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Iowa Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 290 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Poverty Rate ↑
201 State Center city, Iowa 8.7%
202 Council Bluffs city, Iowa 8.7%
203 Charles City city, Iowa 8.8%
204 Carter Lake city, Iowa 8.8%
205 West Branch city, Iowa 9.0%
206 Grundy Center city, Iowa 9.0%
207 Keosauqua city, Iowa 9.2%
208 Humboldt city, Iowa 9.4%
209 North Tama County Community School District, Iowa 9.5%
210 Pleasantville Community School District, Iowa 9.5%
211 Hawarden city, Iowa 9.6%
212 Manchester city, Iowa 9.6%
213 Glidden city, Iowa 9.8%
214 Fairfield city, Iowa 9.8%
215 New Sharon city, Iowa 10.1%
216 Hartley city, Iowa 10.1%
217 Maquoketa city, Iowa 10.1%
218 Sheldon city, Iowa 10.2%
219 Brooklyn city, Iowa 10.2%
220 Davenport city, Iowa 10.3%
221 Blue Grass city, Iowa 10.3%
222 Lansing city, Iowa 10.4%
223 Marshalltown city, Iowa 10.4%
224 Panora city, Iowa 10.5%
225 Holstein city, Iowa 10.5%
226 Clarksville city, Iowa 10.6%
227 Osceola city, Iowa 10.7%
228 West Union city, Iowa 10.7%
229 New Hampton city, Iowa 10.8%
230 Fort Madison city, Iowa 11.0%
231 Woodbine city, Iowa 11.0%
232 Oakland city, Iowa 11.2%
233 Guthrie Center city, Iowa 11.2%
234 Baxter city, Iowa 11.2%
235 Sioux City Community School District, Iowa 11.4%
236 Anita city, Iowa 11.4%
237 Waterloo city, Iowa 11.5%
238 Coon Rapids city, Iowa 11.5%
239 Montezuma city, Iowa 11.5%
240 Waukon city, Iowa 11.5%
241 Sioux City city, Iowa 11.6%
242 Villisca city, Iowa 11.6%
243 Garner city, Iowa 11.7%
244 Webster City Community School District, Iowa 11.7%
245 Audubon city, Iowa 11.9%
246 Webster City city, Iowa 12.0%
247 Mount Pleasant city, Iowa 12.0%
248 Harlan city, Iowa 12.0%
249 Story City city, Iowa 12.1%
250 Hiawatha city, Iowa 12.1%
251 Preston city, Iowa 12.3%
252 Stuart city, Iowa 12.3%
253 Burlington city, Iowa 12.3%
254 Washington city, Iowa 12.4%
255 Corydon city, Iowa 12.5%
256 Sheffield city, Iowa 12.6%
257 Eddyville city, Iowa 12.7%
258 Red Oak city, Iowa 12.7%
259 Shenandoah city, Iowa 12.8%
260 Guttenberg city, Iowa 12.9%
261 Keokuk city, Iowa 13.0%
262 Creston city, Iowa 13.1%
263 Hampton city, Iowa 13.4%
264 Oelwein city, Iowa 13.5%
265 Clinton city, Iowa 13.8%
266 Ottumwa city, Iowa 14.0%
267 Clarence city, Iowa 14.0%
268 Buffalo city, Iowa 14.4%
269 Lamoni city, Iowa 14.7%
270 Muscatine city, Iowa 14.9%
271 Fayette city, Iowa 15.8%
272 Sanborn city, Iowa 16.6%
273 Sibley city, Iowa 17.2%
274 Centerville city, Iowa 17.3%
275 Lake Mills city, Iowa 17.7%
276 Clarion city, Iowa 18.2%
277 Sigourney city, Iowa 18.3%
278 Belmond city, Iowa 18.4%
279 Anamosa city, Iowa 18.5%
280 Cherokee city, Iowa 18.6%
281 Tama city, Iowa 18.9%
282 West Burlington city, Iowa 18.9%
283 Denison city, Iowa 19.1%
284 Eagle Grove city, Iowa 20.0%
285 Atlantic city, Iowa 20.1%
286 Chariton city, Iowa 20.1%
287 Evansdale city, Iowa 20.4%
288 Toledo city, Iowa 20.7%
289 Postville Community School District, Iowa 22.0%
290 Postville city, Iowa 26.3%