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Worst broadband access, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the lowest broadband subscription rates — where federal infrastructure investment is being targeted (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBROADBAND INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONVS 2000
01Van Buren County, IAIA7,13172.8%
02Davis County, IAIA9,23073.2%
03Wayne County, IAIA6,73879.4%
04Lucas County, IAIA8,84780.4%
05Story County, IAIA101,29180.4%
06Floyd County, IAIA14,90183.4%
07Audubon County, IAIA5,50983.7%
08Decatur County, IAIA7,65583.8%
09Keokuk County, IAIA9,79783.8%
10Appanoose County, IAIA12,07783.9%
11Cass County, IAIA12,96083.9%
12Franklin County, IAIA9,86884.1%
13Adair County, IAIA7,40384.3%
14Clayton County, IAIA16,84584.4%
15Taylor County, IAIA5,83584.5%
16Sac County, IAIA9,52584.6%
17Hamilton County, IAIA14,94484.7%
18Adams County, IAIA3,61784.8%
19Union County, IAIA11,82984.9%
20Monona County, IAIA8,53984.9%
21Worth County, IAIA7,33885.0%
22Fayette County, IAIA19,04785.3%
23Hardin County, IAIA16,45585.4%
24Osceola County, IAIA5,98085.5%
25Howard County, IAIA9,41585.7%
26Wright County, IAIA12,80185.8%
27Delaware County, IAIA17,67485.9%
28Montgomery County, IAIA10,00285.9%
29Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81985.9%
30Allamakee County, IAIA14,23886.0%
31Harrison County, IAIA14,62386.0%
32Jackson County, IAIA19,28886.0%
33Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99686.2%
34Monroe County, IAIA7,40686.2%
35Wapello County, IAIA35,21086.3%
36Ida County, IAIA6,77786.4%
37Butler County, IAIA14,04986.5%
38Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36886.6%
39Lee County, IAIA32,30686.6%
40Ringgold County, IAIA4,64286.6%
41Clarke County, IAIA9,57486.8%
42Page County, IAIA14,85686.8%
43Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66386.9%
44Emmet County, IAIA9,10786.9%
45Humboldt County, IAIA9,40987.0%
46Buchanan County, IAIA20,88387.1%
47Cherokee County, IAIA11,36987.1%
48Crawford County, IAIA16,23787.1%
49Jones County, IAIA21,25387.1%
50Calhoun County, IAIA9,56287.2%
51Clinton County, IAIA46,00287.2%
52Des Moines County, IAIA38,07787.3%
53Carroll County, IAIA20,30387.3%
54Webster County, IAIA36,83887.3%
55Woodbury County, IAIA106,64987.3%
56Fremont County, IAIA6,52287.5%
57Tama County, IAIA16,79687.5%
58Kossuth County, IAIA14,32287.6%
59Marshall County, IAIA39,89087.6%
60Louisa County, IAIA10,41687.8%
61Henry County, IAIA19,34987.9%
62Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73388.0%
63Shelby County, IAIA11,68988.3%
64Hancock County, IAIA10,52888.4%
65Jefferson County, IAIA15,29188.4%
66Marion County, IAIA34,19288.4%
67Benton County, IAIA26,00488.5%
68Iowa County, IAIA16,50488.5%
69Cedar County, IAIA18,35988.6%
70Winnebago County, IAIA10,25188.6%
71Grundy County, IAIA12,36188.7%
72Mills County, IAIA14,79388.7%
73Washington County, IAIA22,66788.7%
74Boone County, IAIA26,79989.1%
75Johnson County, IAIA160,04489.2%
76Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37289.2%
77Guthrie County, IAIA10,78289.3%
78Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53289.4%
79Clay County, IAIA16,20289.5%
80Madison County, IAIA17,27089.7%
81Mahaska County, IAIA21,88089.7%
82Greene County, IAIA8,65889.8%
83Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89989.8%
84Plymouth County, IAIA25,69789.8%
85Mitchell County, IAIA10,65089.9%
86Dubuque County, IAIA99,38190.0%
87O'Brien County, IAIA14,22090.1%
88Lyon County, IAIA12,35490.2%
89Jasper County, IAIA38,15390.4%
90Muscatine County, IAIA41,85390.4%
91Scott County, IAIA175,25990.5%
92Dickinson County, IAIA18,07790.8%
93Linn County, IAIA232,02891.6%
94Warren County, IAIA57,33191.8%
95Polk County, IAIA516,54691.9%
96Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44992.1%
97Dallas County, IAIA118,45792.4%
98Sioux County, IAIA36,77492.4%
99Bremer County, IAIA25,29692.6%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES