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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.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Johnson County, IAIA160,04454.0%−3%

02Montgomery County, IAIA10,00247.3%+19%

03Story County, IAIA101,29146.7%−8%

04Cass County, IAIA12,96046.6%+43%

05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53246.5%−7%

06Osceola County, IAIA5,98046.0%+76%

07Cedar County, IAIA18,35945.0%+65%

08Des Moines County, IAIA38,07744.5%+15%

09Polk County, IAIA516,54644.3%+2%

10Audubon County, IAIA5,50944.1%+114%

11Wapello County, IAIA35,21043.8%+16%

12Jasper County, IAIA38,15343.5%+2%

13Scott County, IAIA175,25943.2%+3%

14Lee County, IAIA32,30642.7%+13%

15Linn County, IAIA232,02842.6%+12%

16Clinton County, IAIA46,00242.5%+3%

17Dubuque County, IAIA99,38142.2%−1%

18Delaware County, IAIA17,67442.2%+50%

19Cherokee County, IAIA11,36942.1%+86%

20Jefferson County, IAIA15,29142.0%+17%

21Muscatine County, IAIA41,85341.7%+1%

22Shelby County, IAIA11,68941.1%+2%

23Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99640.6%−7%

24Clarke County, IAIA9,57440.6%+28%

25Woodbury County, IAIA106,64940.4%−11%

26Jackson County, IAIA19,28840.3%+29%

27Appanoose County, IAIA12,07739.7%−1%

28Clayton County, IAIA16,84539.7%+61%

29Warren County, IAIA57,33139.2%+23%

30Monroe County, IAIA7,40638.9%−8%

31Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89938.3%+25%

32Floyd County, IAIA14,90138.2%+10%

33Page County, IAIA14,85637.4%+5%

34Webster County, IAIA36,83836.8%−1%

35Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36836.8%−21%

36Marion County, IAIA34,19236.4%−1%

37Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81936.2%+77%

38Guthrie County, IAIA10,78236.0%+26%

39Dickinson County, IAIA18,07736.0%−17%

40Fayette County, IAIA19,04735.6%+16%

41Ringgold County, IAIA4,64235.5%+39%

42Hardin County, IAIA16,45535.3%+35%

43Dallas County, IAIA118,45735.1%+5%

44Boone County, IAIA26,79935.0%+1%

45Wright County, IAIA12,80134.8%+41%

46Henry County, IAIA19,34934.2%−23%

47Clay County, IAIA16,20233.8%−6%

48Mills County, IAIA14,79333.8%−14%

49Madison County, IAIA17,27033.7%−5%

50Monona County, IAIA8,53933.6%+12%

51Emmet County, IAIA9,10733.3%−19%

52Buchanan County, IAIA20,88333.3%+22%

53Union County, IAIA11,82932.7%−34%

54Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73332.4%−7%

55Carroll County, IAIA20,30332.4%−8%

56Winnebago County, IAIA10,25132.2%+12%

57Keokuk County, IAIA9,79731.9%+26%

58Hancock County, IAIA10,52831.5%+4%

59Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37231.4%−14%

60Calhoun County, IAIA9,56231.0%+59%

61Bremer County, IAIA25,29631.0%−7%

62Crawford County, IAIA16,23731.0%+7%

63Humboldt County, IAIA9,40930.3%−13%

64Jones County, IAIA21,25330.2%+4%

65Allamakee County, IAIA14,23830.1%+2%

66Marshall County, IAIA39,89029.8%−24%

67Butler County, IAIA14,04929.5%−7%

68Adams County, IAIA3,61729.3%−5%

69Mitchell County, IAIA10,65029.2%−5%

70Benton County, IAIA26,00429.1%+8%

71Washington County, IAIA22,66728.9%−28%

72Van Buren County, IAIA7,13128.8%−2%

73Franklin County, IAIA9,86828.6%+19%

74Harrison County, IAIA14,62328.5%−32%

75Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44928.3%+5%

76Plymouth County, IAIA25,69728.1%+2%

77Greene County, IAIA8,65827.8%−11%

78Tama County, IAIA16,79627.7%−14%

79Mahaska County, IAIA21,88027.5%−30%

80Wayne County, IAIA6,73827.3%−12%

81Sac County, IAIA9,52527.3%−19%

82O'Brien County, IAIA14,22027.2%−41%

83Kossuth County, IAIA14,32226.5%−3%

84Decatur County, IAIA7,65526.5%−34%

85Sioux County, IAIA36,77426.3%−10%

86Louisa County, IAIA10,41625.5%−19%

87Adair County, IAIA7,40325.4%−2%

88Iowa County, IAIA16,50425.3%−19%

89Hamilton County, IAIA14,94425.3%−45%

90Grundy County, IAIA12,36124.8%+50%

91Howard County, IAIA9,41523.8%−25%

92Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66323.5%−23%

93Taylor County, IAIA5,83523.5%−3%

94Lyon County, IAIA12,35421.9%+26%

95Fremont County, IAIA6,52221.2%−33%

96Davis County, IAIA9,23020.7%−31%

97Ida County, IAIA6,77720.6%+41%

98Worth County, IAIA7,33818.4%−30%

99Lucas County, IAIA8,84716.4%−53%

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