Poverty Rate in Dubuque County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dubuque County Compares
National Distribution
Where Dubuque County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Dubuque County: 9.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #705 | Boone County, NE | 9.6% |
| #706 | Doniphan County, KS | 9.6% |
| #707 | Jackson County, IA | 9.7% |
| #708 | Dubuque County, IA | 9.7% |
| #709 | Boyd County, NE | 9.7% |
| #710 | Benzie County, MI | 9.7% |
| #711 | Kent County, MD | 9.7% |
Poverty Rate in Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 9.7%, which ranks #708 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 23.4% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Iowa, Dubuque County ranks #42 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 78th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.