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Largest Black population, Iowa cities

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 223.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08623,574+74%

02Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93511,682+280%

03Davenport, IAIA100,35811,086+51%

04Waterloo, IAIA66,91911,004+37%

05Iowa City, IAIA76,2297,093+381%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,3565,117+167%

07West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243,581+833%

08Coralville, IAIA23,9603,114+696%

09Johnston, IAIA25,0652,590–

10Ames, IAIA68,2202,579+120%

11Dubuque, IAIA59,1482,426+742%

12Urbandale, IAIA48,5702,214+1275%

13Ankeny, IAIA77,8331,807+3443%

14Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,671+323%

15Burlington, IAIA23,3361,573+30%

16Waukee, IAIA34,8901,478–

17Clinton, IAIA24,0491,290+89%

18Fort Dodge, IAIA24,8371,149+74%

19Altoona, IAIA22,7961,106+1684%

20Marion, IAIA42,7321,078+2737%

21Ottumwa, IAIA25,3191,023+293%

22Grimes, IAIA17,4051,011–

23Bettendorf, IAIA40,7101,010+230%

24North Liberty, IAIA21,976852–

25Muscatine, IAIA23,164839+707%

26Mason City, IAIA26,853772+144%

27Le Mars, IAIA10,760590+6456%

28Marshalltown, IAIA27,536586+281%

29Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240555+52%

30Clive, IAIA19,861548+1205%

31Hiawatha, IAIA7,432487+837%

32Bondurant, IAIA9,647471–

33Storm Lake, IAIA11,590431+1558%

34Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,239429+2964%

35Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500424+80%

36Fairfield, IAIA9,220368+254%

37Fort Madison, IAIA9,935354−38%

38Anamosa, IAIA5,901338+14%

39Keokuk, IAIA9,510308−42%

40Windsor Heights, IAIA5,059286+1688%

41Waverly, IAIA10,561256+334%

42Tiffin, IAIA7,156234+7700%

43Newton, IAIA15,741228+130%

44Clarinda, IAIA5,273223+321%

45Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493195+315%

46Red Oak, IAIA5,388167–

47Indianola, IAIA16,829160+515%

48Boone, IAIA12,471160+1500%

49Asbury, IAIA6,035158–

50Grinnell, IAIA9,430148+222%

51Sheldon, IAIA5,575143–

52Maquoketa, IAIA6,027142+2740%

53Charles City, IAIA7,013141–

54Denison, IAIA8,214123+116%

55Atlantic, IAIA6,676118–

56Estherville, IAIA5,807117–

57Webster City, IAIA7,81591–

58Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01391+26%

59Independence, IAIA6,31282–

60Decorah, IAIA7,41781+376%

61Carroll, IAIA10,08580+900%

62Orange City, IAIA6,46877+1440%

63Winterset, IAIA5,52074–

64Creston, IAIA7,33568+134%

65Eldridge, IAIA6,95464+611%

66Perry, IAIA8,20856–

67Adel, IAIA7,09855–

68Centerville, IAIA5,32754+8%

69Sioux Center, IAIA8,86453+489%

70Washington, IAIA7,26151+13%

71Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32448–

72DeWitt, IAIA5,70447–

73Vinton, IAIA5,00446–

74Pella, IAIA10,99241+273%

75Spencer, IAIA11,21840–

76Nevada, IAIA6,97435−17%

77Knoxville, IAIA7,46920+5%

78Cherokee, IAIA5,12218−64%

79Clear Lake, IAIA7,60118−53%

80Algona, IAIA5,30912–

81Manchester, IAIA5,35711–

82Polk City, IAIA6,63010−29%

83Norwalk, IAIA15,0049–

84Glenwood, IAIA5,2878–

85Oelwein, IAIA5,7577−50%

86Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5256–

87Osceola, IAIA5,6794–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES