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Highest poverty rate in Iowa

Iowa counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Iowa by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Appanoose County leads at 20.4%.

Among cities & places, Jacksonville leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#NamePoverty rate
1Appanoose County20.4%
2Story County18.6%
3Cass County17.4%
4Johnson County16.7%
5Wapello County16.7%
6Lucas County16.5%
7Crawford County16.4%
8Osceola County16.3%
9Tama County15.4%
10Cherokee County15.2%
11Decatur County15.2%
12Franklin County15.1%
13Wayne County15.0%
14Wright County14.8%
15Black Hawk County14.7%
16Jefferson County14.6%
17Des Moines County14.1%
18O'Brien County13.8%
19Clarke County13.8%
20Humboldt County13.7%
21Clayton County13.6%
22Page County13.4%
23Woodbury County13.3%
24Clinton County13.1%
25Lee County13.0%
26Union County12.6%
27Fayette County12.5%
28Van Buren County12.2%
29Hancock County12.1%
30Henry County12.1%
31Allamakee County12.1%
32Keokuk County12.0%
33Montgomery County12.0%
34Mahaska County11.9%
35Audubon County11.8%
36Webster County11.7%
37Palo Alto County11.7%
38Scott County11.6%
39Muscatine County11.6%
40Clay County11.5%
41Floyd County11.4%
42Monona County11.2%
43Poweshiek County11.1%
44Marshall County11.1%
45Pottawattamie County10.9%
46Butler County10.7%
47Greene County10.4%
48Jones County10.4%
49Emmet County10.4%
50Taylor County10.4%
51Ida County10.4%
52Adair County10.3%
53Jackson County10.3%
54Polk County10.1%
55Louisa County9.9%
56Linn County9.9%
57Winnebago County9.8%
58Kossuth County9.6%
59Adams County9.5%
60Dubuque County9.4%
61Cerro Gordo County9.4%
62Guthrie County9.3%
63Iowa County9.2%
64Monroe County9.2%
65Ringgold County9.0%
66Pocahontas County8.7%
67Hardin County8.6%
68Calhoun County8.6%
69Shelby County8.5%
70Washington County8.5%
71Howard County8.4%
72Carroll County8.3%
73Buena Vista County8.2%
74Jasper County8.2%
75Hamilton County8.0%
76Sac County7.9%
77Winneshiek County7.9%
78Benton County7.9%
79Delaware County7.9%
80Fremont County7.6%
81Harrison County7.5%
82Bremer County7.5%
83Worth County7.3%
84Cedar County7.2%
85Davis County7.2%
86Chickasaw County7.1%
87Marion County7.1%
88Buchanan County7.0%
89Mitchell County6.9%
90Mills County6.9%
91Madison County6.8%
92Plymouth County6.8%
93Boone County6.7%
94Grundy County6.4%
95Sioux County6.4%
96Dickinson County6.3%
97Dallas County5.8%
98Warren County5.4%
99Lyon County5.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Jacksonville100.0%
2East Amana90.6%
3Duncan78.0%
4Jolley60.0%
5Burr Oak46.2%
6Thor44.6%
7Kiron42.5%
8Zwingle42.0%
9Bevington41.2%
10Somers40.9%
11Osterdock40.3%
12Corwith37.4%
13Burchinal36.8%
14Melvin36.6%
15Moorhead36.5%
16Colwell35.7%
17Chelsea35.7%
18Fairport35.5%
19Hayesville35.5%
20Kimballton34.7%
21Onslow34.6%
22Derby34.0%
23Coburg33.3%
24Bradgate33.1%
25New Haven32.8%
26Otranto32.4%
27Martinsburg32.3%
28Andover31.7%
29Palmer31.6%
30Bayard31.5%
31Aspinwall31.4%
32Decatur31.3%
33Woodburn31.0%
34Alexander30.4%
35Aredale30.4%
36Randalia29.7%
37Swea City28.9%
38Casey28.7%
39Carbon28.3%
40Meservey28.0%
41West Chester28.0%
42Morley27.9%
43Little Sioux27.9%
44Burt27.7%
45Bassett27.6%
46Melrose27.3%
47Cotter27.3%
48Fredonia27.2%
49Monmouth26.8%
50Oakville26.8%
51Williamson26.8%
52Cherokee26.7%
53Centerville26.7%
54Clutier26.7%
55Iowa City26.3%
56Westgate26.2%
57Kellogg26.0%
58Milton25.9%
59Ames25.9%
60Oto25.8%
61Postville25.6%
62Lorimor25.3%
63Pacific Junction25.3%
64Calumet25.2%
65Allerton25.2%
66Havelock25.1%
67Fayette25.1%
68Maysville24.8%
69Ireton24.5%
70Vail24.4%
71McIntire24.2%
72Garden Grove24.2%
73St. Anthony24.1%
74Lu Verne24.1%
75Hillsboro23.9%
76Victor23.9%
77Atlantic23.8%
78Brighton23.7%
79Sibley23.7%
80Toledo23.6%
81Marne23.5%
82Tama23.5%
83Rowan23.4%
84Lucas23.4%
85Conesville23.3%
86Toronto23.2%
87West Burlington23.2%
88Elma23.0%
89Scarville23.0%
90Rake22.6%
91Grant22.5%
92Eagle Grove22.5%
93Greeley22.3%
94Zearing22.3%
95Cushing22.1%
96Shenandoah22.0%
97Guttenberg21.8%
98St. Joseph21.8%
99Garber21.7%
100Bagley21.6%

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