Poverty Rate in Shelby County, IA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
7.6% −39.4% vs nat'l
Rank #300 of 3,222
91th percentile

How Shelby County Compares

Shelby County
7.6%
Iowa Average
7.6%
Rank #16 of 99 in state
National
12.6%
39.4% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Shelby County: 7.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#297 Bottineau County, ND 7.6%
#298 Iowa County, WI 7.6%
#299 Teller County, CO 7.6%
#300 Shelby County, IA 7.6%
#301 Merrimack County, NH 7.6%
#302 Dearborn County, IN 7.6%
#303 York County, ME 7.7%
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Poverty Rate in Shelby County, Iowa

Shelby County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 7.6%, which ranks #300 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 39.4% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Iowa, Shelby County ranks #16 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 91th 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.