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Highest poverty rate, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Story County, IAIA101,29118.2%+4.2 pts
02Appanoose County, IAIA12,07717.5%+3.0 pts
03Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.1%+2.1 pts
04Wright County, IAIA12,80116.8%+9.7 pts
05Osceola County, IAIA5,98016.0%+8.9 pts
06Wapello County, IAIA35,21015.8%+2.6 pts
07Montgomery County, IAIA10,00215.3%+6.2 pts
08Jefferson County, IAIA15,29115.2%+4.3 pts
09Van Buren County, IAIA7,13115.1%+2.4 pts
10Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53214.9%+1.8 pts
11Lucas County, IAIA8,84714.9%+1.3 pts
12Tama County, IAIA16,79614.8%+4.3 pts
13Crawford County, IAIA16,23714.8%+3.7 pts
14Decatur County, IAIA7,65514.6%−0.9 pts
15Cass County, IAIA12,96014.3%+3.2 pts
16Woodbury County, IAIA106,64914.0%+3.6 pts
17Page County, IAIA14,85613.8%+1.3 pts
18Muscatine County, IAIA41,85313.7%+4.8 pts
19Franklin County, IAIA9,86813.6%+5.6 pts
20O'Brien County, IAIA14,22013.3%+6.1 pts
21Clinton County, IAIA46,00213.2%+3.0 pts
22Lee County, IAIA32,30613.1%+3.4 pts
23Humboldt County, IAIA9,40912.9%+4.6 pts
24Webster County, IAIA36,83812.9%+2.9 pts
25Des Moines County, IAIA38,07712.8%+2.2 pts
26Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.6%+2.8 pts
27Union County, IAIA11,82912.4%+1.0 pts
28Hancock County, IAIA10,52812.2%+6.1 pts
29Keokuk County, IAIA9,79712.1%+2.0 pts
30Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99612.1%+3.7 pts
31Cherokee County, IAIA11,36912.1%+4.8 pts
32Jones County, IAIA21,25312.0%+3.4 pts
33Fayette County, IAIA19,04712.0%+1.2 pts
34Henry County, IAIA19,34912.0%+3.2 pts
35Audubon County, IAIA5,50911.8%+4.0 pts
36Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.6%+1.1 pts
37Floyd County, IAIA14,90111.6%+2.3 pts
38Scott County, IAIA175,25911.5%+1.0 pts
39Clay County, IAIA16,20211.4%+3.2 pts
40Ida County, IAIA6,77711.3%+2.5 pts
41Winnebago County, IAIA10,25111.2%+2.8 pts
42Marshall County, IAIA39,89011.2%+0.9 pts
43Taylor County, IAIA5,83511.0%−1.1 pts
44Clayton County, IAIA16,84510.9%+2.3 pts
45Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36810.7%+0.9 pts
46Monona County, IAIA8,53910.6%+1.2 pts
47Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37210.6%+2.0 pts
48Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81910.3%+1.2 pts
49Polk County, IAIA516,54610.3%+2.4 pts
50Wayne County, IAIA6,73810.1%−3.8 pts
51Allamakee County, IAIA14,23810.1%+0.5 pts
52Emmet County, IAIA9,1079.9%+1.7 pts
53Guthrie County, IAIA10,7829.9%+1.8 pts
54Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.8%+0.4 pts
55Greene County, IAIA8,6589.8%+1.7 pts
56Clarke County, IAIA9,5749.7%+1.2 pts
57Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.7%+1.7 pts
58Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819.7%+1.9 pts
59Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.7%−0.6 pts
60Adair County, IAIA7,4039.5%+1.9 pts
61Mitchell County, IAIA10,6509.5%−1.2 pts
62Linn County, IAIA232,0289.4%+2.9 pts
63Calhoun County, IAIA9,5629.3%−0.8 pts
64Butler County, IAIA14,0499.2%+1.2 pts
65Monroe County, IAIA7,4069.2%+0.1 pts
66Sac County, IAIA9,5259.2%−0.8 pts
67Adams County, IAIA3,6179.1%−0.2 pts
68Howard County, IAIA9,4158.9%−0.4 pts
69Iowa County, IAIA16,5048.9%+3.9 pts
70Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6638.8%+0.6 pts
71Ringgold County, IAIA4,6428.8%−5.5 pts
72Buchanan County, IAIA20,8838.6%−0.8 pts
73Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.4%+0.4 pts
74Jasper County, IAIA38,1538.3%+1.8 pts
75Kossuth County, IAIA14,3228.2%−1.9 pts
76Mills County, IAIA14,7938.2%−0.0 pts
77Washington County, IAIA22,6678.2%+0.6 pts
78Marion County, IAIA34,1928.2%+0.5 pts
79Worth County, IAIA7,3388.2%−0.2 pts
80Carroll County, IAIA20,3037.9%+1.5 pts
81Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4497.8%−2.7 pts
82Delaware County, IAIA17,6747.8%−0.2 pts
83Fremont County, IAIA6,5227.7%−1.8 pts
84Shelby County, IAIA11,6897.6%+1.6 pts
85Dickinson County, IAIA18,0777.6%+1.6 pts
86Hamilton County, IAIA14,9447.4%+1.1 pts
87Benton County, IAIA26,0047.4%+1.3 pts
88Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.3%+1.8 pts
89Bremer County, IAIA25,2967.3%+2.2 pts
90Davis County, IAIA9,2307.2%−4.7 pts
91Harrison County, IAIA14,6237.1%−0.1 pts
92Madison County, IAIA17,2707.0%+0.3 pts
93Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.9%+0.9 pts
94Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.7%+0.2 pts
95Grundy County, IAIA12,3616.5%+1.9 pts
96Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.3%+0.6 pts
97Boone County, IAIA26,7996.2%−1.4 pts
98Lyon County, IAIA12,3545.3%−1.7 pts
99Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%+0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES