Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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 (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 20.1 | 65,780,589 | N/A |
| Iowa | N/A | 18.4 | 573,821 | 21 of 52 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 29.7 | 3,566 | 2,475 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 28.3 | 2,440 | 2,349 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 27.1 | 3,975 | 2,205 |
| Page County | Rural | 27.0 | 3,785 | 2,193 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 25.7 | 4,139 | 2,015 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 25.6 | 1,820 | 1,995 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 25.4 | 1,820 | 1,971 |
| Wright County | Rural | 25.3 | 3,192 | 1,958 |
| Story County | Urban | 24.7 | 21,674 | 1,892 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 24.5 | 2,397 | 1,857 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 24.3 | 36,143 | 1,829 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 24.0 | 1,435 | 1,781 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 23.9 | 2,374 | 1,772 |
| Cass County | Rural | 23.5 | 3,018 | 1,712 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 23.2 | 8,003 | 1,664 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 23.0 | 29,017 | 1,632 |
| Tama County | Rural | 22.6 | 3,730 | 1,579 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 22.4 | 1,224 | 1,547 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 22.3 | 23,066 | 1,523 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 22.2 | 2,098 | 1,501 |
| Lee County | Rural | 22.1 | 6,975 | 1,476 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 22.0 | 9,939 | 1,453 |
| Ida County | Rural | 21.7 | 1,464 | 1,414 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 21.5 | 2,095 | 1,383 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 21.3 | 2,938 | 1,353 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 21.1 | 8,851 | 1,323 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 21.0 | 1,447 | 1,305 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 20.8 | 3,866 | 1,264 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 20.8 | 3,317 | 1,264 |
| Monona County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,724 | 1,233 |
| Union County | Rural | 20.6 | 2,413 | 1,233 |
| Adair County | Rural | 20.5 | 1,495 | 1,216 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 20.5 | 3,092 | 1,216 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 20.5 | 3,454 | 1,216 |
| Webster County | Rural | 20.4 | 6,952 | 1,199 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 20.3 | 4,300 | 1,183 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 20.2 | 18,375 | 1,174 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 19.9 | 1,825 | 1,127 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 19.7 | 8,210 | 1,103 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 19.7 | 1,679 | 1,103 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 19.3 | 1,929 | 1,043 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 19.2 | 2,649 | 1,033 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 19.1 | 3,791 | 1,013 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 19.1 | 1,812 | 1,013 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 19.1 | 7,236 | 1,013 |
| Henry County | Rural | 19.1 | 3,522 | 1,013 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 18.8 | 3,158 | 970 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 18.8 | 7,288 | 970 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 18.7 | 2,120 | 955 |
| Scott County | Urban | 18.6 | 31,807 | 944 |
| Jones County | Urban | 18.1 | 3,555 | 854 |
| Greene County | Rural | 18.0 | 1,544 | 837 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 17.9 | 2,542 | 826 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,844 | 810 |
| Clay County | Rural | 17.7 | 2,866 | 799 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 17.6 | 3,052 | 792 |
| Washington County | Urban | 17.5 | 3,885 | 776 |
| Howard County | Rural | 17.4 | 1,614 | 759 |
| Polk County | Urban | 17.4 | 85,811 | 759 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 17.3 | 1,806 | 744 |
| Sac County | Rural | 17.3 | 1,649 | 744 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 17.3 | 1,113 | 744 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 17.1 | 989 | 707 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 17.0 | 1,481 | 695 |
| Adams County | Rural | 16.8 | 594 | 666 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 16.8 | 16,038 | 666 |
| Butler County | Rural | 16.6 | 2,335 | 627 |
| Fremont County | Rural | 16.6 | 1,064 | 627 |
| Linn County | Urban | 16.6 | 37,279 | 627 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 16.5 | 2,680 | 609 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 16.4 | 1,725 | 595 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 16.2 | 3,102 | 565 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 16.2 | 5,842 | 565 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 15.8 | 1,160 | 512 |
| Worth County | Rural | 15.6 | 1,130 | 487 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 15.5 | 1,787 | 472 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 15.4 | 3,120 | 462 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 15.2 | 3,122 | 436 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 15.0 | 2,163 | 413 |
| Marion County | Rural | 15.0 | 4,791 | 413 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 14.9 | 1,571 | 400 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 14.7 | 2,598 | 378 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 14.4 | 1,668 | 354 |
| Davis County | Rural | 14.1 | 1,273 | 316 |
| Mills County | Urban | 13.9 | 2,001 | 297 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 13.7 | 2,469 | 283 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 13.4 | 602 | 262 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 13.3 | 3,148 | 254 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 13.0 | 1,902 | 237 |
| Benton County | Urban | 12.8 | 3,211 | 222 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 12.7 | 2,301 | 216 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 12.6 | 4,279 | 205 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 12.1 | 3,072 | 170 |
| Boone County | Urban | 12.0 | 3,145 | 162 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 11.8 | 1,414 | 152 |
| Madison County | Urban | 11.5 | 1,922 | 140 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 11.1 | 1,364 | 120 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 9.8 | 10,569 | 64 |
| Warren County | Urban | 9.5 | 4,990 | 57 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 9:54 am.
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.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.