Poverty Rate in Cherokee County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.1%
Rank #1,299/3,222 · #69 in IA
60th
Cherokee 12.1%
IA 11.1% +9.2%
US 12.6% -4.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cherokee County's poverty rate of 12.1% 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 Cherokee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,296 | Wrangell City and Borough, AK | 12.1% |
| #1,297 | Lorain County, OH | 12.1% |
| #1,298 | Crawford County, IL | 12.1% |
| #1,299 | Cherokee County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,300 | Columbia County, NY | 12.1% |
| #1,301 | Barnes County, ND | 12.1% |
| #1,302 | Wayne County, PA | 12.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Cherokee County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 12.1%, ranking #1,299 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #69 of 99. This places it in the 60th 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.