# Cities in Iowa by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Iowa City, IA | 26.3 |
| 2 | Ames, IA | 25.5 |
| 3 | Muscatine, IA | 19.1 |
| 4 | Clinton, IA | 18.5 |
| 5 | Ottumwa, IA | 17.2 |
| 6 | Oskaloosa, IA | 16.6 |
| 7 | Waterloo, IA | 16.6 |
| 8 | Fort Dodge, IA | 15.9 |
| 9 | Cedar Falls, IA | 15.7 |
| 10 | Sioux City, IA | 15.3 |
| 11 | Davenport, IA | 15.2 |
| 12 | Council Bluffs, IA | 15.1 |
| 13 | Des Moines, IA | 15 |
| 14 | Marshalltown, IA | 14.3 |
| 15 | Spencer, IA | 14 |
| 16 | Burlington, IA | 13.2 |
| 17 | Coralville, IA | 13 |
| 18 | Dubuque, IA | 12.7 |
| 19 | Mason City, IA | 12 |
| 20 | Newton, IA | 11.1 |
| 21 | Waverly, IA | 10.9 |
| 22 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 10.8 |
| 23 | Johnston, IA | 10.2 |
| 24 | Le Mars, IA | 9.2 |
| 25 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 8.9 |
| 26 | Carroll, IA | 8.9 |
| 27 | West Des Moines, IA | 8.4 |
| 28 | Altoona, IA | 8.3 |
| 29 | Boone, IA | 8.3 |
| 30 | Marion, IA | 8.2 |
| 31 | Waukee, IA | 7.4 |
| 32 | Clive, IA | 7.3 |
| 33 | Storm Lake, IA | 7 |
| 34 | Urbandale, IA | 6.8 |
| 35 | Bettendorf, IA | 6.7 |
| 36 | Indianola, IA | 6.4 |
| 37 | North Liberty, IA | 6.1 |
| 38 | Pella, IA | 6 |
| 39 | Grimes, IA | 4.4 |
| 40 | Ankeny, IA | 4.2 |
| 41 | Norwalk, IA | 4.2 |