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

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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

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#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.