2025

Cities in Iowa ranked by Hispanic Black Population

This list ranks the 946 cities in Iowa based on their 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 Hispanic Black population in Iowa

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  • 1
    Des Moines
    Hispanic Black population in Des Moines is 31,077
    13.28% of Des Moines population is Hispanic Black
  • 2
    Cedar Rapids
    Hispanic Black population in Cedar Rapids is 17,018
    11.49% of Cedar Rapids population is Hispanic Black
  • 3
    Davenport
    Hispanic Black population in Davenport is 15,478
    14.05% of Davenport population is Hispanic Black
  • 4
    Marshalltown
    Hispanic Black population in Marshalltown is 1,229
    3.85% of Marshalltown population is Hispanic Black
  • 5
    Waterloo
    Hispanic Black population in Waterloo is 13,408
    18.73% of Waterloo population is Hispanic Black

List of 946 cities in Iowa by Hispanic Black Population

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

List of cities with no Hispanic Black Population in Iowa

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

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

How We Ranked the Data

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