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Highest renter share, Iowa counties · 1990

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

01Johnson County, IAIA160,04447.3%+9%

02Story County, IAIA101,29144.0%+6%

03Polk County, IAIA516,54634.8%+12%

04Clay County, IAIA16,20234.6%+12%

05Scott County, IAIA175,25933.6%+14%

06Jefferson County, IAIA15,29133.3%+2%

07Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53232.7%+5%

08Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44932.2%+9%

09Woodbury County, IAIA106,64931.5%+0%

10Union County, IAIA11,82931.3%+12%

11Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37231.2%+10%

12Webster County, IAIA36,83831.1%+8%

13Mahaska County, IAIA21,88030.0%+4%

14Linn County, IAIA232,02829.6%+8%

15Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36829.5%+5%

16Page County, IAIA14,85629.4%+4%

17Cherokee County, IAIA11,36929.2%+11%

18Decatur County, IAIA7,65529.2%+1%

19Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89929.1%+12%

20Hamilton County, IAIA14,94429.0%+6%

21Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73329.0%+10%

22Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99628.9%−0%

23Marshall County, IAIA39,89028.8%+10%

24Clinton County, IAIA46,00228.8%+6%

25Dubuque County, IAIA99,38128.8%+8%

26Crawford County, IAIA16,23728.5%+6%

27Ida County, IAIA6,77728.3%+6%

28Greene County, IAIA8,65828.3%+16%

29Calhoun County, IAIA9,56228.3%+25%

30Montgomery County, IAIA10,00228.3%+5%

31Washington County, IAIA22,66728.2%+14%

32Cass County, IAIA12,96028.2%+11%

33Boone County, IAIA26,79928.1%+16%

34Hardin County, IAIA16,45528.1%+10%

35Emmet County, IAIA9,10728.0%+13%

36Franklin County, IAIA9,86828.0%+12%

37Muscatine County, IAIA41,85328.0%+14%

38Wright County, IAIA12,80127.8%+8%

39Fremont County, IAIA6,52227.7%+8%

40Clarke County, IAIA9,57427.6%+0%

41Adams County, IAIA3,61727.5%+8%

42Sac County, IAIA9,52527.5%+18%

43Des Moines County, IAIA38,07727.2%+6%

44Humboldt County, IAIA9,40927.2%+13%

45Hancock County, IAIA10,52827.0%+24%

46Kossuth County, IAIA14,32226.9%+21%

47Cedar County, IAIA18,35926.9%+16%

48Floyd County, IAIA14,90126.8%+3%

49Carroll County, IAIA20,30326.6%+4%

50Madison County, IAIA17,27026.5%+20%

51Henry County, IAIA19,34926.5%−2%

52Adair County, IAIA7,40326.5%+6%

53Jones County, IAIA21,25326.4%+9%

54Jackson County, IAIA19,28826.3%+9%

55Shelby County, IAIA11,68926.2%+14%

56Marion County, IAIA34,19226.1%+7%

57Lee County, IAIA32,30625.9%+6%

58Monona County, IAIA8,53925.8%+8%

59Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81925.7%+24%

60Lucas County, IAIA8,84725.7%+18%

61Dallas County, IAIA118,45725.6%+8%

62Fayette County, IAIA19,04725.6%+5%

63Grundy County, IAIA12,36125.6%+27%

64Harrison County, IAIA14,62325.5%+9%

65Appanoose County, IAIA12,07725.5%−2%

66Louisa County, IAIA10,41625.5%+12%

67Winnebago County, IAIA10,25125.4%+6%

68Jasper County, IAIA38,15325.4%+5%

69Osceola County, IAIA5,98025.3%+13%

70Benton County, IAIA26,00425.2%+23%

71Mills County, IAIA14,79325.2%+23%

72Plymouth County, IAIA25,69725.2%+12%

73Clayton County, IAIA16,84525.1%+7%

74O'Brien County, IAIA14,22025.0%+8%

75Buchanan County, IAIA20,88325.0%+15%

76Bremer County, IAIA25,29625.0%+14%

77Tama County, IAIA16,79624.8%+10%

78Ringgold County, IAIA4,64224.6%+1%

79Guthrie County, IAIA10,78224.5%+20%

80Taylor County, IAIA5,83524.4%+4%

81Wapello County, IAIA35,21024.4%+0%

82Delaware County, IAIA17,67424.3%+10%

83Wayne County, IAIA6,73824.2%+17%

84Dickinson County, IAIA18,07724.2%+10%

85Allamakee County, IAIA14,23824.2%+3%

86Audubon County, IAIA5,50923.9%+15%

87Iowa County, IAIA16,50423.9%+8%

88Worth County, IAIA7,33823.7%+13%

89Warren County, IAIA57,33123.2%+15%

90Monroe County, IAIA7,40623.1%+7%

91Lyon County, IAIA12,35422.9%+26%

92Davis County, IAIA9,23022.4%+10%

93Butler County, IAIA14,04922.4%+14%

94Van Buren County, IAIA7,13122.3%+10%

95Keokuk County, IAIA9,79722.0%+3%

96Howard County, IAIA9,41522.0%+6%

97Sioux County, IAIA36,77421.8%+12%

98Mitchell County, IAIA10,65021.7%+18%

99Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66321.6%+9%

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