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Most affordable housing, Iowa counties · 1990

Name: Most affordable housing, Iowa counties, 1990
Creator: CensusEasy
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Iowa counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 1.5.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Ringgold County, IAIA4,6421.1–

02Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.1–

03Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311.1–

04Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.1–

05Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.1–

06Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.2–

07Osceola County, IAIA5,9801.2–

08Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.2–

09Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.2–

10Greene County, IAIA8,6581.2–

11Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.3–

12Sac County, IAIA9,5251.3–

13Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.3–

14Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.3–

15Ida County, IAIA6,7771.3–

16Franklin County, IAIA9,8681.3–

17Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.3–

18Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.3–

19Tama County, IAIA16,7961.3–

20Butler County, IAIA14,0491.3–

21Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.4–

22Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.4–

23Monona County, IAIA8,5391.4–

24Wright County, IAIA12,8011.4–

25Howard County, IAIA9,4151.4–

26Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.4–

27Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771.4–

28Adair County, IAIA7,4031.4–

29Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.4–

30Lyon County, IAIA12,3541.4–

31O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.4–

32Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.4–

33Adams County, IAIA3,6171.4–

34Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.4–

35Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.4–

36Davis County, IAIA9,2301.4–

37Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.4–

38Fayette County, IAIA19,0471.4–

39Lee County, IAIA32,3061.4–

40Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.5–

41Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.5–

42Benton County, IAIA26,0041.5–

43Worth County, IAIA7,3381.5–

44Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.5–

45Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.5–

46Harrison County, IAIA14,6231.5–

47Crawford County, IAIA16,2371.5–

48Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.5–

49Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.5–

50Floyd County, IAIA14,9011.5–

51Clinton County, IAIA46,0021.5–

52Boone County, IAIA26,7991.5–

53Union County, IAIA11,8291.5–

54Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441.5–

55Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.6–

56Page County, IAIA14,8561.6–

57Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.6–

58Webster County, IAIA36,8381.6–

59Jasper County, IAIA38,1531.6–

60Shelby County, IAIA11,6891.6–

61Madison County, IAIA17,2701.6–

62Mahaska County, IAIA21,8801.6–

63Cass County, IAIA12,9601.6–

64Clarke County, IAIA9,5741.6–

65Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491.6–

66Iowa County, IAIA16,5041.6–

67Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4491.6–

68Clay County, IAIA16,2021.6–

69Washington County, IAIA22,6671.7–

70Cedar County, IAIA18,3591.7–

71Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511.7–

72Bremer County, IAIA25,2961.7–

73Jones County, IAIA21,2531.7–

74Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.7–

75Carroll County, IAIA20,3031.7–

76Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.7–

77Mills County, IAIA14,7931.7–

78Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.7–

79Delaware County, IAIA17,6741.7–

80Clayton County, IAIA16,8451.7–

81Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9961.7–

82Marion County, IAIA34,1921.7–

83Sioux County, IAIA36,7741.8–

84Henry County, IAIA19,3491.8–

85Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3681.8–

86Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971.8–

87Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3721.8–

88Scott County, IAIA175,2591.8–

89Linn County, IAIA232,0281.8–

90Warren County, IAIA57,3311.8–

91Jackson County, IAIA19,2881.8–

92Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381.9–

93Dubuque County, IAIA99,3811.9–

94Polk County, IAIA516,5461.9–

95Dickinson County, IAIA18,0771.9–

96Jefferson County, IAIA15,2912.1–

97Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7332.1–

98Story County, IAIA101,2912.4–

99Johnson County, IAIA160,0442.7–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS