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Most rooted, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS) — the places where people stay put. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Adair County, IAIA7,40394.3%+7.7 pts

02Delaware County, IAIA17,67493.4%+0.4 pts

03Harrison County, IAIA14,62393.3%+2.7 pts

04Louisa County, IAIA10,41693.2%+1.0 pts

05Monona County, IAIA8,53993.2%+3.3 pts

06Osceola County, IAIA5,98093.1%+3.4 pts

07Butler County, IAIA14,04992.9%+0.3 pts

08Sac County, IAIA9,52592.8%+2.8 pts

09Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66392.8%+0.4 pts

10Allamakee County, IAIA14,23892.7%+1.7 pts

11Guthrie County, IAIA10,78292.5%+3.9 pts

12Hamilton County, IAIA14,94492.3%+2.2 pts

13Boone County, IAIA26,79991.8%+3.5 pts

14Grundy County, IAIA12,36191.7%+0.2 pts

15Taylor County, IAIA5,83591.6%+1.6 pts

16Audubon County, IAIA5,50991.6%+2.9 pts

17Worth County, IAIA7,33891.6%−1.1 pts

18Iowa County, IAIA16,50491.6%+0.3 pts

19Keokuk County, IAIA9,79791.6%+3.3 pts

20Emmet County, IAIA9,10791.4%+5.7 pts

21Lyon County, IAIA12,35491.4%+0.9 pts

22Woodbury County, IAIA106,64991.4%+1.7 pts

23Cass County, IAIA12,96091.3%+3.4 pts

24Davis County, IAIA9,23091.3%−2.2 pts

25Marshall County, IAIA39,89091.1%+2.7 pts

26Shelby County, IAIA11,68991.1%+0.4 pts

27Jackson County, IAIA19,28891.0%+3.1 pts

28Clay County, IAIA16,20290.9%+8.5 pts

29Tama County, IAIA16,79690.9%+2.1 pts

30Adams County, IAIA3,61790.8%+1.8 pts

31Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44990.8%+3.7 pts

32Benton County, IAIA26,00490.8%+0.2 pts

33Franklin County, IAIA9,86890.7%−2.1 pts

34Plymouth County, IAIA25,69790.7%+0.9 pts

35Sioux County, IAIA36,77490.6%+1.1 pts

36Mahaska County, IAIA21,88090.5%+4.4 pts

37Fremont County, IAIA6,52290.5%+2.1 pts

38Hardin County, IAIA16,45590.4%+0.7 pts

39Carroll County, IAIA20,30390.4%+1.9 pts

40Howard County, IAIA9,41590.1%+0.4 pts

41Monroe County, IAIA7,40690.1%+1.2 pts

42Wayne County, IAIA6,73890.0%−0.5 pts

43Clayton County, IAIA16,84590.0%+0.9 pts

44Hancock County, IAIA10,52889.9%+1.1 pts

45Wright County, IAIA12,80189.8%−1.6 pts

46Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99689.8%+1.8 pts

47Dubuque County, IAIA99,38189.7%+2.9 pts

48Buchanan County, IAIA20,88389.6%+1.3 pts

49Fayette County, IAIA19,04789.5%+2.4 pts

50Washington County, IAIA22,66789.4%+2.0 pts

51Floyd County, IAIA14,90189.4%+1.7 pts

52Dickinson County, IAIA18,07789.4%+1.3 pts

53Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89989.4%+0.4 pts

54Clinton County, IAIA46,00289.4%+3.4 pts

55Jones County, IAIA21,25389.2%+1.3 pts

56Cedar County, IAIA18,35989.2%−1.6 pts

57Madison County, IAIA17,27089.2%−0.8 pts

58Van Buren County, IAIA7,13189.0%−0.8 pts

59Warren County, IAIA57,33189.0%+2.8 pts

60Montgomery County, IAIA10,00288.9%−0.3 pts

61Clarke County, IAIA9,57488.8%+7.7 pts

62Greene County, IAIA8,65888.7%+2.3 pts

63Appanoose County, IAIA12,07788.6%+0.7 pts

64Lee County, IAIA32,30688.6%−0.6 pts

65Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37288.6%+0.8 pts

66Ida County, IAIA6,77788.5%+1.5 pts

67Mills County, IAIA14,79388.5%+2.4 pts

68Jasper County, IAIA38,15388.4%+1.6 pts

69Mitchell County, IAIA10,65088.4%−2.5 pts

70Kossuth County, IAIA14,32288.3%+0.2 pts

71Des Moines County, IAIA38,07788.3%+3.1 pts

72Union County, IAIA11,82988.1%+0.3 pts

73Bremer County, IAIA25,29688.1%−0.1 pts

74Wapello County, IAIA35,21087.9%+1.2 pts

75Muscatine County, IAIA41,85387.9%−4.4 pts

76Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73387.9%+1.7 pts

77Linn County, IAIA232,02887.8%+1.9 pts

78Marion County, IAIA34,19287.8%+7.6 pts

79Ringgold County, IAIA4,64287.4%−1.9 pts

80Humboldt County, IAIA9,40987.3%−1.7 pts

81Henry County, IAIA19,34987.3%+1.3 pts

82Cherokee County, IAIA11,36987.3%+0.2 pts

83Calhoun County, IAIA9,56286.7%+2.4 pts

84Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81986.7%−0.4 pts

85Scott County, IAIA175,25986.5%−1.4 pts

86Winnebago County, IAIA10,25186.4%+0.8 pts

87Crawford County, IAIA16,23786.3%−3.1 pts

88Dallas County, IAIA118,45786.0%+1.7 pts

89Polk County, IAIA516,54685.7%+1.8 pts

90O'Brien County, IAIA14,22085.0%+0.1 pts

91Lucas County, IAIA8,84785.0%−1.6 pts

92Webster County, IAIA36,83884.9%−0.3 pts

93Page County, IAIA14,85684.3%+1.0 pts

94Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53283.8%+3.9 pts

95Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36883.6%+2.0 pts

96Jefferson County, IAIA15,29183.4%−1.6 pts

97Decatur County, IAIA7,65583.3%+0.7 pts

98Johnson County, IAIA160,04477.5%+1.8 pts

99Story County, IAIA101,29171.4%+1.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES