Poverty Rate in Van Buren County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.1%
Rank #1,961/3,222 · #91 in IA
39th
Van Buren 15.1%
IA 11.1% +36.4%
US 12.6% +19.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Van Buren County's poverty rate of 15.1% 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 Van Buren County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,958 | Carlisle County, KY | 15.1% |
| #1,959 | Greenwood County, SC | 15.1% |
| #1,960 | Hot Spring County, AR | 15.1% |
| #1,961 | Van Buren County, IA | 15.1% |
| #1,962 | Miami County, IN | 15.1% |
| #1,963 | Fergus County, MT | 15.1% |
| #1,964 | Stoddard County, MO | 15.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Van Buren County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 15.1%, ranking #1,961 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 19.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #91 of 99. This places it in the 39th 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.