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Highest renter share, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2020 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, IAIA101,29146.8%+12%

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04443.0%−1%

03Woodbury County, IAIA106,64935.1%+12%

04Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53234.7%+12%

05Polk County, IAIA516,54634.3%+10%

06Jefferson County, IAIA15,29133.8%+3%

07Scott County, IAIA175,25932.8%+11%

08Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99632.4%+12%

09Page County, IAIA14,85630.8%+8%

10Clarke County, IAIA9,57430.6%+11%

11Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37230.4%+7%

12Wapello County, IAIA35,21030.3%+24%

13Union County, IAIA11,82930.3%+8%

14Webster County, IAIA36,83830.0%+4%

15Dallas County, IAIA118,45729.6%+25%

16Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44929.3%−1%

17Des Moines County, IAIA38,07729.3%+14%

18Linn County, IAIA232,02829.0%+6%

19Dubuque County, IAIA99,38128.9%+9%

20Wright County, IAIA12,80128.6%+11%

21Mahaska County, IAIA21,88028.6%−1%

22Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36828.3%+1%

23Montgomery County, IAIA10,00228.2%+5%

24Clay County, IAIA16,20228.2%−9%

25Appanoose County, IAIA12,07727.7%+7%

26Muscatine County, IAIA41,85327.7%+13%

27Marshall County, IAIA39,89027.7%+5%

28Hamilton County, IAIA14,94427.7%+2%

29Cass County, IAIA12,96027.6%+9%

30Decatur County, IAIA7,65527.5%−5%

31Crawford County, IAIA16,23727.4%+2%

32Henry County, IAIA19,34927.2%+1%

33Clinton County, IAIA46,00226.4%−3%

34O'Brien County, IAIA14,22026.1%+13%

35Winnebago County, IAIA10,25126.0%+9%

36Monona County, IAIA8,53925.9%+8%

37Jasper County, IAIA38,15325.7%+6%

38Ida County, IAIA6,77725.5%−5%

39Marion County, IAIA34,19225.4%+4%

40Floyd County, IAIA14,90125.4%−2%

41Franklin County, IAIA9,86825.4%+1%

42Hardin County, IAIA16,45525.2%−1%

43Lee County, IAIA32,30625.2%+3%

44Carroll County, IAIA20,30325.2%−2%

45Humboldt County, IAIA9,40924.6%+2%

46Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89924.5%−5%

47Washington County, IAIA22,66724.5%−1%

48Adair County, IAIA7,40324.4%−2%

49Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73324.1%−9%

50Harrison County, IAIA14,62324.0%+2%

51Fayette County, IAIA19,04723.9%−2%

52Monroe County, IAIA7,40623.7%+10%

53Jackson County, IAIA19,28823.7%−1%

54Greene County, IAIA8,65823.6%−3%

55Tama County, IAIA16,79623.2%+3%

56Plymouth County, IAIA25,69723.0%+2%

57Cherokee County, IAIA11,36923.0%−13%

58Osceola County, IAIA5,98022.9%+2%

59Ringgold County, IAIA4,64222.8%−6%

60Adams County, IAIA3,61722.8%−10%

61Clayton County, IAIA16,84522.8%−3%

62Shelby County, IAIA11,68922.8%−1%

63Fremont County, IAIA6,52222.7%−11%

64Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822.7%−4%

65Lucas County, IAIA8,84722.7%+5%

66Taylor County, IAIA5,83522.6%−4%

67Boone County, IAIA26,79922.3%−8%

68Kossuth County, IAIA14,32222.2%−0%

69Emmet County, IAIA9,10722.1%−11%

70Howard County, IAIA9,41522.0%+6%

71Dickinson County, IAIA18,07721.8%−1%

72Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81921.7%+4%

73Jones County, IAIA21,25321.5%−11%

74Wayne County, IAIA6,73821.5%+4%

75Davis County, IAIA9,23021.2%+4%

76Iowa County, IAIA16,50420.9%−5%

77Keokuk County, IAIA9,79720.9%−2%

78Calhoun County, IAIA9,56220.9%−8%

79Louisa County, IAIA10,41620.8%−9%

80Sac County, IAIA9,52520.6%−11%

81Mitchell County, IAIA10,65020.4%+11%

82Sioux County, IAIA36,77420.4%+4%

83Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66320.2%+2%

84Hancock County, IAIA10,52820.1%−8%

85Madison County, IAIA17,27020.0%−9%

86Buchanan County, IAIA20,88320.0%−8%

87Delaware County, IAIA17,67419.8%−11%

88Warren County, IAIA57,33119.8%−1%

89Cedar County, IAIA18,35919.8%−15%

90Van Buren County, IAIA7,13119.7%−3%

91Worth County, IAIA7,33819.6%−7%

92Audubon County, IAIA5,50919.4%−7%

93Bremer County, IAIA25,29619.4%−11%

94Mills County, IAIA14,79319.4%−5%

95Guthrie County, IAIA10,78219.2%−6%

96Grundy County, IAIA12,36117.5%−13%

97Benton County, IAIA26,00417.5%−15%

98Lyon County, IAIA12,35417.4%−4%

99Butler County, IAIA14,04917.1%−13%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS