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Highest poverty rate, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, IAIA101,29120.0%+5.9 pts
02Appanoose County, IAIA12,07719.7%+5.1 pts
03Crawford County, IAIA16,23718.7%+7.6 pts
04Clarke County, IAIA9,57417.4%+8.8 pts
05Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.2%+2.2 pts
06Wapello County, IAIA35,21016.6%+3.4 pts
07Wayne County, IAIA6,73816.0%+2.0 pts
08Franklin County, IAIA9,86815.8%+7.9 pts
09Decatur County, IAIA7,65515.8%+0.3 pts
10Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53215.5%+2.4 pts
11Des Moines County, IAIA38,07714.9%+4.2 pts
12Lucas County, IAIA8,84714.4%+0.7 pts
13Webster County, IAIA36,83814.3%+4.3 pts
14Clinton County, IAIA46,00213.7%+3.5 pts
15Humboldt County, IAIA9,40913.6%+5.4 pts
16Adams County, IAIA3,61713.4%+4.1 pts
17Wright County, IAIA12,80113.4%+6.3 pts
18Jefferson County, IAIA15,29113.2%+2.3 pts
19Monroe County, IAIA7,40613.2%+4.1 pts
20Van Buren County, IAIA7,13113.1%+0.4 pts
21Monona County, IAIA8,53912.8%+3.4 pts
22Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.7%+2.9 pts
23Tama County, IAIA16,79612.6%+2.0 pts
24Montgomery County, IAIA10,00212.5%+3.5 pts
25Floyd County, IAIA14,90112.5%+3.2 pts
26Page County, IAIA14,85612.4%−0.1 pts
27Woodbury County, IAIA106,64912.4%+2.1 pts
28Lee County, IAIA32,30612.4%+2.7 pts
29Keokuk County, IAIA9,79712.3%+2.3 pts
30Clayton County, IAIA16,84512.3%+3.7 pts
31Osceola County, IAIA5,98012.2%+5.2 pts
32Fayette County, IAIA19,04712.0%+1.2 pts
33Jackson County, IAIA19,28811.9%+1.7 pts
34Scott County, IAIA175,25911.9%+1.4 pts
35Union County, IAIA11,82911.9%+0.5 pts
36Cherokee County, IAIA11,36911.8%+4.5 pts
37Marshall County, IAIA39,89011.6%+1.4 pts
38Ida County, IAIA6,77711.6%+2.8 pts
39Calhoun County, IAIA9,56211.6%+1.5 pts
40Allamakee County, IAIA14,23811.4%+1.8 pts
41Kossuth County, IAIA14,32211.3%+1.2 pts
42Audubon County, IAIA5,50911.3%+3.6 pts
43Cass County, IAIA12,96011.2%+0.2 pts
44Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81911.2%+2.1 pts
45Butler County, IAIA14,04911.1%+3.1 pts
46Adair County, IAIA7,40311.1%+3.4 pts
47O'Brien County, IAIA14,22011.1%+3.8 pts
48Hancock County, IAIA10,52811.0%+4.9 pts
49Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36810.9%+1.1 pts
50Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44910.9%+0.4 pts
51Henry County, IAIA19,34910.7%+2.0 pts
52Sac County, IAIA9,52510.5%+0.6 pts
53Davis County, IAIA9,23010.4%−1.5 pts
54Clay County, IAIA16,20210.4%+2.1 pts
55Polk County, IAIA516,54610.4%+2.4 pts
56Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99610.3%+1.9 pts
57Ringgold County, IAIA4,64210.0%−4.2 pts
58Emmet County, IAIA9,10710.0%+1.8 pts
59Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819.9%+2.2 pts
60Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.6%+1.7 pts
61Muscatine County, IAIA41,8539.6%+0.7 pts
62Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3729.5%+1.0 pts
63Jones County, IAIA21,2539.5%+0.9 pts
64Linn County, IAIA232,0289.4%+2.9 pts
65Guthrie County, IAIA10,7829.1%+1.1 pts
66Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.1%−0.3 pts
67Jasper County, IAIA38,1539.1%+2.6 pts
68Greene County, IAIA8,6589.0%+0.9 pts
69Howard County, IAIA9,4159.0%−0.4 pts
70Shelby County, IAIA11,6898.9%+2.9 pts
71Benton County, IAIA26,0048.8%+2.7 pts
72Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.8%+0.8 pts
73Harrison County, IAIA14,6238.7%+1.6 pts
74Delaware County, IAIA17,6748.7%+0.7 pts
75Iowa County, IAIA16,5048.4%+3.4 pts
76Washington County, IAIA22,6678.2%+0.7 pts
77Fremont County, IAIA6,5228.1%−1.4 pts
78Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6637.8%−0.5 pts
79Dickinson County, IAIA18,0777.5%+1.5 pts
80Hamilton County, IAIA14,9447.5%+1.2 pts
81Carroll County, IAIA20,3037.4%+1.0 pts
82Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.4%+1.8 pts
83Buchanan County, IAIA20,8837.4%−2.0 pts
84Marion County, IAIA34,1927.3%−0.4 pts
85Plymouth County, IAIA25,6977.2%+1.2 pts
86Boone County, IAIA26,7997.2%−0.4 pts
87Taylor County, IAIA5,8357.1%−5.0 pts
88Bremer County, IAIA25,2967.1%+2.0 pts
89Mills County, IAIA14,7936.9%−1.3 pts
90Winnebago County, IAIA10,2516.9%−1.5 pts
91Warren County, IAIA57,3316.7%+1.6 pts
92Mitchell County, IAIA10,6506.7%−4.0 pts
93Madison County, IAIA17,2705.8%−0.9 pts
94Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8995.7%−4.9 pts
95Sioux County, IAIA36,7745.5%−1.0 pts
96Worth County, IAIA7,3385.3%−3.0 pts
97Dallas County, IAIA118,4575.2%−0.4 pts
98Grundy County, IAIA12,3615.1%+0.5 pts
99Lyon County, IAIA12,3544.7%−2.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS