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Lowest poverty rate, Iowa cities · 2000

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

01Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391.3%+0%

02Norwalk, IAIA15,0042.4%+0%

03Polk City, IAIA6,6302.4%+0%

04Waukee, IAIA34,8903.0%+0%

05Grimes, IAIA17,4053.3%+0%

06Clive, IAIA19,8613.5%+0%

07Urbandale, IAIA48,5703.7%+0%

08Asbury, IAIA6,0354.0%+0%

09Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.0%+0%

10Adel, IAIA7,0984.0%+0%

11Johnston, IAIA25,0654.1%+0%

12Tiffin, IAIA7,1564.3%+0%

13Eldridge, IAIA6,9544.5%+0%

14Hiawatha, IAIA7,4324.5%+0%

15West Des Moines, IAIA74,2244.5%+0%

16Bettendorf, IAIA40,7104.8%+0%

17Orange City, IAIA6,4684.8%+0%

18Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0595.2%+0%

19Carroll, IAIA10,0855.2%+0%

20Marion, IAIA42,7325.2%+0%

21Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3245.5%+0%

22Altoona, IAIA22,7965.5%+0%

23North Liberty, IAIA21,9765.5%+0%

24Nevada, IAIA6,9745.6%+0%

25Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.7%+0%

26DeWitt, IAIA5,7046.2%+0%

27Le Mars, IAIA10,7606.2%+0%

28Waverly, IAIA10,5616.3%+0%

29Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5256.6%+0%

30Newton, IAIA15,7416.8%+0%

31Cherokee, IAIA5,1227.0%+0%

32Independence, IAIA6,3127.0%+0%

33Sioux Center, IAIA8,8647.1%+0%

34Indianola, IAIA16,8297.2%+0%

35Webster City, IAIA7,8157.3%+0%

36Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.5%+0%

37Sheldon, IAIA5,5757.6%+0%

38Clear Lake, IAIA7,6017.6%+0%

39Osceola, IAIA5,6797.6%+0%

40Pella, IAIA10,9927.7%+0%

41Decorah, IAIA7,4178.0%+0%

42Anamosa, IAIA5,9018.1%+0%

43Estherville, IAIA5,8078.1%+0%

44Winterset, IAIA5,5208.4%+0%

45Boone, IAIA12,4718.4%+0%

46Washington, IAIA7,2619.3%+0%

47Glenwood, IAIA5,2879.5%+0%

48Dubuque, IAIA59,1489.5%+0%

49Spencer, IAIA11,2189.5%+0%

50Vinton, IAIA5,0049.8%+0%

51Manchester, IAIA5,3579.8%+0%

52Mason City, IAIA26,85310.0%+0%

53Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310.0%+0%

54Coralville, IAIA23,96010.1%+0%

55Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50010.2%+0%

56Red Oak, IAIA5,38810.3%+0%

57Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68010.3%+0%

58Algona, IAIA5,30910.8%+0%

59Muscatine, IAIA23,16410.9%+0%

60Knoxville, IAIA7,46911.1%+0%

61Sioux City, IAIA86,35611.2%+0%

62Charles City, IAIA7,01311.2%+0%

63Des Moines, IAIA212,08611.4%+0%

64Creston, IAIA7,33511.5%+0%

65Storm Lake, IAIA11,59011.6%+0%

66Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83711.6%+0%

67Keokuk, IAIA9,51011.9%+0%

68Atlantic, IAIA6,67612.1%+0%

69Denison, IAIA8,21412.1%+0%

70Fort Madison, IAIA9,93512.2%+0%

71Perry, IAIA8,20812.2%+0%

72Maquoketa, IAIA6,02712.3%+0%

73Clinton, IAIA24,04912.5%+0%

74Marshalltown, IAIA27,53612.5%+0%

75Burlington, IAIA23,33612.6%+0%

76Grinnell, IAIA9,43013.3%+0%

77Oelwein, IAIA5,75713.7%+0%

78Waterloo, IAIA66,91913.7%+0%

79Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49313.7%+0%

80Davenport, IAIA100,35814.1%+0%

81Fairfield, IAIA9,22014.5%+0%

82Ottumwa, IAIA25,31915.2%+0%

83Clarinda, IAIA5,27316.3%+0%

84Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24016.7%+0%

85Centerville, IAIA5,32718.2%+0%

86Ames, IAIA68,22020.4%+0%

87Iowa City, IAIA76,22921.7%+0%

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