Poverty Rate in Appanoose County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.5%
Rank #2,380/3,222 · #98 in IA
26th
Appanoose 17.5%
IA 11.1% +58.0%
US 12.6% +38.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Appanoose County's poverty rate of 17.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Appanoose County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,377 | Polk County, TX | 17.5% |
| #2,378 | Clinton County, KY | 17.5% |
| #2,379 | Person County, NC | 17.5% |
| #2,380 | Appanoose County, IA | 17.5% |
| #2,381 | Grant County, OK | 17.5% |
| #2,382 | Lafayette County, FL | 17.5% |
| #2,383 | Houston County, AL | 17.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Appanoose County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 17.5%, ranking #2,380 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #98 of 99. This places it in the 26th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.