2025

Cities in Iowa ranked by Multi-Racial Black Population

This list ranks the 946 cities in Iowa based on their Multi-Racial 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 Multi-Racial Black population in Iowa

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  • 1
    Des Moines
    Multi-Racial Black population in Des Moines is 31,077
    13.28% of Des Moines population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 2
    Cedar Rapids
    Multi-Racial Black population in Cedar Rapids is 17,018
    11.49% of Cedar Rapids population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 3
    Davenport
    Multi-Racial Black population in Davenport is 15,478
    14.05% of Davenport population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 4
    Sioux City
    Multi-Racial Black population in Sioux City is 6,795
    6.88% of Sioux City population is Multi-Racial Black
  • 5
    Waterloo
    Multi-Racial Black population in Waterloo is 13,408
    18.73% of Waterloo population is Multi-Racial Black

List of 946 cities in Iowa by Multi-Racial Black Population

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

List of cities with no Multi-Racial Black Population in Iowa

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

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

How We Ranked the Data

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