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) — 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 –

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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS