RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Highest homeownership rate, Iowa counties · 1990

Iowa counties with the highest share of owner-occupied housing units (1990 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 73.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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01Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66378.4%–

02Mitchell County, IAIA10,65078.3%–

03Sioux County, IAIA36,77478.2%–

04Howard County, IAIA9,41578.0%–

05Keokuk County, IAIA9,79778.0%–

06Van Buren County, IAIA7,13177.7%–

07Butler County, IAIA14,04977.6%–

08Davis County, IAIA9,23077.6%–

09Lyon County, IAIA12,35477.1%–

10Monroe County, IAIA7,40676.9%–

11Warren County, IAIA57,33176.8%–

12Worth County, IAIA7,33876.3%–

13Iowa County, IAIA16,50476.1%–

14Audubon County, IAIA5,50976.1%–

15Allamakee County, IAIA14,23875.8%–

16Dickinson County, IAIA18,07775.8%–

17Wayne County, IAIA6,73875.8%–

18Delaware County, IAIA17,67475.7%–

19Wapello County, IAIA35,21075.6%–

20Taylor County, IAIA5,83575.6%–

21Guthrie County, IAIA10,78275.5%–

22Ringgold County, IAIA4,64275.4%–

23Tama County, IAIA16,79675.2%–

24Bremer County, IAIA25,29675.0%–

25Buchanan County, IAIA20,88375.0%–

26O'Brien County, IAIA14,22075.0%–

27Clayton County, IAIA16,84574.9%–

28Plymouth County, IAIA25,69774.8%–

29Mills County, IAIA14,79374.8%–

30Benton County, IAIA26,00474.8%–

31Osceola County, IAIA5,98074.7%–

32Jasper County, IAIA38,15374.6%–

33Winnebago County, IAIA10,25174.6%–

34Louisa County, IAIA10,41674.5%–

35Appanoose County, IAIA12,07774.5%–

36Harrison County, IAIA14,62374.5%–

37Grundy County, IAIA12,36174.4%–

38Fayette County, IAIA19,04774.4%–

39Dallas County, IAIA118,45774.4%–

40Lucas County, IAIA8,84774.3%–

41Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81974.3%–

42Monona County, IAIA8,53974.2%–

43Lee County, IAIA32,30674.1%–

44Marion County, IAIA34,19273.9%–

45Shelby County, IAIA11,68973.8%–

46Jackson County, IAIA19,28873.7%–

47Jones County, IAIA21,25373.6%–

48Adair County, IAIA7,40373.5%–

49Henry County, IAIA19,34973.5%–

50Madison County, IAIA17,27073.5%–

51Carroll County, IAIA20,30373.4%–

52Floyd County, IAIA14,90173.2%–

53Cedar County, IAIA18,35973.1%–

54Kossuth County, IAIA14,32273.1%–

55Hancock County, IAIA10,52873.0%–

56Humboldt County, IAIA9,40972.8%–

57Des Moines County, IAIA38,07772.8%–

58Sac County, IAIA9,52572.5%–

59Adams County, IAIA3,61772.5%–

60Clarke County, IAIA9,57472.4%–

61Fremont County, IAIA6,52272.3%–

62Wright County, IAIA12,80172.2%–

63Muscatine County, IAIA41,85372.0%–

64Franklin County, IAIA9,86872.0%–

65Emmet County, IAIA9,10772.0%–

66Hardin County, IAIA16,45571.9%–

67Boone County, IAIA26,79971.9%–

68Cass County, IAIA12,96071.8%–

69Washington County, IAIA22,66771.8%–

70Montgomery County, IAIA10,00271.7%–

71Calhoun County, IAIA9,56271.7%–

72Greene County, IAIA8,65871.7%–

73Ida County, IAIA6,77771.7%–

74Crawford County, IAIA16,23771.5%–

75Dubuque County, IAIA99,38171.2%–

76Clinton County, IAIA46,00271.2%–

77Marshall County, IAIA39,89071.2%–

78Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99671.1%–

79Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73371.0%–

80Hamilton County, IAIA14,94471.0%–

81Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89970.9%–

82Decatur County, IAIA7,65570.8%–

83Cherokee County, IAIA11,36970.8%–

84Page County, IAIA14,85670.6%–

85Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36870.5%–

86Linn County, IAIA232,02870.4%–

87Mahaska County, IAIA21,88070.0%–

88Webster County, IAIA36,83868.9%–

89Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37268.8%–

90Union County, IAIA11,82968.7%–

91Woodbury County, IAIA106,64968.5%–

92Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44967.8%–

93Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53267.3%–

94Jefferson County, IAIA15,29166.7%–

95Scott County, IAIA175,25966.4%–

96Clay County, IAIA16,20265.4%–

97Polk County, IAIA516,54665.2%–

98Story County, IAIA101,29156.0%–

99Johnson County, IAIA160,04452.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS