Poverty Rate in Monroe County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.2%
Rank #613/3,222 · #35 in IA
81th
Monroe 9.2%
IA 11.1% -17.1%
US 12.6% -27.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monroe County's poverty rate of 9.2% 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 Monroe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #610 | Maui County, HI | 9.2% |
| #611 | Archer County, TX | 9.2% |
| #612 | Union County, NJ | 9.2% |
| #613 | Monroe County, IA | 9.2% |
| #614 | Yellowstone County, MT | 9.2% |
| #615 | Wagoner County, OK | 9.2% |
| #616 | Caribou County, ID | 9.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Monroe County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 9.2%, ranking #613 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #35 of 99. This places it in the 81th 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.