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Lowest median household income, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Appanoose County, IAIA12,077$39,693+39%

02Wapello County, IAIA35,210$46,433+44%

03Jefferson County, IAIA15,291$47,401+40%

04Wayne County, IAIA6,738$47,543+62%

05Decatur County, IAIA7,655$48,154+76%

06Audubon County, IAIA5,509$49,245+53%

07Fayette County, IAIA19,047$49,834+54%

08Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$49,898+60%

09Union County, IAIA11,829$50,375+58%

10Greene County, IAIA8,658$51,098+51%

11Page County, IAIA14,856$51,196+44%

12Wright County, IAIA12,801$51,221+42%

13Clay County, IAIA16,202$51,259+43%

14Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$51,581+34%

15Floyd County, IAIA14,901$51,768+47%

16Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$51,784+41%

17Monona County, IAIA8,539$51,866+56%

18Webster County, IAIA36,838$51,909+47%

19Cass County, IAIA12,960$52,005+58%

20Keokuk County, IAIA9,797$52,012+53%

21Lee County, IAIA32,306$52,072+44%

22Clinton County, IAIA46,002$52,221+40%

23Adams County, IAIA3,617$52,287+72%

24Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819$53,573+61%

25Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$53,925+43%

26Lucas County, IAIA8,847$53,967+75%

27Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$54,014+53%

28Ida County, IAIA6,777$54,219+56%

29Henry County, IAIA19,349$54,490+39%

30Tama County, IAIA16,796$54,749+46%

31Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$54,774+47%

32Crawford County, IAIA16,237$54,849+62%

33Hardin County, IAIA16,455$54,930+55%

34Clarke County, IAIA9,574$55,078+60%

35Calhoun County, IAIA9,562$55,285+66%

36Allamakee County, IAIA14,238$55,523+63%

37Franklin County, IAIA9,868$55,630+54%

38Adair County, IAIA7,403$55,700+58%

39Humboldt County, IAIA9,409$55,707+46%

40Montgomery County, IAIA10,002$55,761+68%

41Ringgold County, IAIA4,642$55,970+92%

42Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$56,082+56%

43Kossuth County, IAIA14,322$56,156+62%

44Cherokee County, IAIA11,369$56,302+60%

45Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$56,417+51%

46Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899$56,437+74%

47Clayton County, IAIA16,845$56,456+66%

48Butler County, IAIA14,049$56,473+57%

49Emmet County, IAIA9,107$56,708+70%

50Howard County, IAIA9,415$56,709+64%

51Jones County, IAIA21,253$57,134+53%

52O'Brien County, IAIA14,220$57,200+60%

53Sac County, IAIA9,525$57,446+75%

54Taylor County, IAIA5,835$57,768+85%

55Story County, IAIA101,291$58,302+44%

56Marshall County, IAIA39,890$58,735+53%

57Jackson County, IAIA19,288$59,042+71%

58Carroll County, IAIA20,303$59,198+59%

59Jasper County, IAIA38,153$59,481+43%

60Monroe County, IAIA7,406$59,489+71%

61Fremont County, IAIA6,522$59,688+56%

62Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996$59,901+49%

63Shelby County, IAIA11,689$60,139+61%

64Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$60,248+56%

65Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$60,260+73%

66Muscatine County, IAIA41,853$60,435+45%

67Worth County, IAIA7,338$60,442+66%

68Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$60,768+58%

69Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$60,975+56%

70Osceola County, IAIA5,980$61,167+78%

71Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663$61,239+63%

72Hancock County, IAIA10,528$61,957+64%

73Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$62,644+72%

74Iowa County, IAIA16,504$62,660+52%

75Louisa County, IAIA10,416$63,034+61%

76Johnson County, IAIA160,044$63,062+57%

77Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$63,162+62%

78Washington County, IAIA22,667$63,532+62%

79Scott County, IAIA175,259$63,876+50%

80Delaware County, IAIA17,674$63,877+72%

81Marion County, IAIA34,192$64,136+51%

82Harrison County, IAIA14,623$64,154+68%

83Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$64,493+63%

84Lyon County, IAIA12,354$65,959+79%

85Benton County, IAIA26,004$66,046+56%

86Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$67,252+77%

87Linn County, IAIA232,028$67,301+46%

88Boone County, IAIA26,799$67,442+65%

89Davis County, IAIA9,230$67,627+106%

90Cedar County, IAIA18,359$69,259+64%

91Polk County, IAIA516,546$69,747+51%

92Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$71,147+71%

93Grundy County, IAIA12,361$71,760+82%

94Madison County, IAIA17,270$71,811+72%

95Bremer County, IAIA25,296$72,209+77%

96Sioux County, IAIA36,774$73,260+81%

97Mills County, IAIA14,793$75,137+77%

98Warren County, IAIA57,331$80,309+60%

99Dallas County, IAIA118,457$88,368+82%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES