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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). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 89.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Adair County, IA, up 70 places to #1.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01▲70Adair County, IAIA7,40394.3%+7.7 pts
02Delaware County, IAIA17,67493.4%+0.4 pts
03▲13Harrison County, IAIA14,62393.3%+2.7 pts
04▲4Louisa County, IAIA10,41693.2%+1.0 pts
05▲19Monona County, IAIA8,53993.2%+3.3 pts
06▲20Osceola County, IAIA5,98093.1%+3.4 pts
07▼2Butler County, IAIA14,04992.9%+0.3 pts
08▲14Sac County, IAIA9,52592.8%+2.8 pts
09▼3Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66392.8%+0.4 pts
10▲2Allamakee County, IAIA14,23892.7%+1.7 pts
11▲33Guthrie County, IAIA10,78292.5%+3.9 pts
12▲8Hamilton County, IAIA14,94492.3%+2.2 pts
13▲35Boone County, IAIA26,79991.8%+3.5 pts
14▼5Grundy County, IAIA12,36191.7%+0.2 pts
15▲6Taylor County, IAIA5,83591.6%+1.6 pts
16▲27Audubon County, IAIA5,50991.6%+2.9 pts
17▼13Worth County, IAIA7,33891.6%−1.1 pts
18▼7Iowa County, IAIA16,50491.6%+0.3 pts
19▲30Keokuk County, IAIA9,79791.6%+3.3 pts
20▲62Emmet County, IAIA9,10791.4%+5.7 pts
21▼4Lyon County, IAIA12,35491.4%+0.9 pts
22▲6Woodbury County, IAIA106,64991.4%+1.7 pts
23▲32Cass County, IAIA12,96091.3%+3.4 pts
24▼23Davis County, IAIA9,23091.3%−2.2 pts
25▲21Marshall County, IAIA39,89091.1%+2.7 pts
26▼11Shelby County, IAIA11,68991.1%+0.4 pts
27▲31Jackson County, IAIA19,28891.0%+3.1 pts
28▲65Clay County, IAIA16,20290.9%+8.5 pts
29▲13Tama County, IAIA16,79690.9%+2.1 pts
30▲9Adams County, IAIA3,61790.8%+1.8 pts
31▲34Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44990.8%+3.7 pts
32▼14Benton County, IAIA26,00490.8%+0.2 pts
33▼30Franklin County, IAIA9,86890.7%−2.1 pts
34▼7Plymouth County, IAIA25,69790.7%+0.9 pts
35▼4Sioux County, IAIA36,77490.6%+1.1 pts
36▲42Mahaska County, IAIA21,88090.5%+4.4 pts
37▲10Fremont County, IAIA6,52290.5%+2.1 pts
38▼8Hardin County, IAIA16,45590.4%+0.7 pts
39▲6Carroll County, IAIA20,30390.4%+1.9 pts
40▼11Howard County, IAIA9,41590.1%+0.4 pts
41Monroe County, IAIA7,40690.1%+1.2 pts
42▼23Wayne County, IAIA6,73890.0%−0.5 pts
43▼7Clayton County, IAIA16,84590.0%+0.9 pts
44▼4Hancock County, IAIA10,52889.9%+1.1 pts
45▼35Wright County, IAIA12,80189.8%−1.6 pts
46▲8Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99689.8%+1.8 pts
47▲22Dubuque County, IAIA99,38189.7%+2.9 pts
48▲2Buchanan County, IAIA20,88389.6%+1.3 pts
49▲17Fayette County, IAIA19,04789.5%+2.4 pts
50▲13Washington County, IAIA22,66789.4%+2.0 pts
51▲11Floyd County, IAIA14,90189.4%+1.7 pts
52Dickinson County, IAIA18,07789.4%+1.3 pts
53▼15Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89989.4%+0.4 pts
54▲25Clinton County, IAIA46,00289.4%+3.4 pts
55▲1Jones County, IAIA21,25389.2%+1.3 pts
56▼42Cedar County, IAIA18,35989.2%−1.6 pts
57▼34Madison County, IAIA17,27089.2%−0.8 pts
58▼33Van Buren County, IAIA7,13189.0%−0.8 pts
59▲17Warren County, IAIA57,33189.0%+2.8 pts
60▼25Montgomery County, IAIA10,00288.9%−0.3 pts
61▲34Clarke County, IAIA9,57488.8%+7.7 pts
62▲12Greene County, IAIA8,65888.7%+2.3 pts
63▼6Appanoose County, IAIA12,07788.6%+0.7 pts
64▼30Lee County, IAIA32,30688.6%−0.6 pts
65▼4Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37288.6%+0.8 pts
66▲2Ida County, IAIA6,77788.5%+1.5 pts
67▲10Mills County, IAIA14,79388.5%+2.4 pts
68▲2Jasper County, IAIA38,15388.4%+1.6 pts
69▼56Mitchell County, IAIA10,65088.4%−2.5 pts
70▼17Kossuth County, IAIA14,32288.3%+0.2 pts
71▲14Des Moines County, IAIA38,07788.3%+3.1 pts
72▼12Union County, IAIA11,82988.1%+0.3 pts
73▼22Bremer County, IAIA25,29688.1%−0.1 pts
74▼2Wapello County, IAIA35,21087.9%+1.2 pts
75▼68Muscatine County, IAIA41,85387.9%−4.4 pts
76▼1Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73387.9%+1.7 pts
77▲4Linn County, IAIA232,02887.8%+1.9 pts
78▲18Marion County, IAIA34,19287.8%+7.6 pts
79▼46Ringgold County, IAIA4,64287.4%−1.9 pts
80▼43Humboldt County, IAIA9,40987.3%−1.7 pts
81▼1Henry County, IAIA19,34987.3%+1.3 pts
82▼15Cherokee County, IAIA11,36987.3%+0.2 pts
83▲6Calhoun County, IAIA9,56286.7%+2.4 pts
84▼20Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81986.7%−0.4 pts
85▼26Scott County, IAIA175,25986.5%−1.4 pts
86▼3Winnebago County, IAIA10,25186.4%+0.8 pts
87▼55Crawford County, IAIA16,23786.3%−3.1 pts
88Dallas County, IAIA118,45786.0%+1.7 pts
89▲1Polk County, IAIA516,54685.7%+1.8 pts
90▼3O'Brien County, IAIA14,22085.0%+0.1 pts
91▼18Lucas County, IAIA8,84785.0%−1.6 pts
92▼8Webster County, IAIA36,83884.9%−0.3 pts
93▼2Page County, IAIA14,85684.3%+1.0 pts
94▲3Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53283.8%+3.9 pts
95▼1Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36883.6%+2.0 pts
96▼10Jefferson County, IAIA15,29183.4%−1.6 pts
97▼5Decatur 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES