Poverty Rate in Buchanan County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.6%
Rank #489/3,222 · #28 in IA
85th
Buchanan 8.6%
IA 11.1% -22.3%
US 12.6% -31.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Buchanan County's poverty rate of 8.6% 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 Buchanan County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #486 | King County, WA | 8.6% |
| #487 | Middlesex County, NJ | 8.6% |
| #488 | Jackson County, MN | 8.6% |
| #489 | Buchanan County, IA | 8.6% |
| #490 | Osage County, MO | 8.6% |
| #491 | Fayette County, TX | 8.6% |
| #492 | Butte County, SD | 8.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Buchanan County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 8.6%, ranking #489 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #28 of 99. This places it in the 85th 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.