RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most rent-burdened, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 33.6%.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Johnson County, IAIA160,04454.0%−1.5 pts

02Montgomery County, IAIA10,00247.3%+7.7 pts

03Story County, IAIA101,29146.7%−4.3 pts

04Cass County, IAIA12,96046.6%+14.1 pts

05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53246.5%−3.8 pts

06Osceola County, IAIA5,98046.0%+19.8 pts

07Cedar County, IAIA18,35945.0%+17.7 pts

08Des Moines County, IAIA38,07744.5%+5.9 pts

09Polk County, IAIA516,54644.3%+0.8 pts

10Audubon County, IAIA5,50944.1%+23.5 pts

11Wapello County, IAIA35,21043.8%+5.9 pts

12Jasper County, IAIA38,15343.5%+0.8 pts

13Scott County, IAIA175,25943.2%+1.2 pts

14Lee County, IAIA32,30642.7%+4.8 pts

15Linn County, IAIA232,02842.6%+4.7 pts

16Clinton County, IAIA46,00242.5%+1.4 pts

17Dubuque County, IAIA99,38142.2%−0.4 pts

18Delaware County, IAIA17,67442.2%+14.0 pts

19Cherokee County, IAIA11,36942.1%+19.5 pts

20Jefferson County, IAIA15,29142.0%+6.2 pts

21Muscatine County, IAIA41,85341.7%+0.6 pts

22Shelby County, IAIA11,68941.1%+0.7 pts

23Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99640.6%−3.3 pts

24Clarke County, IAIA9,57440.6%+8.8 pts

25Woodbury County, IAIA106,64940.4%−5.0 pts

26Jackson County, IAIA19,28840.3%+9.1 pts

27Appanoose County, IAIA12,07739.7%−0.4 pts

28Clayton County, IAIA16,84539.7%+15.0 pts

29Warren County, IAIA57,33139.2%+7.3 pts

30Monroe County, IAIA7,40638.9%−3.5 pts

31Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89938.3%+7.7 pts

32Floyd County, IAIA14,90138.2%+3.4 pts

33Page County, IAIA14,85637.4%+1.7 pts

34Webster County, IAIA36,83836.8%−0.4 pts

35Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36836.8%−9.8 pts

36Marion County, IAIA34,19236.4%−0.4 pts

37Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81936.2%+15.8 pts

38Guthrie County, IAIA10,78236.0%+7.4 pts

39Dickinson County, IAIA18,07736.0%−7.2 pts

40Fayette County, IAIA19,04735.6%+4.8 pts

41Ringgold County, IAIA4,64235.5%+9.9 pts

42Hardin County, IAIA16,45535.3%+9.2 pts

43Dallas County, IAIA118,45735.1%+1.7 pts

44Boone County, IAIA26,79935.0%+0.3 pts

45Wright County, IAIA12,80134.8%+10.2 pts

46Henry County, IAIA19,34934.2%−10.3 pts

47Clay County, IAIA16,20233.8%−2.0 pts

48Mills County, IAIA14,79333.8%−5.6 pts

49Madison County, IAIA17,27033.7%−1.8 pts

50Monona County, IAIA8,53933.6%+3.7 pts

51Emmet County, IAIA9,10733.3%−7.7 pts

52Buchanan County, IAIA20,88333.3%+6.0 pts

53Union County, IAIA11,82932.7%−17.0 pts

54Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73332.4%−2.3 pts

55Carroll County, IAIA20,30332.4%−2.6 pts

56Winnebago County, IAIA10,25132.2%+3.3 pts

57Keokuk County, IAIA9,79731.9%+6.6 pts

58Hancock County, IAIA10,52831.5%+1.2 pts

59Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37231.4%−5.1 pts

60Calhoun County, IAIA9,56231.0%+11.5 pts

61Bremer County, IAIA25,29631.0%−2.3 pts

62Crawford County, IAIA16,23731.0%+2.0 pts

63Humboldt County, IAIA9,40930.3%−4.4 pts

64Jones County, IAIA21,25330.2%+1.2 pts

65Allamakee County, IAIA14,23830.1%+0.7 pts

66Marshall County, IAIA39,89029.8%−9.2 pts

67Butler County, IAIA14,04929.5%−2.3 pts

68Adams County, IAIA3,61729.3%−1.5 pts

69Mitchell County, IAIA10,65029.2%−1.5 pts

70Benton County, IAIA26,00429.1%+2.3 pts

71Washington County, IAIA22,66728.9%−11.2 pts

72Van Buren County, IAIA7,13128.8%−0.5 pts

73Franklin County, IAIA9,86828.6%+4.5 pts

74Harrison County, IAIA14,62328.5%−13.3 pts

75Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44928.3%+1.4 pts

76Plymouth County, IAIA25,69728.1%+0.7 pts

77Greene County, IAIA8,65827.8%−3.3 pts

78Tama County, IAIA16,79627.7%−4.6 pts

79Mahaska County, IAIA21,88027.5%−12.0 pts

80Wayne County, IAIA6,73827.3%−3.7 pts

81Sac County, IAIA9,52527.3%−6.3 pts

82O'Brien County, IAIA14,22027.2%−18.7 pts

83Kossuth County, IAIA14,32226.5%−0.7 pts

84Decatur County, IAIA7,65526.5%−13.8 pts

85Sioux County, IAIA36,77426.3%−2.8 pts

86Louisa County, IAIA10,41625.5%−5.8 pts

87Adair County, IAIA7,40325.4%−0.5 pts

88Iowa County, IAIA16,50425.3%−5.9 pts

89Hamilton County, IAIA14,94425.3%−20.4 pts

90Grundy County, IAIA12,36124.8%+8.2 pts

91Howard County, IAIA9,41523.8%−7.8 pts

92Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66323.5%−7.1 pts

93Taylor County, IAIA5,83523.5%−0.7 pts

94Lyon County, IAIA12,35421.9%+4.5 pts

95Fremont County, IAIA6,52221.2%−10.4 pts

96Davis County, IAIA9,23020.7%−9.3 pts

97Ida County, IAIA6,77720.6%+6.0 pts

98Worth County, IAIA7,33818.4%−7.8 pts

99Lucas County, IAIA8,84716.4%−18.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES