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Lowest poverty rate, Iowa counties · 2010

Iowa counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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

01Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.8%−19%

02Cherokee County, IAIA11,3695.1%−30%

03Lyon County, IAIA12,3545.7%−19%

04Mitchell County, IAIA10,6505.9%−44%

05Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%+0%

06Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.7%+20%

07Warren County, IAIA57,3317.0%+38%

08Cedar County, IAIA18,3597.2%+30%

09Benton County, IAIA26,0047.2%+18%

10Guthrie County, IAIA10,7827.2%−10%

11Grundy County, IAIA12,3617.5%+61%

12Greene County, IAIA8,6588.0%−1%

13Marion County, IAIA34,1928.0%+4%

14Jones County, IAIA21,2538.2%−5%

15Bremer County, IAIA25,2968.2%+61%

16Dickinson County, IAIA18,0778.2%+38%

17Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7338.4%+5%

18Osceola County, IAIA5,9808.5%+22%

19Kossuth County, IAIA14,3228.6%−15%

20Fremont County, IAIA6,5228.7%−9%

21Delaware County, IAIA17,6748.8%+10%

22Madison County, IAIA17,2708.8%+31%

23Iowa County, IAIA16,5049.0%+81%

24Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819.1%+17%

25Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6639.4%+13%

26Buchanan County, IAIA20,8839.4%−0%

27Davis County, IAIA9,2309.5%−20%

28Humboldt County, IAIA9,4099.6%+16%

29Linn County, IAIA232,0289.6%+48%

30Hamilton County, IAIA14,9449.7%+55%

31Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8199.9%+8%

32Jackson County, IAIA19,2889.9%−4%

33Hardin County, IAIA16,4559.9%+24%

34Shelby County, IAIA11,68910.0%+66%

35Winnebago County, IAIA10,25110.0%+19%

36Mills County, IAIA14,79310.0%+22%

37Harrison County, IAIA14,62310.1%+42%

38Sac County, IAIA9,52510.2%+2%

39Butler County, IAIA14,04910.3%+28%

40Keokuk County, IAIA9,79710.3%+2%

41Polk County, IAIA516,54610.3%+30%

42Calhoun County, IAIA9,56210.4%+3%

43Ida County, IAIA6,77710.5%+19%

44Franklin County, IAIA9,86810.6%+33%

45Adair County, IAIA7,40310.6%+39%

46Boone County, IAIA26,79910.6%+40%

47Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89910.6%+1%

48Tama County, IAIA16,79610.6%+1%

49Crawford County, IAIA16,23710.6%−4%

50Washington County, IAIA22,66710.7%+41%

51Allamakee County, IAIA14,23811.0%+15%

52Hancock County, IAIA10,52811.0%+83%

53O'Brien County, IAIA14,22011.0%+52%

54Audubon County, IAIA5,50911.1%+44%

55Clay County, IAIA16,20211.1%+35%

56Howard County, IAIA9,41511.2%+20%

57Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36811.2%+14%

58Carroll County, IAIA20,30311.2%+74%

59Wright County, IAIA12,80111.2%+59%

60Clinton County, IAIA46,00211.2%+10%

61Clayton County, IAIA16,84511.3%+32%

62Taylor County, IAIA5,83511.4%−6%

63Monona County, IAIA8,53911.5%+22%

64Page County, IAIA14,85611.7%−7%

65Worth County, IAIA7,33811.7%+40%

66Emmet County, IAIA9,10711.9%+45%

67Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44912.0%+14%

68Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37212.1%+41%

69Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99612.1%+44%

70Adams County, IAIA3,61712.2%+31%

71Clarke County, IAIA9,57412.2%+43%

72Jasper County, IAIA38,15312.3%+90%

73Louisa County, IAIA10,41612.4%+33%

74Ringgold County, IAIA4,64212.7%−11%

75Marshall County, IAIA39,89012.7%+24%

76Wayne County, IAIA6,73812.7%−9%

77Scott County, IAIA175,25912.9%+23%

78Monroe County, IAIA7,40613.4%+48%

79Fayette County, IAIA19,04713.4%+25%

80Lee County, IAIA32,30613.5%+39%

81Cass County, IAIA12,96013.6%+23%

82Muscatine County, IAIA41,85313.7%+55%

83Des Moines County, IAIA38,07713.8%+29%

84Montgomery County, IAIA10,00214.0%+54%

85Woodbury County, IAIA106,64914.0%+36%

86Henry County, IAIA19,34914.0%+60%

87Floyd County, IAIA14,90114.0%+51%

88Webster County, IAIA36,83814.2%+42%

89Mahaska County, IAIA21,88014.3%+45%

90Jefferson County, IAIA15,29114.3%+31%

91Appanoose County, IAIA12,07715.9%+9%

92Wapello County, IAIA35,21016.2%+23%

93Lucas County, IAIA8,84716.3%+19%

94Van Buren County, IAIA7,13116.7%+32%

95Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53216.9%+28%

96Decatur County, IAIA7,65516.9%+9%

97Union County, IAIA11,82917.8%+56%

98Johnson County, IAIA160,04418.2%+21%

99Story County, IAIA101,29118.6%+32%

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