Iowa
State Government
Governor
Kim Reynolds (R)
State Senate
16
Democrats,
34
Republicans
State House
36
Democrats,
64
Republicans
Iowa
Economic well-being - Iowa
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
7.3
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.3
Poverty rate
11.3%
Unemployment rate
3.8
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
5.4
March 11, 2012
Des Moines Register, March 11, 2012: What education reform misses: A big share of kids are in poverty
"But poverty can be a marker for other conditions that do affect learning: broken homes, single parenthood, homelessness, drug abuse, poor nutrition, untreated sickness, weak English, serial live-in boyfriends, fathers in prison, children left alone, poorly educated parents who can't help with homework or who disparage education."
September 7, 2011
Des Moines Register, September 7, 2011: Repaid loans lure dentists to rural Iowa
"In addition, Delta Dental will contribute another $50,000 to each dentist for a total of $100,000 in loan repayment funds. The recipients also must provide dental care to under-served populations in their communities including Medicaid, disabled, elderly, nursing home residents, refugees and the homeless."