RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most car-free households, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties with the most occupied households that have no vehicle available, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of households, not the share. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 347.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT A VEHICLEVS –

01Polk County, IAIA516,54611,555–

02Linn County, IAIA232,0284,371–

03Johnson County, IAIA160,0444,211–

04Scott County, IAIA175,2593,900–

05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5323,883–

06Story County, IAIA101,2912,716–

07Woodbury County, IAIA106,6492,566–

08Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9962,395–

09Dubuque County, IAIA99,3812,243–

10Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771,389–

11Clinton County, IAIA46,0021,367–

12Wapello County, IAIA35,2101,227–

13Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3721,224–

14Dallas County, IAIA118,4571,155–

15Webster County, IAIA36,8381,141–

16Marshall County, IAIA39,8901,054–

17Muscatine County, IAIA41,853974–

18Lee County, IAIA32,306859–

19Jasper County, IAIA38,153735–

20Warren County, IAIA57,331619–

21Marion County, IAIA34,192614–

22Boone County, IAIA26,799593–

23O'Brien County, IAIA14,220559–

24Mahaska County, IAIA21,880556–

25Carroll County, IAIA20,303523–

26Clayton County, IAIA16,845517–

27Davis County, IAIA9,230508–

28Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368494–

29Floyd County, IAIA14,901487–

30Clay County, IAIA16,202465–

31Kossuth County, IAIA14,322462–

32Hardin County, IAIA16,455444–

33Plymouth County, IAIA25,697444–

34Wright County, IAIA12,801437–

35Fayette County, IAIA19,047431–

36Crawford County, IAIA16,237429–

37Buchanan County, IAIA20,883427–

38Jones County, IAIA21,253423–

39Page County, IAIA14,856416–

40Jefferson County, IAIA15,291412–

41Sioux County, IAIA36,774409–

42Dickinson County, IAIA18,077403–

43Clarke County, IAIA9,574400–

44Cass County, IAIA12,960400–

45Jackson County, IAIA19,288398–

46Appanoose County, IAIA12,077378–

47Madison County, IAIA17,270375–

48Washington County, IAIA22,667369–

49Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733349–

50Cherokee County, IAIA11,369347–

51Lucas County, IAIA8,847337–

52Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449329–

53Benton County, IAIA26,004317–

54Union County, IAIA11,829310–

55Bremer County, IAIA25,296283–

56Henry County, IAIA19,349278–

57Humboldt County, IAIA9,409270–

58Harrison County, IAIA14,623262–

59Monroe County, IAIA7,406261–

60Decatur County, IAIA7,655252–

61Tama County, IAIA16,796249–

62Louisa County, IAIA10,416247–

63Allamakee County, IAIA14,238238–

64Delaware County, IAIA17,674236–

65Butler County, IAIA14,049232–

66Shelby County, IAIA11,689228–

67Hamilton County, IAIA14,944224–

68Cedar County, IAIA18,359223–

69Mitchell County, IAIA10,650217–

70Mills County, IAIA14,793205–

71Iowa County, IAIA16,504200–

72Wayne County, IAIA6,738197–

73Chickasaw County, IAIA11,663193–

74Greene County, IAIA8,658192–

75Howard County, IAIA9,415190–

76Van Buren County, IAIA7,131189–

77Grundy County, IAIA12,361184–

78Montgomery County, IAIA10,002182–

79Hancock County, IAIA10,528177–

80Palo Alto County, IAIA8,899166–

81Monona County, IAIA8,539164–

82Audubon County, IAIA5,509162–

83Guthrie County, IAIA10,782162–

84Calhoun County, IAIA9,562150–

85Emmet County, IAIA9,107144–

86Ida County, IAIA6,777139–

87Winnebago County, IAIA10,251138–

88Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819126–

89Keokuk County, IAIA9,797121–

90Worth County, IAIA7,338116–

91Franklin County, IAIA9,868111–

92Sac County, IAIA9,525107–

93Fremont County, IAIA6,522102–

94Lyon County, IAIA12,354101–

95Adair County, IAIA7,40393–

96Osceola County, IAIA5,98089–

97Ringgold County, IAIA4,64288–

98Taylor County, IAIA5,83584–

99Adams County, IAIA3,61766–

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