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Lowest poverty rate, Iowa counties · 2000

Iowa counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Grundy County, IAIA12,3614.6%−3.7 pts
02Iowa County, IAIA16,5045.0%−3.2 pts
03Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%−1.2 pts
04Bremer County, IAIA25,2965.1%−4.1 pts
05Cedar County, IAIA18,3595.5%−4.7 pts
06Dallas County, IAIA118,4575.6%−2.0 pts
07Dickinson County, IAIA18,0776.0%−3.2 pts
08Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.0%−3.0 pts
09Shelby County, IAIA11,6896.0%−3.4 pts
10Hancock County, IAIA10,5286.0%−2.8 pts
11Benton County, IAIA26,0046.1%−5.3 pts
12Hamilton County, IAIA14,9446.3%−2.0 pts
13Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%−1.6 pts
14Carroll County, IAIA20,3036.5%−4.1 pts
15Jasper County, IAIA38,1536.5%−0.5 pts
16Linn County, IAIA232,0286.5%−2.1 pts
17Madison County, IAIA17,2706.7%−4.4 pts
18Osceola County, IAIA5,9807.0%−2.8 pts
19Lyon County, IAIA12,3547.0%−6.3 pts
20Wright County, IAIA12,8017.0%−2.7 pts
21Harrison County, IAIA14,6237.1%−6.6 pts
22O'Brien County, IAIA14,2207.3%−4.8 pts
23Cherokee County, IAIA11,3697.3%−3.9 pts
24Washington County, IAIA22,6677.6%−1.9 pts
25Boone County, IAIA26,7997.6%−1.2 pts
26Marion County, IAIA34,1927.6%−2.4 pts
27Adair County, IAIA7,4037.6%−5.8 pts
28Audubon County, IAIA5,5097.7%−4.4 pts
29Dubuque County, IAIA99,3817.8%−2.5 pts
30Polk County, IAIA516,5467.9%−1.3 pts
31Delaware County, IAIA17,6747.9%−4.9 pts
32Hardin County, IAIA16,4558.0%−2.8 pts
33Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.0%−5.2 pts
34Franklin County, IAIA9,8688.0%−3.3 pts
35Butler County, IAIA14,0498.0%−2.7 pts
36Guthrie County, IAIA10,7828.0%−3.2 pts
37Greene County, IAIA8,6588.1%−4.1 pts
38Emmet County, IAIA9,1078.2%−4.8 pts
39Clay County, IAIA16,2028.2%−1.7 pts
40Mills County, IAIA14,7938.3%−1.9 pts
41Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6638.3%−2.4 pts
42Humboldt County, IAIA9,4098.3%−0.5 pts
43Worth County, IAIA7,3388.3%−1.6 pts
44Winnebago County, IAIA10,2518.4%−3.3 pts
45Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9968.4%−2.1 pts
46Clarke County, IAIA9,5748.5%−5.2 pts
47Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3728.5%−0.4 pts
48Jones County, IAIA21,2538.6%−2.9 pts
49Clayton County, IAIA16,8458.6%−5.8 pts
50Henry County, IAIA19,3498.8%−1.3 pts
51Ida County, IAIA6,7778.8%−2.8 pts
52Muscatine County, IAIA41,8538.9%−1.2 pts
53Monroe County, IAIA7,4069.0%−6.6 pts
54Montgomery County, IAIA10,0029.1%−1.1 pts
55Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8199.1%−1.3 pts
56Adams County, IAIA3,6179.3%−7.5 pts
57Floyd County, IAIA14,9019.3%−4.0 pts
58Howard County, IAIA9,4159.3%−4.5 pts
59Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.3%−2.3 pts
60Buchanan County, IAIA20,8839.4%−7.3 pts
61Monona County, IAIA8,5399.4%−5.4 pts
62Fremont County, IAIA6,5229.5%−2.7 pts
63Allamakee County, IAIA14,2389.6%−3.7 pts
64Lee County, IAIA32,3069.7%−3.2 pts
65Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3689.8%−0.6 pts
66Mahaska County, IAIA21,8809.8%−3.2 pts
67Sac County, IAIA9,5259.9%−1.9 pts
68Webster County, IAIA36,83810.0%−1.8 pts
69Calhoun County, IAIA9,56210.1%−1.8 pts
70Keokuk County, IAIA9,79710.1%−3.0 pts
71Kossuth County, IAIA14,32210.2%−0.8 pts
72Clinton County, IAIA46,00210.2%−0.6 pts
73Marshall County, IAIA39,89010.2%+1.6 pts
74Jackson County, IAIA19,28810.3%−4.0 pts
75Woodbury County, IAIA106,64910.3%−3.1 pts
76Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44910.5%+1.8 pts
77Scott County, IAIA175,25910.5%−1.6 pts
78Tama County, IAIA16,79610.5%−0.0 pts
79Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89910.6%−4.7 pts
80Des Moines County, IAIA38,07710.7%−0.7 pts
81Mitchell County, IAIA10,65010.7%+0.4 pts
82Fayette County, IAIA19,04710.8%−3.5 pts
83Jefferson County, IAIA15,29110.9%−2.9 pts
84Cass County, IAIA12,96011.1%−0.5 pts
85Crawford County, IAIA16,23711.1%−4.8 pts
86Union County, IAIA11,82911.4%−4.1 pts
87Davis County, IAIA9,23011.9%−5.9 pts
88Taylor County, IAIA5,83512.1%−6.2 pts
89Page County, IAIA14,85612.5%−1.3 pts
90Van Buren County, IAIA7,13112.7%−4.1 pts
91Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53213.1%−2.2 pts
92Wapello County, IAIA35,21013.2%−2.0 pts
93Lucas County, IAIA8,84713.7%+0.6 pts
94Wayne County, IAIA6,73814.0%−5.1 pts
95Story County, IAIA101,29114.1%−2.5 pts
96Ringgold County, IAIA4,64214.3%−2.9 pts
97Appanoose County, IAIA12,07714.5%−5.8 pts
98Johnson County, IAIA160,04415.0%−2.1 pts
99Decatur County, IAIA7,65515.5%−5.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS