Poverty Rate in Cedar County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.3%
Rank #256/3,222 · #12 in IA
92th
Cedar 7.3%
IA 11.1% -33.7%
US 12.6% -41.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cedar County's poverty rate of 7.3% 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 Cedar County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #253 | Bremer County, IA | 7.3% |
| #254 | Will County, IL | 7.3% |
| #255 | Dixon County, NE | 7.3% |
| #256 | Cedar County, IA | 7.3% |
| #257 | Cumberland County, ME | 7.3% |
| #258 | Clinton County, IL | 7.4% |
| #259 | Seward County, NE | 7.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Cedar County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 7.3%, ranking #256 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #12 of 99. This places it in the 92th 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.