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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.

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