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

Davis County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 99 counties in 2021, at 85.8%. Story County had the lowest, at 55.8%. The median was 76.2% and the figure for Iowa was 71.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest85.8Davis County
Lowest55.8Story County
Median76.299 counties
Iowa71.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Davis CountyDavis County: 85.8 %85.8Lyon CountyLyon County: 84.9 %84.9Grundy CountyGrundy County: 84.2 %84.2Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 83.8 %83.8Benton CountyBenton County: 83.3 %83.3Bremer CountyBremer County: 83.2 %83.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 82.8 %82.8Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 82.1 %82.1Adams CountyAdams County: 82.1 %82.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 81.8 %81.8Mills CountyMills County: 81.6 %81.6Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 81.6 %81.6Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: 81.6 %81.6Warren CountyWarren County: 81.5 %81.5Madison CountyMadison County: 81.4 %81.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 81.2 %81.2Allamakee CountyAllamakee County: 81.1 %81.1Hancock CountyHancock County: 80.5 %80.5Taylor CountyTaylor County: 80.5 %80.5Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 80.4 %80.4Cedar CountyCedar County: 80.3 %80.3Audubon CountyAudubon County: 80.2 %80.2Sac CountySac County: 80.1 %80.1Sioux CountySioux County: 80.1 %80.1Worth CountyWorth County: 79.7 %79.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 79.6 %79.6Boone CountyBoone County: 79.6 %79.6Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 79.4 %79.4Jones CountyJones County: 79.3 %79.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 79 %79Iowa CountyIowa County: 78.7 %78.7Keokuk CountyKeokuk County: 78.4 %78.4Emmet CountyEmmet County: 78.4 %78.4Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 78.3 %78.3Butler CountyButler County: 78.2 %78.2Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 78.2 %78.2Winneshiek CountyWinneshiek County: 78 %78Osceola CountyOsceola County: 78 %78Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 77.6 %77.6Louisa CountyLouisa County: 77.6 %77.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Davis County85.8
2Lyon County84.9
3Grundy County84.2
4Van Buren County83.8
5Benton County83.3
6Bremer County83.2
7Delaware County82.8
8Chickasaw County82.1
9Adams County82.1
10Monroe County81.8
11Mills County81.6
12Mitchell County81.6
13Guthrie County81.6
14Warren County81.5
15Madison County81.4
16Jackson County81.2
17Allamakee County81.1
18Hancock County80.5
19Taylor County80.5
20Buchanan County80.4
21Cedar County80.3
22Audubon County80.2
23Sac County80.1
24Sioux County80.1
25Worth County79.7
26Wayne County79.6
27Boone County79.6
28Pocahontas County79.4
29Jones County79.3
30Calhoun County79
31Iowa County78.7
32Keokuk County78.4
33Emmet County78.4
34Ringgold County78.3
35Butler County78.2
36Dickinson County78.2
37Winneshiek County78
38Osceola County78
39Winnebago County77.6
40Louisa County77.6
41Fremont County77.5
42Tama County77.3
43Howard County77.1
43Ida County77.1
45Lucas County77
46Jasper County76.6
47Monona County76.4
48Kossuth County76.3
49Carroll County76.2
49Plymouth County76.2
51Lee County76.1
52Palo Alto County75.9
53Henry County75.7
54Marion County75.5
55Harrison County75.4
56Clayton County75.3
57Wright County75.3
58Shelby County75.2
59O'Brien County75.2
60Cherokee County75
61Clinton County75
62Fayette County74.9
63Linn County74.6
64Hardin County74.4
65Union County74.3
66Greene County74.3
67Floyd County73.8
68Dubuque County73.6
69Hamilton County73.5
70Muscatine County73.5
71Humboldt County73.3
72Franklin County72.4
73Marshall County71.9
74Cass County71.4
75Dallas County71.3
76Clarke County71
77Appanoose County71
78Adair County70.9
79Montgomery County70.7
80Washington County70.6
81Crawford County70.4
82Cerro Gordo County70.1
83Scott County70
84Clay County69.8
85Des Moines County69.7
86Pottawattamie County69.7
87Page County69.1
88Buena Vista County68.7
89Woodbury County68.6
90Webster County68.1
91Poweshiek County67.7
92Decatur County67.5
93Mahaska County67.1
94Wapello County67.1
95Polk County66.9
96Black Hawk County65.5
97Jefferson County65
98Johnson County59.4
99Story County55.8

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Davis County, with 85.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Story County, with 55.8% in 2021.

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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