Poverty Rate in Howard County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.9%
Rank #563/3,222 · #32 in IA
83th
Howard 8.9%
IA 11.1% -19.3%
US 12.6% -29.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's poverty rate of 8.9% 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 Howard County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #560 | Mercer County, IL | 8.9% |
| #561 | Brewster County, TX | 8.9% |
| #562 | Sheridan County, KS | 8.9% |
| #563 | Howard County, IA | 8.9% |
| #564 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | 8.9% |
| #565 | Union County, PA | 9.0% |
| #566 | Custer County, SD | 9.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Howard County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 8.9%, ranking #563 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #32 of 99. This places it in the 83th 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.