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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Grundy County, IAIA12,3614.6%−44%

02Iowa County, IAIA16,5045.0%−39%

03Warren County, IAIA57,3315.1%−19%

04Bremer County, IAIA25,2965.1%−45%

05Cedar County, IAIA18,3595.5%−46%

06Dallas County, IAIA118,4575.6%−26%

07Dickinson County, IAIA18,0776.0%−35%

08Plymouth County, IAIA25,6976.0%−34%

09Shelby County, IAIA11,6896.0%−36%

10Hancock County, IAIA10,5286.0%−32%

11Benton County, IAIA26,0046.1%−46%

12Hamilton County, IAIA14,9446.3%−24%

13Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%−20%

14Carroll County, IAIA20,3036.5%−39%

15Jasper County, IAIA38,1536.5%−7%

16Linn County, IAIA232,0286.5%−25%

17Madison County, IAIA17,2706.7%−39%

18Osceola County, IAIA5,9807.0%−28%

19Lyon County, IAIA12,3547.0%−47%

20Wright County, IAIA12,8017.0%−27%

21Harrison County, IAIA14,6237.1%−48%

22O'Brien County, IAIA14,2207.3%−40%

23Cherokee County, IAIA11,3697.3%−35%

24Washington County, IAIA22,6677.6%−20%

25Boone County, IAIA26,7997.6%−14%

26Marion County, IAIA34,1927.6%−24%

27Adair County, IAIA7,4037.6%−43%

28Audubon County, IAIA5,5097.7%−36%

29Dubuque County, IAIA99,3817.8%−24%

30Polk County, IAIA516,5467.9%−14%

31Delaware County, IAIA17,6747.9%−38%

32Hardin County, IAIA16,4558.0%−26%

33Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.0%−40%

34Franklin County, IAIA9,8688.0%−29%

35Butler County, IAIA14,0498.0%−25%

36Guthrie County, IAIA10,7828.0%−28%

37Greene County, IAIA8,6588.1%−34%

38Emmet County, IAIA9,1078.2%−37%

39Clay County, IAIA16,2028.2%−17%

40Mills County, IAIA14,7938.3%−19%

41Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6638.3%−23%

42Humboldt County, IAIA9,4098.3%−6%

43Worth County, IAIA7,3388.3%−16%

44Winnebago County, IAIA10,2518.4%−28%

45Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9968.4%−20%

46Clarke County, IAIA9,5748.5%−38%

47Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3728.5%−4%

48Jones County, IAIA21,2538.6%−25%

49Clayton County, IAIA16,8458.6%−40%

50Henry County, IAIA19,3498.8%−13%

51Ida County, IAIA6,7778.8%−24%

52Muscatine County, IAIA41,8538.9%−12%

53Monroe County, IAIA7,4069.0%−42%

54Montgomery County, IAIA10,0029.1%−10%

55Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8199.1%−13%

56Adams County, IAIA3,6179.3%−45%

57Floyd County, IAIA14,9019.3%−30%

58Howard County, IAIA9,4159.3%−33%

59Louisa County, IAIA10,4169.3%−20%

60Buchanan County, IAIA20,8839.4%−44%

61Monona County, IAIA8,5399.4%−36%

62Fremont County, IAIA6,5229.5%−22%

63Allamakee County, IAIA14,2389.6%−28%

64Lee County, IAIA32,3069.7%−25%

65Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3689.8%−5%

66Mahaska County, IAIA21,8809.8%−25%

67Sac County, IAIA9,5259.9%−16%

68Webster County, IAIA36,83810.0%−16%

69Calhoun County, IAIA9,56210.1%−16%

70Keokuk County, IAIA9,79710.1%−23%

71Kossuth County, IAIA14,32210.2%−7%

72Clinton County, IAIA46,00210.2%−6%

73Marshall County, IAIA39,89010.2%+18%

74Jackson County, IAIA19,28810.3%−28%

75Woodbury County, IAIA106,64910.3%−23%

76Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44910.5%+20%

77Scott County, IAIA175,25910.5%−13%

78Tama County, IAIA16,79610.5%−0%

79Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89910.6%−31%

80Des Moines County, IAIA38,07710.7%−6%

81Mitchell County, IAIA10,65010.7%+4%

82Fayette County, IAIA19,04710.8%−24%

83Jefferson County, IAIA15,29110.9%−21%

84Cass County, IAIA12,96011.1%−4%

85Crawford County, IAIA16,23711.1%−30%

86Union County, IAIA11,82911.4%−26%

87Davis County, IAIA9,23011.9%−33%

88Taylor County, IAIA5,83512.1%−34%

89Page County, IAIA14,85612.5%−9%

90Van Buren County, IAIA7,13112.7%−24%

91Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53213.1%−14%

92Wapello County, IAIA35,21013.2%−13%

93Lucas County, IAIA8,84713.7%+5%

94Wayne County, IAIA6,73814.0%−27%

95Story County, IAIA101,29114.1%−15%

96Ringgold County, IAIA4,64214.3%−17%

97Appanoose County, IAIA12,07714.5%−29%

98Johnson County, IAIA160,04415.0%−12%

99Decatur County, IAIA7,65515.5%−26%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS