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.

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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

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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	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Dallas County	$102,379	$355,600	$54,385	6.3%
2	Warren County	$94,588	$269,600	$43,596	5.1%
3	Madison County	$90,855	$245,100	$43,167	7.0%
4	Mills County	$90,753	$237,800	$42,497	8.2%
5	Grundy County	$87,205	$198,800	$42,005	6.5%
6	Benton County	$86,962	$208,200	$41,865	7.4%
7	Bremer County	$86,784	$219,600	$43,033	7.3%
8	Sioux County	$86,098	$250,100	$37,166	6.7%
9	Polk County	$83,576	$262,100	$45,622	10.3%
10	Boone County	$83,531	$212,400	$42,125	6.2%

Poorest Counties in Iowa

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

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

Richest Counties in Iowa

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

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

Poorest Counties in Iowa

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

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

Richest Counties in Iowa

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

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

Poorest Counties in Iowa

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
99	Decatur County	$59,044	$113,900	$30,020	14.6%
98	Appanoose County	$54,934	$124,200	$31,168	17.5%
97	Union County	$57,772	$122,000	$31,697	12.4%
96	Lucas County	$61,793	$120,200	$32,274	14.9%
95	Davis County	$77,194	$161,900	$32,800	7.2%
94	Henry County	$67,436	$164,300	$33,208	12.0%
93	Wapello County	$64,766	$125,100	$33,358	15.8%
92	Page County	$57,953	$125,300	$33,365	13.8%
91	Marshall County	$73,315	$145,500	$33,544	11.2%
90	Franklin County	$59,894	$124,100	$33,597	13.6%

All 99 Counties Ranked

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

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

Richest Counties in Iowa

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Warren County	$94,588	$269,600	$43,596	5.1%
2	Lyon County	$76,746	$230,000	$36,117	5.3%
3	Boone County	$83,531	$212,400	$42,125	6.2%
4	Dallas County	$102,379	$355,600	$54,385	6.3%
5	Grundy County	$87,205	$198,800	$42,005	6.5%
6	Sioux County	$86,098	$250,100	$37,166	6.7%
7	Plymouth County	$83,251	$228,900	$41,532	6.9%
8	Madison County	$90,855	$245,100	$43,167	7.0%
9	Harrison County	$79,535	$176,000	$39,351	7.1%
10	Davis County	$77,194	$161,900	$32,800	7.2%

Poorest Counties in Iowa

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
99	Story County	$69,685	$258,700	$38,610	18.2%
98	Appanoose County	$54,934	$124,200	$31,168	17.5%
97	Johnson County	$74,935	$308,600	$45,136	17.1%
96	Wright County	$67,190	$119,600	$39,059	16.8%
95	Osceola County	$69,239	$122,600	$37,595	16.0%
94	Wapello County	$64,766	$125,100	$33,358	15.8%
93	Montgomery County	$63,666	$121,400	$37,894	15.3%
92	Jefferson County	$61,620	$163,400	$36,823	15.2%
91	Van Buren County	$61,161	$114,600	$33,900	15.1%
90	Black Hawk County	$66,417	$188,900	$37,541	14.9%

All 99 Counties Ranked

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

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

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.