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Highest Jamaican population share, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Jamaican ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Jamaican residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 31 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 31 is 0.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN SHAREVS 2010

01Shelby County, IAIA11,6890.6%–

02Decatur County, IAIA7,6550.3%+0.1 pts

03Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8990.2%–

04Mahaska County, IAIA21,8800.2%–

05Emmet County, IAIA9,1070.2%+0.2 pts

06Henry County, IAIA19,3490.2%–

07Boone County, IAIA26,7990.1%0.0 pts

08Webster County, IAIA36,8380.1%+0.1 pts

09Linn County, IAIA232,0280.1%+0.1 pts

10Union County, IAIA11,8290.1%–

11Johnson County, IAIA160,0440.1%0.0 pts

12Sac County, IAIA9,5250.1%–

13Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.1%0.0 pts

14Jasper County, IAIA38,1530.1%+0.1 pts

15Dubuque County, IAIA99,3810.1%0.0 pts

16Polk County, IAIA516,5460.1%0.0 pts

17Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5320.0%0.0 pts

18Montgomery County, IAIA10,0020.0%–

19Jackson County, IAIA19,2880.0%–

20Story County, IAIA101,2910.0%–

21Crawford County, IAIA16,2370.0%–

22Page County, IAIA14,8560.0%–

23Scott County, IAIA175,2590.0%0.0 pts

24Wapello County, IAIA35,2100.0%–

25Fayette County, IAIA19,0470.0%–

26O'Brien County, IAIA14,2200.0%–

27Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.0%–

28Mills County, IAIA14,7930.0%–

29Dickinson County, IAIA18,0770.0%–

30Clayton County, IAIA16,8450.0%–

31Dallas County, IAIA118,4570.0%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS