Poverty Rate in Story County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.2%
Rank #2,481/3,222 · #99 in IA
23th
Story 18.2%
IA 11.1% +64.7%
US 12.6% +44.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Story County's poverty rate of 18.2% 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 Story County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,478 | Benton County, OR | 18.2% |
| #2,479 | Saginaw County, MI | 18.2% |
| #2,480 | Cherokee County, OK | 18.2% |
| #2,481 | Story County, IA | 18.2% |
| #2,482 | Rio Arriba County, NM | 18.2% |
| #2,483 | Franklin County, NY | 18.2% |
| #2,484 | Henry County, TN | 18.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Story County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 18.2%, ranking #2,481 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #99 of 99. This places it in the 23th 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.