  • Ossian
  • Osterdock
  • Oto
  • Owasa
  • Oxford Junction
  • Oyens
  • Pacific Junction
  • Panama
  • Panorama Park
  • Parnell
  • Paton
  • Patterson
  • Persia
  • Pierson
  • Pilot Mound
  • Pisgah
  • Plainfield
  • Pleasanton
  • Pleasant Plain
  • Plover
  • Popejoy
  • Prairieburg
  • Preston
  • Princeton
  • Promise City
  • Pulaski
  • Quasqueton
  • Quimby
  • Radcliffe
  • Randalia
  • Randall
  • Rathbun
  • Reasnor
  • Redding
  • Rembrandt
  • Rhodes
  • Richland
  • Rickardsville
  • Ricketts
  • Ridgeway
  • Rinard
  • Rippey
  • Riverton
  • Robins
  • Rock Falls
  • Rock Valley
  • Rodman
  • Rolfe
  • Rome
  • Rossie
  • Rowan
  • Rutland
  • Sabula
  • Sageville
  • St. Ansgar
  • St. Anthony
  • St. Donatus
  • St. Lucas
  • St. Marys
  • St. Olaf
  • St. Paul
  • Salix
  • Sandyville
  • Scarville
  • Schaller
  • Seymour
  • Shambaugh
  • Sharpsburg
  • Sheffield
  • Sherrill
  • Sloan
  • Smithland
  • Soldier
  • Spillville
  • Spragueville
  • Springbrook
  • Spring Hill
  • Springville
  • Stacyville
  • Steamboat Rock
  • Stockport
  • Stockton
  • Stout
  • Sully
  • Superior
  • Swaledale
  • Templeton
  • Tennant
  • Terril
  • Thompson
  • Thornburg
  • Thurman
  • Tingley
  • Toronto
  • Truesdale
  • Turin
  • Udell
  • Unionville
  • Ute
  • Valeria
  • Van Horne
  • Van Wert
  • Varina
  • Villisca
  • Vining
  • Volga
  • Wadena
  • Wallingford
  • Wall Lake
  • Washta
  • Waterville
  • Waucoma
  • Wayland
  • Webb
  • Weldon
  • Wesley
  • West Okoboji
  • Westphalia
  • West Point
  • Westside
  • Westwood
  • Whitten
  • Willey
  • Williams
  • Williamsburg
  • Williamson
  • Winfield
  • Wiota
  • Woodburn
  • Woolstock
  • Worthington
  • Yale
  • Yetter
  • Yorktown
  • Ackley
  • Adair
  • Barnes City
  • Bevington
  • Casey
  • Clearfield
  • Coon Rapids
  • Coppock
  • Dows
  • Eddyville
  • Janesville
  • Moravia
  • Protivin
  • Ralston
  • Shannon City
  • Sheldahl
  • Stanley
  • Zwingle
  • Decatur City
  • Hepburn
  • Pioneer
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Iowa by their Non-Hispanic Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Non-Hispanic Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Non-Hispanic Black alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic Black along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Non-Hispanic Black .
  2. % of Total Iowa Non-Hispanic Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Non-Hispanic Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Non-Hispanic Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Non-Hispanic Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.