Poverty Rate in Lyon County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.3%
Rank #68/3,222 · #2 in IA
98th
Lyon 5.3%
IA 11.1% -51.9%
US 12.6% -57.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lyon County's poverty rate of 5.3% 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 Lyon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #65 | Waukesha County, WI | 5.2% |
| #66 | Howard County, MD | 5.2% |
| #67 | Elbert County, CO | 5.3% |
| #68 | Lyon County, IA | 5.3% |
| #69 | Hendricks County, IN | 5.3% |
| #70 | Somerset County, NJ | 5.4% |
| #71 | Johnson County, KS | 5.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Lyon County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 5.3%, ranking #68 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #2 of 99. This places it in the 98th 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.