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Most residents in poverty, Iowa counties · 2010

Iowa counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, IAIA516,54644,434+49%

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04423,763+43%

03Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53222,096+32%

04Scott County, IAIA175,25921,341+28%

05Linn County, IAIA232,02820,362+63%

06Story County, IAIA101,29116,649+48%

07Woodbury County, IAIA106,64914,316+34%

08Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99611,264+53%

09Dubuque County, IAIA99,3818,532+23%

10Muscatine County, IAIA41,8535,864+58%

11Wapello County, IAIA35,2105,780+21%

12Des Moines County, IAIA38,0775,560+23%

13Clinton County, IAIA46,0025,524+8%

14Webster County, IAIA36,8385,397+34%

15Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3725,328+34%

16Marshall County, IAIA39,8905,170+28%

17Lee County, IAIA32,3064,844+31%

18Jasper County, IAIA38,1534,533+88%

19Dallas County, IAIA118,4574,464+95%

20Warren County, IAIA57,3313,225+56%

21Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803,191+45%

22Henry County, IAIA19,3492,828+59%

23Fayette County, IAIA19,0472,807+18%

24Boone County, IAIA26,7992,794+41%

25Marion County, IAIA34,1922,655+9%

26Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4492,430+13%

27Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912,412+37%

28Carroll County, IAIA20,3032,338+69%

29Washington County, IAIA22,6672,326+49%

30Floyd County, IAIA14,9012,289+45%

31Union County, IAIA11,8292,234+59%

32Sioux County, IAIA36,7742,173+7%

33Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3682,117+14%

34Clayton County, IAIA16,8452,057+28%

35Appanoose County, IAIA12,0772,049+3%

36Bremer County, IAIA25,2961,992+68%

37Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831,970−1%

38Jackson County, IAIA19,2881,962−6%

39Cass County, IAIA12,9601,903+17%

40Tama County, IAIA16,7961,891−1%

41Benton County, IAIA26,0041,878+21%

42Page County, IAIA14,8561,857−12%

43Clay County, IAIA16,2021,853+30%

44Crawford County, IAIA16,2371,820−3%

45Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7331,763+4%

46Hardin County, IAIA16,4551,734+16%

47Jones County, IAIA21,2531,683−3%

48O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201,589+45%

49Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381,574+12%

50Delaware County, IAIA17,6741,555+6%

51Butler County, IAIA14,0491,525+24%

52Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441,515+48%

53Harrison County, IAIA14,6231,512+35%

54Mills County, IAIA14,7931,510+26%

55Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021,500+40%

56Wright County, IAIA12,8011,486+47%

57Iowa County, IAIA16,5041,470+88%

58Lucas County, IAIA8,8471,449+12%

59Decatur County, IAIA7,6551,428+6%

60Louisa County, IAIA10,4161,416+24%

61Madison County, IAIA17,2701,382+46%

62Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771,373+40%

63Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221,339−23%

64Cedar County, IAIA18,3591,327+32%

65Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311,266+28%

66Hancock County, IAIA10,5281,251+71%

67Emmet County, IAIA9,1071,225+35%

68Shelby County, IAIA11,6891,215+53%

69Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971,209−19%

70Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631,166+8%

71Clarke County, IAIA9,5741,135+46%

72Franklin County, IAIA9,8681,129+32%

73Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511,087+11%

74Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971,080−6%

75Howard County, IAIA9,4151,069+15%

76Monroe County, IAIA7,4061,066+47%

77Monona County, IAIA8,5391,065+13%

78Sac County, IAIA9,5251,051−8%

79Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991,002−6%

80Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621,001−11%

81Humboldt County, IAIA9,409940+9%

82Grundy County, IAIA12,361930+62%

83Worth County, IAIA7,338891+35%

84Davis County, IAIA9,230829−18%

85Adair County, IAIA7,403816+30%

86Wayne County, IAIA6,738816−13%

87Guthrie County, IAIA10,782789−13%

88Greene County, IAIA8,658744−11%

89Ida County, IAIA6,777744+8%

90Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819721−9%

91Taylor County, IAIA5,835720−14%

92Audubon County, IAIA5,509680+29%

93Lyon County, IAIA12,354659−20%

94Ringgold County, IAIA4,642651−17%

95Fremont County, IAIA6,522644−15%

96Mitchell County, IAIA10,650641−45%

97Cherokee County, IAIA11,369613−35%

98Osceola County, IAIA5,980552+12%

99Adams County, IAIA3,617492+18%

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