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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. The median across all 99 is 10.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Palo Alto County, IA, up 58 places to #36.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Story County, IAIA101,29118.2%+4.2 pts
02Appanoose County, IAIA12,07717.5%+3.0 pts
03▲2Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.1%+2.1 pts
04▲13Wright County, IAIA12,80116.8%+9.7 pts
05▲26Osceola County, IAIA5,98016.0%+8.9 pts
06Wapello County, IAIA35,21015.8%+2.6 pts
07▲17Montgomery County, IAIA10,00215.3%+6.2 pts
08▲10Jefferson County, IAIA15,29115.2%+4.3 pts
09▲11Van Buren County, IAIA7,13115.1%+2.4 pts
10Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53214.9%+1.8 pts
11▲1Lucas County, IAIA8,84714.9%+1.3 pts
12▲11Tama County, IAIA16,79614.8%+4.3 pts
13▼10Crawford County, IAIA16,23714.8%+3.7 pts
14▼5Decatur County, IAIA7,65514.6%−0.9 pts
15▲28Cass County, IAIA12,96014.3%+3.2 pts
16▲11Woodbury County, IAIA106,64914.0%+3.6 pts
17▲9Page County, IAIA14,85613.8%+1.3 pts
18▲43Muscatine County, IAIA41,85313.7%+4.8 pts
19▼11Franklin County, IAIA9,86813.6%+5.6 pts
20▲27O'Brien County, IAIA14,22013.3%+6.1 pts
21▼7Clinton County, IAIA46,00213.2%+3.0 pts
22▲6Lee County, IAIA32,30613.1%+3.4 pts
23▼8Humboldt County, IAIA9,40912.9%+4.6 pts
24▼11Webster County, IAIA36,83812.9%+2.9 pts
25▼14Des Moines County, IAIA38,07712.8%+2.2 pts
26▼4Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.6%+2.8 pts
27▲8Union County, IAIA11,82912.4%+1.0 pts
28▲20Hancock County, IAIA10,52812.2%+6.1 pts
29Keokuk County, IAIA9,79712.1%+2.0 pts
30▲26Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99612.1%+3.7 pts
31▲5Cherokee County, IAIA11,36912.1%+4.8 pts
32▲31Jones County, IAIA21,25312.0%+3.4 pts
33▼1Fayette County, IAIA19,04712.0%+1.2 pts
34▲17Henry County, IAIA19,34912.0%+3.2 pts
35▲7Audubon County, IAIA5,50911.8%+4.0 pts
36▲58Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.6%+1.1 pts
37▼12Floyd County, IAIA14,90111.6%+2.3 pts
38▼4Scott County, IAIA175,25911.5%+1.0 pts
39▲15Clay County, IAIA16,20211.4%+3.2 pts
40▼2Ida County, IAIA6,77711.3%+2.5 pts
41▲49Winnebago County, IAIA10,25111.2%+2.8 pts
42▼5Marshall County, IAIA39,89011.2%+0.9 pts
43▲44Taylor County, IAIA5,83511.0%−1.1 pts
44▼14Clayton County, IAIA16,84510.9%+2.3 pts
45▲4Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36810.7%+0.9 pts
46▼25Monona County, IAIA8,53910.6%+1.2 pts
47▲15Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37210.6%+2.0 pts
48▼4Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81910.3%+1.2 pts
49▲6Polk County, IAIA516,54610.3%+2.4 pts
50▼43Wayne County, IAIA6,73810.1%−3.8 pts
51▼11Allamakee County, IAIA14,23810.1%+0.5 pts
52▲6Emmet County, IAIA9,1079.9%+1.7 pts
53▲12Guthrie County, IAIA10,7829.9%+1.8 pts
54▲12Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.8%+0.4 pts
55▲13Greene County, IAIA8,6589.8%+1.7 pts
56▼52Clarke County, IAIA9,5749.7%+1.2 pts
57▲3Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.7%+1.7 pts
58▲1Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819.7%+1.9 pts
59▼26Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.7%−0.6 pts
60▼14Adair County, IAIA7,4039.5%+1.9 pts
61▲31Mitchell County, IAIA10,6509.5%−1.2 pts
62▲2Linn County, IAIA232,0289.4%+2.9 pts
63▼24Calhoun County, IAIA9,5629.3%−0.8 pts
64▼19Butler County, IAIA14,0499.2%+1.2 pts
65▼46Monroe County, IAIA7,4069.2%+0.1 pts
66▼14Sac County, IAIA9,5259.2%−0.8 pts
67▼51Adams County, IAIA3,6179.1%−0.2 pts
68▲1Howard County, IAIA9,4158.9%−0.4 pts
69▲6Iowa County, IAIA16,5048.9%+3.9 pts
70▲8Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6638.8%+0.6 pts
71▼14Ringgold County, IAIA4,6428.8%−5.5 pts
72▲11Buchanan County, IAIA20,8838.6%−0.8 pts
73▼1Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.4%+0.4 pts
74▼7Jasper County, IAIA38,1538.3%+1.8 pts
75▼34Kossuth County, IAIA14,3228.2%−1.9 pts
76▲13Mills County, IAIA14,7938.2%0.0 pts
77▼1Washington County, IAIA22,6678.2%+0.6 pts
78▲6Marion County, IAIA34,1928.2%+0.5 pts
79▲17Worth County, IAIA7,3388.2%−0.2 pts
80▲1Carroll County, IAIA20,3037.9%+1.5 pts
81▼31Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4497.8%−2.7 pts
82▼8Delaware County, IAIA17,6747.8%−0.2 pts
83▼6Fremont County, IAIA6,5227.7%−1.8 pts
84▼14Shelby County, IAIA11,6897.6%+1.6 pts
85▼6Dickinson County, IAIA18,0777.6%+1.6 pts
86▼6Hamilton County, IAIA14,9447.4%+1.1 pts
87▼16Benton County, IAIA26,0047.4%+1.3 pts
88▼6Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.3%+1.8 pts
89▼1Bremer County, IAIA25,2967.3%+2.2 pts
90▼37Davis County, IAIA9,2307.2%−4.7 pts
91▼18Harrison County, IAIA14,6237.1%−0.1 pts
92▲1Madison County, IAIA17,2707.0%+0.3 pts
93▼8Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.9%+0.9 pts
94▲1Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.7%+0.2 pts
95▲3Grundy County, IAIA12,3616.5%+1.9 pts
96▲1Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.3%+0.6 pts
97▼11Boone County, IAIA26,7996.2%−1.4 pts
98▲1Lyon County, IAIA12,3545.3%−1.7 pts
99▼8Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%+0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES