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Highest renter share, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 23.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Audubon County, IA, up 45 places to #47.

Highest renter share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
01Story County, IAIA101,29144.5%+2.8 pts
02Johnson County, IAIA160,04440.6%−2.7 pts
03▲1Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53233.8%+2.7 pts
04▲1Polk County, IAIA516,54632.6%+1.5 pts
05▲1Jefferson County, IAIA15,29132.3%−0.5 pts
06▲15Mahaska County, IAIA21,88032.0%+3.1 pts
07▼4Woodbury County, IAIA106,64931.8%+0.4 pts
08▲4Wapello County, IAIA35,21031.6%+7.2 pts
09▲16Appanoose County, IAIA12,07731.2%+5.2 pts
10▲5Dallas County, IAIA118,45731.0%+7.3 pts
11▲12Montgomery County, IAIA10,00230.9%+3.9 pts
12▲18Decatur County, IAIA7,65530.3%+1.4 pts
13▼5Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99630.1%+1.2 pts
14▼7Scott County, IAIA175,25930.0%+0.6 pts
15▼1Webster County, IAIA36,83829.7%+0.9 pts
16▼5Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37229.6%+1.2 pts
17▼8Page County, IAIA14,85629.5%+1.1 pts
18▲17Winnebago County, IAIA10,25129.4%+5.5 pts
19▲3Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36828.8%+0.7 pts
20▲9Cass County, IAIA12,96028.4%+3.0 pts
21▼8Union County, IAIA11,82927.9%−0.1 pts
22▼12Clarke County, IAIA9,57427.7%+0.1 pts
23▲14Jasper County, IAIA38,15327.7%+3.4 pts
24▲17Franklin County, IAIA9,86827.6%+2.6 pts
25▲13Ida County, IAIA6,77727.1%+0.3 pts
26▼10Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44926.8%−2.8 pts
27▼3Clay County, IAIA16,20226.7%−4.3 pts
28▼9Dubuque County, IAIA99,38126.7%+0.1 pts
29▼1Hamilton County, IAIA14,94426.6%−0.6 pts
30▼12Linn County, IAIA232,02826.5%−0.8 pts
31▲11Hardin County, IAIA16,45526.4%+1.0 pts
32▲24Plymouth County, IAIA25,69726.4%+3.9 pts
33▼7Muscatine County, IAIA41,85326.1%+1.5 pts
34▲14Adair County, IAIA7,40326.1%+1.1 pts
35▲12Washington County, IAIA22,66726.0%+1.3 pts
36▼4Henry County, IAIA19,34925.9%−1.1 pts
37▲12Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73325.8%−0.7 pts
38▼5Clinton County, IAIA46,00225.5%−1.7 pts
39▼22Des Moines County, IAIA38,07725.4%−0.5 pts
40▼13Marshall County, IAIA39,89025.0%−1.3 pts
41▲16Cherokee County, IAIA11,36924.5%−1.8 pts
42▼6Monona County, IAIA8,53924.3%+0.3 pts
43▲12Tama County, IAIA16,79624.0%+1.6 pts
44▼13Crawford County, IAIA16,23724.0%−3.0 pts
45▼11O'Brien County, IAIA14,22023.9%+0.8 pts
46▲36Sioux County, IAIA36,77423.9%+4.3 pts
47▲45Audubon County, IAIA5,50923.8%+3.0 pts
48▼5Lee County, IAIA32,30623.7%−0.9 pts
49▲5Greene County, IAIA8,65823.6%−0.8 pts
50▲1Fayette County, IAIA19,04723.5%−0.9 pts
51▲25Iowa County, IAIA16,50423.4%+1.3 pts
52▼12Floyd County, IAIA14,90123.4%−2.5 pts
53▼33Wright County, IAIA12,80123.0%−2.8 pts
54▼8Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89922.9%−3.0 pts
55▼11Carroll County, IAIA20,30322.9%−2.7 pts
56▼6Harrison County, IAIA14,62322.9%−0.5 pts
57▲3Adams County, IAIA3,61722.9%−2.5 pts
58▼13Humboldt County, IAIA9,40922.8%−1.2 pts
59▲13Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81922.7%+2.0 pts
60▲10Howard County, IAIA9,41522.6%+1.8 pts
61▲10Dickinson County, IAIA18,07722.5%+0.6 pts
62▼23Marion County, IAIA34,19222.3%−2.1 pts
63▼1Shelby County, IAIA11,68922.2%−0.8 pts
64▼6Osceola County, IAIA5,98022.1%−0.4 pts
65▲1Taylor County, IAIA5,83522.1%−1.5 pts
66▼5Clayton County, IAIA16,84522.0%−1.5 pts
67▲13Sac County, IAIA9,52522.0%−1.2 pts
68▼5Fremont County, IAIA6,52221.7%−3.8 pts
69▼10Ringgold County, IAIA4,64221.5%−2.8 pts
70▼2Kossuth County, IAIA14,32221.4%−0.8 pts
71▼6Lucas County, IAIA8,84721.2%−0.4 pts
72▼3Emmet County, IAIA9,10720.6%−4.3 pts
73▼9Allamakee County, IAIA14,23820.4%−3.1 pts
74▲13Delaware County, IAIA17,67420.4%−1.8 pts
75▲18Bremer County, IAIA25,29620.3%−1.5 pts
76▲5Mitchell County, IAIA10,65020.0%+1.6 pts
77▼10Boone County, IAIA26,79920.0%−4.2 pts
78▲7Madison County, IAIA17,27019.9%−2.2 pts
79Louisa County, IAIA10,41619.7%−3.0 pts
80▼2Calhoun County, IAIA9,56219.5%−3.1 pts
81▼8Jones County, IAIA21,25319.4%−4.7 pts
82▼29Jackson County, IAIA19,28819.3%−4.7 pts
83▼9Wayne County, IAIA6,73819.1%−1.6 pts
84▲14Lyon County, IAIA12,35419.1%+0.9 pts
85▼2Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66319.1%−0.7 pts
86▼9Keokuk County, IAIA9,79718.7%−2.6 pts
87▼35Monroe County, IAIA7,40618.7%−2.9 pts
88▲1Cedar County, IAIA18,35918.5%−4.7 pts
89▲1Van Buren County, IAIA7,13118.4%−1.9 pts
90▼4Buchanan County, IAIA20,88317.9%−3.9 pts
91▼3Warren County, IAIA57,33117.7%−2.4 pts
92▼8Hancock County, IAIA10,52817.5%−4.2 pts
93▼2Worth County, IAIA7,33816.8%−4.2 pts
94▼19Davis County, IAIA9,23016.7%−3.6 pts
95▼1Mills County, IAIA14,79316.5%−4.0 pts
96▼1Guthrie County, IAIA10,78216.0%−4.4 pts
97▲2Butler County, IAIA14,04915.9%−3.7 pts
98▼2Grundy County, IAIA12,36115.5%−4.6 pts
99▼2Benton County, IAIA26,00415.0%−5.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES