Poverty Rate in Mills County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.2%
Rank #408/3,222 · #24 in IA
87th
Mills 8.2%
IA 11.1% -25.8%
US 12.6% -34.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mills County's poverty rate of 8.2% 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 Mills County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #405 | Washington County, IA | 8.2% |
| #406 | Oconto County, WI | 8.2% |
| #407 | Garfield County, CO | 8.2% |
| #408 | Mills County, IA | 8.2% |
| #409 | Cheyenne County, CO | 8.2% |
| #410 | Harvey County, KS | 8.2% |
| #411 | Kossuth County, IA | 8.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Mills County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 8.2%, ranking #408 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #24 of 99. This places it in the 87th 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.