Poverty Rate in Scott County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.5%
Rank #1,136/3,222 · #62 in IA
65th
Scott 11.5%
IA 11.1% +3.8%
US 12.6% -8.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Scott County's poverty rate of 11.5% 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 Scott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,133 | Richmond County, NY | 11.5% |
| #1,134 | Gilchrist County, FL | 11.5% |
| #1,135 | Todd County, MN | 11.5% |
| #1,136 | Scott County, IA | 11.5% |
| #1,137 | Durham County, NC | 11.5% |
| #1,138 | Montrose County, CO | 11.5% |
| #1,139 | Pawnee County, KS | 11.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Scott County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 11.5%, ranking #1,136 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #62 of 99. This places it in the 65th 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.