Poverty Rate in Mills County, IA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.2% −34.8% vs nat'l
Rank #408 of 3,222
87th percentile

How Mills County Compares

Mills County
8.2%
Iowa Average
8.2%
Rank #24 of 99 in state
National
12.6%
34.8% below

National Distribution

Where Mills County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Mills County: 8.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#405 Washington County, IA 8.2%
#406 Oconto County, WI 8.2%
#407 Garfield County, CO 8.2%
#408 Mills County, IA 8.2%
#409 Cheyenne County, CO 8.2%
#410 Harvey County, KS 8.2%
#411 Kossuth County, IA 8.2%
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Poverty Rate in Mills County, Iowa

Mills County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 8.2%, which ranks #408 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 34.8% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Iowa, Mills County ranks #24 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 87th 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.