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Highest poverty rate, Iowa counties · 2000

Iowa counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Decatur County, IAIA7,65515.5%−5.5 pts
02Johnson County, IAIA160,04415.0%−2.1 pts
03Appanoose County, IAIA12,07714.5%−5.8 pts
04Ringgold County, IAIA4,64214.3%−2.9 pts
05Story County, IAIA101,29114.1%−2.5 pts
06Wayne County, IAIA6,73814.0%−5.1 pts
07Lucas County, IAIA8,84713.7%+0.6 pts
08Wapello County, IAIA35,21013.2%−2.0 pts
09Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53213.1%−2.2 pts
10Van Buren County, IAIA7,13112.7%−4.1 pts
11Page County, IAIA14,85612.5%−1.3 pts
12Taylor County, IAIA5,83512.1%−6.2 pts
13Davis County, IAIA9,23011.9%−5.9 pts
14Union County, IAIA11,82911.4%−4.1 pts
15Crawford County, IAIA16,23711.1%−4.8 pts
16Cass County, IAIA12,96011.1%−0.5 pts
17Jefferson County, IAIA15,29110.9%−2.9 pts
18Fayette County, IAIA19,04710.8%−3.5 pts
19Mitchell County, IAIA10,65010.7%+0.4 pts
20Des Moines County, IAIA38,07710.7%−0.7 pts
21Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89910.6%−4.7 pts
22Tama County, IAIA16,79610.5%−0.0 pts
23Scott County, IAIA175,25910.5%−1.6 pts
24Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44910.5%+1.8 pts
25Woodbury County, IAIA106,64910.3%−3.1 pts
26Jackson County, IAIA19,28810.3%−4.0 pts
27Marshall County, IAIA39,89010.2%+1.6 pts
28Clinton County, IAIA46,00210.2%−0.6 pts
29Kossuth County, IAIA14,32210.2%−0.8 pts
30Keokuk County, IAIA9,79710.1%−3.0 pts
31Calhoun County, IAIA9,56210.1%−1.8 pts
32Webster County, IAIA36,83810.0%−1.8 pts
33Sac County, IAIA9,5259.9%−1.9 pts
34Mahaska County, IAIA21,8809.8%−3.2 pts
35Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3689.8%−0.6 pts
36Lee County, IAIA32,3069.7%−3.2 pts
37Allamakee County, IAIA14,2389.6%−3.7 pts
38Fremont County, IAIA6,5229.5%−2.7 pts
39Monona County, IAIA8,5399.4%−5.4 pts
40Buchanan County, IAIA20,8839.4%−7.3 pts
41Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.3%−2.3 pts
42Howard County, IAIA9,4159.3%−4.5 pts
43Floyd County, IAIA14,9019.3%−4.0 pts
44Adams County, IAIA3,6179.3%−7.5 pts
45Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8199.1%−1.3 pts
46Montgomery County, IAIA10,0029.1%−1.1 pts
47Monroe County, IAIA7,4069.0%−6.6 pts
48Muscatine County, IAIA41,8538.9%−1.2 pts
49Ida County, IAIA6,7778.8%−2.8 pts
50Henry County, IAIA19,3498.8%−1.3 pts
51Clayton County, IAIA16,8458.6%−5.8 pts
52Jones County, IAIA21,2538.6%−2.9 pts
53Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3728.5%−0.4 pts
54Clarke County, IAIA9,5748.5%−5.2 pts
55Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9968.4%−2.1 pts
56Winnebago County, IAIA10,2518.4%−3.3 pts
57Worth County, IAIA7,3388.3%−1.6 pts
58Humboldt County, IAIA9,4098.3%−0.5 pts
59Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6638.3%−2.4 pts
60Mills County, IAIA14,7938.3%−1.9 pts
61Clay County, IAIA16,2028.2%−1.7 pts
62Emmet County, IAIA9,1078.2%−4.8 pts
63Greene County, IAIA8,6588.1%−4.1 pts
64Guthrie County, IAIA10,7828.0%−3.2 pts
65Butler County, IAIA14,0498.0%−2.7 pts
66Franklin County, IAIA9,8688.0%−3.3 pts
67Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.0%−5.2 pts
68Hardin County, IAIA16,4558.0%−2.8 pts
69Delaware County, IAIA17,6747.9%−4.9 pts
70Polk County, IAIA516,5467.9%−1.3 pts
71Dubuque County, IAIA99,3817.8%−2.5 pts
72Audubon County, IAIA5,5097.7%−4.4 pts
73Adair County, IAIA7,4037.6%−5.8 pts
74Marion County, IAIA34,1927.6%−2.4 pts
75Boone County, IAIA26,7997.6%−1.2 pts
76Washington County, IAIA22,6677.6%−1.9 pts
77Cherokee County, IAIA11,3697.3%−3.9 pts
78O'Brien County, IAIA14,2207.3%−4.8 pts
79Harrison County, IAIA14,6237.1%−6.6 pts
80Wright County, IAIA12,8017.0%−2.7 pts
81Lyon County, IAIA12,3547.0%−6.3 pts
82Osceola County, IAIA5,9807.0%−2.8 pts
83Madison County, IAIA17,2706.7%−4.4 pts
84Linn County, IAIA232,0286.5%−2.1 pts
85Jasper County, IAIA38,1536.5%−0.5 pts
86Carroll County, IAIA20,3036.5%−4.1 pts
87Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%−1.6 pts
88Hamilton County, IAIA14,9446.3%−2.0 pts
89Benton County, IAIA26,0046.1%−5.3 pts
90Hancock County, IAIA10,5286.0%−2.8 pts
91Shelby County, IAIA11,6896.0%−3.4 pts
92Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.0%−3.0 pts
93Dickinson County, IAIA18,0776.0%−3.2 pts
94Dallas County, IAIA118,4575.6%−2.0 pts
95Cedar County, IAIA18,3595.5%−4.7 pts
96Bremer County, IAIA25,2965.1%−4.1 pts
97Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%−1.2 pts
98Iowa County, IAIA16,5045.0%−3.2 pts
99Grundy County, IAIA12,3614.6%−3.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS