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Highest poverty rate, Iowa counties · 2010

Iowa counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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, IAIA101,29118.6%+4.5 pts
02Johnson County, IAIA160,04418.2%+3.2 pts
03Union County, IAIA11,82917.8%+6.4 pts
04Decatur County, IAIA7,65516.9%+1.4 pts
05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53216.9%+3.7 pts
06Van Buren County, IAIA7,13116.7%+4.0 pts
07Lucas County, IAIA8,84716.3%+2.6 pts
08Wapello County, IAIA35,21016.2%+3.0 pts
09Appanoose County, IAIA12,07715.9%+1.4 pts
10Jefferson County, IAIA15,29114.3%+3.4 pts
11Mahaska County, IAIA21,88014.3%+4.4 pts
12Webster County, IAIA36,83814.2%+4.2 pts
13Floyd County, IAIA14,90114.0%+4.7 pts
14Henry County, IAIA19,34914.0%+5.3 pts
15Woodbury County, IAIA106,64914.0%+3.7 pts
16Montgomery County, IAIA10,00214.0%+4.9 pts
17Des Moines County, IAIA38,07713.8%+3.1 pts
18Muscatine County, IAIA41,85313.7%+4.8 pts
19Cass County, IAIA12,96013.6%+2.6 pts
20Lee County, IAIA32,30613.5%+3.8 pts
21Fayette County, IAIA19,04713.4%+2.7 pts
22Monroe County, IAIA7,40613.4%+4.3 pts
23Scott County, IAIA175,25912.9%+2.4 pts
24Wayne County, IAIA6,73812.7%−1.2 pts
25Marshall County, IAIA39,89012.7%+2.5 pts
26Ringgold County, IAIA4,64212.7%−1.6 pts
27Louisa County, IAIA10,41612.4%+3.1 pts
28Jasper County, IAIA38,15312.3%+5.8 pts
29Clarke County, IAIA9,57412.2%+3.7 pts
30Adams County, IAIA3,61712.2%+2.9 pts
31Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99612.1%+3.7 pts
32Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37212.1%+3.5 pts
33Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44912.0%+1.5 pts
34Emmet County, IAIA9,10711.9%+3.7 pts
35Worth County, IAIA7,33811.7%+3.4 pts
36Page County, IAIA14,85611.7%−0.8 pts
37Monona County, IAIA8,53911.5%+2.1 pts
38Taylor County, IAIA5,83511.4%−0.7 pts
39Clayton County, IAIA16,84511.3%+2.7 pts
40Clinton County, IAIA46,00211.2%+1.1 pts
41Wright County, IAIA12,80111.2%+4.2 pts
42Carroll County, IAIA20,30311.2%+4.8 pts
43Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36811.2%+1.4 pts
44Howard County, IAIA9,41511.2%+1.9 pts
45Clay County, IAIA16,20211.1%+2.9 pts
46Audubon County, IAIA5,50911.1%+3.4 pts
47O'Brien County, IAIA14,22011.0%+3.8 pts
48Hancock County, IAIA10,52811.0%+5.0 pts
49Allamakee County, IAIA14,23811.0%+1.4 pts
50Washington County, IAIA22,66710.7%+3.1 pts
51Crawford County, IAIA16,23710.6%−0.5 pts
52Tama County, IAIA16,79610.6%+0.1 pts
53Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89910.6%+0.1 pts
54Boone County, IAIA26,79910.6%+3.0 pts
55Adair County, IAIA7,40310.6%+3.0 pts
56Franklin County, IAIA9,86810.6%+2.6 pts
57Ida County, IAIA6,77710.5%+1.7 pts
58Calhoun County, IAIA9,56210.4%+0.3 pts
59Polk County, IAIA516,54610.3%+2.4 pts
60Keokuk County, IAIA9,79710.3%+0.2 pts
61Butler County, IAIA14,04910.3%+2.2 pts
62Sac County, IAIA9,52510.2%+0.2 pts
63Harrison County, IAIA14,62310.1%+3.0 pts
64Mills County, IAIA14,79310.0%+1.8 pts
65Winnebago County, IAIA10,25110.0%+1.6 pts
66Shelby County, IAIA11,68910.0%+4.0 pts
67Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.9%+1.9 pts
68Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.9%−0.4 pts
69Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8199.9%+0.8 pts
70Hamilton County, IAIA14,9449.7%+3.4 pts
71Linn County, IAIA232,0289.6%+3.1 pts
72Humboldt County, IAIA9,4099.6%+1.3 pts
73Davis County, IAIA9,2309.5%−2.4 pts
74Buchanan County, IAIA20,8839.4%−0.0 pts
75Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6639.4%+1.1 pts
76Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819.1%+1.4 pts
77Iowa County, IAIA16,5049.0%+4.0 pts
78Madison County, IAIA17,2708.8%+2.1 pts
79Delaware County, IAIA17,6748.8%+0.8 pts
80Fremont County, IAIA6,5228.7%−0.8 pts
81Kossuth County, IAIA14,3228.6%−1.6 pts
82Osceola County, IAIA5,9808.5%+1.5 pts
83Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.4%+0.4 pts
84Dickinson County, IAIA18,0778.2%+2.3 pts
85Bremer County, IAIA25,2968.2%+3.1 pts
86Jones County, IAIA21,2538.2%−0.4 pts
87Marion County, IAIA34,1928.0%+0.3 pts
88Greene County, IAIA8,6588.0%−0.1 pts
89Grundy County, IAIA12,3617.5%+2.8 pts
90Guthrie County, IAIA10,7827.2%−0.8 pts
91Benton County, IAIA26,0047.2%+1.1 pts
92Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.2%+1.6 pts
93Warren County, IAIA57,3317.0%+1.9 pts
94Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.7%+1.1 pts
95Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%+0.0 pts
96Mitchell County, IAIA10,6505.9%−4.8 pts
97Lyon County, IAIA12,3545.7%−1.3 pts
98Cherokee County, IAIA11,3695.1%−2.2 pts
99Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.8%−1.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS