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Counties in Iowa by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

Benton County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 99 counties in 2024, at 85%. Story County had the lowest, at 55.5%. The median was 76.5% and the figure for Iowa was 71.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest85Benton County
Lowest55.5Story County
Median76.599 counties
Iowa71.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Benton CountyBenton County: 85 %85Grundy CountyGrundy County: 84.5 %84.5Butler CountyButler County: 84.1 %84.1Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: 84 %84Mills CountyMills County: 83.5 %83.5Davis CountyDavis County: 83.3 %83.3Worth CountyWorth County: 83.2 %83.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 82.5 %82.5Warren CountyWarren County: 82.3 %82.3Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 82.1 %82.1Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 81.6 %81.6Cedar CountyCedar County: 81.5 %81.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 81.3 %81.3Keokuk CountyKeokuk County: 81.3 %81.3Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 80.9 %80.9Lyon CountyLyon County: 80.9 %80.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 80.9 %80.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 80.7 %80.7Jones CountyJones County: 80.6 %80.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 80.5 %80.5Louisa CountyLouisa County: 80.3 %80.3Madison CountyMadison County: 80.1 %80.1Boone CountyBoone County: 80 %80Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 80 %80Bremer CountyBremer County: 79.7 %79.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 79.6 %79.6Allamakee CountyAllamakee County: 79.6 %79.6Emmet CountyEmmet County: 79.4 %79.4Lucas CountyLucas County: 78.8 %78.8Kossuth CountyKossuth County: 78.6 %78.6Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 78.5 %78.5Fremont CountyFremont County: 78.3 %78.3Sac CountySac County: 78 %78Clayton CountyClayton County: 78 %78Taylor CountyTaylor County: 77.9 %77.9Osceola CountyOsceola County: 77.9 %77.9Shelby CountyShelby County: 77.8 %77.8Marion CountyMarion County: 77.7 %77.7Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 77.5 %77.5Howard CountyHoward County: 77.4 %77.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Benton County85+0.7 pts
2Grundy County84.5+0.5 pts
3Butler County84.1+4.1 pts
4Guthrie County84+0.5 pts
5Mills County83.5-0.6 pts
6Davis County83.3-0.8 pts
7Worth County83.2+2 pts
8Hancock County82.5+0.5 pts
9Warren County82.3-0.7 pts
10Buchanan County82.1+1 pts
11Van Buren County81.6-1.4 pts
12Cedar County81.5+0.7 pts
13Monroe County81.3-2.5 pts
14Keokuk County81.3+2.4 pts
15Chickasaw County80.9-0.5 pts
16Lyon County80.9-2.4 pts
17Wayne County80.9+0.8 pts
18Jackson County80.7+2.2 pts
19Jones County80.6-0.1 pts
20Calhoun County80.5-0.4 pts
21Louisa County80.3+0.2 pts
22Madison County80.1-1.1 pts
23Boone County80-1 pts
24Mitchell County800 pts
25Bremer County79.7-1.1 pts
26Delaware County79.6-2.8 pts
27Allamakee County79.6+0.7 pts
28Emmet County79.4+1.7 pts
29Lucas County78.8-2.3 pts
30Kossuth County78.6+3.3 pts
31Ringgold County78.5-0.4 pts
32Fremont County78.3-2.4 pts
33Sac County78-0 pts
34Clayton County78+1.4 pts
35Taylor County77.9+0.2 pts
36Osceola County77.9-0.1 pts
37Shelby County77.8+2 pts
38Marion County77.7-0 pts
39Dickinson County77.5+0.8 pts
40Howard County77.4+0.8 pts
41Pocahontas County77.3-1.3 pts
42Humboldt County77.2+2.2 pts
43Adams County77.1+0.4 pts
43Harrison County77.1+0.2 pts
45Carroll County77.1+2.1 pts
45Palo Alto County77.1+1.4 pts
47Wright County77+2.8 pts
48Floyd County76.6+2.3 pts
49Iowa County76.6+0.5 pts
50Fayette County76.5-0.4 pts
51Greene County76.4+2.2 pts
52Lee County76.3+0.8 pts
53Audubon County76.2-0.3 pts
54Sioux County76.1-1.7 pts
55O'Brien County76.1-1.2 pts
56Crawford County76-2.7 pts
57Tama County76-0.5 pts
58Monona County75.7-0.8 pts
59Cherokee County75.5+2.2 pts
60Marshall County75+1.7 pts
61Des Moines County74.7+2 pts
62Clinton County74.6+1.4 pts
63Winneshiek County74.2-2.2 pts
64Henry County74.1+0.1 pts
65Washington County74+1.8 pts
66Adair County74+0.4 pts
67Muscatine County73.9-1 pts
68Plymouth County73.6-0.1 pts
69Hardin County73.6+0.3 pts
70Linn County73.5+0.2 pts
71Hamilton County73.4-0.4 pts
72Dubuque County73.3+0.2 pts
73Clay County73.3+0.6 pts
74Buena Vista County73.2+0.8 pts
75Ida County72.9-4.6 pts
76Franklin County72.4-0.1 pts
77Jasper County72.4-2.5 pts
78Clarke County72.3+2.9 pts
79Union County72.10 pts
80Cass County71.6-0.7 pts
81Poweshiek County71.2+0.5 pts
82Winnebago County70.6-3.8 pts
83Page County70.5+0.5 pts
84Cerro Gordo County70.4-1.3 pts
85Webster County70.3+0.3 pts
86Scott County70+0.4 pts
87Pottawattamie County69.9-0.4 pts
88Decatur County69.7+1.7 pts
89Montgomery County69.1-2.5 pts
90Dallas County69.1-0.4 pts
91Appanoose County68.8-0.3 pts
92Wapello County68.4+1 pts
93Woodbury County68.2-0.2 pts
94Mahaska County68+0.1 pts
95Jefferson County67.7+2.5 pts
96Polk County67.4+0.3 pts
97Black Hawk County66.2+0.9 pts
98Johnson County59.4+0.5 pts
99Story County55.5-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Benton County, with 85% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Story County, with 55.5% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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