Ranking of Iowa Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone 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 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.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Iowa Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Adams County
Audubon County
Dickinson County
Jackson County
Lucas County
Pocahontas County
Union County
Delaware County
Hancock County
Hamilton County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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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