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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.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Fayette County, IAIA19,04722.7%+18%

02Union County, IAIA11,82921.8%+3%

03Muscatine County, IAIA41,85320.5%−6%

04Ringgold County, IAIA4,64220.5%−1%

05Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36820.4%+25%

06Iowa County, IAIA16,50420.2%+10%

07Mills County, IAIA14,79320.2%−8%

08Wayne County, IAIA6,73820.1%−8%

09Dickinson County, IAIA18,07720.1%−1%

10Lucas County, IAIA8,84719.7%+4%

11Decatur County, IAIA7,65519.6%−4%

12Lyon County, IAIA12,35419.6%+11%

13Greene County, IAIA8,65819.4%+3%

14Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73319.2%+1%

15Washington County, IAIA22,66719.1%−7%

16Johnson County, IAIA160,04418.9%−10%

17Boone County, IAIA26,79918.8%−8%

18Clay County, IAIA16,20218.7%−6%

19Marshall County, IAIA39,89018.7%−17%

20Appanoose County, IAIA12,07718.7%−27%

21Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99618.6%−18%

22Clarke County, IAIA9,57418.4%−6%

23Shelby County, IAIA11,68918.4%−2%

24Polk County, IAIA516,54618.3%−21%

25Cass County, IAIA12,96018.3%−3%

26Keokuk County, IAIA9,79718.2%−11%

27Adair County, IAIA7,40318.0%−6%

28Page County, IAIA14,85617.9%−3%

29Lee County, IAIA32,30617.8%+6%

30Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37217.7%−16%

31Linn County, IAIA232,02817.7%−11%

32Jones County, IAIA21,25317.7%−13%

33Allamakee County, IAIA14,23817.6%−20%

34Fremont County, IAIA6,52217.6%+2%

35O'Brien County, IAIA14,22017.6%+27%

36Woodbury County, IAIA106,64917.5%−7%

37Warren County, IAIA57,33117.3%−12%

38Adams County, IAIA3,61717.3%−21%

39Dubuque County, IAIA99,38117.2%−14%

40Jefferson County, IAIA15,29117.2%−21%

41Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53217.0%−11%

42Tama County, IAIA16,79617.0%−15%

43Monona County, IAIA8,53917.0%+3%

44Van Buren County, IAIA7,13117.0%−15%

45Story County, IAIA101,29116.9%−6%

46Clayton County, IAIA16,84516.8%−12%

47Benton County, IAIA26,00416.8%−18%

48Buchanan County, IAIA20,88316.7%−11%

49Wapello County, IAIA35,21016.7%−18%

50Webster County, IAIA36,83816.7%−5%

51Davis County, IAIA9,23016.6%−17%

52Scott County, IAIA175,25916.6%−22%

53Guthrie County, IAIA10,78216.5%−7%

54Madison County, IAIA17,27016.5%−41%

55Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66316.4%−16%

56Monroe County, IAIA7,40616.2%−29%

57Mahaska County, IAIA21,88016.1%−3%

58Cedar County, IAIA18,35916.0%−24%

59Dallas County, IAIA118,45716.0%−20%

60Emmet County, IAIA9,10716.0%+1%

61Clinton County, IAIA46,00215.9%−23%

62Marion County, IAIA34,19215.9%−1%

63Grundy County, IAIA12,36115.8%−15%

64Sioux County, IAIA36,77415.3%−4%

65Jackson County, IAIA19,28815.3%−26%

66Harrison County, IAIA14,62315.2%−26%

67Humboldt County, IAIA9,40915.1%+27%

68Des Moines County, IAIA38,07715.1%−30%

69Jasper County, IAIA38,15315.1%−33%

70Osceola County, IAIA5,98015.1%+26%

71Hancock County, IAIA10,52815.1%−21%

72Taylor County, IAIA5,83514.9%−30%

73Delaware County, IAIA17,67414.9%−36%

74Sac County, IAIA9,52514.5%−15%

75Hardin County, IAIA16,45514.5%−19%

76Worth County, IAIA7,33814.4%−25%

77Henry County, IAIA19,34914.4%−34%

78Hamilton County, IAIA14,94414.2%−30%

79Howard County, IAIA9,41514.1%−28%

80Calhoun County, IAIA9,56214.0%−14%

81Kossuth County, IAIA14,32213.8%−4%

82Butler County, IAIA14,04913.8%−7%

83Bremer County, IAIA25,29613.6%−16%

84Montgomery County, IAIA10,00213.5%−34%

85Crawford County, IAIA16,23713.3%−28%

86Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44913.1%−11%

87Louisa County, IAIA10,41612.8%−27%

88Mitchell County, IAIA10,65012.6%−9%

89Floyd County, IAIA14,90112.4%−34%

90Wright County, IAIA12,80112.3%−30%

91Ida County, IAIA6,77712.1%+6%

92Carroll County, IAIA20,30312.1%−22%

93Plymouth County, IAIA25,69711.9%−15%

94Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81911.9%−15%

95Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89911.2%−41%

96Winnebago County, IAIA10,25110.9%−45%

97Audubon County, IAIA5,50910.6%−42%

98Franklin County, IAIA9,86810.3%−47%

99Cherokee County, IAIA11,3698.8%−51%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES