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Highest renter share, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Story County, IAIA101,29144.5%+7%

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04440.6%−6%

03Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53233.8%+9%

04Polk County, IAIA516,54632.6%+5%

05Jefferson County, IAIA15,29132.3%−1%

06Mahaska County, IAIA21,88032.0%+11%

07Woodbury County, IAIA106,64931.8%+1%

08Wapello County, IAIA35,21031.6%+29%

09Appanoose County, IAIA12,07731.2%+20%

10Dallas County, IAIA118,45731.0%+31%

11Montgomery County, IAIA10,00230.9%+15%

12Decatur County, IAIA7,65530.3%+5%

13Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99630.1%+4%

14Scott County, IAIA175,25930.0%+2%

15Webster County, IAIA36,83829.7%+3%

16Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37229.6%+4%

17Page County, IAIA14,85629.5%+4%

18Winnebago County, IAIA10,25129.4%+23%

19Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36828.8%+2%

20Cass County, IAIA12,96028.4%+12%

21Union County, IAIA11,82927.9%−0%

22Clarke County, IAIA9,57427.7%+0%

23Jasper County, IAIA38,15327.7%+14%

24Franklin County, IAIA9,86827.6%+10%

25Ida County, IAIA6,77727.1%+1%

26Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44926.8%−10%

27Clay County, IAIA16,20226.7%−14%

28Dubuque County, IAIA99,38126.7%+0%

29Hamilton County, IAIA14,94426.6%−2%

30Linn County, IAIA232,02826.5%−3%

31Hardin County, IAIA16,45526.4%+4%

32Plymouth County, IAIA25,69726.4%+17%

33Muscatine County, IAIA41,85326.1%+6%

34Adair County, IAIA7,40326.1%+4%

35Washington County, IAIA22,66726.0%+5%

36Henry County, IAIA19,34925.9%−4%

37Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73325.8%−3%

38Clinton County, IAIA46,00225.5%−6%

39Des Moines County, IAIA38,07725.4%−2%

40Marshall County, IAIA39,89025.0%−5%

41Cherokee County, IAIA11,36924.5%−7%

42Monona County, IAIA8,53924.3%+1%

43Tama County, IAIA16,79624.0%+7%

44Crawford County, IAIA16,23724.0%−11%

45O'Brien County, IAIA14,22023.9%+3%

46Sioux County, IAIA36,77423.9%+22%

47Audubon County, IAIA5,50923.8%+15%

48Lee County, IAIA32,30623.7%−4%

49Greene County, IAIA8,65823.6%−3%

50Fayette County, IAIA19,04723.5%−4%

51Iowa County, IAIA16,50423.4%+6%

52Floyd County, IAIA14,90123.4%−10%

53Wright County, IAIA12,80123.0%−11%

54Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89922.9%−12%

55Carroll County, IAIA20,30322.9%−11%

56Harrison County, IAIA14,62322.9%−2%

57Adams County, IAIA3,61722.9%−10%

58Humboldt County, IAIA9,40922.8%−5%

59Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81922.7%+10%

60Howard County, IAIA9,41522.6%+9%

61Dickinson County, IAIA18,07722.5%+3%

62Marion County, IAIA34,19222.3%−9%

63Shelby County, IAIA11,68922.2%−3%

64Osceola County, IAIA5,98022.1%−2%

65Taylor County, IAIA5,83522.1%−6%

66Clayton County, IAIA16,84522.0%−6%

67Sac County, IAIA9,52522.0%−5%

68Fremont County, IAIA6,52221.7%−15%

69Ringgold County, IAIA4,64221.5%−11%

70Kossuth County, IAIA14,32221.4%−4%

71Lucas County, IAIA8,84721.2%−2%

72Emmet County, IAIA9,10720.6%−17%

73Allamakee County, IAIA14,23820.4%−13%

74Delaware County, IAIA17,67420.4%−8%

75Bremer County, IAIA25,29620.3%−7%

76Mitchell County, IAIA10,65020.0%+9%

77Boone County, IAIA26,79920.0%−17%

78Madison County, IAIA17,27019.9%−10%

79Louisa County, IAIA10,41619.7%−13%

80Calhoun County, IAIA9,56219.5%−14%

81Jones County, IAIA21,25319.4%−20%

82Jackson County, IAIA19,28819.3%−20%

83Wayne County, IAIA6,73819.1%−8%

84Lyon County, IAIA12,35419.1%+5%

85Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66319.1%−4%

86Keokuk County, IAIA9,79718.7%−12%

87Monroe County, IAIA7,40618.7%−13%

88Cedar County, IAIA18,35918.5%−20%

89Van Buren County, IAIA7,13118.4%−10%

90Buchanan County, IAIA20,88317.9%−18%

91Warren County, IAIA57,33117.7%−12%

92Hancock County, IAIA10,52817.5%−19%

93Worth County, IAIA7,33816.8%−20%

94Davis County, IAIA9,23016.7%−18%

95Mills County, IAIA14,79316.5%−20%

96Guthrie County, IAIA10,78216.0%−22%

97Butler County, IAIA14,04915.9%−19%

98Grundy County, IAIA12,36115.5%−23%

99Benton County, IAIA26,00415.0%−27%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES