Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.2%
Rank #1,979/3,222 · #92 in IA
39th
Jefferson 15.2%
IA 11.1% +37.1%
US 12.6% +20.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 15.2% 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,976 | Granville County, NC | 15.2% |
| #1,977 | Sanpete County, UT | 15.2% |
| #1,978 | Clark County, OH | 15.2% |
| #1,979 | Jefferson County, IA | 15.2% |
| #1,980 | Barry County, MO | 15.2% |
| #1,981 | Wythe County, VA | 15.2% |
| #1,982 | Ramsey County, ND | 15.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 15.2%, ranking #1,979 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #92 of 99. This places it in the 39th 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.