Ranking of Iowa Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Iowa was 29.66%. Among all Iowa counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Adams County (100%), followed by Audubon County (100%), and Dickinson County (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Boone County (0%), Clarke County (0%), and Clayton County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa counties where the Black or African American 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.
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Audubon County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Dickinson County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Jackson County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Lucas County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Pocahontas County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Union County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Delaware County | 87.50 |
| 3 | Hancock County | 85.04 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 81.08 |
| 5 | O'Brien County | 78.86 |
| 6 | Cass County | 78.26 |
| 7 | Mahaska County | 75.86 |
| 8 | Louisa County | 69.23 |
| 9 | Wayne County | 63.16 |
| 10 | Humboldt County | 61.11 |
| 11 | Clinton County | 60.84 |
| 12 | Des Moines County | 56.12 |
| 13 | Webster County | 55.61 |
| 14 | Guthrie County | 54.84 |
| 15 | Lee County | 52.38 |
| 16 | Kossuth County | 46.88 |
| 17 | Fayette County | 45.83 |
| 18 | Bremer County | 45.53 |
| 19 | Howard County | 44.44 |
| 20 | Warren County | 43.45 |
| 21 | Crawford County | 42.91 |
| 22 | Washington County | 41.91 |
| 23 | Allamakee County | 39.74 |
| 24 | Henry County | 39.55 |
| 25 | Poweshiek County | 37.59 |
| 26 | Scott County | 36.29 |
| 27 | Cerro Gordo County | 33.58 |
| 28 | Worth County | 32.56 |
| 29 | Cherokee County | 30.63 |
| 30 | Polk County | 30.52 |
| 31 | Wapello County | 30.45 |
| 32 | Calhoun County | 29.89 |
| 33 | Cedar County | 29.52 |
| 34 | Benton County | 28.79 |
| 35 | Dubuque County | 28.41 |
| 36 | Winnebago County | 28.13 |
| 37 | Linn County | 27.72 |
| 38 | Black Hawk County | 26.22 |
| 39 | Tama County | 26.09 |
| 40 | Iowa County | 25.96 |
| 41 | Woodbury County | 24.72 |
| 42 | Johnson County | 22.33 |
| 43 | Jefferson County | 21.68 |
| 44 | Story County | 21.59 |
| 45 | Chickasaw County | 20.59 |
| 46 | Marshall County | 20.18 |
| 47 | Pottawattamie County | 20.04 |
| 48 | Appanoose County | 19.05 |
| 49 | Clay County | 17.39 |
| 50 | Jones County | 16.54 |
| 51 | Jasper County | 14.99 |
| 52 | Muscatine County | 14.73 |
| 53 | Floyd County | 12.92 |
| 54 | Carroll County | 12.28 |
| 55 | Fremont County | 12.00 |
| 56 | Plymouth County | 11.93 |
| 57 | Buena Vista County | 11.78 |
| 58 | Dallas County | 10.88 |
| 59 | Buchanan County | 10.26 |
| 60 | Palo Alto County | 10.08 |
| 61 | Adair County | 9.30 |
| 61 | Mitchell County | 9.30 |
| 62 | Ida County | 7.22 |
| 63 | Madison County | 5.93 |
| 64 | Osceola County | 5.71 |
| 64 | Page County | 5.71 |
| 65 | Butler County | 5.63 |
| 66 | Decatur County | 5.17 |
| 67 | Keokuk County | 3.85 |
| 68 | Marion County | 2.87 |
| 69 | Winneshiek County | 0.78 |
| 70 | Boone County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Clarke County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Clayton County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Emmet County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Franklin County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Greene County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Grundy County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Hardin County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Harrison County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Lyon County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Mills County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Monona County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Sac County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Shelby County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Sioux County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Van Buren County | 0.00 |
| 70 | Wright County | 0.00 |