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 Rank
County![]() |
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (<150% Of Poverty)![]() |
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) ![]() |
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United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
Iowa | N/A | 18.5 | 574,002 | 21 of 52 |
Appanoose County | Rural | 31.9 | 3,851 | 2,639 |
Clarke County | Rural | 28.4 | 2,694 | 2,332 |
Jefferson County | Rural | 27.9 | 4,107 | 2,273 |
Crawford County | Rural | 26.2 | 4,222 | 2,067 |
Wright County | Rural | 26.2 | 3,318 | 2,067 |
Decatur County | Rural | 26.0 | 1,826 | 2,040 |
Wapello County | Rural | 26.0 | 8,921 | 2,040 |
Van Buren County | Rural | 25.2 | 1,801 | 1,929 |
Cass County | Rural | 25.1 | 3,225 | 1,917 |
Page County | Rural | 25.1 | 3,529 | 1,917 |
Franklin County | Rural | 24.5 | 2,406 | 1,845 |
Lucas County | Rural | 24.5 | 2,106 | 1,845 |
Story County | Urban | 24.4 | 21,051 | 1,831 |
Johnson County | Urban | 24.2 | 35,596 | 1,792 |
Humboldt County | Rural | 23.9 | 2,259 | 1,753 |
Tama County | Rural | 23.6 | 3,907 | 1,710 |
Cherokee County | Rural | 23.4 | 2,641 | 1,672 |
Keokuk County | Rural | 23.0 | 2,259 | 1,612 |
Clayton County | Rural | 22.8 | 3,837 | 1,569 |
Black Hawk County | Urban | 22.7 | 28,539 | 1,554 |
Lee County | Rural | 22.7 | 7,228 | 1,554 |
Buena Vista County | Rural | 22.6 | 4,457 | 1,535 |
O'Brien County | Rural | 22.5 | 3,114 | 1,512 |
Clinton County | Rural | 22.2 | 10,071 | 1,469 |
Fayette County | Rural | 21.9 | 4,096 | 1,417 |
Osceola County | Rural | 21.9 | 1,316 | 1,417 |
Woodbury County | Urban | 21.9 | 22,561 | 1,417 |
Adair County | Rural | 21.8 | 1,591 | 1,399 |
Mahaska County | Rural | 21.2 | 4,514 | 1,307 |
Union County | Rural | 21.1 | 2,483 | 1,287 |
Montgomery County | Rural | 21.0 | 2,106 | 1,268 |
Audubon County | Rural | 20.9 | 1,147 | 1,257 |
Hardin County | Rural | 20.7 | 3,312 | 1,230 |
Monona County | Rural | 20.7 | 1,738 | 1,230 |
Poweshiek County | Rural | 20.2 | 3,435 | 1,153 |
Henry County | Rural | 20.1 | 3,744 | 1,140 |
Pottawattamie County | Urban | 20.1 | 18,208 | 1,140 |
Des Moines County | Rural | 20.0 | 7,564 | 1,121 |
Muscatine County | Rural | 20.0 | 8,400 | 1,121 |
Wayne County | Rural | 20.0 | 1,281 | 1,121 |
Webster County | Rural | 19.9 | 6,788 | 1,109 |
Allamakee County | Rural | 19.8 | 2,716 | 1,092 |
Floyd County | Rural | 19.4 | 2,973 | 1,035 |
Ida County | Rural | 19.4 | 1,315 | 1,035 |
Emmet County | Rural | 19.1 | 1,663 | 989 |
Greene County | Rural | 19.1 | 1,644 | 989 |
Scott County | Urban | 18.8 | 32,056 | 938 |
Clay County | Rural | 18.7 | 3,024 | 927 |
Marshall County | Rural | 18.7 | 7,207 | 927 |
Cerro Gordo County | Rural | 18.6 | 7,771 | 908 |
Butler County | Rural | 18.5 | 2,604 | 895 |
Kossuth County | Rural | 18.5 | 2,652 | 895 |
Pocahontas County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,272 | 895 |
Calhoun County | Rural | 18.3 | 1,677 | 862 |
Jackson County | Rural | 18.1 | 3,472 | 834 |
Winnebago County | Rural | 18.0 | 1,806 | 821 |
Howard County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,645 | 796 |
Palo Alto County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,525 | 796 |
Adams County | Rural | 17.7 | 629 | 779 |
Carroll County | Rural | 17.7 | 3,600 | 779 |
Taylor County | Rural | 17.7 | 1,026 | 779 |
Washington County | Urban | 17.6 | 3,887 | 771 |
Delaware County | Rural | 17.5 | 3,037 | 756 |
Mitchell County | Rural | 17.4 | 1,798 | 742 |
Linn County | Urban | 17.1 | 38,285 | 696 |
Polk County | Urban | 17.1 | 83,336 | 696 |
Hancock County | Rural | 16.9 | 1,772 | 665 |
Jones County | Urban | 16.9 | 3,309 | 665 |
Jasper County | Urban | 16.8 | 6,056 | 653 |
Dubuque County | Urban | 16.6 | 15,856 | 615 |
Sac County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,583 | 603 |
Fremont County | Rural | 16.3 | 1,050 | 581 |
Shelby County | Rural | 16.2 | 1,869 | 565 |
Harrison County | Urban | 16.1 | 2,313 | 551 |
Worth County | Rural | 16.1 | 1,173 | 551 |
Chickasaw County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,774 | 437 |
Iowa County | Rural | 15.2 | 2,480 | 437 |
Louisa County | Rural | 15.2 | 1,600 | 437 |
Davis County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,340 | 396 |
Ringgold County | Rural | 14.9 | 666 | 396 |
Guthrie County | Urban | 14.8 | 1,557 | 383 |
Cedar County | Rural | 14.5 | 2,610 | 350 |
Hamilton County | Rural | 14.5 | 2,127 | 350 |
Monroe County | Rural | 14.3 | 1,057 | 335 |
Dickinson County | Rural | 14.1 | 2,482 | 313 |
Bremer County | Urban | 13.6 | 3,220 | 278 |
Lyon County | Rural | 13.3 | 1,588 | 255 |
Sioux County | Rural | 12.8 | 4,330 | 216 |
Boone County | Urban | 12.7 | 3,319 | 204 |
Buchanan County | Rural | 12.7 | 2,602 | 204 |
Winneshiek County | Rural | 12.7 | 2,299 | 204 |
Benton County | Urban | 12.6 | 3,173 | 199 |
Mills County | Urban | 12.6 | 1,817 | 199 |
Marion County | Rural | 12.2 | 3,882 | 173 |
Plymouth County | Rural | 11.6 | 2,947 | 138 |
Grundy County | Urban | 10.5 | 1,282 | 94 |
Dallas County | Urban | 10.0 | 10,357 | 74 |
Warren County | Urban | 9.8 | 5,049 | 69 |
Madison County | Urban | 9.6 | 1,594 | 63 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/20/2025 12:29 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 05/20/2025 12:29 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.