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

Story County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 99 counties in 2024, at 18.2%. Warren County had the lowest, at 5.1%. The median was 10.1% and the figure for Iowa was 11.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.2Story County
Lowest5.1Warren County
Median10.199 counties
Iowa11.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 9.5 %Adams County: 9.1 %Allamakee County: 10.1 %Appanoose County: 17.5 %Audubon County: 11.8 %Benton County: 7.4 %Black Hawk County: 15 %Boone County: 6.2 %Bremer County: 7.3 %Buchanan County: 8.6 %Buena Vista County: 7.8 %Butler County: 9.2 %Calhoun County: 9.3 %Carroll County: 7.9 %Cass County: 14.3 %Cedar County: 7.3 %Cerro Gordo County: 10.6 %Cherokee County: 12.1 %Chickasaw County: 8.8 %Clarke County: 9.7 %Clay County: 11.4 %Clayton County: 10.9 %Clinton County: 13.2 %Crawford County: 14.8 %Dallas County: 6.3 %Davis County: 7.2 %Decatur County: 14.6 %Delaware County: 7.8 %Des Moines County: 12.8 %Dickinson County: 7.6 %Dubuque County: 9.7 %Emmet County: 10 %Fayette County: 12 %Floyd County: 11.6 %Franklin County: 13.6 %Fremont County: 7.7 %Greene County: 9.8 %Grundy County: 6.5 %Guthrie County: 9.9 %Hamilton County: 7.4 %Hancock County: 12.2 %Hardin County: 9.7 %Harrison County: 7.1 %Henry County: 12 %Howard County: 8.9 %Humboldt County: 12.9 %Ida County: 11.3 %Iowa County: 8.9 %Jackson County: 9.7 %Jasper County: 8.3 %Jefferson County: 15.2 %Johnson County: 17.1 %Jones County: 12 %Keokuk County: 12.1 %Kossuth County: 8.2 %Lee County: 13.1 %Linn County: 9.4 %Louisa County: 9.8 %Lucas County: 15 %Lyon County: 5.3 %Madison County: 7 %Mahaska County: 12.6 %Marion County: 8.2 %Marshall County: 11.2 %Mills County: 8.2 %Mitchell County: 9.5 %Monona County: 10.6 %Monroe County: 9.2 %Montgomery County: 15.3 %Muscatine County: 13.7 %O'Brien County: 13.3 %Osceola County: 16 %Page County: 13.8 %Palo Alto County: 11.6 %Plymouth County: 6.9 %Pocahontas County: 10.3 %Polk County: 10.3 %Pottawattamie County: 12.1 %Poweshiek County: 10.8 %Ringgold County: 8.8 %Sac County: 9.2 %Scott County: 11.5 %Shelby County: 7.6 %Sioux County: 6.7 %Story County: 18.2 %Tama County: 14.8 %Taylor County: 11 %Union County: 12.4 %Van Buren County: 15.1 %Wapello County: 15.8 %Warren County: 5.1 %Washington County: 8.2 %Wayne County: 10.1 %Webster County: 12.9 %Winnebago County: 11.2 %Winneshiek County: 8.4 %Woodbury County: 14 %Worth County: 8.2 %Wright County: 16.8 %
  • Under 7.7
  • 7.7 to 9.1
  • 9.1 to 10
  • 10 to 12
  • 12 to 14
  • 14 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Story County: 18.2 %Story County18.2Appanoose County: 17.5 %Appanoose County17.5Johnson County: 17.1 %Johnson County17.1Wright County: 16.8 %Wright County16.8Osceola County: 16 %Osceola County16Wapello County: 15.8 %Wapello County15.8Montgomery County: 15.3 %Montgomery County15.3Jefferson County: 15.2 %Jefferson County15.2Van Buren County: 15.1 %Van Buren County15.1Black Hawk County: 15 %Black Hawk County15Lucas County: 15 %Lucas County15Tama County: 14.8 %Tama County14.8Crawford County: 14.8 %Crawford County14.8Decatur County: 14.6 %Decatur County14.6Cass County: 14.3 %Cass County14.3Woodbury County: 14 %Woodbury County14Page County: 13.8 %Page County13.8Muscatine County: 13.7 %Muscatine County13.7Franklin County: 13.6 %Franklin County13.6O'Brien County: 13.3 %O'Brien County13.3Clinton County: 13.2 %Clinton County13.2Lee County: 13.1 %Lee County13.1Humboldt County: 12.9 %Humboldt County12.9Webster County: 12.9 %Webster County12.9Des Moines County: 12.8 %Des Moines County12.8Mahaska County: 12.6 %Mahaska County12.6Union County: 12.4 %Union County12.4Hancock County: 12.2 %Hancock County12.2Keokuk County: 12.1 %Keokuk County12.1Pottawattamie County: 12.1 %Pottawattamie County12.1Cherokee County: 12.1 %Cherokee County12.1Jones County: 12 %Jones County12Fayette County: 12 %Fayette County12Henry County: 12 %Henry County12Audubon County: 11.8 %Audubon County11.8Palo Alto County: 11.6 %Palo Alto County11.6Floyd County: 11.6 %Floyd County11.6Scott County: 11.5 %Scott County11.5Clay County: 11.4 %Clay County11.4Ida County: 11.3 %Ida County11.3Story County: 18.2 %Story County18.2Appanoose County: 17.5 %Appanoose County17.5Johnson County: 17.1 %Johnson County17.1Wright County: 16.8 %Wright County16.8Osceola County: 16 %Osceola County16Wapello County: 15.8 %Wapello County15.8Montgomery County: 15.3 %Montgomery County15.3Jefferson County: 15.2 %Jefferson County15.2Van Buren County: 15.1 %Van Buren County15.1Black Hawk County: 15 %Black Hawk County15Lucas County: 15 %Lucas County15Tama County: 14.8 %Tama County14.8Crawford County: 14.8 %Crawford County14.8Decatur County: 14.6 %Decatur County14.6Cass County: 14.3 %Cass County14.3Woodbury County: 14 %Woodbury County14Page County: 13.8 %Page County13.8Muscatine County: 13.7 %Muscatine County13.7Franklin County: 13.6 %Franklin County13.6O'Brien County: 13.3 %O'Brien County13.3Clinton County: 13.2 %Clinton County13.2Lee County: 13.1 %Lee County13.1Humboldt County: 12.9 %Humboldt County12.9Webster County: 12.9 %Webster County12.9Des Moines County: 12.8 %Des Moines County12.8Mahaska County: 12.6 %Mahaska County12.6Union County: 12.4 %Union County12.4Hancock County: 12.2 %Hancock County12.2Keokuk County: 12.1 %Keokuk County12.1Pottawattamie County: 12.1 %Pottawattamie County12.1Cherokee County: 12.1 %Cherokee County12.1Jones County: 12 %Jones County12Fayette County: 12 %Fayette County12Henry County: 12 %Henry County12Audubon County: 11.8 %Audubon County11.8Palo Alto County: 11.6 %Palo Alto County11.6Floyd County: 11.6 %Floyd County11.6Scott County: 11.5 %Scott County11.5Clay County: 11.4 %Clay County11.4Ida County: 11.3 %Ida County11.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Story County18.2-0.4 pts
2Appanoose County17.5-2.9 pts
3Johnson County17.1+0.3 pts
4Wright County16.8+2 pts
5Osceola County16-0.4 pts
6Wapello County15.8-0.9 pts
7Montgomery County15.3+3.3 pts
8Jefferson County15.2+0.6 pts
9Van Buren County15.1+2.9 pts
10Black Hawk County15+0.2 pts
10Lucas County15-1.5 pts
12Tama County14.8-0.5 pts
13Crawford County14.8-1.6 pts
14Decatur County14.6-0.7 pts
15Cass County14.3-3.2 pts
16Woodbury County14+0.6 pts
17Page County13.8+0.3 pts
18Muscatine County13.7+2.1 pts
19Franklin County13.6-1.5 pts
20O'Brien County13.3-0.5 pts
21Clinton County13.20 pts
22Lee County13.1+0.1 pts
23Humboldt County12.9-0.8 pts
24Webster County12.9+1.1 pts
25Des Moines County12.8-1.3 pts
26Mahaska County12.6+0.8 pts
27Union County12.4-0.2 pts
28Hancock County12.20 pts
29Keokuk County12.1+0.2 pts
30Pottawattamie County12.1+1.2 pts
31Cherokee County12.1-3.1 pts
32Jones County12+1.6 pts
33Fayette County12-0.5 pts
34Henry County12-0.1 pts
35Audubon County11.8-0.1 pts
36Palo Alto County11.6-0.1 pts
37Floyd County11.6+0.2 pts
38Scott County11.5-0.2 pts
39Clay County11.4-0 pts
40Ida County11.3+1 pts
41Winnebago County11.2+1.3 pts
42Marshall County11.2+0.1 pts
43Taylor County11+0.7 pts
44Clayton County10.9-2.7 pts
45Poweshiek County10.8-0.4 pts
46Monona County10.6-0.6 pts
47Cerro Gordo County10.6+1.2 pts
48Pocahontas County10.3+1.6 pts
49Polk County10.3+0.3 pts
50Wayne County10.1-4.9 pts
51Allamakee County10.1-2 pts
52Emmet County10-0.4 pts
53Guthrie County9.9+0.5 pts
54Louisa County9.8-0.1 pts
55Greene County9.8-0.7 pts
56Clarke County9.7-4 pts
57Hardin County9.7+1.1 pts
58Dubuque County9.7+0.2 pts
58Jackson County9.7-0.7 pts
60Adair County9.5-0.8 pts
61Mitchell County9.5+2.6 pts
62Linn County9.4-0.4 pts
63Calhoun County9.3+0.7 pts
64Butler County9.2-1.5 pts
65Monroe County9.20 pts
66Sac County9.2+1.3 pts
67Adams County9.1-0.4 pts
68Howard County8.9+0.5 pts
69Iowa County8.9-0.4 pts
70Chickasaw County8.8+1.7 pts
71Ringgold County8.8-0.3 pts
72Buchanan County8.6+1.6 pts
73Winneshiek County8.4+0.5 pts
74Jasper County8.3+0.1 pts
75Kossuth County8.2-1.4 pts
76Mills County8.2+1.4 pts
77Washington County8.2-0.3 pts
78Marion County8.2+1.1 pts
78Worth County8.2+0.9 pts
80Carroll County7.9-0.4 pts
81Buena Vista County7.8-0.5 pts
82Delaware County7.8-0.1 pts
83Fremont County7.7+0.1 pts
84Shelby County7.6-0.9 pts
85Dickinson County7.6+1.3 pts
86Hamilton County7.4-0.6 pts
87Benton County7.4-0.5 pts
88Cedar County7.3+0.1 pts
89Bremer County7.3-0.2 pts
90Davis County7.2-0 pts
91Harrison County7.1-0.4 pts
92Madison County7+0.2 pts
93Plymouth County6.9+0.1 pts
94Sioux County6.7+0.2 pts
95Grundy County6.5+0.1 pts
96Dallas County6.3+0.4 pts
97Boone County6.2-0.5 pts
98Lyon County5.30 pts
99Warren County5.1-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

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.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in Iowa by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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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, Counties in Iowa by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/iowa-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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. Counties in Iowa by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/iowa-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, Counties in Iowa by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/iowa-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Story County, with 18.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Warren County, with 5.1% in 2024.

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