Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in Iowa

Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Iowa with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	50012	Ames	100%	1,913
2	52242	Iowa City	62.5%	4,688
3	51101	Sioux City	48.1%	1,031
4	52801	Davenport	40.7%	1,788
5	50314	Des Moines	40.5%	10,438
6	52401	Cedar Rapids	31.8%	2,181
7	50014	Ames	29.2%	32,958
8	50533	Eagle Grove	27.4%	3,977
9	52240	Iowa City	27.3%	35,074
10	52655	West Burlington	25.8%	4,322
11	52246	Iowa City	24.1%	22,308
12	50174	Murray	23.7%	1,259
13	52746	Donahue	22.8%	1,240
14	51249	Sibley	22.5%	3,564
15	52245	Iowa City	22.1%	22,853
16	52339	Tama	22.1%	4,326
17	52802	Davenport	21.9%	9,466
18	51105	Sioux City	21.6%	10,415
19	52544	Centerville	21.2%	8,121
20	51103	Sioux City	21%	16,895
21	52142	Fayette	20.8%	1,890
22	52540	Brighton	20.8%	1,088
23	50641	Hazleton	20.1%	1,950
24	52626	Farmington	19.9%	1,103
25	52254	Lost Nation	19.9%	1,004
26	52803	Davenport	19.8%	22,742
27	52162	Postville	19.8%	3,744
28	52570	Milton	19.7%	1,130
29	51245	Primghar	19.5%	1,377
30	50140	Lamoni	19.4%	2,842
31	51601	Shenandoah	19.1%	5,629
32	52211	Brooklyn	19%	2,795
33	50707	Evansdale	18.9%	7,784
34	50311	Des Moines	18.8%	14,574
35	52554	Eldon	18.7%	1,078
36	50309	Des Moines	18.6%	10,110
37	52322	Oxford	18%	2,266
38	50316	Des Moines	17.9%	16,710
39	50703	Waterloo	17.6%	17,952
40	52347	Victor	17.6%	1,386
41	52732	Clinton	17.5%	25,880
42	52342	Toledo	17.4%	2,705
43	51566	Red Oak	17.2%	7,010
44	50010	Ames	17.1%	33,799
45	52632	Keokuk	17.1%	11,711
46	50662	Oelwein	17.1%	6,576
47	52761	Muscatine	17%	29,474
48	52804	Davenport	16.9%	26,835
49	52556	Fairfield	16.8%	11,448
50	50421	Belmond	16.8%	3,168
51	50701	Waterloo	16.6%	30,232
52	52501	Ottumwa	16.5%	30,371
53	52561	Fremont	16.5%	1,112
54	51501	Council Bluffs	16.3%	34,618
55	51442	Denison	16.2%	9,692
56	51012	Cherokee	16.1%	6,311
57	51109	Sioux City	16.1%	3,606
58	52052	Guttenberg	16.1%	2,999
59	50238	Russell	15.9%	1,195
60	50313	Des Moines	15.4%	17,440
61	50441	Hampton	15.4%	5,450
62	50536	Emmetsburg	15.2%	4,207
63	51025	Holstein	15.2%	1,925
64	52577	Oskaloosa	15%	14,585
65	52001	Dubuque	14.9%	43,101
66	50583	Sac City	14.9%	2,288
67	50613	Cedar Falls	14.8%	43,867
68	51016	Correctionville	14.8%	1,080
69	50022	Atlantic	14.7%	8,526
70	51055	Sloan	14.6%	1,346
71	52205	Anamosa	14.5%	8,627
72	51201	Sheldon	14.5%	6,430
73	50049	Chariton	14.5%	6,414
74	51040	Onawa	14.2%	3,500
75	50548	Humboldt	14.1%	5,722
76	50317	Des Moines	14%	36,548
77	50501	Fort Dodge	14%	28,823
78	50315	Des Moines	13.9%	34,816
79	52641	Mount Pleasant	13.8%	12,428
80	50541	Gilmore City	13.8%	1,067
81	51106	Sioux City	13.6%	28,592
82	50702	Waterloo	13.5%	20,882
83	50616	Charles City	13.4%	9,358
84	52233	Hiawatha	13.4%	7,000
85	51560	Oakland	13.4%	1,772
86	50135	Kellogg	13.3%	1,754
87	52627	Fort Madison	13.2%	12,677
88	50801	Creston	13.2%	9,034
89	52591	Sigourney	13.2%	2,721
90	51301	Spencer	13.1%	12,638
91	52237	Hopkinton	13.1%	1,830
92	50076	Exira	13.1%	1,301
93	52241	Coralville	13%	23,250
94	50627	Eldora	13%	3,276
95	52563	Hedrick	13%	1,602
96	52045	Epworth	12.9%	2,777
97	51358	Ruthven	12.9%	1,213
98	50158	Marshalltown	12.8%	31,396
99	52405	Cedar Rapids	12.8%	26,526
100	50020	Anita	12.8%	1,197

Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	52171	Waucoma	0.8%	1,314
2	50237	Runnells	1%	3,635
3	52351	Walford	1.1%	1,329
4	50236	Roland	1.1%	1,761
5	51024	Hinton	1.4%	2,081
6	51052	Salix	1.5%	1,050
7	52144	Fort Atkinson	1.5%	1,075
8	51526	Crescent	1.6%	1,664
9	52053	Holy Cross	1.7%	1,148
10	52754	Letts	1.7%	1,533
11	51576	Underwood	1.7%	1,769
12	52227	Ely	1.8%	2,996
13	50261	Van Meter	1.8%	3,399
14	52341	Toddville	2%	1,378
15	51003	Alton	2%	1,938
16	50166	Milo	2%	2,023
17	50109	Granger	2%	3,309
18	50676	Tripoli	2.1%	2,017
19	50161	Maxwell	2.3%	2,296
20	50229	Prole	2.4%	1,585
21	52327	Riverside	2.4%	3,796
22	52749	Fruitland	2.5%	1,049
23	50629	Fairbank	2.5%	2,082
24	52165	Ridgeway	2.6%	1,098
25	52046	Farley	2.6%	3,129
26	52333	Solon	2.6%	7,295
27	52201	Ainsworth	2.7%	1,148
28	50228	Prairie City	2.8%	2,120
29	52356	Wellman	2.8%	2,664
30	50680	Wellsburg	2.9%	1,027
31	51546	Logan	2.9%	3,114
32	51250	Sioux Center	2.9%	9,970
33	52777	Wheatland	3%	1,389
34	51240	Inwood	3%	1,914
35	50323	Urbandale	3%	17,265
36	50244	Slater	3.1%	1,729
37	50647	Janesville	3.1%	1,978
38	52748	Eldridge	3.1%	9,594
39	50251	Sully	3.2%	1,365
40	52218	Coggon	3.2%	1,413
41	50105	Gilbert	3.2%	1,487
42	52726	Blue Grass	3.2%	5,160
43	50682	Winthrop	3.3%	1,692
44	52202	Alburnett	3.4%	1,269
45	50846	Fontanelle	3.4%	1,276
46	50210	New Virginia	3.4%	1,487
47	52042	Edgewood	3.4%	1,804
48	52411	Cedar Rapids	3.4%	8,342
49	50072	Earlham	3.5%	2,979
50	51575	Treynor	3.6%	1,609
51	52324	Palo	3.6%	2,216
52	51050	Remsen	3.6%	2,962
53	51430	Arcadia	3.8%	1,063
54	52141	Elgin	3.8%	1,259
55	50122	Hubbard	3.8%	1,297
56	52253	Lisbon	3.8%	2,622
57	52338	Swisher	3.8%	3,934
58	50156	Madrid	3.8%	4,575
59	52742	De Witt	3.8%	7,284
60	51561	Pacific Junction	3.9%	1,039
61	52318	Norway	3.9%	1,099
62	51454	Manilla	3.9%	1,254
63	50621	Conrad	3.9%	1,601
64	50276	Woodward	3.9%	2,679
65	51039	Moville	3.9%	2,845
66	50021	Ankeny	3.9%	30,283
67	50568	Newell	4%	1,384
68	50624	Dike	4%	1,855
69	52208	Belle Plaine	4%	2,877
70	52037	Delmar	4.1%	1,172
71	50023	Ankeny	4.1%	46,306
72	50458	Nora Springs	4.2%	2,094
73	51246	Rock Rapids	4.2%	4,041
74	50124	Huxley	4.2%	4,859
75	52068	Peosta	4.2%	5,280
76	52040	Dyersville	4.2%	5,584
77	52032	Bernard	4.3%	1,305
78	50111	Grimes	4.3%	16,865
79	51466	Wall Lake	4.4%	1,043
80	51038	Merrill	4.4%	1,449
81	51030	Lawton	4.4%	1,468
82	50247	State Center	4.4%	2,004
83	50240	Saint Charles	4.4%	2,393
84	50514	Armstrong	4.5%	1,117
85	50061	Cumming	4.5%	2,123
86	52653	Wapello	4.5%	3,083
87	50622	Denver	4.5%	3,549
88	52213	Center Point	4.5%	4,114
89	52310	Monticello	4.5%	6,450
90	52073	Sherrill	4.6%	1,381
91	52206	Atkins	4.6%	2,564
92	50643	Hudson	4.6%	3,027
93	50106	Gilman	4.7%	1,163
94	51551	Malvern	4.7%	1,842
95	52755	Lone Tree	4.7%	2,092
96	52358	West Branch	4.7%	3,598
97	50585	Sioux Rapids	4.8%	1,080
98	52155	Lime Springs	4.8%	1,110
99	51458	Odebolt	4.8%	1,290
100	52228	Fairfax	4.8%	3,802

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