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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
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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People (<150% Of Poverty)
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(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.

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