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Highest renter share, Iowa counties · 2010

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, IAIA101,29145.0%+8%

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04440.6%−6%

03Jefferson County, IAIA15,29133.2%+1%

04Woodbury County, IAIA106,64933.0%+5%

05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53232.1%+3%

06Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99631.7%+9%

07Polk County, IAIA516,54630.9%−1%

08Scott County, IAIA175,25930.1%+2%

09Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44929.9%+1%

10Decatur County, IAIA7,65529.5%+2%

11Clay County, IAIA16,20229.4%−5%

12Union County, IAIA11,82929.1%+4%

13Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37228.9%+2%

14Mahaska County, IAIA21,88028.9%−0%

15Webster County, IAIA36,83828.8%+0%

16Clarke County, IAIA9,57428.7%+4%

17Appanoose County, IAIA12,07728.3%+9%

18Page County, IAIA14,85628.2%−1%

19Montgomery County, IAIA10,00228.0%+4%

20Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36827.8%−1%

21Cass County, IAIA12,96027.6%+8%

22Des Moines County, IAIA38,07727.4%+6%

23Clinton County, IAIA46,00227.3%+1%

24Linn County, IAIA232,02827.3%+0%

25Wapello County, IAIA35,21027.2%+11%

26Crawford County, IAIA16,23726.9%−0%

27Dubuque County, IAIA99,38126.7%+1%

28Marshall County, IAIA39,89026.7%+1%

29Wright County, IAIA12,80126.5%+3%

30Henry County, IAIA19,34926.4%−2%

31Hamilton County, IAIA14,94426.3%−3%

32Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89926.0%+0%

33Lee County, IAIA32,30625.9%+6%

34Floyd County, IAIA14,90125.7%−1%

35Monona County, IAIA8,53925.6%+6%

36Muscatine County, IAIA41,85325.3%+3%

37Carroll County, IAIA20,30325.3%−1%

38Fayette County, IAIA19,04725.2%+4%

39Ida County, IAIA6,77725.2%−6%

40Fremont County, IAIA6,52225.2%−1%

41Washington County, IAIA22,66725.2%+2%

42Jasper County, IAIA38,15325.0%+3%

43Boone County, IAIA26,79924.8%+2%

44Greene County, IAIA8,65824.8%+2%

45Marion County, IAIA34,19224.8%+1%

46Winnebago County, IAIA10,25124.5%+2%

47Humboldt County, IAIA9,40924.4%+2%

48Hardin County, IAIA16,45524.4%−4%

49O'Brien County, IAIA14,22024.3%+5%

50Cherokee County, IAIA11,36924.2%−8%

51Emmet County, IAIA9,10724.1%−3%

52Jackson County, IAIA19,28824.0%−0%

53Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73323.9%−10%

54Franklin County, IAIA9,86823.7%−5%

55Jones County, IAIA21,25323.6%−2%

56Adair County, IAIA7,40323.5%−6%

57Clayton County, IAIA16,84523.4%−0%

58Ringgold County, IAIA4,64223.2%−5%

59Monroe County, IAIA7,40623.0%+7%

60Taylor County, IAIA5,83523.0%−3%

61Harrison County, IAIA14,62322.6%−3%

62Adams County, IAIA3,61722.4%−11%

63Shelby County, IAIA11,68922.4%−3%

64Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822.3%−5%

65Dickinson County, IAIA18,07722.1%+1%

66Plymouth County, IAIA25,69722.0%−2%

67Madison County, IAIA17,27021.9%−1%

68Iowa County, IAIA16,50421.9%−1%

69Dallas County, IAIA118,45721.6%−9%

70Lucas County, IAIA8,84721.5%−1%

71Sac County, IAIA9,52521.5%−8%

72Cedar County, IAIA18,35921.4%−8%

73Osceola County, IAIA5,98021.4%−5%

74Louisa County, IAIA10,41621.4%−6%

75Tama County, IAIA16,79621.1%−6%

76Buchanan County, IAIA20,88321.1%−3%

77Kossuth County, IAIA14,32221.1%−5%

78Wayne County, IAIA6,73820.6%−1%

79Bremer County, IAIA25,29620.3%−7%

80Howard County, IAIA9,41520.3%−2%

81Mills County, IAIA14,79320.3%−1%

82Hancock County, IAIA10,52820.3%−7%

83Delaware County, IAIA17,67420.2%−9%

84Worth County, IAIA7,33820.2%−4%

85Warren County, IAIA57,33120.2%+1%

86Calhoun County, IAIA9,56220.1%−11%

87Davis County, IAIA9,23019.9%−2%

88Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81919.9%−4%

89Mitchell County, IAIA10,65019.8%+8%

90Sioux County, IAIA36,77419.6%+1%

91Keokuk County, IAIA9,79719.6%−8%

92Benton County, IAIA26,00419.2%−7%

93Guthrie County, IAIA10,78219.0%−7%

94Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66319.0%−4%

95Van Buren County, IAIA7,13118.8%−8%

96Audubon County, IAIA5,50918.6%−11%

97Butler County, IAIA14,04918.4%−6%

98Grundy County, IAIA12,36117.9%−11%

99Lyon County, IAIA12,35417.4%−4%

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