2025

Cities in Iowa ranked by Black Population

This list ranks the 946 cities in Iowa based on their 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 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Black population in Iowa

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

List of 946 cities in Iowa by Black Population

View Methodology
Rank by Black Population
City
Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Iowa Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Des Moines 31,077 13.28% 18.97%
2 Cedar Rapids 17,018 11.49% 10.39%
3 Davenport 15,478 14.05% 9.45%
4 Waterloo 13,408 18.73% 8.18%
5 Iowa City 7,462 9.25% 4.56%
6 Sioux City 6,795 6.88% 4.15%
7 Coralville 4,101 16.58% 2.50%
8 4,045 6.49% 2.47%
9 3,524 4.73% 2.15%
10 3,175 4.55% 1.94%
11 3,006 6.28% 1.84%
12 2,420 9.70% 1.48%
13 2,349 3.53% 1.43%
14 2,280 8.86% 1.39%
15 2,126 7.94% 1.30%
16 1,885 2.57% 1.15%
17 1,853 4.24% 1.13%
18 1,682 5.80% 1.03%
19 1,654 5.92% 1.01%
20 1,606 6.15% 0.98%
21 1,525 3.62% 0.93%
22 1,480 6.54% 0.90%
23 1,423 5.69% 0.87%
24 1,316 4.59% 0.80%
25 1,229 3.85% 0.75%
26 1,106 5.58% 0.68%
27 1,001 10.18% 0.61%
28 998 2.38% 0.61%
29 912 4.22% 0.56%
30 748 7.05% 0.46%
31 695 7.18% 0.42%
32 652 6.02% 0.40%
33 615 5.56% 0.38%
34 605 3.68% 0.37%
35 571 3.43% 0.35%
36 549 4.33% 0.34%
37 547 9.68% 0.33%
38 545 4.81% 0.33%
39 529 6.99% 0.32%
40 485 5.90% 0.30%
41 432 3.95% 0.26%
42 384 2.94% 0.23%
43 372 2.25% 0.23%
44 370 6.45% 0.23%
45 356 6.25% 0.22%
46 347 3.47% 0.21%
47 342 2.90% 0.21%
48 327 3.24% 0.20%
49 313 5.95% 0.19%
50 307 9.44% 0.19%
51 293 6.34% 0.18%
52 273 7.97% 0.17%
53 272 3.50% 0.17%
54 268 4.28% 0.16%
55 244 5.10% 0.15%
55 244 1.73% 0.15%
56 226 4.14% 0.14%
57 224 2.87% 0.14%
58 215 3.69% 0.13%
59 211 4.21% 0.13%
60 203 1.92% 0.12%
61 197 8.72% 0.12%
62 196 2.53% 0.12%
63 194 2.51% 0.12%
64 188 2.93% 0.11%
65 179 3.00% 0.11%
66 178 2.64% 0.11%
67 177 5.77% 0.11%
68 174 2.06% 0.11%
69 173 6.98% 0.11%
70 170 3.65% 0.10%
71 163 3.20% 0.10%
72 161 3.03% 0.10%
73 157 2.61% 0.10%
74 154 2.83% 0.09%
75 148 1.72% 0.09%
76 146 5.64% 0.09%
77 142 3.90% 0.09%
78 137 13.89% 0.08%
78 137 2.18% 0.08%
79 134 1.24% 0.08%
80 133 2.26% 0.08%
81 127 9.60% 0.08%
82 123 3.91% 0.08%
82 123 1.04% 0.08%
83 120 2.79% 0.07%
84 117 1.71% 0.07%
85 116 12.42% 0.07%
86 113 8.67% 0.07%
87 111 1.78% 0.07%
88 110 7.78% 0.07%
89 108 9.67% 0.07%
90 107 1.91% 0.07%
90 107 2.10% 0.07%
91 106 1.34% 0.06%
92 105 3.91% 0.06%
93 104 3.45% 0.06%
94 100 2.25% 0.06%
95 98 1.73% 0.06%
96 95 2.19% 0.06%
97 94 3.94% 0.06%
98 93 1.67% 0.06%
99 91 1.97% 0.06%
100 88 3.04% 0.05%
101 86 4.84% 0.05%
102 83 4.24% 0.05%
103 80 1.82% 0.05%
103 80 6.76% 0.05%
104 79 1.54% 0.05%
105 77 3.60% 0.05%
106 74 0.87% 0.05%
107 71 14.20% 0.04%
107 71 2.19% 0.04%
108 70 0.92% 0.04%
108 70 3.56% 0.04%
108 70 2.30% 0.04%
109 69 3.49% 0.04%
110 68 3.17% 0.04%
111 67 9.84% 0.04%
111 67 4.69% 0.04%
112 65 2.33% 0.04%
113 64 2.81% 0.04%
113 64 3.68% 0.04%
114 63 8.33% 0.04%
115 62 2.27% 0.04%
116 60 2.92% 0.04%
116 60 1.34% 0.04%
117 58 4.13% 0.04%
117 58 1.21% 0.04%
117 58 0.75% 0.04%
117 58 5.90% 0.04%
117 58 0.86% 0.04%
118 55 2.11% 0.03%
119 53 5.89% 0.03%
120 51 2.18% 0.03%
120 51 2.04% 0.03%
121 49 0.87% 0.03%
121 49 2.21% 0.03%
122 48 2.83% 0.03%
123 46 0.90% 0.03%
123 46 4.83% 0.03%
123 46 2.91% 0.03%
124 45 4.10% 0.03%
125 44 4.16% 0.03%
126 43 3.52% 0.03%
127 42 4.81% 0.03%
127 42 5.05% 0.03%
127 42 2.01% 0.03%
127 42 3.06% 0.03%
128 40 1.11% 0.02%
128 40 2.59% 0.02%
128 40 4.09% 0.02%
129 39 1.40% 0.02%
130 38 1.24% 0.02%
130 38 0.53% 0.02%
130 38 1.89% 0.02%
131 37 2.61% 0.02%
131 37 0.62% 0.02%
132 36 3.57% 0.02%
132 36 8.26% 0.02%
133 35 2.21% 0.02%
134 34 3.74% 0.02%
134 34 1.19% 0.02%
135 33 2.38% 0.02%
135 33 0.91% 0.02%
135 33 1.74% 0.02%
135 33 4.67% 0.02%
136 32 10.32% 0.02%
136 32 1.48% 0.02%
136 32 5.12% 0.02%
136 32 2.10% 0.02%
136 32 1.06% 0.02%
136 32 7.32% 0.02%
137 31 1.69% 0.02%
137 31 6.74% 0.02%
137 31 1.60% 0.02%
137 31 6.97% 0.02%
137 31 1.96% 0.02%
138 30 5.65% 0.02%
138 30 1.20% 0.02%
138 30 4.22% 0.02%
138 30 2.93% 0.02%
138 30 9.17% 0.02%
139 29 17.37% 0.02%
139 29 1.60% 0.02%
139 29 2.26% 0.02%
139 29 2.12% 0.02%
140 28 4.77% 0.02%
140 28 1.36% 0.02%
140 28 2.90% 0.02%
140 28 1.14% 0.02%
140 28 4.33% 0.02%
141 27 3.44% 0.02%
141 27 3.23% 0.02%
141 27 2.16% 0.02%
141 27 1.59% 0.02%
142 26 3.66% 0.02%
142 26 0.43% 0.02%
142 26 9.32% 0.02%
142 26 0.76% 0.02%
142 26 34.21% 0.02%
143 25 1.46% 0.02%
143 25 1.14% 0.02%
143 25 2.43% 0.02%
143 25 1.26% 0.02%
144 24 1.48% 0.01%
144 24 2.99% 0.01%
144 24 1.87% 0.01%
144 24 1.49% 0.01%
144 24 2.15% 0.01%
145 23 5.37% 0.01%
145 23 1.36% 0.01%
145 23 1.33% 0.01%
146 22 4.31% 0.01%
146 22 2.67% 0.01%
146 22 2.80% 0.01%
146 22 1.30% 0.01%
146 22 3.18% 0.01%
146 22 6.59% 0.01%
147 21 4.02% 0.01%
147 21 15.33% 0.01%
147 21 1.90% 0.01%
147 21 0.79% 0.01%
148 20 2.39% 0.01%
148 20 3.70% 0.01%
148 20 4.95% 0.01%
148 20 4.03% 0.01%
148 20 3.91% 0.01%
148 20 4.66% 0.01%
148 20 3.66% 0.01%
149 19 0.47% 0.01%
149 19 6.46% 0.01%
149 19 4.75% 0.01%
149 19 1.54% 0.01%
149 19 7.72% 0.01%
149 19 9.55% 0.01%
149 19 1.14% 0.01%
149 19 1.96% 0.01%
149 19 3.37% 0.01%
150 18 1.64% 0.01%
150 18 4.12% 0.01%
150 18 0.98% 0.01%
150 18 1.05% 0.01%
150 18 1.20% 0.01%
150 18 8.22% 0.01%
150 18 1.97% 0.01%
151 17 1.00% 0.01%
151 17 0.39% 0.01%
151 17 2.01% 0.01%
151 17 1.73% 0.01%
151 17 0.77% 0.01%
151 17 2.98% 0.01%
151 17 0.94% 0.01%
151 17 8.72% 0.01%
151 17 7.46% 0.01%
151 17 0.40% 0.01%
151 17 1.05% 0.01%
152 16 1.87% 0.01%
152 16 0.58% 0.01%
152 16 2.14% 0.01%
152 16 1.19% 0.01%
152 16 1.96% 0.01%
153 15 0.58% 0.01%
153 15 3.33% 0.01%
153 15 4.52% 0.01%
153 15 3.81% 0.01%
153 15 1.85% 0.01%
153 15 23.81% 0.01%
153 15 0.47% 0.01%
153 15 1.18% 0.01%
154 14 11.67% 0.01%
154 14 1.96% 0.01%
154 14 0.49% 0.01%
154 14 2.25% 0.01%
154 14 0.38% 0.01%
154 14 0.86% 0.01%
154 14 2.57% 0.01%
154 14 0.97% 0.01%
154 14 5.93% 0.01%
154 14 15.05% 0.01%
154 14 0.86% 0.01%
154 14 3.21% 0.01%
154 14 9.15% 0.01%
155 13 3.78% 0.01%
155 13 2.15% 0.01%
155 13 1.57% 0.01%
155 13 6.99% 0.01%
155 13 1.99% 0.01%
155 13 0.27% 0.01%
155 13 3.02% 0.01%
155 13 6.81% 0.01%
155 13 8.90% 0.01%
155 13 1.40% 0.01%
156 12 4.08% 0.01%
156 12 14.63% 0.01%
156 12 0.73% 0.01%
156 12 1.22% 0.01%
156 12 2.46% 0.01%
156 12 0.60% 0.01%
156 12 2.84% 0.01%
156 12 3.69% 0.01%
156 12 0.27% 0.01%
156 12 4.38% 0.01%
156 12 1.00% 0.01%
156 12 0.98% 0.01%
156 12 1.13% 0.01%
156 12 1.49% 0.01%
157 11 6.11% 0.01%
157 11 0.22% 0.01%
157 11 6.75% 0.01%
157 11 2.79% 0.01%
157 11 6.08% 0.01%
157 11 0.84% 0.01%
157 11 1.30% 0.01%
158 10 1.34% 0.01%
158 10 2.44% 0.01%
158 10 1.99% 0.01%
158 10 5.81% 0.01%
158 10 1.05% 0.01%
158 10 1.45% 0.01%
158 10 0.42% 0.01%
158 10 3.44% 0.01%
158 10 3.60% 0.01%
158 10 2.96% 0.01%
158 10 0.29% 0.01%
158 10 1.81% 0.01%
158 10 1.10% 0.01%
159 9 1.28% 0.01%
159 9 0.82% 0.01%
159 9 4.84% 0.01%
159 9 0.40% 0.01%
159 9 1.01% 0.01%
159 9 1.02% 0.01%
159 9 1.43% 0.01%
159 9 6.92% 0.01%
159 9 0.51% 0.01%
159 9 2.88% 0.01%
159 9 1.83% 0.01%
159 9 1.41% 0.01%
159 9 3.83% 0.01%
159 9 1.16% 0.01%
159 9 2.54% 0.01%
159 9 0.65% 0.01%
159 9 1.35% 0.01%
160 8 0.96% -
160 8 4.32% -
160 8 0.51% -
160 8 0.71% -
160 8 1.44% -
160 8 5.06% -
160 8 0.75% -
160 8 1.74% -
160 8 2.10% -
160 8 0.70% -
160 8 0.53% -
160 8 1.49% -
161 7 1.31% -
161 7 0.18% -
161 7 3.35% -
161 7 0.29% -
161 7 0.49% -
161 7 1.79% -
161 7 0.54% -
161 7 0.41% -
161 7 4.96% -
161 7 0.91% -
161 7 0.74% -
161 7 1.74% -
161 7 1.56% -
161 7 1.86% -
161 7 0.68% -
161 7 0.80% -
161 7 1.65% -
161 7 0.84% -
161 7 0.44% -
161 7 1.28% -
161 7 0.48% -
161 7 0.36% -
161 7 0.71% -
162 6 1.85% -
162 6 0.45% -
162 6 0.65% -
162 6 2.71% -
162 6 0.94% -
162 6 8.22% -
162 6 0.21% -
162 6 0.30% -
162 6 0.27% -
162 6 1.81% -
162 6 1.21% -
162 6 1.33% -
162 6 2.82% -
162 6 1.12% -
162 6 1.47% -
162 6 1.05% -
162 6 10.17% -
162 6 1.33% -
162 6 1.32% -
162 6 3.16% -
163 5 2.22% -
163 5 0.75% -
163 5 1.25% -
163 5 1.51% -
163 5 17.24% -
163 5 0.52% -
163 5 0.62% -
163 5 0.66% -
163 5 0.76% -
163 5 0.84% -
163 5 0.16% -
163 5 1.91% -
163 5 0.45% -
163 5 0.37% -
163 5 1.72% -
163 5 0.09% -
163 5 2.66% -
163 5 1.33% -
163 5 0.50% -
163 5 0.55% -
163 5 0.48% -
163 5 0.70% -
163 5 0.18% -
163 5 0.62% -
164 4 0.63% -
164 4 0.99% -
164 4 2.33% -
164 4 0.88% -
164 4 1.65% -
164 4 0.20% -
164 4 0.40% -
164 4 7.27% -
164 4 8.00% -
164 4 1.78% -
164 4 0.19% -
164 4 1.01% -
164 4 0.72% -
164 4 0.39% -
164 4 0.63% -
164 4 0.41% -
164 4 1.52% -
164 4 0.74% -
164 4 3.13% -
164 4 0.82% -
164 4 1.02% -
164 4 0.29% -
164 4 0.70% -
164 4 0.43% -
164 4 5.33% -
164 4 0.97% -
164 4 0.23% -
164 4 0.51% -
164 4 0.29% -
165 3 0.29% -
165 3 1.08% -
165 3 0.39% -
165 3 0.94% -
165 3 1.29% -
165 3 0.33% -
165 3 0.35% -
165 3 0.35% -
165 3 1.55% -
165 3 1.24% -
165 3 1.20% -
165 3 0.34% -
165 3 0.88% -
165 3 0.55% -
165 3 0.43% -
165 3 0.36% -
165 3 0.36% -
165 3 0.33% -
165 3 0.64% -
165 3 0.21% -
165 3 0.50% -
165 3 0.47% -
165 3 0.20% -
165 3 0.43% -
166 2 0.19% -
166 2 0.64% -
166 2 0.42% -
166 2 0.16% -
166 2 3.17% -
166 2 1.20% -
166 2 0.62% -
166 2 1.06% -
166 2 0.25% -
166 2 0.16% -
166 2 4.00% -
166 2 0.07% -
166 2 0.71% -
166 2 0.39% -
166 2 0.36% -
166 2 0.44% -
166 2 0.67% -
166 2 0.83% -
166 2 13.33% -
166 2 0.27% -
166 2 0.11% -
166 2 0.68% -
166 2 0.56% -
166 2 0.13% -
166 2 0.91% -
166 2 1.50% -
166 2 0.10% -
166 2 0.29% -
166 2 0.29% -
166 2 0.26% -
166 2 0.53% -
166 2 0.50% -
166 2 6.06% -
166 2 1.75% -
166 2 0.24% -
166 2 0.54% -
166 2 1.01% -
166 2 0.10% -
166 2 0.67% -
166 2 0.56% -
166 2 0.36% -
166 2 0.50% -
166 2 1.20% -
166 2 0.12% -
166 2 0.22% -
167 1 0.98% -
167 1 0.21% -
167 1 0.17% -
167 1 0.56% -
167 1 0.52% -
167 1 1.19% -
167 1 0.23% -
167 1 0.26% -
167 1 0.21% -
167 1 0.07% -
167 1 0.70% -
167 1 0.22% -
167 1 0.74% -
167 1 0.38% -
167 1 0.23% -
167 1 0.39% -
167 1 0.11% -
167 1 0.35% -
167 1 0.25% -
167 1 0.11% -
167 1 0.25% -
167 1 0.83% -
167 1 1.35% -
167 1 0.14% -
167 1 0.03% -
167 1 0.74% -
167 1 0.45% -

List of cities with no Black Population in Iowa

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Iowa have no recorded 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 Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines 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 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 Black alone, while others identify as Black along with another race (such as Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Black .
  • We’ve used the “Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as 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 Black .
  2. % of Total Iowa Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. 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 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 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 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.