Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Iowa | N/A | 11.0 | 340,362 | 22 of 52 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 20.4 | 2,468 | 2,690 |
| Story County | Urban | 18.6 | 16,046 | 2,511 |
| Cass County | Rural | 17.4 | 2,243 | 2,337 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 16.7 | 24,608 | 2,219 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 16.7 | 5,743 | 2,219 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,415 | 2,195 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 16.4 | 2,635 | 2,175 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 16.3 | 981 | 2,150 |
| Tama County | Rural | 15.4 | 2,544 | 2,022 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,717 | 1,979 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,067 | 1,979 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 15.1 | 1,481 | 1,963 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 15.0 | 961 | 1,944 |
| Wright County | Rural | 14.8 | 1,867 | 1,910 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 14.7 | 18,505 | 1,887 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 14.6 | 2,141 | 1,867 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 14.1 | 5,354 | 1,752 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 13.8 | 1,304 | 1,681 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 13.8 | 1,910 | 1,681 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 13.7 | 1,294 | 1,663 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 13.6 | 2,294 | 1,641 |
| Page County | Rural | 13.4 | 1,887 | 1,600 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 13.3 | 13,739 | 1,574 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 13.1 | 5,962 | 1,530 |
| Lee County | Rural | 13.0 | 4,151 | 1,503 |
| Union County | Rural | 12.6 | 1,480 | 1,398 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 12.5 | 2,333 | 1,373 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 12.2 | 874 | 1,290 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 12.1 | 1,657 | 1,275 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 12.1 | 1,272 | 1,275 |
| Henry County | Rural | 12.1 | 2,248 | 1,275 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 12.0 | 1,175 | 1,249 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 12.0 | 1,201 | 1,249 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 11.9 | 2,527 | 1,235 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 11.8 | 649 | 1,213 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 11.7 | 1,002 | 1,180 |
| Webster County | Rural | 11.7 | 3,994 | 1,180 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 11.6 | 4,858 | 1,154 |
| Scott County | Urban | 11.6 | 19,837 | 1,154 |
| Clay County | Rural | 11.5 | 1,848 | 1,138 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 11.4 | 1,742 | 1,109 |
| Monona County | Rural | 11.2 | 943 | 1,065 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 11.1 | 4,275 | 1,036 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 11.1 | 1,886 | 1,036 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 10.9 | 9,885 | 992 |
| Butler County | Rural | 10.7 | 1,500 | 937 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 10.4 | 904 | 869 |
| Greene County | Rural | 10.4 | 897 | 869 |
| Ida County | Rural | 10.4 | 701 | 869 |
| Jones County | Urban | 10.4 | 2,038 | 869 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 10.4 | 600 | 869 |
| Adair County | Rural | 10.3 | 753 | 848 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 10.3 | 1,977 | 848 |
| Polk County | Urban | 10.1 | 49,165 | 807 |
| Linn County | Urban | 9.9 | 22,106 | 753 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 9.9 | 1,042 | 753 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 9.8 | 988 | 729 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 9.6 | 1,383 | 692 |
| Adams County | Rural | 9.5 | 339 | 669 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 9.4 | 3,918 | 645 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 9.4 | 8,982 | 645 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 9.3 | 982 | 621 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,502 | 602 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 9.2 | 676 | 602 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 9.0 | 403 | 566 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 8.7 | 599 | 501 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 8.6 | 791 | 484 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 8.6 | 1,381 | 484 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 8.5 | 984 | 458 |
| Washington County | Urban | 8.5 | 1,876 | 458 |
| Howard County | Rural | 8.4 | 778 | 434 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 8.3 | 1,693 | 413 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 8.2 | 1,624 | 391 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 8.2 | 2,942 | 391 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 8.0 | 1,171 | 357 |
| Benton County | Urban | 7.9 | 1,979 | 339 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 7.9 | 1,368 | 339 |
| Sac County | Rural | 7.9 | 757 | 339 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 7.9 | 1,426 | 339 |
| Fremont County | Rural | 7.6 | 489 | 290 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 7.5 | 1,767 | 277 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 7.5 | 1,079 | 277 |
| Worth County | Rural | 7.3 | 532 | 252 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 7.2 | 1,308 | 237 |
| Davis County | Rural | 7.2 | 647 | 237 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 7.1 | 827 | 215 |
| Marion County | Rural | 7.1 | 2,248 | 215 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 7.0 | 1,439 | 202 |
| Mills County | Urban | 6.9 | 989 | 191 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 6.9 | 713 | 191 |
| Madison County | Urban | 6.8 | 1,127 | 178 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 6.8 | 1,712 | 178 |
| Boone County | Urban | 6.7 | 1,757 | 166 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 6.4 | 786 | 128 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 6.4 | 2,172 | 128 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 6.3 | 1,103 | 118 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 5.8 | 6,038 | 87 |
| Warren County | Urban | 5.4 | 2,767 | 67 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 5.3 | 634 | 60 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:24 am.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:24 am.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.