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Lowest poverty rate, Iowa cities · 2000

Iowa cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2391.3%−0.9 pts
02Norwalk, IAIA15,0042.4%−0.9 pts
03Polk City, IAIA6,6302.4%−2.8 pts
04Waukee, IAIA34,8903.0%−0.3 pts
05Grimes, IAIA17,4053.3%+1.2 pts
06Clive, IAIA19,8613.5%+1.1 pts
07Urbandale, IAIA48,5703.7%+1.0 pts
08Asbury, IAIA6,0354.0%−1.4 pts
09Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.0%−1.6 pts
10Adel, IAIA7,0984.0%−3.8 pts
11Johnston, IAIA25,0654.1%−1.3 pts
12Tiffin, IAIA7,1564.3%−7.4 pts
13Eldridge, IAIA6,9544.5%−0.3 pts
14Hiawatha, IAIA7,4324.5%−2.9 pts
15West Des Moines, IAIA74,2244.5%+1.2 pts
16Bettendorf, IAIA40,7104.8%+0.0 pts
17Orange City, IAIA6,4684.8%−0.9 pts
18Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0595.2%+2.2 pts
19Carroll, IAIA10,0855.2%−4.5 pts
20Marion, IAIA42,7325.2%−1.2 pts
21Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3245.5%−7.4 pts
22Altoona, IAIA22,7965.5%−0.1 pts
23North Liberty, IAIA21,9765.5%−3.5 pts
24Nevada, IAIA6,9745.6%−0.9 pts
25Bondurant, IAIA9,6475.7%+2.6 pts
26DeWitt, IAIA5,7046.2%−0.8 pts
27Le Mars, IAIA10,7606.2%−2.7 pts
28Waverly, IAIA10,5616.3%−3.1 pts
29Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5256.6%−4.7 pts
30Newton, IAIA15,7416.8%−0.7 pts
31Cherokee, IAIA5,1227.0%−2.9 pts
32Independence, IAIA6,3127.0%−8.1 pts
33Sioux Center, IAIA8,8647.1%−1.9 pts
34Indianola, IAIA16,8297.2%−0.1 pts
35Webster City, IAIA7,8157.3%−2.2 pts
36Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9357.5%−2.4 pts
37Sheldon, IAIA5,5757.6%−2.0 pts
38Clear Lake, IAIA7,6017.6%+0.4 pts
39Osceola, IAIA5,6797.6%−5.5 pts
40Pella, IAIA10,9927.7%+0.0 pts
41Decorah, IAIA7,4178.0%−3.9 pts
42Anamosa, IAIA5,9018.1%−1.4 pts
43Estherville, IAIA5,8078.1%−6.5 pts
44Winterset, IAIA5,5208.4%−4.3 pts
45Boone, IAIA12,4718.4%−2.3 pts
46Washington, IAIA7,2619.3%−1.3 pts
47Glenwood, IAIA5,2879.5%−0.1 pts
48Dubuque, IAIA59,1489.5%−1.4 pts
49Spencer, IAIA11,2189.5%−0.4 pts
50Vinton, IAIA5,0049.8%−8.6 pts
51Manchester, IAIA5,3579.8%−3.4 pts
52Mason City, IAIA26,85310.0%+0.4 pts
53Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01310.0%+0.6 pts
54Coralville, IAIA23,96010.1%−1.1 pts
55Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50010.2%+0.8 pts
56Red Oak, IAIA5,38810.3%+1.4 pts
57Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68010.3%−1.9 pts
58Algona, IAIA5,30910.8%−0.9 pts
59Muscatine, IAIA23,16410.9%−1.1 pts
60Knoxville, IAIA7,46911.1%−3.3 pts
61Sioux City, IAIA86,35611.2%−2.6 pts
62Charles City, IAIA7,01311.2%−2.8 pts
63Des Moines, IAIA212,08611.4%−1.5 pts
64Creston, IAIA7,33511.5%−3.8 pts
65Storm Lake, IAIA11,59011.6%+1.6 pts
66Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83711.6%−1.2 pts
67Keokuk, IAIA9,51011.9%−4.5 pts
68Atlantic, IAIA6,67612.1%+2.9 pts
69Denison, IAIA8,21412.1%−5.2 pts
70Fort Madison, IAIA9,93512.2%−0.7 pts
71Perry, IAIA8,20812.2%+0.7 pts
72Maquoketa, IAIA6,02712.3%−4.9 pts
73Clinton, IAIA24,04912.5%−0.2 pts
74Marshalltown, IAIA27,53612.5%+3.0 pts
75Burlington, IAIA23,33612.6%−1.1 pts
76Grinnell, IAIA9,43013.3%+2.6 pts
77Oelwein, IAIA5,75713.7%−3.6 pts
78Waterloo, IAIA66,91913.7%−3.2 pts
79Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49313.7%−2.7 pts
80Davenport, IAIA100,35814.1%−1.5 pts
81Fairfield, IAIA9,22014.5%−2.5 pts
82Ottumwa, IAIA25,31915.2%−1.1 pts
83Clarinda, IAIA5,27316.3%+1.6 pts
84Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24016.7%−0.1 pts
85Centerville, IAIA5,32718.2%−6.6 pts
86Ames, IAIA68,22020.4%−3.8 pts
87Iowa City, IAIA76,22921.7%−1.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS