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Lowest poverty rate, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 10.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Clarke County, IA, up 52 places to #44.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲8Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%+0.1 pts
02▼1Lyon County, IAIA12,3545.3%−1.7 pts
03▲11Boone County, IAIA26,7996.2%−1.4 pts
04▼1Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.3%+0.6 pts
05▼3Grundy County, IAIA12,3616.5%+1.9 pts
06▼1Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.7%+0.2 pts
07▲8Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.9%+0.9 pts
08▼1Madison County, IAIA17,2707.0%+0.3 pts
09▲18Harrison County, IAIA14,6237.1%−0.1 pts
10▲37Davis County, IAIA9,2307.2%−4.7 pts
11▲1Bremer County, IAIA25,2967.3%+2.2 pts
12▲6Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.3%+1.8 pts
13▲16Benton County, IAIA26,0047.4%+1.3 pts
14▲6Hamilton County, IAIA14,9447.4%+1.1 pts
15▲6Dickinson County, IAIA18,0777.6%+1.6 pts
16▲14Shelby County, IAIA11,6897.6%+1.6 pts
17▲6Fremont County, IAIA6,5227.7%−1.8 pts
18▲8Delaware County, IAIA17,6747.8%−0.2 pts
19▲31Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4497.8%−2.7 pts
20▼1Carroll County, IAIA20,3037.9%+1.5 pts
21▼17Worth County, IAIA7,3388.2%−0.2 pts
22▼6Marion County, IAIA34,1928.2%+0.5 pts
23▲1Washington County, IAIA22,6678.2%+0.6 pts
24▼13Mills County, IAIA14,7938.2%0.0 pts
25▲34Kossuth County, IAIA14,3228.2%−1.9 pts
26▲7Jasper County, IAIA38,1538.3%+1.8 pts
27▲1Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.4%+0.4 pts
28▼11Buchanan County, IAIA20,8838.6%−0.8 pts
29▲14Ringgold County, IAIA4,6428.8%−5.5 pts
30▼8Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6638.8%+0.6 pts
31▼6Iowa County, IAIA16,5048.9%+3.9 pts
32▼1Howard County, IAIA9,4158.9%−0.4 pts
33▲51Adams County, IAIA3,6179.1%−0.2 pts
34▲14Sac County, IAIA9,5259.2%−0.8 pts
35▲46Monroe County, IAIA7,4069.2%+0.1 pts
36▲19Butler County, IAIA14,0499.2%+1.2 pts
37▲24Calhoun County, IAIA9,5629.3%−0.8 pts
38▼2Linn County, IAIA232,0289.4%+2.9 pts
39▼31Mitchell County, IAIA10,6509.5%−1.2 pts
40▲14Adair County, IAIA7,4039.5%+1.9 pts
41▲26Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.7%−0.6 pts
42▼1Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819.7%+1.9 pts
43▼3Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.7%+1.7 pts
44▲52Clarke County, IAIA9,5749.7%+1.2 pts
45▼13Greene County, IAIA8,6589.8%+1.7 pts
46▼12Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.8%+0.4 pts
47▼12Guthrie County, IAIA10,7829.9%+1.8 pts
48▼6Emmet County, IAIA9,1079.9%+1.7 pts
49▲11Allamakee County, IAIA14,23810.1%+0.5 pts
50▲43Wayne County, IAIA6,73810.1%−3.8 pts
51▼6Polk County, IAIA516,54610.3%+2.4 pts
52▲4Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81910.3%+1.2 pts
53▼15Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37210.6%+2.0 pts
54▲25Monona County, IAIA8,53910.6%+1.2 pts
55▼4Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36810.7%+0.9 pts
56▲14Clayton County, IAIA16,84510.9%+2.3 pts
57▼44Taylor County, IAIA5,83511.0%−1.1 pts
58▲5Marshall County, IAIA39,89011.2%+0.9 pts
59▼49Winnebago County, IAIA10,25111.2%+2.8 pts
60▲2Ida County, IAIA6,77711.3%+2.5 pts
61▼15Clay County, IAIA16,20211.4%+3.2 pts
62▲4Scott County, IAIA175,25911.5%+1.0 pts
63▲12Floyd County, IAIA14,90111.6%+2.3 pts
64▼58Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.6%+1.1 pts
65▼7Audubon County, IAIA5,50911.8%+4.0 pts
66▼17Henry County, IAIA19,34912.0%+3.2 pts
67▲1Fayette County, IAIA19,04712.0%+1.2 pts
68▼31Jones County, IAIA21,25312.0%+3.4 pts
69▼5Cherokee County, IAIA11,36912.1%+4.8 pts
70▼26Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99612.1%+3.7 pts
71Keokuk County, IAIA9,79712.1%+2.0 pts
72▼20Hancock County, IAIA10,52812.2%+6.1 pts
73▼8Union County, IAIA11,82912.4%+1.0 pts
74▲4Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.6%+2.8 pts
75▲14Des Moines County, IAIA38,07712.8%+2.2 pts
76▲11Webster County, IAIA36,83812.9%+2.9 pts
77▲8Humboldt County, IAIA9,40912.9%+4.6 pts
78▼6Lee County, IAIA32,30613.1%+3.4 pts
79▲7Clinton County, IAIA46,00213.2%+3.0 pts
80▼27O'Brien County, IAIA14,22013.3%+6.1 pts
81▲11Franklin County, IAIA9,86813.6%+5.6 pts
82▼43Muscatine County, IAIA41,85313.7%+4.8 pts
83▼9Page County, IAIA14,85613.8%+1.3 pts
84▼11Woodbury County, IAIA106,64914.0%+3.6 pts
85▼28Cass County, IAIA12,96014.3%+3.2 pts
86▲5Decatur County, IAIA7,65514.6%−0.9 pts
87▲10Crawford County, IAIA16,23714.8%+3.7 pts
88▼11Tama County, IAIA16,79614.8%+4.3 pts
89▼1Lucas County, IAIA8,84714.9%+1.3 pts
90Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53214.9%+1.8 pts
91▼11Van Buren County, IAIA7,13115.1%+2.4 pts
92▼10Jefferson County, IAIA15,29115.2%+4.3 pts
93▼17Montgomery County, IAIA10,00215.3%+6.2 pts
94Wapello County, IAIA35,21015.8%+2.6 pts
95▼26Osceola County, IAIA5,98016.0%+8.9 pts
96▼13Wright County, IAIA12,80116.8%+9.7 pts
97▼2Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.1%+2.1 pts
98Appanoose County, IAIA12,07717.5%+3.0 pts
99Story County, IAIA101,29118.2%+4.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES