RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most owner cost-burdened, Iowa counties · 2010

Iowa counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2010 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 19.3%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Madison County, IAIA17,27027.8%–

02Appanoose County, IAIA12,07725.6%–

03Delaware County, IAIA17,67423.2%–

04Polk County, IAIA516,54623.1%–

05Monroe County, IAIA7,40622.9%–

06Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99622.8%–

07Jasper County, IAIA38,15322.6%–

08Marshall County, IAIA39,89022.6%–

09Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822.1%–

10Wayne County, IAIA6,73822.0%–

11Mills County, IAIA14,79321.9%–

12Muscatine County, IAIA41,85321.9%–

13Jefferson County, IAIA15,29121.8%–

14Henry County, IAIA19,34921.8%–

15Adams County, IAIA3,61721.8%–

16Des Moines County, IAIA38,07721.6%–

17Taylor County, IAIA5,83521.3%–

18Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37221.2%–

19Scott County, IAIA175,25921.2%–

20Union County, IAIA11,82921.1%–

21Cedar County, IAIA18,35921.1%–

22Johnson County, IAIA160,04421.0%–

23Ringgold County, IAIA4,64220.8%–

24Jackson County, IAIA19,28820.7%–

25Clinton County, IAIA46,00220.7%–

26Montgomery County, IAIA10,00220.6%–

27Keokuk County, IAIA9,79720.5%–

28Benton County, IAIA26,00420.5%–

29Harrison County, IAIA14,62320.5%–

30Decatur County, IAIA7,65520.5%–

31Washington County, IAIA22,66720.4%–

32Boone County, IAIA26,79920.4%–

33Hamilton County, IAIA14,94420.4%–

34Wapello County, IAIA35,21020.4%–

35Dickinson County, IAIA18,07720.3%–

36Jones County, IAIA21,25320.3%–

37Davis County, IAIA9,23020.1%–

38Dallas County, IAIA118,45720.1%–

39Dubuque County, IAIA99,38120.0%–

40Linn County, IAIA232,02820.0%–

41Van Buren County, IAIA7,13119.9%–

42Tama County, IAIA16,79619.9%–

43Clay County, IAIA16,20219.9%–

44Winnebago County, IAIA10,25119.7%–

45Howard County, IAIA9,41519.6%–

46Warren County, IAIA57,33119.5%–

47Clarke County, IAIA9,57419.5%–

48Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66319.5%–

49Fayette County, IAIA19,04719.3%–

50Franklin County, IAIA9,86819.3%–

51Worth County, IAIA7,33819.3%–

52Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53219.2%–

53Adair County, IAIA7,40319.2%–

54Hancock County, IAIA10,52819.2%–

55Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73319.1%–

56Clayton County, IAIA16,84519.1%–

57Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89919.0%–

58Lucas County, IAIA8,84719.0%–

59Greene County, IAIA8,65818.9%–

60Woodbury County, IAIA106,64918.9%–

61Cass County, IAIA12,96018.8%–

62Buchanan County, IAIA20,88318.8%–

63Floyd County, IAIA14,90118.7%–

64Shelby County, IAIA11,68918.7%–

65Grundy County, IAIA12,36118.6%–

66Crawford County, IAIA16,23718.5%–

67Page County, IAIA14,85618.4%–

68Iowa County, IAIA16,50418.3%–

69Audubon County, IAIA5,50918.1%–

70Story County, IAIA101,29117.9%–

71Hardin County, IAIA16,45517.9%–

72Cherokee County, IAIA11,36917.9%–

73Guthrie County, IAIA10,78217.7%–

74Webster County, IAIA36,83817.6%–

75Lyon County, IAIA12,35417.6%–

76Louisa County, IAIA10,41617.6%–

77Wright County, IAIA12,80117.4%–

78Fremont County, IAIA6,52217.2%–

79Sac County, IAIA9,52517.0%–

80Lee County, IAIA32,30616.9%–

81Monona County, IAIA8,53916.6%–

82Mahaska County, IAIA21,88016.6%–

83Calhoun County, IAIA9,56216.3%–

84Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36816.3%–

85Bremer County, IAIA25,29616.2%–

86Marion County, IAIA34,19216.1%–

87Sioux County, IAIA36,77416.0%–

88Emmet County, IAIA9,10715.8%–

89Carroll County, IAIA20,30315.4%–

90Butler County, IAIA14,04914.9%–

91Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44914.7%–

92Kossuth County, IAIA14,32214.5%–

93Plymouth County, IAIA25,69714.1%–

94Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81914.0%–

95O'Brien County, IAIA14,22013.9%–

96Mitchell County, IAIA10,65013.8%–

97Osceola County, IAIA5,98012.0%–

98Humboldt County, IAIA9,40911.9%–

99Ida County, IAIA6,77711.4%–

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