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Lowest homeownership rate in Iowa

Iowa counties and cities ranked by homeownership rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Iowa by homeownership rate — which have the lowest homeownership rate (most renters), according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Story County leads at 56.0%.

Among cities & places, East Amana leads at 0.0%.

Counties

#NameHomeownership rate
1Story County56.0%
2Johnson County58.8%
3Jefferson County65.1%
4Black Hawk County65.3%
5Polk County67.1%
6Wapello County67.4%
7Mahaska County67.8%
8Decatur County68.0%
9Woodbury County68.4%
10Appanoose County69.1%
11Clarke County69.5%
12Dallas County69.5%
13Scott County69.6%
14Page County70.0%
15Webster County70.1%
16Pottawattamie County70.3%
17Poweshiek County70.7%
18Montgomery County71.6%
19Cerro Gordo County71.6%
20Union County72.1%
21Washington County72.2%
22Cass County72.3%
23Buena Vista County72.5%
24Franklin County72.5%
25Des Moines County72.7%
26Clay County72.7%
27Clinton County73.1%
28Dubuque County73.2%
29Hardin County73.3%
30Linn County73.3%
31Cherokee County73.3%
32Marshall County73.3%
33Adair County73.6%
34Plymouth County73.7%
35Hamilton County73.8%
36Henry County74.0%
37Wright County74.2%
38Greene County74.3%
39Floyd County74.4%
40Winnebago County74.4%
41Jasper County74.8%
42Muscatine County74.9%
43Humboldt County75.0%
44Carroll County75.0%
45Kossuth County75.3%
46Lee County75.5%
47Palo Alto County75.7%
48Shelby County75.8%
49Iowa County76.1%
50Winneshiek County76.4%
51Monona County76.4%
52Audubon County76.4%
53Tama County76.5%
54Clayton County76.6%
55Howard County76.6%
56Dickinson County76.7%
57Adams County76.7%
58Harrison County76.9%
59Fayette County77.0%
60O'Brien County77.3%
61Ida County77.6%
62Emmet County77.7%
63Taylor County77.7%
64Marion County77.7%
65Sioux County77.8%
66Osceola County78.0%
67Sac County78.0%
68Jackson County78.6%
69Pocahontas County78.6%
70Crawford County78.7%
71Ringgold County78.8%
72Allamakee County78.8%
73Keokuk County78.9%
74Mitchell County80.0%
75Butler County80.0%
76Wayne County80.1%
77Louisa County80.1%
78Jones County80.7%
79Fremont County80.8%
80Bremer County80.8%
81Cedar County80.8%
82Calhoun County80.9%
83Boone County81.1%
84Buchanan County81.1%
85Lucas County81.1%
86Worth County81.2%
87Madison County81.3%
88Chickasaw County81.4%
89Hancock County82.0%
90Delaware County82.4%
91Warren County83.0%
92Van Buren County83.1%
93Lyon County83.3%
94Guthrie County83.5%
95Monroe County83.8%
96Grundy County84.0%
97Davis County84.0%
98Mills County84.2%
99Benton County84.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameHomeownership rate
1East Amana0.0%
2Harris29.1%
3Big Rock30.0%
4West Amana33.3%
5Turin34.5%
6Yarmouth35.1%
7Burchinal41.7%
8Maharishi Vedic City42.3%
9Ames42.9%
10Olds43.5%
11Ridgeway45.9%
12Iowa City46.3%
13Fayette47.4%
14Delphos50.0%
15Rippey51.2%
16Irvington51.3%
17Scarville51.5%
18Leon51.5%
19Thurman51.7%
20Lamoni53.0%
21Truesdale53.1%
22Lockridge53.6%
23Montezuma54.1%
24Coralville54.3%
25Andover54.5%
26Blockton55.1%
27University Heights55.4%
28Postville55.5%
29Osceola56.0%
30Latimer56.8%
31Fairfield56.8%
32Centerville57.0%
33Duncombe57.1%
34Kelley57.3%
35West Des Moines57.4%
36Spillville57.6%
37University Park57.7%
38Shenandoah58.3%
39Percival58.3%
40Washington59.8%
41Linden60.0%
42Keokuk60.1%
43Pilot Mound60.3%
44Scranton60.4%
45Des Moines60.4%
46Oskaloosa60.5%
47Buckeye60.5%
48Kellogg60.6%
49Bonaparte61.0%
50Moulton61.1%
51Oakland61.1%
52Waterloo61.1%
53Kimballton61.2%
54Ottumwa61.2%
55Greenfield61.5%
56New Haven61.5%
57Corydon61.8%
58Atlantic61.9%
59Le Mars62.2%
60Perry62.2%
61Hills62.2%
62Elma62.3%
63Evansdale62.4%
64Bradford62.5%
65Brandon62.5%
66Cedar Falls62.6%
67Pella62.6%
68Rock Valley62.6%
69Grand Junction62.7%
70Arthur62.9%
71Davenport63.0%
72Swaledale63.3%
73Arcadia63.5%
74Iowa Falls63.5%
75Dana63.6%
76Ricketts63.6%
77Clarence63.7%
78Williamsburg63.7%
79Cherokee63.8%
80Sigourney63.9%
81Fort Dodge64.0%
82Alden64.0%
83Council Bluffs64.1%
84Missouri Valley64.1%
85Stockton64.2%
86Lytton64.3%
87Storm Lake64.4%
88Massena64.4%
89Shelby64.6%
90Decorah64.7%
91West Union64.8%
92Dubuque64.8%
93Bouton64.8%
94Coburg65.0%
95Kellerton65.0%
96Red Oak65.0%
97Mount Pleasant65.1%
98Lorimor65.1%
99Algona65.1%
100Clearfield65.1%

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