Poverty Rate in Dubuque County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.7%
Rank #708/3,222 · #42 in IA
78th
Dubuque 9.7%
IA 11.1% -12.8%
US 12.6% -23.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dubuque County's poverty rate of 9.7% 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 Dubuque County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #705 | Boone County, NE | 9.6% |
| #706 | Doniphan County, KS | 9.6% |
| #707 | Jackson County, IA | 9.7% |
| #708 | Dubuque County, IA | 9.7% |
| #709 | Boyd County, NE | 9.7% |
| #710 | Benzie County, MI | 9.7% |
| #711 | Kent County, MD | 9.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Dubuque County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 9.7%, ranking #708 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #42 of 99. This places it in the 78th 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.