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Highest renter share, Iowa counties · 1990

Iowa counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (1990 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Johnson County, IAIA160,04447.3%–

02Story County, IAIA101,29144.0%–

03Polk County, IAIA516,54634.8%–

04Clay County, IAIA16,20234.6%–

05Scott County, IAIA175,25933.6%–

06Jefferson County, IAIA15,29133.3%–

07Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53232.7%–

08Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44932.2%–

09Woodbury County, IAIA106,64931.5%–

10Union County, IAIA11,82931.3%–

11Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37231.2%–

12Webster County, IAIA36,83831.1%–

13Mahaska County, IAIA21,88030.0%–

14Linn County, IAIA232,02829.6%–

15Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36829.5%–

16Page County, IAIA14,85629.4%–

17Cherokee County, IAIA11,36929.2%–

18Decatur County, IAIA7,65529.2%–

19Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89929.1%–

20Hamilton County, IAIA14,94429.0%–

21Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73329.0%–

22Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99628.9%–

23Marshall County, IAIA39,89028.8%–

24Clinton County, IAIA46,00228.8%–

25Dubuque County, IAIA99,38128.8%–

26Crawford County, IAIA16,23728.5%–

27Ida County, IAIA6,77728.3%–

28Greene County, IAIA8,65828.3%–

29Calhoun County, IAIA9,56228.3%–

30Montgomery County, IAIA10,00228.3%–

31Washington County, IAIA22,66728.2%–

32Cass County, IAIA12,96028.2%–

33Boone County, IAIA26,79928.1%–

34Hardin County, IAIA16,45528.1%–

35Emmet County, IAIA9,10728.0%–

36Franklin County, IAIA9,86828.0%–

37Muscatine County, IAIA41,85328.0%–

38Wright County, IAIA12,80127.8%–

39Fremont County, IAIA6,52227.7%–

40Clarke County, IAIA9,57427.6%–

41Adams County, IAIA3,61727.5%–

42Sac County, IAIA9,52527.5%–

43Des Moines County, IAIA38,07727.2%–

44Humboldt County, IAIA9,40927.2%–

45Hancock County, IAIA10,52827.0%–

46Kossuth County, IAIA14,32226.9%–

47Cedar County, IAIA18,35926.9%–

48Floyd County, IAIA14,90126.8%–

49Carroll County, IAIA20,30326.6%–

50Madison County, IAIA17,27026.5%–

51Henry County, IAIA19,34926.5%–

52Adair County, IAIA7,40326.5%–

53Jones County, IAIA21,25326.4%–

54Jackson County, IAIA19,28826.3%–

55Shelby County, IAIA11,68926.2%–

56Marion County, IAIA34,19226.1%–

57Lee County, IAIA32,30625.9%–

58Monona County, IAIA8,53925.8%–

59Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81925.7%–

60Lucas County, IAIA8,84725.7%–

61Dallas County, IAIA118,45725.6%–

62Fayette County, IAIA19,04725.6%–

63Grundy County, IAIA12,36125.6%–

64Harrison County, IAIA14,62325.5%–

65Appanoose County, IAIA12,07725.5%–

66Louisa County, IAIA10,41625.5%–

67Winnebago County, IAIA10,25125.4%–

68Jasper County, IAIA38,15325.4%–

69Osceola County, IAIA5,98025.3%–

70Benton County, IAIA26,00425.2%–

71Mills County, IAIA14,79325.2%–

72Plymouth County, IAIA25,69725.2%–

73Clayton County, IAIA16,84525.1%–

74O'Brien County, IAIA14,22025.0%–

75Buchanan County, IAIA20,88325.0%–

76Bremer County, IAIA25,29625.0%–

77Tama County, IAIA16,79624.8%–

78Ringgold County, IAIA4,64224.6%–

79Guthrie County, IAIA10,78224.5%–

80Taylor County, IAIA5,83524.4%–

81Wapello County, IAIA35,21024.4%–

82Delaware County, IAIA17,67424.3%–

83Wayne County, IAIA6,73824.2%–

84Dickinson County, IAIA18,07724.2%–

85Allamakee County, IAIA14,23824.2%–

86Audubon County, IAIA5,50923.9%–

87Iowa County, IAIA16,50423.9%–

88Worth County, IAIA7,33823.7%–

89Warren County, IAIA57,33123.2%–

90Monroe County, IAIA7,40623.1%–

91Lyon County, IAIA12,35422.9%–

92Davis County, IAIA9,23022.4%–

93Butler County, IAIA14,04922.4%–

94Van Buren County, IAIA7,13122.3%–

95Keokuk County, IAIA9,79722.0%–

96Howard County, IAIA9,41522.0%–

97Sioux County, IAIA36,77421.8%–

98Mitchell County, IAIA10,65021.7%–

99Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66321.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS