Richest & Poorest Counties in Iowa

Name: Iowa County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Iowa has 99 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is Dallas County at $102,379 , while the lowest-income county is Appanoose County at $54,934 . The statewide median household income is $75,059, compared to the national median of $75,149.

The income gap between the wealthiest and poorest county in Iowa is $47,445. 27 of 99 counties (27%) have a median household income above the national median of $75,149, while 72 (73%) fall below it.

Iowa's statewide median of $75,059 is 0.1% below the national median. Income data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2024 5-Year Estimates) and reflects pre-tax household income including wages, investments, and government transfers.

Geography

Counties Zip Codes

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Iowa — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

55K 64K 69K 73K 78K 102K

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Iowa — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

98K 125K 154K 173K 209K 356K

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Iowa — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

30K 35K 37K 39K 42K 54K

No data

Iowa — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

5% 8% 10% 11% 13% 18%

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Richest Counties in Iowa

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dallas County	108.0K	$102,379 +36.2%	$355,600	$54,385	6.3%
2	Warren County	54.4K	$94,588 +25.9%	$269,600	$43,596	5.1%
3	Madison County	16.9K	$90,855 +20.9%	$245,100	$43,167	7.0%
4	Mills County	14.6K	$90,753 +20.8%	$237,800	$42,497	8.2%
5	Grundy County	12.4K	$87,205 +16.0%	$198,800	$42,005	6.5%
6	Benton County	25.7K	$86,962 +15.7%	$208,200	$41,865	7.4%
7	Bremer County	25.2K	$86,784 +15.5%	$219,600	$43,033	7.3%
8	Sioux County	36.2K	$86,098 +14.6%	$250,100	$37,166	6.7%
9	Polk County	503.2K	$83,576 +11.2%	$262,100	$45,622	10.3%
10	Boone County	26.7K	$83,531 +11.2%	$212,400	$42,125	6.2%

Poorest Counties in Iowa

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
99	Appanoose County	12.2K	$54,934 -26.9%	$124,200	$31,168	17.5%
98	Union County	12.0K	$57,772 -23.1%	$122,000	$31,697	12.4%
97	Page County	15.1K	$57,953 -22.9%	$125,300	$33,365	13.8%
96	Audubon County	5.6K	$58,229 -22.5%	$121,900	$37,942	11.8%
95	Decatur County	7.8K	$59,044 -21.4%	$113,900	$30,020	14.6%
94	Franklin County	10.0K	$59,894 -20.3%	$124,100	$33,597	13.6%
93	Fayette County	19.3K	$60,165 -19.9%	$136,800	$35,469	12.0%
92	Van Buren County	7.2K	$61,161 -18.6%	$114,600	$33,900	15.1%
91	Jefferson County	15.7K	$61,620 -18.0%	$163,400	$36,823	15.2%
90	Lucas County	8.7K	$61,793 -17.8%	$120,200	$32,274	14.9%

All 99 Counties Ranked

Every county in Iowa ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dallas County	108.0K	$102,379 +36.2%	$355,600	$54,385	6.3%
2	Warren County	54.4K	$94,588 +25.9%	$269,600	$43,596	5.1%
3	Madison County	16.9K	$90,855 +20.9%	$245,100	$43,167	7.0%
4	Mills County	14.6K	$90,753 +20.8%	$237,800	$42,497	8.2%
5	Grundy County	12.4K	$87,205 +16.0%	$198,800	$42,005	6.5%
6	Benton County	25.7K	$86,962 +15.7%	$208,200	$41,865	7.4%
7	Bremer County	25.2K	$86,784 +15.5%	$219,600	$43,033	7.3%
8	Sioux County	36.2K	$86,098 +14.6%	$250,100	$37,166	6.7%
9	Polk County	503.2K	$83,576 +11.2%	$262,100	$45,622	10.3%
10	Boone County	26.7K	$83,531 +11.2%	$212,400	$42,125	6.2%
11	Plymouth County	25.7K	$83,251 +10.8%	$228,900	$41,532	6.9%
12	Cedar County	18.3K	$80,602 +7.3%	$211,300	$41,417	7.3%
13	Harrison County	14.6K	$79,535 +5.8%	$176,000	$39,351	7.1%
14	Winneshiek County	19.9K	$79,066 +5.2%	$259,200	$41,556	8.4%
15	Marion County	33.6K	$78,680 +4.7%	$233,000	$40,274	8.2%
16	Scott County	174.6K	$78,277 +4.2%	$222,000	$43,847	11.5%
17	Buchanan County	20.7K	$78,236 +4.1%	$176,000	$36,527	8.6%
18	Worth County	7.3K	$78,008 +3.8%	$145,800	$39,261	8.2%
19	Guthrie County	10.7K	$77,711 +3.4%	$180,100	$43,480	9.9%
20	Linn County	230.0K	$77,649 +3.3%	$214,300	$43,820	9.4%
21	Dubuque County	99.0K	$77,630 +3.3%	$237,300	$41,404	9.7%
22	Louisa County	10.7K	$77,354 +2.9%	$150,100	$36,126	9.8%
23	Davis County	9.2K	$77,194 +2.7%	$161,900	$32,800	7.2%
24	Lyon County	12.2K	$76,746 +2.1%	$230,000	$36,117	5.3%
25	Chickasaw County	11.8K	$75,675 +0.7%	$182,600	$38,184	8.8%
26	Washington County	22.6K	$75,647 +0.7%	$203,900	$39,046	8.2%
27	Dickinson County	18.0K	$75,432 +0.4%	$270,700	$48,636	7.6%
28	Delaware County	17.6K	$74,989 -0.2%	$177,900	$41,445	7.8%
29	Johnson County	156.6K	$74,935 -0.3%	$308,600	$45,136	17.1%
30	Jackson County	19.4K	$74,186 -1.3%	$175,000	$40,794	9.7%
31	Sac County	9.7K	$73,838 -1.7%	$141,400	$40,084	9.2%
32	Butler County	14.3K	$73,715 -1.9%	$165,400	$37,766	9.2%
33	Woodbury County	106.2K	$73,658 -2.0%	$183,200	$35,564	14.0%
34	Pottawattamie County	93.4K	$73,602 -2.1%	$195,700	$37,477	12.1%
35	Jones County	20.9K	$73,531 -2.2%	$184,800	$36,193	12.0%
36	Ringgold County	4.6K	$73,346 -2.4%	$156,200	$39,309	8.8%
37	Marshall County	40.1K	$73,315 -2.4%	$145,500	$33,544	11.2%
38	Carroll County	20.6K	$72,930 -3.0%	$176,000	$40,939	7.9%
39	Palo Alto County	8.9K	$72,781 -3.2%	$123,200	$37,828	11.6%
40	Shelby County	11.8K	$72,738 -3.2%	$164,000	$40,510	7.6%
41	Hamilton County	14.9K	$72,432 -3.6%	$156,400	$40,191	7.4%
42	Humboldt County	9.6K	$71,946 -4.3%	$155,800	$41,763	12.9%
43	Adams County	3.6K	$71,875 -4.4%	$131,600	$44,632	9.1%
44	Buena Vista County	20.8K	$71,719 -4.6%	$159,500	$34,666	7.8%
45	Clarke County	9.7K	$71,641 -4.7%	$161,100	$37,883	9.7%
46	Fremont County	6.5K	$71,621 -4.7%	$154,400	$42,556	7.7%
47	Mitchell County	10.6K	$71,365 -5.0%	$175,100	$41,197	9.5%
48	Jasper County	38.0K	$71,311 -5.1%	$186,300	$39,394	8.3%
49	Cherokee County	11.6K	$71,269 -5.2%	$158,700	$41,258	12.1%
50	Iowa County	16.5K	$71,223 -5.2%	$193,900	$38,618	8.9%
51	Monroe County	7.5K	$70,996 -5.5%	$156,300	$35,132	9.2%
52	Mahaska County	22.0K	$70,940 -5.6%	$157,800	$36,118	12.6%
53	Tama County	16.9K	$70,781 -5.8%	$148,600	$34,186	14.8%
54	Allamakee County	14.1K	$70,694 -5.9%	$172,300	$35,863	10.1%
55	Hancock County	10.7K	$70,601 -6.1%	$141,400	$38,092	12.2%
56	Story County	100.5K	$69,685 -7.3%	$258,700	$38,610	18.2%
57	Muscatine County	42.6K	$69,396 -7.7%	$182,100	$35,349	13.7%
58	Osceola County	6.1K	$69,239 -7.9%	$122,600	$37,595	16.0%
59	Webster County	36.9K	$68,975 -8.2%	$153,800	$35,947	12.9%
60	Floyd County	15.3K	$68,557 -8.8%	$143,500	$36,197	11.6%
61	Monona County	8.6K	$68,377 -9.0%	$142,900	$35,795	10.6%
62	O'Brien County	14.1K	$68,356 -9.0%	$173,100	$35,198	13.3%
63	Cerro Gordo County	42.6K	$68,189 -9.3%	$166,400	$41,560	10.6%
64	Adair County	7.5K	$68,092 -9.4%	$160,400	$41,750	9.5%
65	Taylor County	5.9K	$67,740 -9.9%	$117,200	$35,477	11.0%
66	Kossuth County	14.5K	$67,697 -9.9%	$148,300	$38,458	8.2%
67	Winnebago County	10.6K	$67,642 -10.0%	$135,000	$38,034	11.2%
68	Howard County	9.4K	$67,446 -10.3%	$147,800	$35,150	8.9%
69	Henry County	20.0K	$67,436 -10.3%	$164,300	$33,208	12.0%
70	Poweshiek County	18.5K	$67,391 -10.3%	$209,300	$38,109	10.7%
71	Clayton County	17.0K	$67,242 -10.5%	$168,500	$38,594	10.9%
72	Wright County	12.8K	$67,190 -10.6%	$119,600	$39,059	16.8%
73	Crawford County	16.3K	$67,027 -10.8%	$153,700	$34,517	14.8%
74	Clinton County	46.3K	$66,981 -10.9%	$160,600	$37,684	13.2%
75	Black Hawk County	131.0K	$66,417 -11.6%	$188,900	$37,541	14.9%
76	Clay County	16.5K	$65,428 -12.9%	$178,600	$38,651	11.4%
77	Hardin County	16.6K	$65,069 -13.4%	$122,500	$36,477	9.7%
78	Calhoun County	9.8K	$64,964 -13.6%	$118,800	$37,315	9.3%
79	Wapello County	35.4K	$64,766 -13.8%	$125,100	$33,358	15.8%
80	Emmet County	9.3K	$63,730 -15.2%	$114,100	$36,351	9.9%
81	Montgomery County	10.2K	$63,666 -15.3%	$121,400	$37,894	15.3%
82	Greene County	8.7K	$63,409 -15.6%	$155,400	$38,146	9.8%
83	Ida County	6.9K	$63,073 -16.1%	$108,900	$38,356	11.3%
84	Cass County	13.1K	$63,013 -16.1%	$150,300	$37,667	14.3%
85	Des Moines County	38.5K	$62,928 -16.3%	$136,500	$35,662	12.8%
86	Lee County	32.9K	$62,382 -17.0%	$141,400	$34,999	13.1%
87	Keokuk County	9.9K	$62,329 -17.1%	$118,700	$35,153	12.1%
88	Wayne County	6.5K	$61,964 -17.5%	$111,300	$36,445	10.1%
89	Pocahontas County	7.0K	$61,875 -17.7%	$98,100	$34,057	10.3%
90	Lucas County	8.7K	$61,793 -17.8%	$120,200	$32,274	14.9%
91	Jefferson County	15.7K	$61,620 -18.0%	$163,400	$36,823	15.2%
92	Van Buren County	7.2K	$61,161 -18.6%	$114,600	$33,900	15.1%
93	Fayette County	19.3K	$60,165 -19.9%	$136,800	$35,469	12.0%
94	Franklin County	10.0K	$59,894 -20.3%	$124,100	$33,597	13.6%
95	Decatur County	7.8K	$59,044 -21.4%	$113,900	$30,020	14.6%
96	Audubon County	5.6K	$58,229 -22.5%	$121,900	$37,942	11.8%
97	Page County	15.1K	$57,953 -22.9%	$125,300	$33,365	13.8%
98	Union County	12.0K	$57,772 -23.1%	$122,000	$31,697	12.4%
99	Appanoose County	12.2K	$54,934 -26.9%	$124,200	$31,168	17.5%

Richest Counties in Iowa

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dallas County	108.0K	$102,379	$355,600 +26.1%	$54,385	6.3%
2	Johnson County	156.6K	$74,935	$308,600 +9.5%	$45,136	17.1%
3	Dickinson County	18.0K	$75,432	$270,700 -4.0%	$48,636	7.6%
4	Warren County	54.4K	$94,588	$269,600 -4.4%	$43,596	5.1%
5	Polk County	503.2K	$83,576	$262,100 -7.0%	$45,622	10.3%
6	Winneshiek County	19.9K	$79,066	$259,200 -8.1%	$41,556	8.4%
7	Story County	100.5K	$69,685	$258,700 -8.2%	$38,610	18.2%
8	Sioux County	36.2K	$86,098	$250,100 -11.3%	$37,166	6.7%
9	Madison County	16.9K	$90,855	$245,100 -13.1%	$43,167	7.0%
10	Mills County	14.6K	$90,753	$237,800 -15.6%	$42,497	8.2%

Poorest Counties in Iowa

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
99	Pocahontas County	7.0K	$61,875	$98,100 -65.2%	$34,057	10.3%
98	Ida County	6.9K	$63,073	$108,900 -61.4%	$38,356	11.3%
97	Wayne County	6.5K	$61,964	$111,300 -60.5%	$36,445	10.1%
96	Decatur County	7.8K	$59,044	$113,900 -59.6%	$30,020	14.6%
95	Emmet County	9.3K	$63,730	$114,100 -59.5%	$36,351	9.9%
94	Van Buren County	7.2K	$61,161	$114,600 -59.3%	$33,900	15.1%
93	Taylor County	5.9K	$67,740	$117,200 -58.4%	$35,477	11.0%
92	Keokuk County	9.9K	$62,329	$118,700 -57.9%	$35,153	12.1%
91	Calhoun County	9.8K	$64,964	$118,800 -57.9%	$37,315	9.3%
90	Wright County	12.8K	$67,190	$119,600 -57.6%	$39,059	16.8%

All 99 Counties Ranked

Every county in Iowa ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dallas County	108.0K	$102,379	$355,600 +26.1%	$54,385	6.3%
2	Johnson County	156.6K	$74,935	$308,600 +9.5%	$45,136	17.1%
3	Dickinson County	18.0K	$75,432	$270,700 -4.0%	$48,636	7.6%
4	Warren County	54.4K	$94,588	$269,600 -4.4%	$43,596	5.1%
5	Polk County	503.2K	$83,576	$262,100 -7.0%	$45,622	10.3%
6	Winneshiek County	19.9K	$79,066	$259,200 -8.1%	$41,556	8.4%
7	Story County	100.5K	$69,685	$258,700 -8.2%	$38,610	18.2%
8	Sioux County	36.2K	$86,098	$250,100 -11.3%	$37,166	6.7%
9	Madison County	16.9K	$90,855	$245,100 -13.1%	$43,167	7.0%
10	Mills County	14.6K	$90,753	$237,800 -15.6%	$42,497	8.2%
11	Dubuque County	99.0K	$77,630	$237,300 -15.8%	$41,404	9.7%
12	Marion County	33.6K	$78,680	$233,000 -17.3%	$40,274	8.2%
13	Lyon County	12.2K	$76,746	$230,000 -18.4%	$36,117	5.3%
14	Plymouth County	25.7K	$83,251	$228,900 -18.8%	$41,532	6.9%
15	Scott County	174.6K	$78,277	$222,000 -21.2%	$43,847	11.5%
16	Bremer County	25.2K	$86,784	$219,600 -22.1%	$43,033	7.3%
17	Linn County	230.0K	$77,649	$214,300 -24.0%	$43,820	9.4%
18	Boone County	26.7K	$83,531	$212,400 -24.7%	$42,125	6.2%
19	Cedar County	18.3K	$80,602	$211,300 -25.0%	$41,417	7.3%
20	Poweshiek County	18.5K	$67,391	$209,300 -25.8%	$38,109	10.7%
21	Benton County	25.7K	$86,962	$208,200 -26.1%	$41,865	7.4%
22	Washington County	22.6K	$75,647	$203,900 -27.7%	$39,046	8.2%
23	Grundy County	12.4K	$87,205	$198,800 -29.5%	$42,005	6.5%
24	Pottawattamie County	93.4K	$73,602	$195,700 -30.6%	$37,477	12.1%
25	Iowa County	16.5K	$71,223	$193,900 -31.2%	$38,618	8.9%
26	Black Hawk County	131.0K	$66,417	$188,900 -33.0%	$37,541	14.9%
27	Jasper County	38.0K	$71,311	$186,300 -33.9%	$39,394	8.3%
28	Jones County	20.9K	$73,531	$184,800 -34.4%	$36,193	12.0%
29	Woodbury County	106.2K	$73,658	$183,200 -35.0%	$35,564	14.0%
30	Chickasaw County	11.8K	$75,675	$182,600 -35.2%	$38,184	8.8%
31	Muscatine County	42.6K	$69,396	$182,100 -35.4%	$35,349	13.7%
32	Guthrie County	10.7K	$77,711	$180,100 -36.1%	$43,480	9.9%
33	Clay County	16.5K	$65,428	$178,600 -36.6%	$38,651	11.4%
34	Delaware County	17.6K	$74,989	$177,900 -36.9%	$41,445	7.8%
35	Buchanan County	20.7K	$78,236	$176,000 -37.6%	$36,527	8.6%
36	Carroll County	20.6K	$72,930	$176,000 -37.6%	$40,939	7.9%
37	Harrison County	14.6K	$79,535	$176,000 -37.6%	$39,351	7.1%
38	Mitchell County	10.6K	$71,365	$175,100 -37.9%	$41,197	9.5%
39	Jackson County	19.4K	$74,186	$175,000 -37.9%	$40,794	9.7%
40	O'Brien County	14.1K	$68,356	$173,100 -38.6%	$35,198	13.3%
41	Allamakee County	14.1K	$70,694	$172,300 -38.9%	$35,863	10.1%
42	Clayton County	17.0K	$67,242	$168,500 -40.2%	$38,594	10.9%
43	Cerro Gordo County	42.6K	$68,189	$166,400 -41.0%	$41,560	10.6%
44	Butler County	14.3K	$73,715	$165,400 -41.3%	$37,766	9.2%
45	Henry County	20.0K	$67,436	$164,300 -41.7%	$33,208	12.0%
46	Shelby County	11.8K	$72,738	$164,000 -41.8%	$40,510	7.6%
47	Jefferson County	15.7K	$61,620	$163,400 -42.0%	$36,823	15.2%
48	Davis County	9.2K	$77,194	$161,900 -42.6%	$32,800	7.2%
49	Clarke County	9.7K	$71,641	$161,100 -42.9%	$37,883	9.7%
50	Clinton County	46.3K	$66,981	$160,600 -43.0%	$37,684	13.2%
51	Adair County	7.5K	$68,092	$160,400 -43.1%	$41,750	9.5%
52	Buena Vista County	20.8K	$71,719	$159,500 -43.4%	$34,666	7.8%
53	Cherokee County	11.6K	$71,269	$158,700 -43.7%	$41,258	12.1%
54	Mahaska County	22.0K	$70,940	$157,800 -44.0%	$36,118	12.6%
55	Hamilton County	14.9K	$72,432	$156,400 -44.5%	$40,191	7.4%
56	Monroe County	7.5K	$70,996	$156,300 -44.6%	$35,132	9.2%
57	Ringgold County	4.6K	$73,346	$156,200 -44.6%	$39,309	8.8%
58	Humboldt County	9.6K	$71,946	$155,800 -44.7%	$41,763	12.9%
59	Greene County	8.7K	$63,409	$155,400 -44.9%	$38,146	9.8%
60	Fremont County	6.5K	$71,621	$154,400 -45.2%	$42,556	7.7%
61	Webster County	36.9K	$68,975	$153,800 -45.4%	$35,947	12.9%
62	Crawford County	16.3K	$67,027	$153,700 -45.5%	$34,517	14.8%
63	Cass County	13.1K	$63,013	$150,300 -46.7%	$37,667	14.3%
64	Louisa County	10.7K	$77,354	$150,100 -46.8%	$36,126	9.8%
65	Tama County	16.9K	$70,781	$148,600 -47.3%	$34,186	14.8%
66	Kossuth County	14.5K	$67,697	$148,300 -47.4%	$38,458	8.2%
67	Howard County	9.4K	$67,446	$147,800 -47.6%	$35,150	8.9%
68	Worth County	7.3K	$78,008	$145,800 -48.3%	$39,261	8.2%
69	Marshall County	40.1K	$73,315	$145,500 -48.4%	$33,544	11.2%
70	Floyd County	15.3K	$68,557	$143,500 -49.1%	$36,197	11.6%
71	Monona County	8.6K	$68,377	$142,900 -49.3%	$35,795	10.6%
72	Hancock County	10.7K	$70,601	$141,400 -49.8%	$38,092	12.2%
73	Lee County	32.9K	$62,382	$141,400 -49.8%	$34,999	13.1%
74	Sac County	9.7K	$73,838	$141,400 -49.8%	$40,084	9.2%
75	Fayette County	19.3K	$60,165	$136,800 -51.5%	$35,469	12.0%
76	Des Moines County	38.5K	$62,928	$136,500 -51.6%	$35,662	12.8%
77	Winnebago County	10.6K	$67,642	$135,000 -52.1%	$38,034	11.2%
78	Adams County	3.6K	$71,875	$131,600 -53.3%	$44,632	9.1%
79	Page County	15.1K	$57,953	$125,300 -55.6%	$33,365	13.8%
80	Wapello County	35.4K	$64,766	$125,100 -55.6%	$33,358	15.8%
81	Appanoose County	12.2K	$54,934	$124,200 -55.9%	$31,168	17.5%
82	Franklin County	10.0K	$59,894	$124,100 -56.0%	$33,597	13.6%
83	Palo Alto County	8.9K	$72,781	$123,200 -56.3%	$37,828	11.6%
84	Osceola County	6.1K	$69,239	$122,600 -56.5%	$37,595	16.0%
85	Hardin County	16.6K	$65,069	$122,500 -56.5%	$36,477	9.7%
86	Union County	12.0K	$57,772	$122,000 -56.7%	$31,697	12.4%
87	Audubon County	5.6K	$58,229	$121,900 -56.8%	$37,942	11.8%
88	Montgomery County	10.2K	$63,666	$121,400 -56.9%	$37,894	15.3%
89	Lucas County	8.7K	$61,793	$120,200 -57.4%	$32,274	14.9%
90	Wright County	12.8K	$67,190	$119,600 -57.6%	$39,059	16.8%
91	Calhoun County	9.8K	$64,964	$118,800 -57.9%	$37,315	9.3%
92	Keokuk County	9.9K	$62,329	$118,700 -57.9%	$35,153	12.1%
93	Taylor County	5.9K	$67,740	$117,200 -58.4%	$35,477	11.0%
94	Van Buren County	7.2K	$61,161	$114,600 -59.3%	$33,900	15.1%
95	Emmet County	9.3K	$63,730	$114,100 -59.5%	$36,351	9.9%
96	Decatur County	7.8K	$59,044	$113,900 -59.6%	$30,020	14.6%
97	Wayne County	6.5K	$61,964	$111,300 -60.5%	$36,445	10.1%
98	Ida County	6.9K	$63,073	$108,900 -61.4%	$38,356	11.3%
99	Pocahontas County	7.0K	$61,875	$98,100 -65.2%	$34,057	10.3%

Richest Counties in Iowa

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dallas County	108.0K	$102,379	$355,600	$54,385 +31.8%	6.3%
2	Dickinson County	18.0K	$75,432	$270,700	$48,636 +17.9%	7.6%
3	Polk County	503.2K	$83,576	$262,100	$45,622 +10.6%	10.3%
4	Johnson County	156.6K	$74,935	$308,600	$45,136 +9.4%	17.1%
5	Adams County	3.6K	$71,875	$131,600	$44,632 +8.2%	9.1%
6	Scott County	174.6K	$78,277	$222,000	$43,847 +6.3%	11.5%
7	Linn County	230.0K	$77,649	$214,300	$43,820 +6.2%	9.4%
8	Warren County	54.4K	$94,588	$269,600	$43,596 +5.7%	5.1%
9	Guthrie County	10.7K	$77,711	$180,100	$43,480 +5.4%	9.9%
10	Madison County	16.9K	$90,855	$245,100	$43,167 +4.6%	7.0%

Poorest Counties in Iowa

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
99	Decatur County	7.8K	$59,044	$113,900	$30,020 -27.2%	14.6%
98	Appanoose County	12.2K	$54,934	$124,200	$31,168 -24.5%	17.5%
97	Union County	12.0K	$57,772	$122,000	$31,697 -23.2%	12.4%
96	Lucas County	8.7K	$61,793	$120,200	$32,274 -21.8%	14.9%
95	Davis County	9.2K	$77,194	$161,900	$32,800 -20.5%	7.2%
94	Henry County	20.0K	$67,436	$164,300	$33,208 -19.5%	12.0%
93	Wapello County	35.4K	$64,766	$125,100	$33,358 -19.2%	15.8%
92	Page County	15.1K	$57,953	$125,300	$33,365 -19.1%	13.8%
91	Marshall County	40.1K	$73,315	$145,500	$33,544 -18.7%	11.2%
90	Franklin County	10.0K	$59,894	$124,100	$33,597 -18.6%	13.6%

All 99 Counties Ranked

Every county in Iowa ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dallas County	108.0K	$102,379	$355,600	$54,385 +31.8%	6.3%
2	Dickinson County	18.0K	$75,432	$270,700	$48,636 +17.9%	7.6%
3	Polk County	503.2K	$83,576	$262,100	$45,622 +10.6%	10.3%
4	Johnson County	156.6K	$74,935	$308,600	$45,136 +9.4%	17.1%
5	Adams County	3.6K	$71,875	$131,600	$44,632 +8.2%	9.1%
6	Scott County	174.6K	$78,277	$222,000	$43,847 +6.3%	11.5%
7	Linn County	230.0K	$77,649	$214,300	$43,820 +6.2%	9.4%
8	Warren County	54.4K	$94,588	$269,600	$43,596 +5.7%	5.1%
9	Guthrie County	10.7K	$77,711	$180,100	$43,480 +5.4%	9.9%
10	Madison County	16.9K	$90,855	$245,100	$43,167 +4.6%	7.0%
11	Bremer County	25.2K	$86,784	$219,600	$43,033 +4.3%	7.3%
12	Fremont County	6.5K	$71,621	$154,400	$42,556 +3.1%	7.7%
13	Mills County	14.6K	$90,753	$237,800	$42,497 +3.0%	8.2%
14	Boone County	26.7K	$83,531	$212,400	$42,125 +2.1%	6.2%
15	Grundy County	12.4K	$87,205	$198,800	$42,005 +1.8%	6.5%
16	Benton County	25.7K	$86,962	$208,200	$41,865 +1.5%	7.4%
17	Humboldt County	9.6K	$71,946	$155,800	$41,763 +1.2%	12.9%
18	Adair County	7.5K	$68,092	$160,400	$41,750 +1.2%	9.5%
19	Cerro Gordo County	42.6K	$68,189	$166,400	$41,560 +0.7%	10.6%
20	Winneshiek County	19.9K	$79,066	$259,200	$41,556 +0.7%	8.4%
21	Plymouth County	25.7K	$83,251	$228,900	$41,532 +0.7%	6.9%
22	Delaware County	17.6K	$74,989	$177,900	$41,445 +0.4%	7.8%
23	Cedar County	18.3K	$80,602	$211,300	$41,417 +0.4%	7.3%
24	Dubuque County	99.0K	$77,630	$237,300	$41,404 +0.3%	9.7%
25	Cherokee County	11.6K	$71,269	$158,700	$41,258 -0.0%	12.1%
26	Mitchell County	10.6K	$71,365	$175,100	$41,197 -0.2%	9.5%
27	Carroll County	20.6K	$72,930	$176,000	$40,939 -0.8%	7.9%
28	Jackson County	19.4K	$74,186	$175,000	$40,794 -1.1%	9.7%
29	Shelby County	11.8K	$72,738	$164,000	$40,510 -1.8%	7.6%
30	Marion County	33.6K	$78,680	$233,000	$40,274 -2.4%	8.2%
31	Hamilton County	14.9K	$72,432	$156,400	$40,191 -2.6%	7.4%
32	Sac County	9.7K	$73,838	$141,400	$40,084 -2.9%	9.2%
33	Jasper County	38.0K	$71,311	$186,300	$39,394 -4.5%	8.3%
34	Harrison County	14.6K	$79,535	$176,000	$39,351 -4.6%	7.1%
35	Ringgold County	4.6K	$73,346	$156,200	$39,309 -4.7%	8.8%
36	Worth County	7.3K	$78,008	$145,800	$39,261 -4.8%	8.2%
37	Wright County	12.8K	$67,190	$119,600	$39,059 -5.3%	16.8%
38	Washington County	22.6K	$75,647	$203,900	$39,046 -5.4%	8.2%
39	Clay County	16.5K	$65,428	$178,600	$38,651 -6.3%	11.4%
40	Iowa County	16.5K	$71,223	$193,900	$38,618 -6.4%	8.9%
41	Story County	100.5K	$69,685	$258,700	$38,610 -6.4%	18.2%
42	Clayton County	17.0K	$67,242	$168,500	$38,594 -6.5%	10.9%
43	Kossuth County	14.5K	$67,697	$148,300	$38,458 -6.8%	8.2%
44	Ida County	6.9K	$63,073	$108,900	$38,356 -7.0%	11.3%
45	Chickasaw County	11.8K	$75,675	$182,600	$38,184 -7.5%	8.8%
46	Greene County	8.7K	$63,409	$155,400	$38,146 -7.5%	9.8%
47	Poweshiek County	18.5K	$67,391	$209,300	$38,109 -7.6%	10.7%
48	Hancock County	10.7K	$70,601	$141,400	$38,092 -7.7%	12.2%
49	Winnebago County	10.6K	$67,642	$135,000	$38,034 -7.8%	11.2%
50	Audubon County	5.6K	$58,229	$121,900	$37,942 -8.0%	11.8%
51	Montgomery County	10.2K	$63,666	$121,400	$37,894 -8.2%	15.3%
52	Clarke County	9.7K	$71,641	$161,100	$37,883 -8.2%	9.7%
53	Palo Alto County	8.9K	$72,781	$123,200	$37,828 -8.3%	11.6%
54	Butler County	14.3K	$73,715	$165,400	$37,766 -8.5%	9.2%
55	Clinton County	46.3K	$66,981	$160,600	$37,684 -8.7%	13.2%
56	Cass County	13.1K	$63,013	$150,300	$37,667 -8.7%	14.3%
57	Osceola County	6.1K	$69,239	$122,600	$37,595 -8.9%	16.0%
58	Black Hawk County	131.0K	$66,417	$188,900	$37,541 -9.0%	14.9%
59	Pottawattamie County	93.4K	$73,602	$195,700	$37,477 -9.2%	12.1%
60	Calhoun County	9.8K	$64,964	$118,800	$37,315 -9.6%	9.3%
61	Sioux County	36.2K	$86,098	$250,100	$37,166 -9.9%	6.7%
62	Jefferson County	15.7K	$61,620	$163,400	$36,823 -10.8%	15.2%
63	Buchanan County	20.7K	$78,236	$176,000	$36,527 -11.5%	8.6%
64	Hardin County	16.6K	$65,069	$122,500	$36,477 -11.6%	9.7%
65	Wayne County	6.5K	$61,964	$111,300	$36,445 -11.7%	10.1%
66	Emmet County	9.3K	$63,730	$114,100	$36,351 -11.9%	9.9%
67	Floyd County	15.3K	$68,557	$143,500	$36,197 -12.3%	11.6%
68	Jones County	20.9K	$73,531	$184,800	$36,193 -12.3%	12.0%
69	Louisa County	10.7K	$77,354	$150,100	$36,126 -12.4%	9.8%
70	Mahaska County	22.0K	$70,940	$157,800	$36,118 -12.5%	12.6%
71	Lyon County	12.2K	$76,746	$230,000	$36,117 -12.5%	5.3%
72	Webster County	36.9K	$68,975	$153,800	$35,947 -12.9%	12.9%
73	Allamakee County	14.1K	$70,694	$172,300	$35,863 -13.1%	10.1%
74	Monona County	8.6K	$68,377	$142,900	$35,795 -13.2%	10.6%
75	Des Moines County	38.5K	$62,928	$136,500	$35,662 -13.6%	12.8%
76	Woodbury County	106.2K	$73,658	$183,200	$35,564 -13.8%	14.0%
77	Taylor County	5.9K	$67,740	$117,200	$35,477 -14.0%	11.0%
78	Fayette County	19.3K	$60,165	$136,800	$35,469 -14.0%	12.0%
79	Muscatine County	42.6K	$69,396	$182,100	$35,349 -14.3%	13.7%
80	O'Brien County	14.1K	$68,356	$173,100	$35,198 -14.7%	13.3%
81	Keokuk County	9.9K	$62,329	$118,700	$35,153 -14.8%	12.1%
82	Howard County	9.4K	$67,446	$147,800	$35,150 -14.8%	8.9%
83	Monroe County	7.5K	$70,996	$156,300	$35,132 -14.9%	9.2%
84	Lee County	32.9K	$62,382	$141,400	$34,999 -15.2%	13.1%
85	Buena Vista County	20.8K	$71,719	$159,500	$34,666 -16.0%	7.8%
86	Crawford County	16.3K	$67,027	$153,700	$34,517 -16.3%	14.8%
87	Tama County	16.9K	$70,781	$148,600	$34,186 -17.1%	14.8%
88	Pocahontas County	7.0K	$61,875	$98,100	$34,057 -17.5%	10.3%
89	Van Buren County	7.2K	$61,161	$114,600	$33,900 -17.8%	15.1%
90	Franklin County	10.0K	$59,894	$124,100	$33,597 -18.6%	13.6%
91	Marshall County	40.1K	$73,315	$145,500	$33,544 -18.7%	11.2%
92	Page County	15.1K	$57,953	$125,300	$33,365 -19.1%	13.8%
93	Wapello County	35.4K	$64,766	$125,100	$33,358 -19.2%	15.8%
94	Henry County	20.0K	$67,436	$164,300	$33,208 -19.5%	12.0%
95	Davis County	9.2K	$77,194	$161,900	$32,800 -20.5%	7.2%
96	Lucas County	8.7K	$61,793	$120,200	$32,274 -21.8%	14.9%
97	Union County	12.0K	$57,772	$122,000	$31,697 -23.2%	12.4%
98	Appanoose County	12.2K	$54,934	$124,200	$31,168 -24.5%	17.5%
99	Decatur County	7.8K	$59,044	$113,900	$30,020 -27.2%	14.6%

Richest Counties in Iowa

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Warren County	54.4K	$94,588	$269,600	$43,596	5.1% -59.2%
2	Lyon County	12.2K	$76,746	$230,000	$36,117	5.3% -57.7%
3	Boone County	26.7K	$83,531	$212,400	$42,125	6.2% -51.1%
4	Dallas County	108.0K	$102,379	$355,600	$54,385	6.3% -50.4%
5	Grundy County	12.4K	$87,205	$198,800	$42,005	6.5% -48.3%
6	Sioux County	36.2K	$86,098	$250,100	$37,166	6.7% -47.0%
7	Plymouth County	25.7K	$83,251	$228,900	$41,532	6.9% -45.2%
8	Madison County	16.9K	$90,855	$245,100	$43,167	7.0% -44.2%
9	Harrison County	14.6K	$79,535	$176,000	$39,351	7.1% -43.8%
10	Davis County	9.2K	$77,194	$161,900	$32,800	7.2% -43.1%

Poorest Counties in Iowa

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
99	Story County	100.5K	$69,685	$258,700	$38,610	18.2% +44.7%
98	Appanoose County	12.2K	$54,934	$124,200	$31,168	17.5% +38.9%
97	Johnson County	156.6K	$74,935	$308,600	$45,136	17.1% +35.5%
96	Wright County	12.8K	$67,190	$119,600	$39,059	16.8% +33.0%
95	Osceola County	6.1K	$69,239	$122,600	$37,595	16.0% +26.7%
94	Wapello County	35.4K	$64,766	$125,100	$33,358	15.8% +25.7%
93	Montgomery County	10.2K	$63,666	$121,400	$37,894	15.3% +21.2%
92	Jefferson County	15.7K	$61,620	$163,400	$36,823	15.2% +20.5%
91	Van Buren County	7.2K	$61,161	$114,600	$33,900	15.1% +19.9%
90	Black Hawk County	131.0K	$66,417	$188,900	$37,541	14.9% +18.6%

All 99 Counties Ranked

Every county in Iowa ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Pop.	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Warren County	54.4K	$94,588	$269,600	$43,596	5.1% -59.2%
2	Lyon County	12.2K	$76,746	$230,000	$36,117	5.3% -57.7%
3	Boone County	26.7K	$83,531	$212,400	$42,125	6.2% -51.1%
4	Dallas County	108.0K	$102,379	$355,600	$54,385	6.3% -50.4%
5	Grundy County	12.4K	$87,205	$198,800	$42,005	6.5% -48.3%
6	Sioux County	36.2K	$86,098	$250,100	$37,166	6.7% -47.0%
7	Plymouth County	25.7K	$83,251	$228,900	$41,532	6.9% -45.2%
8	Madison County	16.9K	$90,855	$245,100	$43,167	7.0% -44.2%
9	Harrison County	14.6K	$79,535	$176,000	$39,351	7.1% -43.8%
10	Davis County	9.2K	$77,194	$161,900	$32,800	7.2% -43.1%
11	Bremer County	25.2K	$86,784	$219,600	$43,033	7.3% -41.9%
12	Cedar County	18.3K	$80,602	$211,300	$41,417	7.3% -41.8%
13	Benton County	25.7K	$86,962	$208,200	$41,865	7.4% -41.4%
14	Hamilton County	14.9K	$72,432	$156,400	$40,191	7.4% -41.3%
15	Dickinson County	18.0K	$75,432	$270,700	$48,636	7.6% -39.9%
16	Shelby County	11.8K	$72,738	$164,000	$40,510	7.6% -39.4%
17	Fremont County	6.5K	$71,621	$154,400	$42,556	7.7% -39.1%
18	Delaware County	17.6K	$74,989	$177,900	$41,445	7.8% -38.4%
19	Buena Vista County	20.8K	$71,719	$159,500	$34,666	7.8% -38.2%
20	Carroll County	20.6K	$72,930	$176,000	$40,939	7.9% -37.0%
21	Worth County	7.3K	$78,008	$145,800	$39,261	8.2% -35.2%
22	Marion County	33.6K	$78,680	$233,000	$40,274	8.2% -35.2%
23	Washington County	22.6K	$75,647	$203,900	$39,046	8.2% -34.9%
24	Mills County	14.6K	$90,753	$237,800	$42,497	8.2% -34.8%
25	Kossuth County	14.5K	$67,697	$148,300	$38,458	8.2% -34.7%
26	Jasper County	38.0K	$71,311	$186,300	$39,394	8.3% -34.1%
27	Winneshiek County	19.9K	$79,066	$259,200	$41,556	8.4% -33.3%
28	Buchanan County	20.7K	$78,236	$176,000	$36,527	8.6% -31.7%
29	Ringgold County	4.6K	$73,346	$156,200	$39,309	8.8% -30.5%
30	Chickasaw County	11.8K	$75,675	$182,600	$38,184	8.8% -30.0%
31	Iowa County	16.5K	$71,223	$193,900	$38,618	8.9% -29.8%
32	Howard County	9.4K	$67,446	$147,800	$35,150	8.9% -29.1%
33	Adams County	3.6K	$71,875	$131,600	$44,632	9.1% -27.9%
34	Sac County	9.7K	$73,838	$141,400	$40,084	9.2% -27.3%
35	Monroe County	7.5K	$70,996	$156,300	$35,132	9.2% -27.2%
36	Butler County	14.3K	$73,715	$165,400	$37,766	9.2% -26.8%
37	Calhoun County	9.8K	$64,964	$118,800	$37,315	9.3% -26.5%
38	Linn County	230.0K	$77,649	$214,300	$43,820	9.4% -25.3%
39	Mitchell County	10.6K	$71,365	$175,100	$41,197	9.5% -24.9%
40	Adair County	7.5K	$68,092	$160,400	$41,750	9.5% -24.3%
41	Jackson County	19.4K	$74,186	$175,000	$40,794	9.7% -23.4%
42	Dubuque County	99.0K	$77,630	$237,300	$41,404	9.7% -23.4%
43	Hardin County	16.6K	$65,069	$122,500	$36,477	9.7% -23.2%
44	Clarke County	9.7K	$71,641	$161,100	$37,883	9.7% -22.9%
45	Greene County	8.7K	$63,409	$155,400	$38,146	9.8% -22.6%
46	Louisa County	10.7K	$77,354	$150,100	$36,126	9.8% -22.5%
47	Guthrie County	10.7K	$77,711	$180,100	$43,480	9.9% -21.6%
48	Emmet County	9.3K	$63,730	$114,100	$36,351	9.9% -21.1%
49	Allamakee County	14.1K	$70,694	$172,300	$35,863	10.1% -19.9%
50	Wayne County	6.5K	$61,964	$111,300	$36,445	10.1% -19.5%
51	Polk County	503.2K	$83,576	$262,100	$45,622	10.3% -18.2%
52	Pocahontas County	7.0K	$61,875	$98,100	$34,057	10.3% -18.0%
53	Cerro Gordo County	42.6K	$68,189	$166,400	$41,560	10.6% -16.2%
54	Monona County	8.6K	$68,377	$142,900	$35,795	10.6% -15.6%
55	Poweshiek County	18.5K	$67,391	$209,300	$38,109	10.7% -14.7%
56	Clayton County	17.0K	$67,242	$168,500	$38,594	10.9% -13.4%
57	Taylor County	5.9K	$67,740	$117,200	$35,477	11.0% -12.7%
58	Marshall County	40.1K	$73,315	$145,500	$33,544	11.2% -11.5%
59	Winnebago County	10.6K	$67,642	$135,000	$38,034	11.2% -11.2%
60	Ida County	6.9K	$63,073	$108,900	$38,356	11.3% -10.3%
61	Clay County	16.5K	$65,428	$178,600	$38,651	11.4% -9.5%
62	Scott County	174.6K	$78,277	$222,000	$43,847	11.5% -8.7%
63	Floyd County	15.3K	$68,557	$143,500	$36,197	11.6% -8.0%
64	Palo Alto County	8.9K	$72,781	$123,200	$37,828	11.6% -7.8%
65	Audubon County	5.6K	$58,229	$121,900	$37,942	11.8% -6.6%
66	Henry County	20.0K	$67,436	$164,300	$33,208	12.0% -5.0%
67	Fayette County	19.3K	$60,165	$136,800	$35,469	12.0% -4.8%
68	Jones County	20.9K	$73,531	$184,800	$36,193	12.0% -4.8%
69	Cherokee County	11.6K	$71,269	$158,700	$41,258	12.1% -4.0%
70	Pottawattamie County	93.4K	$73,602	$195,700	$37,477	12.1% -3.8%
71	Keokuk County	9.9K	$62,329	$118,700	$35,153	12.1% -3.7%
72	Hancock County	10.7K	$70,601	$141,400	$38,092	12.2% -3.6%
73	Union County	12.0K	$57,772	$122,000	$31,697	12.4% -1.8%
74	Mahaska County	22.0K	$70,940	$157,800	$36,118	12.6% +0.3%
75	Des Moines County	38.5K	$62,928	$136,500	$35,662	12.8% +1.9%
76	Webster County	36.9K	$68,975	$153,800	$35,947	12.9% +2.0%
77	Humboldt County	9.6K	$71,946	$155,800	$41,763	12.9% +2.2%
78	Lee County	32.9K	$62,382	$141,400	$34,999	13.1% +3.9%
79	Clinton County	46.3K	$66,981	$160,600	$37,684	13.2% +4.6%
80	O'Brien County	14.1K	$68,356	$173,100	$35,198	13.3% +5.7%
81	Franklin County	10.0K	$59,894	$124,100	$33,597	13.6% +7.9%
82	Muscatine County	42.6K	$69,396	$182,100	$35,349	13.7% +8.6%
83	Page County	15.1K	$57,953	$125,300	$33,365	13.8% +9.2%
84	Woodbury County	106.2K	$73,658	$183,200	$35,564	14.0% +10.7%
85	Cass County	13.1K	$63,013	$150,300	$37,667	14.3% +13.1%
86	Decatur County	7.8K	$59,044	$113,900	$30,020	14.6% +15.6%
87	Crawford County	16.3K	$67,027	$153,700	$34,517	14.8% +17.2%
88	Tama County	16.9K	$70,781	$148,600	$34,186	14.8% +17.5%
89	Lucas County	8.7K	$61,793	$120,200	$32,274	14.9% +18.6%
90	Black Hawk County	131.0K	$66,417	$188,900	$37,541	14.9% +18.6%
91	Van Buren County	7.2K	$61,161	$114,600	$33,900	15.1% +19.9%
92	Jefferson County	15.7K	$61,620	$163,400	$36,823	15.2% +20.5%
93	Montgomery County	10.2K	$63,666	$121,400	$37,894	15.3% +21.2%
94	Wapello County	35.4K	$64,766	$125,100	$33,358	15.8% +25.7%
95	Osceola County	6.1K	$69,239	$122,600	$37,595	16.0% +26.7%
96	Wright County	12.8K	$67,190	$119,600	$39,059	16.8% +33.0%
97	Johnson County	156.6K	$74,935	$308,600	$45,136	17.1% +35.5%
98	Appanoose County	12.2K	$54,934	$124,200	$31,168	17.5% +38.9%
99	Story County	100.5K	$69,685	$258,700	$38,610	18.2% +44.7%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within Iowa only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the richest county in Iowa?

The richest county in Iowa by median household income is Dallas County, with a median household income of $102,379 according to the 2024 American Community Survey. This is above the national median of $75,149.

What is the poorest county in Iowa?

The poorest county in Iowa by median household income is Appanoose County, at $54,934. This is $20,215 below the national median of $75,149.

How many counties are in Iowa?

Iowa has 99 counties with income data from the American Community Survey. 27 of these (27%) have a median household income above the national median of $75,149.

What is the median household income in Iowa?

The statewide median household income in Iowa is $75,059, which is 0.1% below the national median of $75,149.

Which county in Iowa has the highest home values?

Dallas County has the highest median home value in Iowa at $355,600.