Poverty Rate in Lee County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.1%
Rank #1,550/3,222 · #78 in IA
52th
Lee 13.1%
IA 11.1% +18.2%
US 12.6% +3.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's poverty rate of 13.1% 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 Lee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,547 | Vernon County, WI | 13.1% |
| #1,548 | Madison County, NE | 13.1% |
| #1,549 | Osage County, OK | 13.1% |
| #1,550 | Lee County, IA | 13.1% |
| #1,551 | Harrison County, OH | 13.1% |
| #1,552 | Clarion County, PA | 13.1% |
| #1,553 | Rusk County, WI | 13.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Lee County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 13.1%, ranking #1,550 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #78 of 99. This places it in the 52th 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.