RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Largest Black population, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 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 29.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

01Des Moines, IAIA212,08613,521–

02Waterloo, IAIA66,9198,053–

03Davenport, IAIA100,3587,356–

04Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353,077–

05Sioux City, IAIA86,3561,915–

06Iowa City, IAIA76,2291,475–

07Burlington, IAIA23,3361,212–

08Ames, IAIA68,2201,172–

09Clinton, IAIA24,049684–

10Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837661–

11Fort Madison, IAIA9,935569–

12Keokuk, IAIA9,510527–

13Council Bluffs, IAIA62,680395–

14Coralville, IAIA23,960391–

15West Des Moines, IAIA74,224384–

16Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240365–

17Mason City, IAIA26,853317–

18Bettendorf, IAIA40,710306–

19Anamosa, IAIA5,901296–

20Dubuque, IAIA59,148288–

21Ottumwa, IAIA25,319260–

22Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500235–

23Urbandale, IAIA48,570161–

24Marshalltown, IAIA27,536154–

25Fairfield, IAIA9,220104–

26Muscatine, IAIA23,164104–

27Newton, IAIA15,74199–

28Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01372–

29Altoona, IAIA22,79662–

30Waverly, IAIA10,56159–

31Denison, IAIA8,21457–

32Clarinda, IAIA5,27353–

33Hiawatha, IAIA7,43252–

34Ankeny, IAIA77,83351–

35Centerville, IAIA5,32750–

36Cherokee, IAIA5,12250–

37Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49347–

38Grinnell, IAIA9,43046–

39Washington, IAIA7,26145–

40Clive, IAIA19,86142–

41Nevada, IAIA6,97442–

42Clear Lake, IAIA7,60138–

43Marion, IAIA42,73238–

44Creston, IAIA7,33529–

45Indianola, IAIA16,82926–

46Storm Lake, IAIA11,59026–

47Knoxville, IAIA7,46919–

48Decorah, IAIA7,41717–

49Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05916–

50Oelwein, IAIA5,75714–

51Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23914–

52Polk City, IAIA6,63014–

53Pella, IAIA10,99211–

54Boone, IAIA12,47110–

55Eldridge, IAIA6,9549–

56Le Mars, IAIA10,7609–

57Sioux Center, IAIA8,8649–

58Carroll, IAIA10,0858–

59Maquoketa, IAIA6,0275–

60Orange City, IAIA6,4685–

61Tiffin, IAIA7,1563–

62Glenwood, IAIA5,2870–

63Adel, IAIA7,0980–

64Algona, IAIA5,3090–

65Asbury, IAIA6,0350–

66Atlantic, IAIA6,6760–

67Bondurant, IAIA9,6470–

68Charles City, IAIA7,0130–

69DeWitt, IAIA5,7040–

70Estherville, IAIA5,8070–

71Grimes, IAIA17,4050–

72Independence, IAIA6,3120–

73Johnston, IAIA25,0650–

74Manchester, IAIA5,3570–

75North Liberty, IAIA21,9760–

76Norwalk, IAIA15,0040–

77Osceola, IAIA5,6790–

78Perry, IAIA8,2080–

79Red Oak, IAIA5,3880–

80Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3240–

81Sheldon, IAIA5,5750–

82Spencer, IAIA11,2180–

83Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5250–

84Vinton, IAIA5,0040–

85Waukee, IAIA34,8900–

86Webster City, IAIA7,8150–

87Winterset, IAIA5,5200–

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