Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Name
County![]() |
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
Families (Below Poverty)![]() |
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) ![]() |
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Iowa | N/A | 6.9 | 55,842 | 16 of 52 |
United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
Adair County | Rural | 5.0 | 92 | 384 |
Adams County | Rural | 3.6 | 35 | 125 |
Allamakee County | Rural | 9.4 | 350 | 1,665 |
Appanoose County | Rural | 10.8 | 346 | 1,985 |
Audubon County | Rural | 7.1 | 109 | 964 |
Benton County | Urban | 4.2 | 288 | 215 |
Black Hawk County | Urban | 8.8 | 2,713 | 1,489 |
Boone County | Urban | 3.3 | 240 | 86 |
Bremer County | Urban | 4.1 | 266 | 191 |
Buchanan County | Rural | 4.8 | 268 | 332 |
Buena Vista County | Rural | 5.3 | 243 | 458 |
Butler County | Rural | 7.8 | 328 | 1,175 |
Calhoun County | Rural | 5.7 | 139 | 561 |
Carroll County | Rural | 5.9 | 310 | 609 |
Cass County | Rural | 13.3 | 464 | 2,455 |
Cedar County | Rural | 3.9 | 198 | 160 |
Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 5.5 | 612 | 501 |
Cherokee County | Rural | 9.6 | 297 | 1,726 |
Chickasaw County | Rural | 5.5 | 177 | 501 |
Clarke County | Rural | 8.3 | 223 | 1,320 |
Clay County | Rural | 6.6 | 265 | 807 |
Clayton County | Rural | 7.7 | 350 | 1,144 |
Clinton County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,128 | 1,613 |
Crawford County | Rural | 13.6 | 580 | 2,494 |
Dallas County | Urban | 4.4 | 1,184 | 257 |
Davis County | Rural | 5.5 | 133 | 501 |
Decatur County | Rural | 12.0 | 228 | 2,237 |
Delaware County | Rural | 6.1 | 290 | 666 |
Des Moines County | Rural | 10.4 | 1,068 | 1,894 |
Dickinson County | Rural | 3.1 | 151 | 66 |
Dubuque County | Urban | 5.3 | 1,352 | 458 |
Emmet County | Rural | 6.9 | 153 | 890 |
Fayette County | Rural | 9.0 | 443 | 1,551 |
Floyd County | Rural | 6.7 | 263 | 833 |
Franklin County | Rural | 10.5 | 274 | 1,912 |
Fremont County | Rural | 5.2 | 92 | 435 |
Greene County | Rural | 7.2 | 171 | 988 |
Grundy County | Urban | 4.1 | 140 | 191 |
Guthrie County | Urban | 6.7 | 218 | 833 |
Hamilton County | Rural | 7.7 | 296 | 1,144 |
Hancock County | Rural | 8.0 | 251 | 1,231 |
Hardin County | Rural | 4.9 | 213 | 358 |
Harrison County | Urban | 4.7 | 197 | 309 |
Henry County | Rural | 8.4 | 419 | 1,362 |
Howard County | Rural | 6.2 | 155 | 691 |
Humboldt County | Rural | 10.4 | 280 | 1,894 |
Ida County | Rural | 6.1 | 110 | 666 |
Iowa County | Rural | 6.0 | 260 | 637 |
Jackson County | Rural | 6.4 | 351 | 755 |
Jasper County | Urban | 5.2 | 501 | 435 |
Jefferson County | Rural | 7.5 | 280 | 1,082 |
Johnson County | Urban | 6.1 | 1,981 | 666 |
Jones County | Urban | 8.2 | 433 | 1,292 |
Keokuk County | Rural | 10.8 | 278 | 1,985 |
Kossuth County | Rural | 6.0 | 230 | 637 |
Lee County | Rural | 8.4 | 739 | 1,362 |
Linn County | Urban | 6.4 | 3,759 | 755 |
Louisa County | Rural | 6.3 | 195 | 721 |
Lucas County | Rural | 12.4 | 293 | 2,298 |
Lyon County | Rural | 3.1 | 100 | 66 |
Madison County | Urban | 3.2 | 138 | 78 |
Mahaska County | Rural | 6.9 | 397 | 890 |
Marion County | Rural | 4.4 | 403 | 257 |
Marshall County | Rural | 7.7 | 773 | 1,144 |
Mills County | Urban | 2.4 | 87 | 34 |
Mitchell County | Rural | 5.0 | 144 | 384 |
Monona County | Rural | 5.8 | 134 | 589 |
Monroe County | Rural | 4.2 | 78 | 215 |
Montgomery County | Rural | 9.2 | 270 | 1,613 |
Muscatine County | Rural | 9.7 | 1,109 | 1,757 |
O'Brien County | Rural | 9.1 | 336 | 1,580 |
Osceola County | Rural | 12.6 | 201 | 2,341 |
Page County | Rural | 8.3 | 300 | 1,320 |
Palo Alto County | Rural | 9.6 | 210 | 1,726 |
Plymouth County | Rural | 4.1 | 293 | 191 |
Pocahontas County | Rural | 4.9 | 88 | 358 |
Polk County | Urban | 7.1 | 8,719 | 964 |
Pottawattamie County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,679 | 964 |
Poweshiek County | Rural | 5.8 | 257 | 589 |
Ringgold County | Rural | 3.6 | 47 | 125 |
Sac County | Rural | 4.1 | 107 | 191 |
Scott County | Urban | 7.8 | 3,488 | 1,175 |
Shelby County | Rural | 8.8 | 285 | 1,489 |
Sioux County | Rural | 3.9 | 367 | 160 |
Story County | Urban | 5.1 | 969 | 412 |
Tama County | Rural | 11.1 | 498 | 2,047 |
Taylor County | Rural | 6.6 | 105 | 807 |
Union County | Rural | 9.0 | 264 | 1,551 |
Van Buren County | Rural | 9.5 | 174 | 1,694 |
Wapello County | Rural | 12.6 | 1,159 | 2,341 |
Warren County | Urban | 3.1 | 448 | 66 |
Washington County | Urban | 6.0 | 360 | 637 |
Wayne County | Rural | 11.2 | 187 | 2,077 |
Webster County | Rural | 6.3 | 532 | 721 |
Winnebago County | Rural | 7.9 | 222 | 1,205 |
Winneshiek County | Rural | 4.7 | 243 | 309 |
Woodbury County | Urban | 10.4 | 2,689 | 1,894 |
Worth County | Rural | 4.5 | 95 | 275 |
Wright County | Rural | 13.6 | 485 | 2,494 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/01/2025 9:26 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/01/2025 9:26 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.