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Lowest poverty rate, Iowa cities · 1990

Iowa cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Grimes, IAIA17,4052.0%−38%

02Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2392.1%+67%

03Clive, IAIA19,8612.5%−31%

04Urbandale, IAIA48,5702.7%−27%

05Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0592.9%−43%

06Bondurant, IAIA9,6473.2%−45%

07Norwalk, IAIA15,0043.3%+37%

08West Des Moines, IAIA74,2243.3%−27%

09Waukee, IAIA34,8903.3%+12%

10Bettendorf, IAIA40,7104.7%−1%

11Eldridge, IAIA6,9544.8%+7%

12Polk City, IAIA6,6305.2%+114%

13Johnston, IAIA25,0655.4%+30%

14Asbury, IAIA6,0355.4%+37%

15Altoona, IAIA22,7965.6%+2%

16Ankeny, IAIA77,8335.6%+40%

17Orange City, IAIA6,4685.7%+18%

18Marion, IAIA42,7326.5%+23%

19Nevada, IAIA6,9746.5%+16%

20DeWitt, IAIA5,7046.9%+13%

21Clear Lake, IAIA7,6017.2%−6%

22Indianola, IAIA16,8297.3%+1%

23Hiawatha, IAIA7,4327.3%+63%

24Newton, IAIA15,7417.5%+10%

25Pella, IAIA10,9927.7%−1%

26Adel, IAIA7,0987.8%+95%

27Red Oak, IAIA5,3888.9%−14%

28Le Mars, IAIA10,7608.9%+43%

29Sioux Center, IAIA8,8649.0%+27%

30North Liberty, IAIA21,9769.0%+63%

31Atlantic, IAIA6,6769.1%−24%

32Waverly, IAIA10,5619.4%+50%

33Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,5009.5%−8%

34Anamosa, IAIA5,9019.5%+17%

35Iowa Falls, IAIA5,0139.5%−6%

36Marshalltown, IAIA27,5369.5%−24%

37Webster City, IAIA7,8159.6%+31%

38Sheldon, IAIA5,5759.6%+26%

39Glenwood, IAIA5,2879.6%+1%

40Mason City, IAIA26,8539.6%−4%

41Carroll, IAIA10,0859.7%+86%

42Spencer, IAIA11,2189.9%+4%

43Cherokee, IAIA5,1229.9%+41%

44Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93510.0%+32%

45Storm Lake, IAIA11,59010.0%−14%

46Washington, IAIA7,26110.7%+14%

47Grinnell, IAIA9,43010.7%−20%

48Boone, IAIA12,47110.7%+28%

49Dubuque, IAIA59,14810.9%+15%

50Coralville, IAIA23,96011.2%+11%

51Spirit Lake, IAIA5,52511.3%+71%

52Perry, IAIA8,20811.5%−5%

53Tiffin, IAIA7,15611.8%+172%

54Algona, IAIA5,30911.8%+8%

55Decorah, IAIA7,41711.8%+48%

56Muscatine, IAIA23,16412.0%+10%

57Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68012.2%+18%

58Winterset, IAIA5,52012.7%+52%

59Clinton, IAIA24,04912.7%+2%

60Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83712.8%+11%

61Fort Madison, IAIA9,93512.8%+5%

62Des Moines, IAIA212,08612.9%+14%

63Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32412.9%+136%

64Osceola, IAIA5,67913.1%+72%

65Manchester, IAIA5,35713.1%+35%

66Burlington, IAIA23,33613.7%+9%

67Sioux City, IAIA86,35613.8%+23%

68Charles City, IAIA7,01314.0%+25%

69Knoxville, IAIA7,46914.5%+30%

70Estherville, IAIA5,80714.6%+81%

71Clarinda, IAIA5,27314.7%−10%

72Independence, IAIA6,31215.2%+116%

73Creston, IAIA7,33515.3%+33%

74Davenport, IAIA100,35815.6%+11%

75Ottumwa, IAIA25,31916.3%+7%

76Keokuk, IAIA9,51016.4%+38%

77Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49316.4%+20%

78Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24016.8%+1%

79Waterloo, IAIA66,91916.9%+23%

80Fairfield, IAIA9,22016.9%+17%

81Maquoketa, IAIA6,02717.1%+40%

82Denison, IAIA8,21417.3%+43%

83Oelwein, IAIA5,75717.3%+27%

84Vinton, IAIA5,00418.4%+88%

85Iowa City, IAIA76,22923.4%+7%

86Ames, IAIA68,22024.1%+18%

87Centerville, IAIA5,32724.8%+36%

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