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Highest poverty rate, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, IAIA76,22927.3%+5.6 pts
02Ames, IAIA68,22026.6%+6.2 pts
03Centerville, IAIA5,32726.5%+8.3 pts
04Denison, IAIA8,21423.1%+11.1 pts
05Osceola, IAIA5,67922.7%+15.1 pts
06Maquoketa, IAIA6,02721.6%+9.3 pts
07Charles City, IAIA7,01320.5%+9.3 pts
08Cherokee, IAIA5,12219.8%+12.8 pts
09Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49319.5%+5.8 pts
10Burlington, IAIA23,33619.1%+6.6 pts
11Keokuk, IAIA9,51018.8%+6.9 pts
12Clinton, IAIA24,04918.4%+5.9 pts
13Ottumwa, IAIA25,31918.1%+2.9 pts
14Waterloo, IAIA66,91917.5%+3.8 pts
15Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24017.2%+0.5 pts
16Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83717.0%+5.4 pts
17Des Moines, IAIA212,08616.0%+4.7 pts
18Davenport, IAIA100,35815.9%+1.8 pts
19Fairfield, IAIA9,22015.7%+1.2 pts
20Oelwein, IAIA5,75715.0%+1.4 pts
21Atlantic, IAIA6,67614.9%+2.8 pts
22Fort Madison, IAIA9,93514.8%+2.6 pts
23Vinton, IAIA5,00414.7%+4.9 pts
24Marshalltown, IAIA27,53614.5%+1.9 pts
25Red Oak, IAIA5,38814.3%+4.0 pts
26Muscatine, IAIA23,16414.3%+3.4 pts
27Anamosa, IAIA5,90114.1%+6.0 pts
28Newton, IAIA15,74114.0%+7.2 pts
29Perry, IAIA8,20814.0%+1.8 pts
30Washington, IAIA7,26113.9%+4.6 pts
31Sioux City, IAIA86,35613.9%+2.7 pts
32DeWitt, IAIA5,70413.9%+7.7 pts
33Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50013.8%+3.6 pts
34Creston, IAIA7,33513.3%+1.7 pts
35Dubuque, IAIA59,14813.2%+3.7 pts
36Manchester, IAIA5,35712.8%+3.1 pts
37Algona, IAIA5,30912.5%+1.7 pts
38Spencer, IAIA11,21812.3%+2.8 pts
39Storm Lake, IAIA11,59012.3%+0.7 pts
40Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68012.2%+1.9 pts
41Knoxville, IAIA7,46911.8%+0.7 pts
42Glenwood, IAIA5,28711.6%+2.1 pts
43Coralville, IAIA23,96011.5%+1.5 pts
44Estherville, IAIA5,80711.5%+3.4 pts
45Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93511.2%+3.7 pts
46Sheldon, IAIA5,57511.2%+3.6 pts
47Clarinda, IAIA5,27311.0%−5.3 pts
48Grinnell, IAIA9,43011.0%−2.3 pts
49Nevada, IAIA6,97411.0%+5.4 pts
50Hiawatha, IAIA7,43210.8%+6.3 pts
51Mason City, IAIA26,85310.8%+0.8 pts
52Waverly, IAIA10,56110.5%+4.2 pts
53Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310.1%+0.1 pts
54Indianola, IAIA16,82910.0%+2.8 pts
55Decorah, IAIA7,41710.0%+2.0 pts
56Webster City, IAIA7,8159.8%+2.5 pts
57Tiffin, IAIA7,1569.0%+4.7 pts
58Bondurant, IAIA9,6478.6%+2.9 pts
59Adel, IAIA7,0988.5%+4.5 pts
60Winterset, IAIA5,5208.4%+0.1 pts
61Independence, IAIA6,3128.2%+1.1 pts
62Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5258.2%+1.5 pts
63Le Mars, IAIA10,7607.7%+1.5 pts
64Carroll, IAIA10,0857.7%+2.5 pts
65Boone, IAIA12,4717.5%−0.9 pts
66Marion, IAIA42,7327.3%+2.0 pts
67Altoona, IAIA22,7967.1%+1.6 pts
68Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2396.9%+5.6 pts
69Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0596.8%+1.7 pts
70West Des Moines, IAIA74,2246.8%+2.2 pts
71Grimes, IAIA17,4056.6%+3.3 pts
72Bettendorf, IAIA40,7106.5%+1.7 pts
73Orange City, IAIA6,4685.8%+1.0 pts
74Clear Lake, IAIA7,6015.5%−2.1 pts
75Urbandale, IAIA48,5705.4%+1.7 pts
76Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3245.3%−0.2 pts
77Sioux Center, IAIA8,8645.1%−2.0 pts
78Johnston, IAIA25,0655.1%+0.9 pts
79Norwalk, IAIA15,0044.7%+2.3 pts
80Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.6%+0.5 pts
81Clive, IAIA19,8614.5%+1.0 pts
82North Liberty, IAIA21,9764.4%−1.2 pts
83Asbury, IAIA6,0354.2%+0.3 pts
84Eldridge, IAIA6,9543.9%−0.6 pts
85Polk City, IAIA6,6303.7%+1.3 pts
86Waukee, IAIA34,8903.3%+0.3 pts
87Pella, IAIA10,9922.7%−5.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS