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 Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Iowa | N/A | 6.9 | 55,842 | 16 of 52 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 13.6 | 580 | 2,494 |
| Wright County | Rural | 13.6 | 485 | 2,494 |
| Cass County | Rural | 13.3 | 464 | 2,455 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 12.6 | 201 | 2,341 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 12.6 | 1,159 | 2,341 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 12.4 | 293 | 2,298 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 12.0 | 228 | 2,237 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 11.2 | 187 | 2,077 |
| Tama County | Rural | 11.1 | 498 | 2,047 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 10.8 | 346 | 1,985 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 10.8 | 278 | 1,985 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 10.5 | 274 | 1,912 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 10.4 | 1,068 | 1,894 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 10.4 | 280 | 1,894 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 10.4 | 2,689 | 1,894 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 9.7 | 1,109 | 1,757 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 9.6 | 297 | 1,726 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 9.6 | 210 | 1,726 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 9.5 | 174 | 1,694 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 9.4 | 350 | 1,665 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,128 | 1,613 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 9.2 | 270 | 1,613 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 9.1 | 336 | 1,580 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 9.0 | 443 | 1,551 |
| Union County | Rural | 9.0 | 264 | 1,551 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 8.8 | 2,713 | 1,489 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 8.8 | 285 | 1,489 |
| Henry County | Rural | 8.4 | 419 | 1,362 |
| Lee County | Rural | 8.4 | 739 | 1,362 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 8.3 | 223 | 1,320 |
| Page County | Rural | 8.3 | 300 | 1,320 |
| Jones County | Urban | 8.2 | 433 | 1,292 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 8.0 | 251 | 1,231 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 7.9 | 222 | 1,205 |
| Butler County | Rural | 7.8 | 328 | 1,175 |
| Scott County | Urban | 7.8 | 3,488 | 1,175 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 7.7 | 350 | 1,144 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 7.7 | 296 | 1,144 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 7.7 | 773 | 1,144 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 7.5 | 280 | 1,082 |
| Greene County | Rural | 7.2 | 171 | 988 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 7.1 | 109 | 964 |
| Polk County | Urban | 7.1 | 8,719 | 964 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,679 | 964 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 6.9 | 153 | 890 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 6.9 | 397 | 890 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 6.7 | 263 | 833 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 6.7 | 218 | 833 |
| Clay County | Rural | 6.6 | 265 | 807 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 6.6 | 105 | 807 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 6.4 | 351 | 755 |
| Linn County | Urban | 6.4 | 3,759 | 755 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 6.3 | 195 | 721 |
| Webster County | Rural | 6.3 | 532 | 721 |
| Howard County | Rural | 6.2 | 155 | 691 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 6.1 | 290 | 666 |
| Ida County | Rural | 6.1 | 110 | 666 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 6.1 | 1,981 | 666 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 6.0 | 260 | 637 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 6.0 | 230 | 637 |
| Washington County | Urban | 6.0 | 360 | 637 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 5.9 | 310 | 609 |
| Monona County | Rural | 5.8 | 134 | 589 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 5.8 | 257 | 589 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 5.7 | 139 | 561 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 5.5 | 612 | 501 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 5.5 | 177 | 501 |
| Davis County | Rural | 5.5 | 133 | 501 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 5.3 | 243 | 458 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 5.3 | 1,352 | 458 |
| Fremont County | Rural | 5.2 | 92 | 435 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 5.2 | 501 | 435 |
| Story County | Urban | 5.1 | 969 | 412 |
| Adair County | Rural | 5.0 | 92 | 384 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 5.0 | 144 | 384 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 4.9 | 213 | 358 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 4.9 | 88 | 358 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 4.8 | 268 | 332 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 4.7 | 197 | 309 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 4.7 | 243 | 309 |
| Worth County | Rural | 4.5 | 95 | 275 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 4.4 | 1,184 | 257 |
| Marion County | Rural | 4.4 | 403 | 257 |
| Benton County | Urban | 4.2 | 288 | 215 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 4.2 | 78 | 215 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 4.1 | 266 | 191 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 4.1 | 140 | 191 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 4.1 | 293 | 191 |
| Sac County | Rural | 4.1 | 107 | 191 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 3.9 | 198 | 160 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 3.9 | 367 | 160 |
| Adams County | Rural | 3.6 | 35 | 125 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 3.6 | 47 | 125 |
| Boone County | Urban | 3.3 | 240 | 86 |
| Madison County | Urban | 3.2 | 138 | 78 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 3.1 | 151 | 66 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 3.1 | 100 | 66 |
| Warren County | Urban | 3.1 | 448 | 66 |
| Mills County | Urban | 2.4 | 87 | 34 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 10:01 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 07/03/2025 10:01 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.