Poverty Rate in Wright County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.8%
Rank #2,259/3,222 · #96 in IA
30th
Wright 16.8%
IA 11.1% +51.3%
US 12.6% +33.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wright County's poverty rate of 16.8% 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 Wright County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,256 | Lewis County, TN | 16.7% |
| #2,257 | Rutherford County, NC | 16.8% |
| #2,258 | Logan County, KY | 16.8% |
| #2,259 | Wright County, IA | 16.8% |
| #2,260 | Reeves County, TX | 16.8% |
| #2,261 | Coconino County, AZ | 16.8% |
| #2,262 | Bradford County, FL | 16.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Wright County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 16.8%, ranking #2,259 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Iowa, it ranks #96 of 99. This places it in the 30th 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.