Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| Iowa | N/A | 11.1 | 344,519 | 21 of 52 |
| Story County | Urban | 18.2 | 15,990 | 2,466 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 17.5 | 2,102 | 2,372 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 17.1 | 25,345 | 2,302 |
| Wright County | Rural | 16.8 | 2,116 | 2,255 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 16.0 | 956 | 2,110 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 15.8 | 5,464 | 2,078 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 15.3 | 1,514 | 1,987 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 15.2 | 2,225 | 1,966 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 15.1 | 1,081 | 1,953 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 14.9 | 18,843 | 1,924 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,291 | 1,924 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 14.8 | 2,377 | 1,905 |
| Tama County | Rural | 14.8 | 2,440 | 1,905 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 14.6 | 1,034 | 1,859 |
| Cass County | Rural | 14.3 | 1,833 | 1,806 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 14.0 | 14,430 | 1,744 |
| Page County | Rural | 13.8 | 1,930 | 1,695 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 13.7 | 5,727 | 1,671 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 13.6 | 1,329 | 1,653 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 13.3 | 1,841 | 1,589 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 13.2 | 5,961 | 1,564 |
| Lee County | Rural | 13.1 | 4,130 | 1,534 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 12.9 | 1,218 | 1,481 |
| Webster County | Rural | 12.9 | 4,383 | 1,481 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 12.8 | 4,851 | 1,459 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 12.6 | 2,683 | 1,405 |
| Union County | Rural | 12.4 | 1,448 | 1,365 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 12.2 | 1,267 | 1,308 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 12.1 | 1,368 | 1,287 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 12.1 | 1,184 | 1,287 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 12.1 | 11,003 | 1,287 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 12.0 | 2,225 | 1,261 |
| Henry County | Rural | 12.0 | 2,202 | 1,261 |
| Jones County | Urban | 12.0 | 2,353 | 1,261 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 11.8 | 643 | 1,206 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 11.6 | 1,752 | 1,145 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 11.6 | 989 | 1,145 |
| Scott County | Urban | 11.5 | 19,623 | 1,125 |
| Clay County | Rural | 11.4 | 1,844 | 1,105 |
| Ida County | Rural | 11.3 | 762 | 1,078 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 11.2 | 4,333 | 1,049 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 11.2 | 1,120 | 1,049 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 11.0 | 635 | 994 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 10.9 | 1,829 | 981 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 10.7 | 1,814 | 941 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 10.6 | 4,406 | 912 |
| Monona County | Rural | 10.6 | 888 | 912 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 10.3 | 712 | 849 |
| Polk County | Urban | 10.3 | 50,969 | 849 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 10.1 | 1,395 | 803 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 10.1 | 651 | 803 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 9.9 | 866 | 763 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 9.9 | 1,045 | 763 |
| Greene County | Rural | 9.8 | 836 | 735 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 9.8 | 1,029 | 735 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 9.7 | 923 | 707 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 9.7 | 9,200 | 707 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 9.7 | 1,543 | 707 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 9.7 | 1,849 | 707 |
| Adair County | Rural | 9.5 | 694 | 676 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 9.5 | 982 | 676 |
| Linn County | Urban | 9.4 | 21,160 | 658 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 9.3 | 848 | 629 |
| Butler County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,295 | 601 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 9.2 | 673 | 601 |
| Sac County | Rural | 9.2 | 873 | 601 |
| Adams County | Rural | 9.1 | 322 | 582 |
| Howard County | Rural | 8.9 | 828 | 542 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 8.9 | 1,440 | 542 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 8.8 | 1,022 | 518 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 8.8 | 392 | 518 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 8.6 | 1,766 | 477 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 8.4 | 1,521 | 429 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 8.3 | 2,999 | 411 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 8.2 | 1,170 | 388 |
| Marion County | Rural | 8.2 | 2,604 | 388 |
| Mills County | Urban | 8.2 | 1,185 | 388 |
| Washington County | Urban | 8.2 | 1,817 | 388 |
| Worth County | Rural | 8.2 | 593 | 388 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 7.9 | 1,605 | 337 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 7.8 | 1,542 | 328 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 7.8 | 1,349 | 328 |
| Fremont County | Rural | 7.7 | 491 | 301 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 7.6 | 1,340 | 287 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 7.6 | 882 | 287 |
| Benton County | Urban | 7.4 | 1,859 | 258 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 7.4 | 1,085 | 258 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 7.3 | 1,735 | 246 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 7.3 | 1,321 | 246 |
| Davis County | Rural | 7.2 | 649 | 234 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,019 | 218 |
| Madison County | Urban | 7.0 | 1,178 | 203 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 6.9 | 1,751 | 192 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 6.7 | 2,261 | 169 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 6.5 | 798 | 150 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 6.3 | 6,714 | 133 |
| Boone County | Urban | 6.2 | 1,612 | 119 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 5.3 | 638 | 67 |
| Warren County | Urban | 5.1 | 2,706 | 45 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 11:56 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.