RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most rooted, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 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 88.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Davis County, IAIA9,23093.5%–

02Delaware County, IAIA17,67492.9%–

03Franklin County, IAIA9,86892.8%–

04Worth County, IAIA7,33892.7%–

05Butler County, IAIA14,04992.5%–

06Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66392.4%–

07Muscatine County, IAIA41,85392.3%–

08Louisa County, IAIA10,41692.2%–

09Grundy County, IAIA12,36191.5%–

10Wright County, IAIA12,80191.4%–

11Iowa County, IAIA16,50491.3%–

12Allamakee County, IAIA14,23891.0%–

13Mitchell County, IAIA10,65090.9%–

14Cedar County, IAIA18,35990.8%–

15Shelby County, IAIA11,68990.7%–

16Harrison County, IAIA14,62390.6%–

17Lyon County, IAIA12,35490.6%–

18Benton County, IAIA26,00490.6%–

19Wayne County, IAIA6,73890.5%–

20Hamilton County, IAIA14,94490.1%–

21Taylor County, IAIA5,83590.0%–

22Sac County, IAIA9,52590.0%–

23Madison County, IAIA17,27090.0%–

24Monona County, IAIA8,53989.9%–

25Van Buren County, IAIA7,13189.9%–

26Osceola County, IAIA5,98089.7%–

27Plymouth County, IAIA25,69789.7%–

28Woodbury County, IAIA106,64989.7%–

29Howard County, IAIA9,41589.7%–

30Hardin County, IAIA16,45589.7%–

31Sioux County, IAIA36,77489.5%–

32Crawford County, IAIA16,23789.4%–

33Ringgold County, IAIA4,64289.3%–

34Lee County, IAIA32,30689.3%–

35Montgomery County, IAIA10,00289.3%–

36Clayton County, IAIA16,84589.1%–

37Humboldt County, IAIA9,40989.0%–

38Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89989.0%–

39Adams County, IAIA3,61789.0%–

40Hancock County, IAIA10,52888.9%–

41Monroe County, IAIA7,40688.9%–

42Tama County, IAIA16,79688.8%–

43Audubon County, IAIA5,50988.7%–

44Guthrie County, IAIA10,78288.6%–

45Carroll County, IAIA20,30388.4%–

46Marshall County, IAIA39,89088.4%–

47Fremont County, IAIA6,52288.4%–

48Boone County, IAIA26,79988.3%–

49Keokuk County, IAIA9,79788.3%–

50Buchanan County, IAIA20,88388.3%–

51Bremer County, IAIA25,29688.2%–

52Dickinson County, IAIA18,07788.1%–

53Kossuth County, IAIA14,32288.1%–

54Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99688.0%–

55Cass County, IAIA12,96087.9%–

56Jones County, IAIA21,25387.9%–

57Appanoose County, IAIA12,07787.9%–

58Jackson County, IAIA19,28887.9%–

59Scott County, IAIA175,25987.9%–

60Union County, IAIA11,82987.8%–

61Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37287.8%–

62Floyd County, IAIA14,90187.7%–

63Washington County, IAIA22,66787.4%–

64Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81987.1%–

65Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44987.1%–

66Fayette County, IAIA19,04787.1%–

67Cherokee County, IAIA11,36987.1%–

68Ida County, IAIA6,77787.0%–

69Dubuque County, IAIA99,38186.9%–

70Jasper County, IAIA38,15386.8%–

71Adair County, IAIA7,40386.7%–

72Wapello County, IAIA35,21086.7%–

73Lucas County, IAIA8,84786.6%–

74Greene County, IAIA8,65886.4%–

75Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73386.2%–

76Warren County, IAIA57,33186.2%–

77Mills County, IAIA14,79386.1%–

78Mahaska County, IAIA21,88086.1%–

79Clinton County, IAIA46,00286.0%–

80Henry County, IAIA19,34986.0%–

81Linn County, IAIA232,02885.9%–

82Emmet County, IAIA9,10785.8%–

83Winnebago County, IAIA10,25185.6%–

84Webster County, IAIA36,83885.2%–

85Des Moines County, IAIA38,07785.2%–

86Jefferson County, IAIA15,29185.0%–

87O'Brien County, IAIA14,22084.9%–

88Dallas County, IAIA118,45784.3%–

89Calhoun County, IAIA9,56284.3%–

90Polk County, IAIA516,54684.0%–

91Page County, IAIA14,85683.3%–

92Decatur County, IAIA7,65582.6%–

93Clay County, IAIA16,20282.4%–

94Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36881.6%–

95Clarke County, IAIA9,57481.1%–

96Marion County, IAIA34,19280.3%–

97Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53279.9%–

98Johnson County, IAIA160,04475.7%–

99Story County, IAIA101,29169.7%–

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