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Lowest poverty rate, Iowa cities · 2010

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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Tiffin, IAIA7,1560.6%−86%

02Polk City, IAIA6,6302.0%−18%

03Bondurant, IAIA9,6472.5%−57%

04Waukee, IAIA34,8902.8%−7%

05Urbandale, IAIA48,5703.6%−3%

06Cherokee, IAIA5,1223.9%−44%

07Le Mars, IAIA10,7604.0%−37%

08Orange City, IAIA6,4684.0%−16%

09Grimes, IAIA17,4054.1%+25%

10Windsor Heights, IAIA5,0594.2%−19%

11Ankeny, IAIA77,8334.2%+6%

12Johnston, IAIA25,0654.3%+4%

13DeWitt, IAIA5,7044.6%−25%

14Anamosa, IAIA5,9014.6%−43%

15Altoona, IAIA22,7965.2%−6%

16Norwalk, IAIA15,0045.7%+138%

17Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,2395.7%+345%

18Bettendorf, IAIA40,7105.8%+22%

19Eldridge, IAIA6,9545.9%+32%

20Asbury, IAIA6,0356.1%+54%

21West Des Moines, IAIA74,2246.1%+35%

22Clive, IAIA19,8616.1%+73%

23Marion, IAIA42,7326.3%+20%

24Sheldon, IAIA5,5756.7%−12%

25Pella, IAIA10,9927.0%−10%

26North Liberty, IAIA21,9767.3%+31%

27Clear Lake, IAIA7,6017.3%−3%

28Nevada, IAIA6,9747.6%+35%

29Sioux Center, IAIA8,8648.3%+17%

30Adel, IAIA7,0989.3%+130%

31Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5259.5%+43%

32Indianola, IAIA16,8299.8%+36%

33Denison, IAIA8,21410.0%−17%

34Algona, IAIA5,30910.1%−7%

35Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,32410.4%+90%

36Manchester, IAIA5,35710.6%+9%

37Osceola, IAIA5,67910.7%+41%

38Webster City, IAIA7,81510.9%+49%

39Fort Madison, IAIA9,93511.4%−7%

40Clarinda, IAIA5,27311.6%−29%

41Dubuque, IAIA59,14811.7%+24%

42Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93512.0%+59%

43Hiawatha, IAIA7,43212.1%+168%

44Iowa Falls, IAIA5,01312.3%+22%

45Winterset, IAIA5,52012.3%+47%

46Carroll, IAIA10,08512.4%+139%

47Decorah, IAIA7,41713.2%+65%

48Knoxville, IAIA7,46913.2%+19%

49Spencer, IAIA11,21813.7%+44%

50Vinton, IAIA5,00414.0%+43%

51Coralville, IAIA23,96014.2%+41%

52Marshalltown, IAIA27,53614.5%+15%

53Boone, IAIA12,47115.0%+79%

54Mason City, IAIA26,85315.1%+51%

55Storm Lake, IAIA11,59015.1%+30%

56Waverly, IAIA10,56115.2%+142%

57Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68015.2%+47%

58Clinton, IAIA24,04915.2%+22%

59Atlantic, IAIA6,67615.3%+27%

60Sioux City, IAIA86,35615.4%+38%

61Independence, IAIA6,31215.7%+123%

62Perry, IAIA8,20815.8%+30%

63Glenwood, IAIA5,28715.9%+68%

64Estherville, IAIA5,80716.1%+99%

65Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83716.2%+40%

66Des Moines, IAIA212,08616.3%+43%

67Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,50016.3%+59%

68Washington, IAIA7,26116.4%+76%

69Maquoketa, IAIA6,02716.5%+35%

70Burlington, IAIA23,33616.6%+32%

71Newton, IAIA15,74116.6%+143%

72Grinnell, IAIA9,43016.9%+26%

73Muscatine, IAIA23,16417.6%+62%

74Davenport, IAIA100,35817.7%+26%

75Waterloo, IAIA66,91917.9%+31%

76Charles City, IAIA7,01318.4%+63%

77Red Oak, IAIA5,38818.6%+81%

78Ottumwa, IAIA25,31919.3%+27%

79Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49320.1%+46%

80Oelwein, IAIA5,75720.1%+48%

81Centerville, IAIA5,32720.3%+11%

82Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24021.0%+26%

83Keokuk, IAIA9,51021.7%+83%

84Fairfield, IAIA9,22021.7%+50%

85Creston, IAIA7,33523.4%+103%

86Ames, IAIA68,22026.1%+28%

87Iowa City, IAIA76,22927.6%+27%

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