# Counties in Iowa by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 99 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/iowa-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Decatur County | 25.7 |
| 2 | Lucas County | 22.5 |
| 3 | Wapello County | 21.4 |
| 4 | Wayne County | 20.7 |
| 5 | Humboldt County | 20.5 |
| 6 | Ringgold County | 20.4 |
| 7 | Van Buren County | 20.3 |
| 8 | Des Moines County | 20.1 |
| 9 | Appanoose County | 19.5 |
| 10 | Jefferson County | 19 |
| 11 | Montgomery County | 18.9 |
| 12 | Page County | 18.5 |
| 13 | Muscatine County | 17.9 |
| 14 | Lee County | 17.6 |
| 14 | Woodbury County | 17.6 |
| 16 | Pottawattamie County | 17.5 |
| 17 | Franklin County | 17.4 |
| 18 | Clinton County | 17.2 |
| 19 | Pocahontas County | 16.9 |
| 20 | Black Hawk County | 16.7 |
| 21 | Allamakee County | 16.5 |
| 21 | Union County | 16.5 |
| 23 | Clarke County | 16 |
| 23 | Greene County | 16 |
| 25 | Henry County | 15.9 |
| 25 | Marshall County | 15.9 |
| 27 | Davis County | 15.8 |
| 27 | Fayette County | 15.8 |
| 29 | Hardin County | 15.7 |
| 30 | Buchanan County | 15.6 |
| 30 | Wright County | 15.6 |
| 32 | Cass County | 15.3 |
| 33 | Monroe County | 15 |
| 34 | Adams County | 14.9 |
| 34 | Audubon County | 14.9 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 14.9 |
| 34 | Sac County | 14.9 |
| 34 | Tama County | 14.9 |
| 39 | Mitchell County | 14.7 |
| 39 | Taylor County | 14.7 |
| 41 | Floyd County | 14.4 |
| 42 | Webster County | 14.3 |
| 43 | Clay County | 14.2 |
| 44 | Monona County | 14.1 |
| 44 | Osceola County | 14.1 |
| 46 | Scott County | 14 |
| 47 | Calhoun County | 13.9 |
| 48 | Adair County | 13.7 |
| 49 | Keokuk County | 13.6 |
| 50 | Emmet County | 13.5 |
| 51 | Crawford County | 13.4 |
| 51 | Ida County | 13.4 |
| 51 | Palo Alto County | 13.4 |
| 51 | Winnebago County | 13.4 |
| 55 | Buena Vista County | 13.3 |
| 55 | Polk County | 13.3 |
| 57 | Louisa County | 13.1 |
| 58 | Cherokee County | 13 |
| 59 | Cerro Gordo County | 12.9 |
| 60 | Fremont County | 12.8 |
| 60 | Howard County | 12.8 |
| 62 | Dubuque County | 12.7 |
| 62 | Mahaska County | 12.7 |
| 64 | Poweshiek County | 12.5 |
| 65 | Worth County | 12.4 |
| 66 | Jones County | 12 |
| 67 | Linn County | 11.9 |
| 68 | Clayton County | 11.8 |
| 69 | Washington County | 11.6 |
| 70 | Johnson County | 11.5 |
| 71 | Guthrie County | 11.3 |
| 71 | Harrison County | 11.3 |
| 71 | O'Brien County | 11.3 |
| 74 | Hancock County | 11.1 |
| 74 | Mills County | 11.1 |
| 76 | Hamilton County | 10.9 |
| 77 | Kossuth County | 10.6 |
| 78 | Jasper County | 10.3 |
| 78 | Shelby County | 10.3 |
| 80 | Story County | 10.2 |
| 81 | Butler County | 9.8 |
| 82 | Chickasaw County | 9.7 |
| 83 | Boone County | 9.6 |
| 83 | Marion County | 9.6 |
| 85 | Delaware County | 9.5 |
| 86 | Plymouth County | 9.1 |
| 87 | Dickinson County | 8.9 |
| 88 | Cedar County | 8.6 |
| 89 | Carroll County | 8.2 |
| 90 | Benton County | 8.1 |
| 90 | Lyon County | 8.1 |
| 92 | Winneshiek County | 7.9 |
| 93 | Iowa County | 7.7 |
| 94 | Sioux County | 7.1 |
| 95 | Grundy County | 6.4 |
| 95 | Madison County | 6.4 |
| 97 | Bremer County | 6.1 |
| 98 | Warren County | 6 |
| 99 | Dallas County | 5.5 |