Ranking of Iowa Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Iowa was 9.3%. Among all Iowa counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Appanoose County (19.62%), followed by Story County (17.58%), and Wapello County (15.7%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Lyon County (4.28%), Mitchell County (4.61%), and Dallas County (4.67%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Iowa.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appanoose County | 19.62 |
| 2 | Story County | 17.58 |
| 3 | Wapello County | 15.70 |
| 4 | Clarke County | 15.24 |
| 5 | Johnson County | 14.67 |
| 6 | Decatur County | 14.57 |
| 7 | Cass County | 13.67 |
| 8 | Wayne County | 13.12 |
| 9 | Black Hawk County | 13.10 |
| 10 | Humboldt County | 13.00 |
| 11 | Lucas County | 12.73 |
| 11 | Page County | 12.73 |
| 12 | Montgomery County | 12.26 |
| 13 | Lee County | 12.22 |
| 14 | Keokuk County | 12.21 |
| 15 | Jefferson County | 12.20 |
| 16 | Monona County | 12.18 |
| 16 | Van Buren County | 12.18 |
| 17 | Crawford County | 11.77 |
| 18 | Cherokee County | 11.73 |
| 19 | Mahaska County | 11.71 |
| 20 | Poweshiek County | 11.67 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 11.66 |
| 22 | Clayton County | 11.54 |
| 23 | Tama County | 11.49 |
| 24 | Union County | 11.47 |
| 25 | Adair County | 11.46 |
| 26 | Webster County | 11.43 |
| 27 | Adams County | 11.38 |
| 28 | Ida County | 11.35 |
| 29 | Greene County | 11.00 |
| 30 | Des Moines County | 10.98 |
| 31 | Emmet County | 10.93 |
| 32 | Osceola County | 10.92 |
| 33 | Butler County | 10.90 |
| 34 | Clinton County | 10.85 |
| 35 | Floyd County | 10.60 |
| 36 | Clay County | 10.50 |
| 37 | Kossuth County | 10.13 |
| 38 | Davis County | 10.08 |
| 39 | Wright County | 10.04 |
| 40 | Woodbury County | 9.97 |
| 41 | Jones County | 9.96 |
| 42 | Calhoun County | 9.95 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 9.86 |
| 44 | O'Brien County | 9.71 |
| 44 | Ringgold County | 9.71 |
| 45 | Pottawattamie County | 9.68 |
| 46 | Muscatine County | 9.67 |
| 47 | Guthrie County | 9.53 |
| 48 | Pocahontas County | 9.47 |
| 49 | Marshall County | 9.42 |
| 50 | Palo Alto County | 9.41 |
| 51 | Audubon County | 9.39 |
| 52 | Hancock County | 9.38 |
| 52 | Monroe County | 9.38 |
| 53 | Louisa County | 9.27 |
| 54 | Buena Vista County | 8.93 |
| 55 | Hardin County | 8.89 |
| 56 | Cerro Gordo County | 8.82 |
| 57 | Scott County | 8.74 |
| 58 | Henry County | 8.65 |
| 59 | Harrison County | 8.64 |
| 60 | Iowa County | 8.58 |
| 61 | Benton County | 8.45 |
| 62 | Carroll County | 8.44 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 8.44 |
| 63 | Allamakee County | 8.35 |
| 63 | Sac County | 8.35 |
| 64 | Jasper County | 8.05 |
| 65 | Dubuque County | 7.96 |
| 66 | Delaware County | 7.90 |
| 67 | Fremont County | 7.89 |
| 68 | Taylor County | 7.82 |
| 69 | Buchanan County | 7.80 |
| 70 | Winneshiek County | 7.74 |
| 71 | Shelby County | 7.64 |
| 72 | Linn County | 7.58 |
| 73 | Howard County | 7.42 |
| 74 | Marion County | 7.26 |
| 75 | Dickinson County | 7.21 |
| 76 | Cedar County | 7.03 |
| 77 | Polk County | 7.02 |
| 78 | Bremer County | 6.92 |
| 79 | Hamilton County | 6.89 |
| 80 | Worth County | 6.87 |
| 81 | Madison County | 6.66 |
| 82 | Winnebago County | 6.54 |
| 83 | Boone County | 6.29 |
| 84 | Washington County | 6.28 |
| 85 | Mills County | 6.11 |
| 86 | Chickasaw County | 5.82 |
| 87 | Plymouth County | 5.66 |
| 88 | Grundy County | 5.27 |
| 89 | Warren County | 5.16 |
| 90 | Sioux County | 4.68 |
| 91 | Dallas County | 4.67 |
| 92 | Mitchell County | 4.61 |
| 93 | Lyon County | 4.28 |