Poverty Rate in O'Brien County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.3%
Rank #1,608/3,222 · #80 in IA
50th
O'Brien 13.3%
IA 11.1% +20.2%
US 12.6% +5.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How O'Brien County's poverty rate of 13.3% 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 O'Brien County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,605 | Pope County, IL | 13.3% |
| #1,606 | Judith Basin County, MT | 13.3% |
| #1,607 | Lawrence County, AL | 13.3% |
| #1,608 | O'Brien County, IA | 13.3% |
| #1,609 | Hutchinson County, TX | 13.3% |
| #1,610 | San Bernardino County, CA | 13.3% |
| #1,611 | Fremont County, CO | 13.3% |
About Poverty Rate
O'Brien County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 13.3%, ranking #1,608 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #80 of 99. This places it in the 50th 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.