Poverty Rate in Mahaska County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.6%
Rank #1,429/3,222 · #74 in IA
56th
Mahaska 12.6%
IA 11.1% +14.1%
US 12.6% +0.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mahaska County's poverty rate of 12.6% 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 Mahaska County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,426 | Loudon County, TN | 12.6% |
| #1,427 | Huron County, MI | 12.6% |
| #1,428 | Switzerland County, IN | 12.6% |
| #1,429 | Mahaska County, IA | 12.6% |
| #1,430 | Orange County, NY | 12.6% |
| #1,431 | Bradford County, PA | 12.6% |
| #1,432 | Murray County, OK | 12.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Mahaska County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 12.6%, ranking #1,429 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #74 of 99. This places it in the 56th 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.