Poverty Rate in Union County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Union County Compares
National Distribution
Where Union County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Union County: 12.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,372 | Cherokee County, NC | 12.4% |
| #1,373 | Cheboygan County, MI | 12.4% |
| #1,374 | Fountain County, IN | 12.4% |
| #1,375 | Union County, IA | 12.4% |
| #1,376 | La Crosse County, WI | 12.4% |
| #1,377 | Elkhart County, IN | 12.4% |
| #1,378 | White County, GA | 12.4% |
Poverty Rate in Union County, Iowa
Union County, Iowa has a poverty rate of 12.4%, which ranks #1,375 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 1.8% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Iowa, Union County ranks #73 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 57th 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.