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Most owner cost-burdened, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most owner cost-burdened by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01Fayette County, IAIA19,04722.7%+3.4 pts
02Union County, IAIA11,82921.8%+0.6 pts
03Muscatine County, IAIA41,85320.5%−1.4 pts
04Ringgold County, IAIA4,64220.5%−0.3 pts
05Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36820.4%+4.1 pts
06Iowa County, IAIA16,50420.2%+1.9 pts
07Mills County, IAIA14,79320.2%−1.7 pts
08Wayne County, IAIA6,73820.1%−1.8 pts
09Dickinson County, IAIA18,07720.1%−0.2 pts
10Lucas County, IAIA8,84719.7%+0.7 pts
11Decatur County, IAIA7,65519.6%−0.8 pts
12Lyon County, IAIA12,35419.6%+2.0 pts
13Greene County, IAIA8,65819.4%+0.5 pts
14Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73319.2%+0.1 pts
15Washington County, IAIA22,66719.1%−1.3 pts
16Johnson County, IAIA160,04418.9%−2.1 pts
17Boone County, IAIA26,79918.8%−1.6 pts
18Clay County, IAIA16,20218.7%−1.2 pts
19Marshall County, IAIA39,89018.7%−3.8 pts
20Appanoose County, IAIA12,07718.7%−6.9 pts
21Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99618.6%−4.2 pts
22Clarke County, IAIA9,57418.4%−1.1 pts
23Shelby County, IAIA11,68918.4%−0.3 pts
24Polk County, IAIA516,54618.3%−4.8 pts
25Cass County, IAIA12,96018.3%−0.5 pts
26Keokuk County, IAIA9,79718.2%−2.3 pts
27Adair County, IAIA7,40318.0%−1.2 pts
28Page County, IAIA14,85617.9%−0.5 pts
29Lee County, IAIA32,30617.8%+0.9 pts
30Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37217.7%−3.4 pts
31Linn County, IAIA232,02817.7%−2.2 pts
32Jones County, IAIA21,25317.7%−2.6 pts
33Allamakee County, IAIA14,23817.6%−4.4 pts
34Fremont County, IAIA6,52217.6%+0.4 pts
35O'Brien County, IAIA14,22017.6%+3.7 pts
36Woodbury County, IAIA106,64917.5%−1.4 pts
37Warren County, IAIA57,33117.3%−2.3 pts
38Adams County, IAIA3,61717.3%−4.6 pts
39Dubuque County, IAIA99,38117.2%−2.9 pts
40Jefferson County, IAIA15,29117.2%−4.7 pts
41Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53217.0%−2.2 pts
42Tama County, IAIA16,79617.0%−2.9 pts
43Monona County, IAIA8,53917.0%+0.4 pts
44Van Buren County, IAIA7,13117.0%−3.0 pts
45Story County, IAIA101,29116.9%−1.0 pts
46Clayton County, IAIA16,84516.8%−2.3 pts
47Benton County, IAIA26,00416.8%−3.8 pts
48Buchanan County, IAIA20,88316.7%−2.1 pts
49Wapello County, IAIA35,21016.7%−3.7 pts
50Webster County, IAIA36,83816.7%−1.0 pts
51Davis County, IAIA9,23016.6%−3.5 pts
52Scott County, IAIA175,25916.6%−4.6 pts
53Guthrie County, IAIA10,78216.5%−1.2 pts
54Madison County, IAIA17,27016.5%−11.3 pts
55Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66316.4%−3.1 pts
56Monroe County, IAIA7,40616.2%−6.6 pts
57Mahaska County, IAIA21,88016.1%−0.4 pts
58Cedar County, IAIA18,35916.0%−5.0 pts
59Dallas County, IAIA118,45716.0%−4.0 pts
60Emmet County, IAIA9,10716.0%+0.2 pts
61Clinton County, IAIA46,00215.9%−4.8 pts
62Marion County, IAIA34,19215.9%−0.2 pts
63Grundy County, IAIA12,36115.8%−2.8 pts
64Sioux County, IAIA36,77415.3%−0.7 pts
65Jackson County, IAIA19,28815.3%−5.5 pts
66Harrison County, IAIA14,62315.2%−5.3 pts
67Humboldt County, IAIA9,40915.1%+3.2 pts
68Des Moines County, IAIA38,07715.1%−6.5 pts
69Jasper County, IAIA38,15315.1%−7.5 pts
70Osceola County, IAIA5,98015.1%+3.1 pts
71Hancock County, IAIA10,52815.1%−4.1 pts
72Taylor County, IAIA5,83514.9%−6.4 pts
73Delaware County, IAIA17,67414.9%−8.3 pts
74Sac County, IAIA9,52514.5%−2.5 pts
75Hardin County, IAIA16,45514.5%−3.4 pts
76Worth County, IAIA7,33814.4%−4.8 pts
77Henry County, IAIA19,34914.4%−7.4 pts
78Hamilton County, IAIA14,94414.2%−6.1 pts
79Howard County, IAIA9,41514.1%−5.4 pts
80Calhoun County, IAIA9,56214.0%−2.3 pts
81Kossuth County, IAIA14,32213.8%−0.6 pts
82Butler County, IAIA14,04913.8%−1.1 pts
83Bremer County, IAIA25,29613.6%−2.7 pts
84Montgomery County, IAIA10,00213.5%−7.1 pts
85Crawford County, IAIA16,23713.3%−5.1 pts
86Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44913.1%−1.6 pts
87Louisa County, IAIA10,41612.8%−4.8 pts
88Mitchell County, IAIA10,65012.6%−1.2 pts
89Floyd County, IAIA14,90112.4%−6.4 pts
90Wright County, IAIA12,80112.3%−5.1 pts
91Ida County, IAIA6,77712.1%+0.7 pts
92Carroll County, IAIA20,30312.1%−3.3 pts
93Plymouth County, IAIA25,69711.9%−2.2 pts
94Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81911.9%−2.1 pts
95Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.2%−7.8 pts
96Winnebago County, IAIA10,25110.9%−8.8 pts
97Audubon County, IAIA5,50910.6%−7.5 pts
98Franklin County, IAIA9,86810.3%−9.0 pts
99Cherokee County, IAIA11,3698.8%−9.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES