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Most residents in poverty, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 1,559. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Winnebago County, IA, up 22 places to #67.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Polk County, IAIA516,54651,881+75%

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04426,741+61%

03Linn County, IAIA232,02821,644+74%

04Scott County, IAIA175,25920,080+21%

05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53219,589+17%

06Story County, IAIA101,29118,322+63%

07Woodbury County, IAIA106,64914,823+39%

08▲1Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99611,326+54%

09▼1Dubuque County, IAIA99,3819,560+38%

10▲4Dallas County, IAIA118,4576,754+196%

11▼1Clinton County, IAIA46,0026,101+19%

12▲5Muscatine County, IAIA41,8535,822+57%

13▼2Wapello County, IAIA35,2105,601+17%

14▼2Des Moines County, IAIA38,0774,940+9%

15▼2Webster County, IAIA36,8384,742+18%

16▲2Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3724,502+13%

17▼2Marshall County, IAIA39,8904,475+11%

18▼2Lee County, IAIA32,3064,307+17%

19▲1Jasper County, IAIA38,1533,149+31%

20▼1Warren County, IAIA57,3312,796+36%

21▲1Mahaska County, IAIA21,8802,783+27%

22▲2Marion County, IAIA34,1922,749+12%

23▲12Jones County, IAIA21,2532,508+44%

24▲6Tama County, IAIA16,7962,496+31%

25▲9Sioux County, IAIA36,7742,416+19%

26▼5Crawford County, IAIA16,2372,404+28%

27▲2Henry County, IAIA19,3492,394+34%

28▲4Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912,385+35%

29▼4Fayette County, IAIA19,0472,313−3%

30▲13Wright County, IAIA12,8012,143+112%

31▼8Appanoose County, IAIA12,0772,132+7%

32▲6Page County, IAIA14,8562,083−2%

33Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681,993+8%

34▼6Benton County, IAIA26,0041,899+23%

35▲16O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201,881+71%

36▲8Clay County, IAIA16,2021,878+31%

37▼11Jackson County, IAIA19,2881,872−10%

38▲17Cass County, IAIA12,9601,867+15%

39▼8Clayton County, IAIA16,8451,856+16%

40▼1Washington County, IAIA22,6671,849+18%

41Bremer County, IAIA25,2961,846+56%

42▲12Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831,780−10%

43▼3Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971,778+19%

44▼8Floyd County, IAIA14,9011,776+13%

45▼3Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331,670−2%

46▼9Boone County, IAIA26,7991,642−17%

47▲5Carroll County, IAIA20,3031,634+18%

48▼21Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4491,616−25%

49▼2Hardin County, IAIA16,4551,610+8%

50▲12Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021,559+46%

51▲5Union County, IAIA11,8291,483+6%

52▲5Iowa County, IAIA16,5041,461+87%

53▼5Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381,423+1%

54▲4Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691,403+48%

55▼2Delaware County, IAIA17,6741,363−7%

56▲4Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771,361+39%

57▼7Franklin County, IAIA9,8681,354+59%

58▲1Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,346+34%

59▼10Butler County, IAIA14,0491,315+7%

60▲4Lucas County, IAIA8,8471,303+1%

61▲6Hancock County, IAIA10,5281,297+78%

62▼1Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091,234+43%

63▲2Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971,204+5%

64▲10Mills County, IAIA14,7931,1970%

65▼19Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221,194−32%

66▲12Madison County, IAIA17,2701,191+26%

67▲22Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511,184+20%

68▼2Decatur County, IAIA7,6551,130−16%

69Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441,101+7%

70▲10Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311,094+11%

71▲6Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821,056+16%

72▲4Louisa County, IAIA10,4161,043−8%

73▲9Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631,041−4%

74▼11Harrison County, IAIA14,6231,037−7%

75▲20Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991,029−4%

76▲14Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501,001−14%

77▲11Osceola County, IAIA5,980974+98%

78▼33Clarke County, IAIA9,574939+20%

79▲2Emmet County, IAIA9,107921+2%

80▼10Monona County, IAIA8,539910−3%

81▼13Calhoun County, IAIA9,562908−19%

82▼11Shelby County, IAIA11,689899+14%

83▼10Sac County, IAIA9,525888−22%

84▲3Greene County, IAIA8,658848+1%

85▼2Howard County, IAIA9,415844−9%

86▲6Grundy County, IAIA12,361807+41%

87▼2Ida County, IAIA6,777781+13%

88▼2Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819728−8%

89▼5Adair County, IAIA7,403711+13%

90▼15Monroe County, IAIA7,406689−5%

91▼19Wayne County, IAIA6,738662−30%

92▼1Audubon County, IAIA5,509659+25%

93▼14Davis County, IAIA9,230656−35%

94▼1Lyon County, IAIA12,354648−22%

95▲3Taylor County, IAIA5,835646−23%

96▲3Worth County, IAIA7,338600−9%

97▼3Fremont County, IAIA6,522500−34%

98▼1Ringgold County, IAIA4,642407−48%

99▼3Adams County, IAIA3,617329−21%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES