Poverty Rate in Shelby County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.6%
Rank #300/3,222 · #16 in IA
91th
Shelby 7.6%
IA 11.1% -31.1%
US 12.6% -39.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's poverty rate of 7.6% 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 Shelby County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #297 | Bottineau County, ND | 7.6% |
| #298 | Iowa County, WI | 7.6% |
| #299 | Teller County, CO | 7.6% |
| #300 | Shelby County, IA | 7.6% |
| #301 | Merrimack County, NH | 7.6% |
| #302 | Dearborn County, IN | 7.6% |
| #303 | York County, ME | 7.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Shelby County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 7.6%, ranking #300 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #16 of 99. This places it in the 91th 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.