Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
Iowa
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 55,923.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
- Rank within US : N/A
Mills County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 100.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 58 of 3143
Mitchell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 85.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 67 of 3143
Boone County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 222.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 91 of 3143
Grundy County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 112.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 94 of 3143
Sioux County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 282.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 95 of 3143
Worth County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 74.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 131 of 3143
Plymouth County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 267.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 148 of 3143
Dickinson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 176.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 150 of 3143
Taylor County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 56.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 160 of 3143
Lyon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 119.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 164 of 3143
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 171.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 168 of 3143
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 526.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 173 of 3143
Dallas County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,018.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 222 of 3143
Chickasaw County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 147.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 262 of 3143
Cedar County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 214.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 269 of 3143
Harrison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 189.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 309 of 3143
Delaware County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 220.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 317 of 3143
Fremont County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 82.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 327 of 3143
Benton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 335.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 335 of 3143
Winnebago County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 128.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 345 of 3143
Bremer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 323.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 358 of 3143
Ringgold County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 61.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 398 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 92.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 413 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 310.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 428 of 3143
Sac County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 138.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 441 of 3143
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 479.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 445 of 3143
Winneshiek County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 274.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 455 of 3143
Pocahontas County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 99.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 460 of 3143
Adams County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 51.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 467 of 3143
Hardin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 231.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 473 of 3143
Dubuque County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,371.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 488 of 3143
Jasper County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 551.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 510 of 3143
Story County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,053.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 514 of 3143
Cerro Gordo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 660.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 553 of 3143
Johnson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,932.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 591 of 3143
Cherokee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 184.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 659 of 3143
Palo Alto County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 132.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 668 of 3143
Howard County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 156.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 682 of 3143
Buchanan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 340.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 687 of 3143
Linn County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,650.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 717 of 3143
Carroll County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 347.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 737 of 3143
Hamilton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 242.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 745 of 3143
Iowa County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 291.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 805 of 3143
Audubon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 102.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 814 of 3143
Kossuth County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 260.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 816 of 3143
Buena Vista County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 293.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 836 of 3143
Guthrie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 211.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 842 of 3143
Clayton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 311.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 847 of 3143
Adair County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 129.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 890 of 3143
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 379.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 938 of 3143
O'Brien County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 252.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 942 of 3143
Polk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,487.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 951 of 3143
Davis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 171.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 978 of 3143
Fayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 352.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1022 of 3143
Allamakee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 270.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1057 of 3143
Pottawattamie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,768.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1065 of 3143
Calhoun County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 193.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1094 of 3143
Henry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 396.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1119 of 3143
Poweshiek County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 347.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1125 of 3143
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 232.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1131 of 3143
Osceola County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 126.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1139 of 3143
Ida County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 144.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1145 of 3143
Scott County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,415.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1149 of 3143
Mahaska County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 453.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1173 of 3143
Hancock County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 255.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1185 of 3143
Jones County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 430.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1206 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 302.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1230 of 3143
Louisa County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 239.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1231 of 3143
Clinton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 999.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1297 of 3143
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 186.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1318 of 3143
Van Buren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 157.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1333 of 3143
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 140.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1352 of 3143
Butler County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 349.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1362 of 3143
Humboldt County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 217.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1388 of 3143
Floyd County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 350.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1450 of 3143
Lee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 800.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1453 of 3143
Webster County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 774.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1476 of 3143
Emmet County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 193.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1483 of 3143
Clarke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 223.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1497 of 3143
Muscatine County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,017.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1521 of 3143
Monona County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 212.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1561 of 3143
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 389.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1562 of 3143
Black Hawk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,898.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1568 of 3143
Page County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 346.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1601 of 3143
Marshall County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 948.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1620 of 3143
Tama County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 432.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1623 of 3143
Shelby County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 297.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1674 of 3143
Woodbury County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,572.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1747 of 3143
Lucas County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 243.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1772 of 3143
Wright County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 338.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1783 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 284.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1826 of 3143
Keokuk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 270.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1866 of 3143
Cass County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 367.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1934 of 3143
Des Moines County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,113.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1940 of 3143
Decatur County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 212.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1998 of 3143
Appanoose County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 368.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2165 of 3143
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 333.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2232 of 3143
Wapello County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,132.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2247 of 3143
Crawford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 757.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2851 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2024 3:04 pm.
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.