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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.

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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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18Lee County, IAIA32,3064,307+17%

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

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

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

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

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

24Tama County, IAIA16,7962,496+31%

25Sioux County, IAIA36,7742,416+19%

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

27Henry County, IAIA19,3492,394+34%

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

29Fayette County, IAIA19,0472,313−3%

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

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

32Page County, IAIA14,8562,083−2%

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

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

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

36Clay County, IAIA16,2021,878+31%

37Jackson County, IAIA19,2881,872−10%

38Cass County, IAIA12,9601,867+15%

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

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

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

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

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

44Floyd County, IAIA14,9011,776+13%

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

46Boone County, IAIA26,7991,642−17%

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

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

49Hardin County, IAIA16,4551,610+8%

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

51Union County, IAIA11,8291,483+6%

52Iowa County, IAIA16,5041,461+87%

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

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

55Delaware County, IAIA17,6741,363−7%

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

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

58Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,346+34%

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

60Lucas County, IAIA8,8471,303+1%

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

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

63Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971,204+5%

64Mills County, IAIA14,7931,197−0%

65Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221,194−32%

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

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

68Decatur County, IAIA7,6551,130−16%

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

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

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

72Louisa County, IAIA10,4161,043−8%

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

74Harrison County, IAIA14,6231,037−7%

75Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991,029−4%

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

77Osceola County, IAIA5,980974+98%

78Clarke County, IAIA9,574939+20%

79Emmet County, IAIA9,107921+2%

80Monona County, IAIA8,539910−3%

81Calhoun County, IAIA9,562908−19%

82Shelby County, IAIA11,689899+14%

83Sac County, IAIA9,525888−22%

84Greene County, IAIA8,658848+1%

85Howard County, IAIA9,415844−9%

86Grundy County, IAIA12,361807+41%

87Ida County, IAIA6,777781+13%

88Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819728−8%

89Adair County, IAIA7,403711+13%

90Monroe County, IAIA7,406689−5%

91Wayne County, IAIA6,738662−30%

92Audubon County, IAIA5,509659+25%

93Davis County, IAIA9,230656−35%

94Lyon County, IAIA12,354648−22%

95Taylor County, IAIA5,835646−23%

96Worth County, IAIA7,338600−9%

97Fremont County, IAIA6,522500−34%

98Ringgold County, IAIA4,642407−48%

99Adams County, IAIA3,617329−21%

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