Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in Iowa was 19.26%. Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in Newton city (63.42%), followed by Fort Dodge city (44.31%), and Muscatine city (43.12%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Altoona city (0%), Carroll city (0%), and Johnston city (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Two Or More Races racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Iowa cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Iowa.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021

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Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021

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Rank	City	Poverty Rate (%)
1	Newton city	63.42
2	Fort Dodge city	44.31
3	Muscatine city	43.12
4	Oskaloosa city	41.21
5	Spencer city	40.35
6	Waverly city	39.93
7	Ames city	32.34
8	Iowa City city	27.45
9	Marshalltown city	27.43
10	Cedar Rapids city	25.66
11	Davenport city	25.21
12	Boone city	24.84
13	Des Moines city	24.63
14	Bettendorf city	24.39
15	Coralville city	22.23
16	Marion city	21.91
17	Burlington city	21.59
18	Waterloo city	21.19
19	West Des Moines city	19.04
20	Sioux City city	18.67
21	Dubuque city	18.08
22	Grimes city	16.20
23	Cedar Falls city	14.70
24	Council Bluffs city	13.08
25	Ottumwa city	12.82
26	Fort Madison city	12.71
27	Urbandale city	12.52
28	Clinton city	11.54
29	Indianola city	11.00
30	Storm Lake city	7.77
31	Clive city	5.41
32	Mason City city	4.80
33	Pleasant Hill city	1.10
34	North Liberty city	0.84
35	Ankeny city	0.41
36	Altoona city	0.00
36	Carroll city	0.00
36	Johnston city	0.00
36	Le Mars city	0.00
36	Norwalk city	0.00
36	Pella city	0.00
36	Waukee city	0.00