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Iowa poorest counties

Number of counties: 99
Median household income: 65,429
Poorest county: Appanoose County
Table of counties in Iowa sorted by household income from poorest to richest.
CountyMedian household income (dollars)
Appanoose County46,900
Jefferson County47,950
Fayette County50,973
Wapello County51,222
Page County52,108
Clay County52,307
Union County52,321
Decatur County52,753
Greene County52,768
Wayne County53,039
Van Buren County53,218
Buena Vista County53,645
Keokuk County54,233
Lee County54,258
Des Moines County54,318
Audubon County54,643
Lucas County55,297
Cass County55,395
Wright County55,395
Crawford County55,552
Floyd County55,827
Poweshiek County56,080
Monona County56,107
Clinton County56,345
Pocahontas County56,350
Winnebago County56,578
Webster County56,934
Montgomery County56,971
Black Hawk County57,191
Ida County57,266
Ringgold County57,700
Adair County57,944
Adams County57,981
Clayton County58,148
Cerro Gordo County58,271
Emmet County58,357
Clarke County58,617
Henry County58,767
Hardin County58,845
Franklin County59,019
Allamakee County59,461
Taylor County59,528
Tama County59,794
Kossuth County59,878
Cherokee County59,881
Palo Alto County59,988
Humboldt County60,008
Howard County60,387
Calhoun County60,434
Mahaska County60,617
Mitchell County60,991
Sac County61,040
Butler County61,109
Carroll County61,157
Muscatine County61,547
Hamilton County62,183
Shelby County62,222
O'Brien County62,292
Story County62,578
Woodbury County63,061
Jasper County63,182
Jones County63,279
Marshall County63,591
Fremont County63,611
Worth County63,795
Pottawattamie County63,840
Iowa County64,720
Hancock County64,730
Dickinson County65,215
Osceola County65,242
Winneshiek County65,330
Jackson County65,541
Louisa County65,867
Marion County66,822
Washington County66,908
Chickasaw County67,146
Johnson County67,414
Guthrie County67,625
Scott County67,675
Harrison County67,950
Dubuque County68,198
Lyon County69,113
Delaware County69,319
Monroe County69,929
Linn County70,360
Boone County70,984
Buchanan County71,024
Benton County72,334
Cedar County72,714
Polk County73,015
Plymouth County74,239
Grundy County74,552
Davis County76,755
Bremer County76,782
Mills County77,926
Sioux County78,179
Madison County79,306
Warren County85,189
Dallas County93,492

What is the poorest county in Iowa?

Appanoose County is the poorest county in Iowa with median household income of 46,900.

TOP-5 poorest counties in Iowa:
  • Appanoose County
  • Jefferson County
  • Fayette County
  • Wapello County
  • Page County