Ranking of Iowa Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Iowa was 9.64%. Among all Iowa counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Appanoose County (19.71%), followed by Story County (17.6%), and Clarke County (16.29%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Lyon County (4.36%), Mitchell County (4.81%), and Dallas County (5.18%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa counties where the White Alone racial 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 | 19.71 |
| 2 | Story County | 17.60 |
| 3 | Clarke County | 16.29 |
| 4 | Wapello County | 15.39 |
| 5 | Crawford County | 15.28 |
| 6 | Johnson County | 14.97 |
| 7 | Decatur County | 14.52 |
| 8 | Page County | 14.18 |
| 9 | Humboldt County | 14.08 |
| 10 | Lucas County | 13.77 |
| 11 | Black Hawk County | 13.52 |
| 12 | Cass County | 13.42 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 12.98 |
| 14 | Monona County | 12.79 |
| 15 | Van Buren County | 12.54 |
| 16 | Tama County | 12.52 |
| 17 | Montgomery County | 12.50 |
| 18 | Lee County | 12.29 |
| 19 | Clayton County | 12.25 |
| 20 | Keokuk County | 12.07 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 12.05 |
| 22 | Webster County | 12.03 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 11.98 |
| 24 | Wright County | 11.97 |
| 25 | Mahaska County | 11.84 |
| 26 | Ida County | 11.81 |
| 27 | Poweshiek County | 11.68 |
| 28 | Fayette County | 11.63 |
| 29 | Marshall County | 11.59 |
| 30 | Clay County | 11.57 |
| 31 | Adams County | 11.49 |
| 32 | Cherokee County | 11.44 |
| 33 | Union County | 11.33 |
| 34 | Clinton County | 11.31 |
| 35 | Osceola County | 11.29 |
| 36 | Woodbury County | 11.23 |
| 37 | Emmet County | 11.21 |
| 38 | Adair County | 11.19 |
| 39 | Des Moines County | 10.95 |
| 40 | Greene County | 10.86 |
| 41 | Butler County | 10.84 |
| 42 | Floyd County | 10.57 |
| 43 | Kossuth County | 10.31 |
| 44 | Calhoun County | 10.28 |
| 45 | Pottawattamie County | 10.14 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 10.09 |
| 47 | Jones County | 10.03 |
| 48 | Davis County | 9.99 |
| 49 | Allamakee County | 9.84 |
| 49 | O'Brien County | 9.84 |
| 50 | Hancock County | 9.78 |
| 51 | Louisa County | 9.77 |
| 52 | Buena Vista County | 9.72 |
| 53 | Ringgold County | 9.64 |
| 54 | Audubon County | 9.52 |
| 55 | Guthrie County | 9.48 |
| 56 | Monroe County | 9.39 |
| 57 | Pocahontas County | 9.29 |
| 58 | Palo Alto County | 9.26 |
| 59 | Hardin County | 9.13 |
| 60 | Muscatine County | 9.11 |
| 61 | Scott County | 9.07 |
| 62 | Cerro Gordo County | 9.04 |
| 63 | Iowa County | 8.77 |
| 64 | Henry County | 8.70 |
| 65 | Harrison County | 8.52 |
| 66 | Carroll County | 8.49 |
| 67 | Delaware County | 8.44 |
| 68 | Benton County | 8.41 |
| 69 | Sac County | 8.32 |
| 69 | Taylor County | 8.32 |
| 70 | Shelby County | 8.24 |
| 71 | Dubuque County | 8.14 |
| 72 | Fremont County | 8.03 |
| 73 | Winneshiek County | 8.01 |
| 74 | Jasper County | 7.93 |
| 75 | Buchanan County | 7.77 |
| 76 | Howard County | 7.67 |
| 77 | Linn County | 7.60 |
| 78 | Polk County | 7.50 |
| 79 | Marion County | 7.26 |
| 80 | Cedar County | 7.25 |
| 81 | Dickinson County | 7.18 |
| 82 | Bremer County | 6.89 |
| 83 | Worth County | 6.88 |
| 84 | Mills County | 6.77 |
| 85 | Hamilton County | 6.69 |
| 86 | Winnebago County | 6.62 |
| 87 | Madison County | 6.52 |
| 88 | Boone County | 6.47 |
| 89 | Washington County | 6.42 |
| 90 | Plymouth County | 6.12 |
| 91 | Chickasaw County | 5.79 |
| 92 | Sioux County | 5.51 |
| 93 | Warren County | 5.33 |
| 94 | Grundy County | 5.26 |
| 95 | Dallas County | 5.18 |
| 96 | Mitchell County | 4.81 |
| 97 | Lyon County | 4.36 |