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Most residents in poverty, Iowa counties · 2000

Iowa counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Polk County, IAIA516,54629,729−1%

02Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53216,798−11%

03Scott County, IAIA175,25916,660−9%

04Johnson County, IAIA160,04416,626+1%

05Linn County, IAIA232,02812,466−14%

06Story County, IAIA101,29111,247−8%

07Woodbury County, IAIA106,64910,702−19%

08Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9967,369−15%

09Dubuque County, IAIA99,3816,915−22%

10Clinton County, IAIA46,0025,106−7%

11Wapello County, IAIA35,2104,767−12%

12Des Moines County, IAIA38,0774,520−6%

13Marshall County, IAIA39,8904,027+21%

14Webster County, IAIA36,8384,018−16%

15Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3723,969−5%

16Muscatine County, IAIA41,8533,702−8%

17Lee County, IAIA32,3063,692−26%

18Marion County, IAIA34,1922,447−19%

19Jasper County, IAIA38,1532,406−1%

20Fayette County, IAIA19,0472,373−24%

21Dallas County, IAIA118,4572,284+1%

22Mahaska County, IAIA21,8802,198−22%

23Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4492,142+23%

24Page County, IAIA14,8562,120−9%

25Jackson County, IAIA19,2882,084−27%

26Warren County, IAIA57,3312,061−9%

27Sioux County, IAIA36,7742,034−16%

28Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771,996−29%

29Boone County, IAIA26,7991,988−10%

30Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831,984−43%

31Tama County, IAIA16,7961,907+4%

32Crawford County, IAIA16,2371,880−29%

33Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681,850−7%

34Henry County, IAIA19,3491,782−8%

35Jefferson County, IAIA15,2911,766−22%

36Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221,745−14%

37Jones County, IAIA21,2531,737−22%

38Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331,699−38%

39Cass County, IAIA12,9601,623−7%

40Clayton County, IAIA16,8451,606−42%

41Floyd County, IAIA14,9011,576−31%

42Washington County, IAIA22,6671,566−16%

43Benton County, IAIA26,0041,546−39%

44Hardin County, IAIA16,4551,497−27%

45Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971,489−30%

46Delaware County, IAIA17,6741,461−37%

47Clay County, IAIA16,2021,429−18%

48Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381,405−23%

49Union County, IAIA11,8291,403−29%

50Carroll County, IAIA20,3031,384−39%

51Decatur County, IAIA7,6551,347−23%

52Lucas County, IAIA8,8471,289+9%

53Butler County, IAIA14,0491,226−27%

54Mills County, IAIA14,7931,200−11%

55Bremer County, IAIA25,2961,187−43%

56Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501,164+3%

57Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971,149−24%

58Sac County, IAIA9,5251,144−21%

59Louisa County, IAIA10,4161,138−16%

60Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621,119−18%

61Harrison County, IAIA14,6231,119−45%

62O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201,097−41%

63Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631,083−24%

64Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991,071−34%

65Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021,068−13%

66Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441,027−22%

67Davis County, IAIA9,2301,014−31%

68Wright County, IAIA12,8011,010−27%

69Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,007−43%

70Van Buren County, IAIA7,131990−23%

71Winnebago County, IAIA10,251983−31%

72Dickinson County, IAIA18,077982−28%

73Cherokee County, IAIA11,369947−40%

74Madison County, IAIA17,270946−32%

75Monona County, IAIA8,539943−36%

76Wayne County, IAIA6,738941−30%

77Howard County, IAIA9,415926−32%

78Guthrie County, IAIA10,782912−26%

79Emmet County, IAIA9,107906−40%

80Humboldt County, IAIA9,409860−9%

81Franklin County, IAIA9,868854−33%

82Taylor County, IAIA5,835842−35%

83Greene County, IAIA8,658837−32%

84Lyon County, IAIA12,354828−48%

85Shelby County, IAIA11,689792−36%

86Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819788−21%

87Clarke County, IAIA9,574780−31%

88Iowa County, IAIA16,504780−35%

89Ringgold County, IAIA4,642780−16%

90Fremont County, IAIA6,522760−24%

91Hancock County, IAIA10,528730−35%

92Monroe County, IAIA7,406724−43%

93Ida County, IAIA6,777690−29%

94Worth County, IAIA7,338660−17%

95Adair County, IAIA7,403630−44%

96Grundy County, IAIA12,361573−43%

97Audubon County, IAIA5,509528−40%

98Osceola County, IAIA5,980492−31%

99Adams County, IAIA3,617416−49%

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