Poverty Rate in Worth County, IA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

8.2% Rank #392/3,222 · #21 in IA
88th
Worth 8.2%
IA 11.1% -26.3%
US 12.6% -35.2%

Poverty Rate Trend

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Year-over-Year Poverty Change

National Distribution

How Worth County's poverty rate of 8.2% 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 Worth County for poverty rate.

Nearby Rankings

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#389 Ste. Genevieve County, MO 8.2%
#390 Polk County, WI 8.2%
#391 Franklin County, MO 8.2%
#392 Worth County, IA 8.2%
#393 Marion County, IA 8.2%
#394 Christian County, MO 8.2%
#395 Dade County, GA 8.2%

About Poverty Rate

Worth County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 8.2%, ranking #392 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #21 of 99. This places it in the 88th 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.