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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%+1%

02Lyon County, IAIA12,3545.3%−24%

03Boone County, IAIA26,7996.2%−19%

04Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.3%+12%

05Grundy County, IAIA12,3616.5%+41%

06Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.7%+4%

07Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.9%+15%

08Madison County, IAIA17,2707.0%+4%

09Harrison County, IAIA14,6237.1%−1%

10Davis County, IAIA9,2307.2%−40%

11Bremer County, IAIA25,2967.3%+44%

12Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.3%+33%

13Benton County, IAIA26,0047.4%+21%

14Hamilton County, IAIA14,9447.4%+18%

15Dickinson County, IAIA18,0777.6%+27%

16Shelby County, IAIA11,6897.6%+27%

17Fremont County, IAIA6,5227.7%−19%

18Delaware County, IAIA17,6747.8%−2%

19Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4497.8%−26%

20Carroll County, IAIA20,3037.9%+23%

21Worth County, IAIA7,3388.2%−2%

22Marion County, IAIA34,1928.2%+7%

23Washington County, IAIA22,6678.2%+8%

24Mills County, IAIA14,7938.2%−0%

25Kossuth County, IAIA14,3228.2%−19%

26Jasper County, IAIA38,1538.3%+28%

27Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.4%+5%

28Buchanan County, IAIA20,8838.6%−9%

29Ringgold County, IAIA4,6428.8%−39%

30Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6638.8%+7%

31Iowa County, IAIA16,5048.9%+78%

32Howard County, IAIA9,4158.9%−4%

33Adams County, IAIA3,6179.1%−2%

34Sac County, IAIA9,5259.2%−8%

35Monroe County, IAIA7,4069.2%+2%

36Butler County, IAIA14,0499.2%+15%

37Calhoun County, IAIA9,5629.3%−8%

38Linn County, IAIA232,0289.4%+45%

39Mitchell County, IAIA10,6509.5%−12%

40Adair County, IAIA7,4039.5%+25%

41Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.7%−6%

42Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819.7%+24%

43Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.7%+22%

44Clarke County, IAIA9,5749.7%+14%

45Greene County, IAIA8,6589.8%+21%

46Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.8%+5%

47Guthrie County, IAIA10,7829.9%+23%

48Emmet County, IAIA9,1079.9%+21%

49Allamakee County, IAIA14,23810.1%+5%

50Wayne County, IAIA6,73810.1%−28%

51Polk County, IAIA516,54610.3%+30%

52Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81910.3%+14%

53Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37210.6%+24%

54Monona County, IAIA8,53910.6%+13%

55Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36810.7%+9%

56Clayton County, IAIA16,84510.9%+27%

57Taylor County, IAIA5,83511.0%−9%

58Marshall County, IAIA39,89011.2%+9%

59Winnebago County, IAIA10,25111.2%+33%

60Ida County, IAIA6,77711.3%+28%

61Clay County, IAIA16,20211.4%+39%

62Scott County, IAIA175,25911.5%+10%

63Floyd County, IAIA14,90111.6%+24%

64Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.6%+10%

65Audubon County, IAIA5,50911.8%+52%

66Henry County, IAIA19,34912.0%+37%

67Fayette County, IAIA19,04712.0%+11%

68Jones County, IAIA21,25312.0%+40%

69Cherokee County, IAIA11,36912.1%+66%

70Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99612.1%+44%

71Keokuk County, IAIA9,79712.1%+20%

72Hancock County, IAIA10,52812.2%+102%

73Union County, IAIA11,82912.4%+8%

74Mahaska County, IAIA21,88012.6%+28%

75Des Moines County, IAIA38,07712.8%+20%

76Webster County, IAIA36,83812.9%+29%

77Humboldt County, IAIA9,40912.9%+55%

78Lee County, IAIA32,30613.1%+35%

79Clinton County, IAIA46,00213.2%+29%

80O'Brien County, IAIA14,22013.3%+83%

81Franklin County, IAIA9,86813.6%+70%

82Muscatine County, IAIA41,85313.7%+54%

83Page County, IAIA14,85613.8%+10%

84Woodbury County, IAIA106,64914.0%+35%

85Cass County, IAIA12,96014.3%+29%

86Decatur County, IAIA7,65514.6%−6%

87Crawford County, IAIA16,23714.8%+33%

88Tama County, IAIA16,79614.8%+41%

89Lucas County, IAIA8,84714.9%+9%

90Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53214.9%+14%

91Van Buren County, IAIA7,13115.1%+19%

92Jefferson County, IAIA15,29115.2%+39%

93Montgomery County, IAIA10,00215.3%+68%

94Wapello County, IAIA35,21015.8%+20%

95Osceola County, IAIA5,98016.0%+127%

96Wright County, IAIA12,80116.8%+138%

97Johnson County, IAIA160,04417.1%+14%

98Appanoose County, IAIA12,07717.5%+20%

99Story County, IAIA101,29118.2%+30%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES