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Highest poverty rate, Iowa cities · 2000

Iowa cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Iowa City, IAIA76,22921.7%−1.6 pts

02Ames, IAIA68,22020.4%−3.8 pts

03Centerville, IAIA5,32718.2%−6.6 pts

04Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24016.7%−0.1 pts

05Clarinda, IAIA5,27316.3%+1.6 pts

06Ottumwa, IAIA25,31915.2%−1.1 pts

07Fairfield, IAIA9,22014.5%−2.5 pts

08Davenport, IAIA100,35814.1%−1.5 pts

09Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49313.7%−2.7 pts

10Waterloo, IAIA66,91913.7%−3.2 pts

11Oelwein, IAIA5,75713.7%−3.6 pts

12Grinnell, IAIA9,43013.3%+2.6 pts

13Burlington, IAIA23,33612.6%−1.1 pts

14Marshalltown, IAIA27,53612.5%+3.0 pts

15Clinton, IAIA24,04912.5%−0.2 pts

16Maquoketa, IAIA6,02712.3%−4.9 pts

17Perry, IAIA8,20812.2%+0.7 pts

18Fort Madison, IAIA9,93512.2%−0.7 pts

19Denison, IAIA8,21412.1%−5.2 pts

20Atlantic, IAIA6,67612.1%+2.9 pts

21Keokuk, IAIA9,51011.9%−4.5 pts

22Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83711.6%−1.2 pts

23Storm Lake, IAIA11,59011.6%+1.6 pts

24Creston, IAIA7,33511.5%−3.8 pts

25Des Moines, IAIA212,08611.4%−1.5 pts

26Charles City, IAIA7,01311.2%−2.8 pts

27Sioux City, IAIA86,35611.2%−2.6 pts

28Knoxville, IAIA7,46911.1%−3.3 pts

29Muscatine, IAIA23,16410.9%−1.1 pts

30Algona, IAIA5,30910.8%−0.9 pts

31Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68010.3%−1.9 pts

32Red Oak, IAIA5,38810.3%+1.4 pts

33Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50010.2%+0.8 pts

34Coralville, IAIA23,96010.1%−1.1 pts

35Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310.0%+0.6 pts

36Mason City, IAIA26,85310.0%+0.4 pts

37Manchester, IAIA5,3579.8%−3.4 pts

38Vinton, IAIA5,0049.8%−8.6 pts

39Spencer, IAIA11,2189.5%−0.4 pts

40Dubuque, IAIA59,1489.5%−1.4 pts

41Glenwood, IAIA5,2879.5%−0.1 pts

42Washington, IAIA7,2619.3%−1.3 pts

43Boone, IAIA12,4718.4%−2.3 pts

44Winterset, IAIA5,5208.4%−4.3 pts

45Estherville, IAIA5,8078.1%−6.5 pts

46Anamosa, IAIA5,9018.1%−1.4 pts

47Decorah, IAIA7,4178.0%−3.9 pts

48Pella, IAIA10,9927.7%+0.0 pts

49Osceola, IAIA5,6797.6%−5.5 pts

50Clear Lake, IAIA7,6017.6%+0.4 pts

51Sheldon, IAIA5,5757.6%−2.0 pts

52Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.5%−2.4 pts

53Webster City, IAIA7,8157.3%−2.2 pts

54Indianola, IAIA16,8297.2%−0.1 pts

55Sioux Center, IAIA8,8647.1%−1.9 pts

56Independence, IAIA6,3127.0%−8.1 pts

57Cherokee, IAIA5,1227.0%−2.9 pts

58Newton, IAIA15,7416.8%−0.7 pts

59Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5256.6%−4.7 pts

60Waverly, IAIA10,5616.3%−3.1 pts

61Le Mars, IAIA10,7606.2%−2.7 pts

62DeWitt, IAIA5,7046.2%−0.8 pts

63Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.7%+2.6 pts

64Nevada, IAIA6,9745.6%−0.9 pts

65North Liberty, IAIA21,9765.5%−3.5 pts

66Altoona, IAIA22,7965.5%−0.1 pts

67Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3245.5%−7.4 pts

68Marion, IAIA42,7325.2%−1.2 pts

69Carroll, IAIA10,0855.2%−4.5 pts

70Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0595.2%+2.2 pts

71Orange City, IAIA6,4684.8%−0.9 pts

72Bettendorf, IAIA40,7104.8%+0.0 pts

73West Des Moines, IAIA74,2244.5%+1.2 pts

74Hiawatha, IAIA7,4324.5%−2.9 pts

75Eldridge, IAIA6,9544.5%−0.3 pts

76Tiffin, IAIA7,1564.3%−7.4 pts

77Johnston, IAIA25,0654.1%−1.3 pts

78Adel, IAIA7,0984.0%−3.8 pts

79Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.0%−1.6 pts

80Asbury, IAIA6,0354.0%−1.4 pts

81Urbandale, IAIA48,5703.7%+1.0 pts

82Clive, IAIA19,8613.5%+1.1 pts

83Grimes, IAIA17,4053.3%+1.2 pts

84Waukee, IAIA34,8903.0%−0.3 pts

85Polk City, IAIA6,6302.4%−2.8 pts

86Norwalk, IAIA15,0042.4%−0.9 pts

87Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391.3%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS