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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Story County, IAIA101,29144.5%+2.8 pts

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04440.6%−2.7 pts

03Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53233.8%+2.7 pts

04Polk County, IAIA516,54632.6%+1.5 pts

05Jefferson County, IAIA15,29132.3%−0.5 pts

06Mahaska County, IAIA21,88032.0%+3.1 pts

07Woodbury County, IAIA106,64931.8%+0.4 pts

08Wapello County, IAIA35,21031.6%+7.2 pts

09Appanoose County, IAIA12,07731.2%+5.2 pts

10Dallas County, IAIA118,45731.0%+7.3 pts

11Montgomery County, IAIA10,00230.9%+3.9 pts

12Decatur County, IAIA7,65530.3%+1.4 pts

13Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99630.1%+1.2 pts

14Scott County, IAIA175,25930.0%+0.6 pts

15Webster County, IAIA36,83829.7%+0.9 pts

16Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37229.6%+1.2 pts

17Page County, IAIA14,85629.5%+1.1 pts

18Winnebago County, IAIA10,25129.4%+5.5 pts

19Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36828.8%+0.7 pts

20Cass County, IAIA12,96028.4%+3.0 pts

21Union County, IAIA11,82927.9%−0.1 pts

22Clarke County, IAIA9,57427.7%+0.1 pts

23Jasper County, IAIA38,15327.7%+3.4 pts

24Franklin County, IAIA9,86827.6%+2.6 pts

25Ida County, IAIA6,77727.1%+0.3 pts

26Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44926.8%−2.8 pts

27Clay County, IAIA16,20226.7%−4.3 pts

28Dubuque County, IAIA99,38126.7%+0.1 pts

29Hamilton County, IAIA14,94426.6%−0.6 pts

30Linn County, IAIA232,02826.5%−0.8 pts

31Hardin County, IAIA16,45526.4%+1.0 pts

32Plymouth County, IAIA25,69726.4%+3.9 pts

33Muscatine County, IAIA41,85326.1%+1.5 pts

34Adair County, IAIA7,40326.1%+1.1 pts

35Washington County, IAIA22,66726.0%+1.3 pts

36Henry County, IAIA19,34925.9%−1.1 pts

37Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73325.8%−0.7 pts

38Clinton County, IAIA46,00225.5%−1.7 pts

39Des Moines County, IAIA38,07725.4%−0.5 pts

40Marshall County, IAIA39,89025.0%−1.3 pts

41Cherokee County, IAIA11,36924.5%−1.8 pts

42Monona County, IAIA8,53924.3%+0.3 pts

43Tama County, IAIA16,79624.0%+1.6 pts

44Crawford County, IAIA16,23724.0%−3.0 pts

45O'Brien County, IAIA14,22023.9%+0.8 pts

46Sioux County, IAIA36,77423.9%+4.3 pts

47Audubon County, IAIA5,50923.8%+3.0 pts

48Lee County, IAIA32,30623.7%−0.9 pts

49Greene County, IAIA8,65823.6%−0.8 pts

50Fayette County, IAIA19,04723.5%−0.9 pts

51Iowa County, IAIA16,50423.4%+1.3 pts

52Floyd County, IAIA14,90123.4%−2.5 pts

53Wright County, IAIA12,80123.0%−2.8 pts

54Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89922.9%−3.0 pts

55Carroll County, IAIA20,30322.9%−2.7 pts

56Harrison County, IAIA14,62322.9%−0.5 pts

57Adams County, IAIA3,61722.9%−2.5 pts

58Humboldt County, IAIA9,40922.8%−1.2 pts

59Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81922.7%+2.0 pts

60Howard County, IAIA9,41522.6%+1.8 pts

61Dickinson County, IAIA18,07722.5%+0.6 pts

62Marion County, IAIA34,19222.3%−2.1 pts

63Shelby County, IAIA11,68922.2%−0.8 pts

64Osceola County, IAIA5,98022.1%−0.4 pts

65Taylor County, IAIA5,83522.1%−1.5 pts

66Clayton County, IAIA16,84522.0%−1.5 pts

67Sac County, IAIA9,52522.0%−1.2 pts

68Fremont County, IAIA6,52221.7%−3.8 pts

69Ringgold County, IAIA4,64221.5%−2.8 pts

70Kossuth County, IAIA14,32221.4%−0.8 pts

71Lucas County, IAIA8,84721.2%−0.4 pts

72Emmet County, IAIA9,10720.6%−4.3 pts

73Allamakee County, IAIA14,23820.4%−3.1 pts

74Delaware County, IAIA17,67420.4%−1.8 pts

75Bremer County, IAIA25,29620.3%−1.5 pts

76Mitchell County, IAIA10,65020.0%+1.6 pts

77Boone County, IAIA26,79920.0%−4.2 pts

78Madison County, IAIA17,27019.9%−2.2 pts

79Louisa County, IAIA10,41619.7%−3.0 pts

80Calhoun County, IAIA9,56219.5%−3.1 pts

81Jones County, IAIA21,25319.4%−4.7 pts

82Jackson County, IAIA19,28819.3%−4.7 pts

83Wayne County, IAIA6,73819.1%−1.6 pts

84Lyon County, IAIA12,35419.1%+0.9 pts

85Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66319.1%−0.7 pts

86Keokuk County, IAIA9,79718.7%−2.6 pts

87Monroe County, IAIA7,40618.7%−2.9 pts

88Cedar County, IAIA18,35918.5%−4.7 pts

89Van Buren County, IAIA7,13118.4%−1.9 pts

90Buchanan County, IAIA20,88317.9%−3.9 pts

91Warren County, IAIA57,33117.7%−2.4 pts

92Hancock County, IAIA10,52817.5%−4.2 pts

93Worth County, IAIA7,33816.8%−4.2 pts

94Davis County, IAIA9,23016.7%−3.6 pts

95Mills County, IAIA14,79316.5%−4.0 pts

96Guthrie County, IAIA10,78216.0%−4.4 pts

97Butler County, IAIA14,04915.9%−3.7 pts

98Grundy County, IAIA12,36115.5%−4.6 pts

99Benton County, IAIA26,00415.0%−5.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES