Poverty Rate in Lucas County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.9%
Rank #1,938/3,222 · #89 in IA
40th
Lucas 14.9%
IA 11.1% +35.0%
US 12.6% +18.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lucas County's poverty rate of 14.9% 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 Lucas County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,935 | Brunswick County, VA | 14.9% |
| #1,936 | Hawaii County, HI | 14.9% |
| #1,937 | Sioux County, NE | 14.9% |
| #1,938 | Lucas County, IA | 14.9% |
| #1,939 | Black Hawk County, IA | 14.9% |
| #1,940 | Perry County, IN | 15.0% |
| #1,941 | Erie County, PA | 15.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Lucas County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 14.9%, ranking #1,938 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #89 of 99. This places it in the 40th 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.