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Highest poverty rate, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 11.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Orange City, IA, up 30 places to #43.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Iowa City, IAIA76,22926.3%+4.6 pts
02Ames, IAIA68,22025.5%+5.1 pts
03▲22Red Oak, IAIA5,38821.9%+11.6 pts
04▼1Centerville, IAIA5,32721.3%+3.2 pts
05▲14Fairfield, IAIA9,22020.7%+6.2 pts
06▲20Muscatine, IAIA23,16419.1%+8.3 pts
07▲20Anamosa, IAIA5,90118.5%+10.5 pts
08▲12Oelwein, IAIA5,75718.5%+4.9 pts
09▲3Clinton, IAIA24,04918.5%+6.0 pts
10▼2Cherokee, IAIA5,12218.5%+11.5 pts
11Keokuk, IAIA9,51018.3%+6.4 pts
12▼8Denison, IAIA8,21417.5%+5.4 pts
13▲8Atlantic, IAIA6,67617.4%+5.3 pts
14▼1Ottumwa, IAIA25,31917.2%+1.9 pts
15▼6Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49316.6%+2.9 pts
16▼2Waterloo, IAIA66,91916.6%+2.9 pts
17▼1Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83715.9%+4.3 pts
18▲16Creston, IAIA7,33515.8%+4.3 pts
19▲14Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50015.7%+5.5 pts
20▼5Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24015.7%−0.9 pts
21▲25Sheldon, IAIA5,57515.3%+7.7 pts
22▲9Sioux City, IAIA86,35615.3%+4.1 pts
23▼5Davenport, IAIA100,35815.2%+1.2 pts
24▲16Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68015.1%+4.8 pts
25▼3Fort Madison, IAIA9,93515.0%+2.8 pts
26▼9Des Moines, IAIA212,08615.0%+3.6 pts
27▼3Marshalltown, IAIA27,53614.3%+1.7 pts
28▼22Maquoketa, IAIA6,02714.2%+2.0 pts
29▲9Spencer, IAIA11,21814.0%+4.5 pts
30▲20Hiawatha, IAIA7,43213.7%+9.2 pts
31▼24Charles City, IAIA7,01313.3%+2.1 pts
32▼22Burlington, IAIA23,33613.2%+0.6 pts
33▲10Coralville, IAIA23,96013.0%+3.0 pts
34▼4Washington, IAIA7,26112.8%+3.5 pts
35Dubuque, IAIA59,14812.7%+3.2 pts
36▲8Estherville, IAIA5,80712.6%+4.5 pts
37▼14Vinton, IAIA5,00412.6%+2.8 pts
38▲3Knoxville, IAIA7,46912.5%+1.3 pts
39▲8Clarinda, IAIA5,27312.1%−4.2 pts
40▲11Mason City, IAIA26,85312.0%+2.0 pts
41▲1Glenwood, IAIA5,28711.8%+2.3 pts
42▼6Manchester, IAIA5,35711.4%+1.6 pts
43▲30Orange City, IAIA6,46811.2%+6.4 pts
44▲4Grinnell, IAIA9,43011.1%−2.2 pts
45▼17Newton, IAIA15,74111.1%+4.2 pts
46▲6Waverly, IAIA10,56110.9%+4.6 pts
47▼2Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93510.8%+3.3 pts
48▲5Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310.7%+0.7 pts
49▲11Winterset, IAIA5,52010.3%+1.9 pts
50▲28Johnston, IAIA25,06510.2%+6.0 pts
51▼2Nevada, IAIA6,9749.9%+4.4 pts
52▲24Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3249.5%+4.0 pts
53▲10Le Mars, IAIA10,7609.2%+2.9 pts
54▲14Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2398.9%+7.6 pts
55▼26Perry, IAIA8,2088.9%−3.4 pts
56▲8Carroll, IAIA10,0858.9%+3.6 pts
57▼1Webster City, IAIA7,8158.6%+1.3 pts
58▲12West Des Moines, IAIA74,2248.4%+3.9 pts
59▲8Altoona, IAIA22,7968.3%+2.8 pts
60▲14Clear Lake, IAIA7,6018.3%+0.7 pts
61▲4Boone, IAIA12,4718.3%−0.1 pts
62▲4Marion, IAIA42,7328.1%+2.9 pts
63▼8Decorah, IAIA7,4178.1%+0.2 pts
64▼7Tiffin, IAIA7,1567.6%+3.3 pts
65▼4Independence, IAIA6,3127.6%+0.6 pts
66▲20Waukee, IAIA34,8907.4%+4.4 pts
67▲14Clive, IAIA19,8617.3%+3.8 pts
68▼9Adel, IAIA7,0987.2%+3.1 pts
69▼30Storm Lake, IAIA11,5907.0%−4.6 pts
70▼33Algona, IAIA5,3096.9%−4.0 pts
71▲4Urbandale, IAIA48,5706.8%+3.1 pts
72▲13Polk City, IAIA6,6306.7%+4.3 pts
73▼1Bettendorf, IAIA40,7106.7%+2.0 pts
74▼20Indianola, IAIA16,8296.4%−0.8 pts
75▼70Osceola, IAIA5,6796.4%−1.3 pts
76▼14Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5256.3%−0.3 pts
77▼8Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0596.2%+1.1 pts
78▼20Bondurant, IAIA9,6476.2%+0.5 pts
79▲3North Liberty, IAIA21,9766.1%+0.6 pts
80▲7Pella, IAIA10,9926.0%−1.7 pts
81▼10Grimes, IAIA17,4054.4%+1.1 pts
82▼2Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.2%+0.1 pts
83▼4Norwalk, IAIA15,0044.2%+1.8 pts
84▼1Asbury, IAIA6,0353.2%−0.8 pts
85▼53DeWitt, IAIA5,7042.8%−3.3 pts
86▼9Sioux Center, IAIA8,8642.2%−4.9 pts
87▼3Eldridge, IAIA6,9541.3%−3.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES