Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Iowa by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | 18.5 | 574,002 | 21 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
| Adair County | Rural | 21.8 | 1,591 | 1,399 |
| Adams County | Rural | 17.7 | 629 | 779 |
| Allamakee County | Rural | 19.8 | 2,716 | 1,092 |
| Appanoose County | Rural | 31.9 | 3,851 | 2,639 |
| Audubon County | Rural | 20.9 | 1,147 | 1,257 |
| Benton County | Urban | 12.6 | 3,173 | 199 |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | 22.7 | 28,539 | 1,554 |
| Boone County | Urban | 12.7 | 3,319 | 204 |
| Bremer County | Urban | 13.6 | 3,220 | 278 |
| Buchanan County | Rural | 12.7 | 2,602 | 204 |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | 22.6 | 4,457 | 1,535 |
| Butler County | Rural | 18.5 | 2,604 | 895 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 18.3 | 1,677 | 862 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 17.7 | 3,600 | 779 |
| Cass County | Rural | 25.1 | 3,225 | 1,917 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 14.5 | 2,610 | 350 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 18.6 | 7,771 | 908 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 23.4 | 2,641 | 1,672 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,774 | 437 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 28.4 | 2,694 | 2,332 |
| Clay County | Rural | 18.7 | 3,024 | 927 |
| Clayton County | Rural | 22.8 | 3,837 | 1,569 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 22.2 | 10,071 | 1,469 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 26.2 | 4,222 | 2,067 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 10.0 | 10,357 | 74 |
| Davis County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,340 | 396 |
| Decatur County | Rural | 26.0 | 1,826 | 2,040 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 17.5 | 3,037 | 756 |
| Des Moines County | Rural | 20.0 | 7,564 | 1,121 |
| Dickinson County | Rural | 14.1 | 2,482 | 313 |
| Dubuque County | Urban | 16.6 | 15,856 | 615 |
| Emmet County | Rural | 19.1 | 1,663 | 989 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 21.9 | 4,096 | 1,417 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 19.4 | 2,973 | 1,035 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 24.5 | 2,406 | 1,845 |
| Fremont County | Rural | 16.3 | 1,050 | 581 |
| Greene County | Rural | 19.1 | 1,644 | 989 |
| Grundy County | Urban | 10.5 | 1,282 | 94 |
| Guthrie County | Urban | 14.8 | 1,557 | 383 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 14.5 | 2,127 | 350 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 16.9 | 1,772 | 665 |
| Hardin County | Rural | 20.7 | 3,312 | 1,230 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 16.1 | 2,313 | 551 |
| Henry County | Rural | 20.1 | 3,744 | 1,140 |
| Howard County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,645 | 796 |
| Humboldt County | Rural | 23.9 | 2,259 | 1,753 |
| Ida County | Rural | 19.4 | 1,315 | 1,035 |
| Iowa County | Rural | 15.2 | 2,480 | 437 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 18.1 | 3,472 | 834 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 16.8 | 6,056 | 653 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 27.9 | 4,107 | 2,273 |
| Johnson County | Urban | 24.2 | 35,596 | 1,792 |
| Jones County | Urban | 16.9 | 3,309 | 665 |
| Keokuk County | Rural | 23.0 | 2,259 | 1,612 |
| Kossuth County | Rural | 18.5 | 2,652 | 895 |
| Lee County | Rural | 22.7 | 7,228 | 1,554 |
| Linn County | Urban | 17.1 | 38,285 | 696 |
| Louisa County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,600 | 437 |
| Lucas County | Rural | 24.5 | 2,106 | 1,845 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 13.3 | 1,588 | 255 |
| Madison County | Urban | 9.6 | 1,594 | 63 |
| Mahaska County | Rural | 21.2 | 4,514 | 1,307 |
| Marion County | Rural | 12.2 | 3,882 | 173 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 18.7 | 7,207 | 927 |
| Mills County | Urban | 12.6 | 1,817 | 199 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 17.4 | 1,798 | 742 |
| Monona County | Rural | 20.7 | 1,738 | 1,230 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 14.3 | 1,057 | 335 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 21.0 | 2,106 | 1,268 |
| Muscatine County | Rural | 20.0 | 8,400 | 1,121 |
| O'Brien County | Rural | 22.5 | 3,114 | 1,512 |
| Osceola County | Rural | 21.9 | 1,316 | 1,417 |
| Page County | Rural | 25.1 | 3,529 | 1,917 |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,525 | 796 |
| Plymouth County | Rural | 11.6 | 2,947 | 138 |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,272 | 895 |
| Polk County | Urban | 17.1 | 83,336 | 696 |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | 20.1 | 18,208 | 1,140 |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | 20.2 | 3,435 | 1,153 |
| Ringgold County | Rural | 14.9 | 666 | 396 |
| Sac County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,583 | 603 |
| Scott County | Urban | 18.8 | 32,056 | 938 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 16.2 | 1,869 | 565 |
| Sioux County | Rural | 12.8 | 4,330 | 216 |
| Story County | Urban | 24.4 | 21,051 | 1,831 |
| Tama County | Rural | 23.6 | 3,907 | 1,710 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 17.7 | 1,026 | 779 |
| Union County | Rural | 21.1 | 2,483 | 1,287 |
| Van Buren County | Rural | 25.2 | 1,801 | 1,929 |
| Wapello County | Rural | 26.0 | 8,921 | 2,040 |
| Warren County | Urban | 9.8 | 5,049 | 69 |
| Washington County | Urban | 17.6 | 3,887 | 771 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 20.0 | 1,281 | 1,121 |
| Webster County | Rural | 19.9 | 6,788 | 1,109 |
| Winnebago County | Rural | 18.0 | 1,806 | 821 |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | 12.7 | 2,299 | 204 |
| Woodbury County | Urban | 21.9 | 22,561 | 1,417 |
| Worth County | Rural | 16.1 | 1,173 | 551 |
| Wright County | Rural | 26.2 | 3,318 | 2,067 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/20/2025 1:50 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/20/2025 1:50 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.