RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Fastest gentrifying, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 50.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS –

01Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66383–

02Sioux County, IAIA36,77482–

03Boone County, IAIA26,79979–

04Adams County, IAIA3,61775–

05Dallas County, IAIA118,45775–

06Madison County, IAIA17,27074–

07Wayne County, IAIA6,73873–

08Monroe County, IAIA7,40671–

09Dubuque County, IAIA99,38167–

10Monona County, IAIA8,53967–

11Cass County, IAIA12,96065–

12Clay County, IAIA16,20264–

13Bremer County, IAIA25,29664–

14Shelby County, IAIA11,68964–

15Ringgold County, IAIA4,64263–

16Sac County, IAIA9,52563–

17Guthrie County, IAIA10,78262–

18Lyon County, IAIA12,35462–

19Cherokee County, IAIA11,36961–

20Butler County, IAIA14,04961–

21Woodbury County, IAIA106,64961–

22Benton County, IAIA26,00460–

23Webster County, IAIA36,83860–

24Wright County, IAIA12,80159–

25Grundy County, IAIA12,36159–

26Hamilton County, IAIA14,94458–

27Delaware County, IAIA17,67458–

28Warren County, IAIA57,33158–

29Mills County, IAIA14,79358–

30Jefferson County, IAIA15,29157–

31Mitchell County, IAIA10,65057–

32Jackson County, IAIA19,28857–

33Scott County, IAIA175,25957–

34Allamakee County, IAIA14,23857–

35Taylor County, IAIA5,83556–

36Polk County, IAIA516,54656–

37Mahaska County, IAIA21,88055–

38Humboldt County, IAIA9,40955–

39Marion County, IAIA34,19254–

40Jones County, IAIA21,25354–

41Lee County, IAIA32,30654–

42Decatur County, IAIA7,65553–

43O'Brien County, IAIA14,22053–

44Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73353–

45Wapello County, IAIA35,21052–

46Winnebago County, IAIA10,25152–

47Washington County, IAIA22,66752–

48Adair County, IAIA7,40352–

49Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44950–

50Harrison County, IAIA14,62350–

51Floyd County, IAIA14,90150–

52Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89950–

53Howard County, IAIA9,41550–

54Appanoose County, IAIA12,07749–

55Van Buren County, IAIA7,13148–

56Story County, IAIA101,29148–

57Henry County, IAIA19,34947–

58Clarke County, IAIA9,57446–

59Hancock County, IAIA10,52845–

60Calhoun County, IAIA9,56245–

61Crawford County, IAIA16,23744–

62Greene County, IAIA8,65844–

63Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36844–

64Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99644–

65Dickinson County, IAIA18,07744–

66Kossuth County, IAIA14,32244–

67Louisa County, IAIA10,41643–

68Cedar County, IAIA18,35942–

69Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53242–

70Osceola County, IAIA5,98042–

71Carroll County, IAIA20,30341–

72Des Moines County, IAIA38,07741–

73Davis County, IAIA9,23040–

74Johnson County, IAIA160,04440–

75Marshall County, IAIA39,89040–

76Montgomery County, IAIA10,00240–

77Plymouth County, IAIA25,69740–

78Jasper County, IAIA38,15339–

79Fremont County, IAIA6,52238–

80Fayette County, IAIA19,04737–

81Audubon County, IAIA5,50937–

82Worth County, IAIA7,33836–

83Tama County, IAIA16,79635–

84Union County, IAIA11,82934–

85Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81934–

86Linn County, IAIA232,02833–

87Buchanan County, IAIA20,88333–

88Clinton County, IAIA46,00232–

89Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37231–

90Clayton County, IAIA16,84530–

91Keokuk County, IAIA9,79728–

92Lucas County, IAIA8,84727–

93Iowa County, IAIA16,50426–

94Franklin County, IAIA9,86824–

95Emmet County, IAIA9,10720–

96Page County, IAIA14,85620–

97Ida County, IAIA6,77719–

98Muscatine County, IAIA41,85319–

99Hardin County, IAIA16,45517–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES