Poverty Rate in Des Moines County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.8%
Rank #1,477/3,222 · #75 in IA
54th
Des Moines 12.8%
IA 11.1% +15.9%
US 12.6% +1.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Des Moines County's poverty rate of 12.8% 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 Des Moines County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,474 | Newaygo County, MI | 12.8% |
| #1,475 | Grant County, OR | 12.8% |
| #1,476 | Lycoming County, PA | 12.8% |
| #1,477 | Des Moines County, IA | 12.8% |
| #1,478 | Kingfisher County, OK | 12.8% |
| #1,479 | Adams County, IL | 12.8% |
| #1,480 | Lemhi County, ID | 12.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Des Moines County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 12.8%, ranking #1,477 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #75 of 99. This places it in the 54th 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.