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

Benton County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 99 counties in 2023, at 84.3%. Story County had the lowest, at 56%. The median was 76.4% and the figure for Iowa was 71.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest84.3Benton County
Lowest56Story County
Median76.499 counties
Iowa71.5History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Benton CountyBenton County: 84.3 %84.3Mills CountyMills County: 84.2 %84.2Davis CountyDavis County: 84 %84Grundy CountyGrundy County: 84 %84Monroe CountyMonroe County: 83.8 %83.8Guthrie CountyGuthrie County: 83.5 %83.5Lyon CountyLyon County: 83.4 %83.4Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 83.1 %83.1Warren CountyWarren County: 83 %83Delaware CountyDelaware County: 82.4 %82.4Hancock CountyHancock County: 82 %82Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 81.4 %81.4Madison CountyMadison County: 81.3 %81.3Worth CountyWorth County: 81.2 %81.2Lucas CountyLucas County: 81.1 %81.1Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 81.1 %81.1Boone CountyBoone County: 81.1 %81.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 80.9 %80.9Cedar CountyCedar County: 80.8 %80.8Bremer CountyBremer County: 80.8 %80.8Fremont CountyFremont County: 80.8 %80.8Jones CountyJones County: 80.7 %80.7Louisa CountyLouisa County: 80.1 %80.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 80.1 %80.1Butler CountyButler County: 80 %80Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 80 %80Keokuk CountyKeokuk County: 78.9 %78.9Allamakee CountyAllamakee County: 78.8 %78.8Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 78.8 %78.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 78.7 %78.7Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 78.6 %78.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 78.6 %78.6Sac CountySac County: 78 %78Osceola CountyOsceola County: 78 %78Sioux CountySioux County: 77.8 %77.8Marion CountyMarion County: 77.8 %77.8Emmet CountyEmmet County: 77.7 %77.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: 77.7 %77.7Ida CountyIda County: 77.6 %77.6O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 77.3 %77.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Benton County84.3+0.5 pts
2Mills County84.2+2.9 pts
3Davis County84-0.9 pts
4Grundy County84+0.7 pts
5Monroe County83.8+1.4 pts
6Guthrie County83.5-0.2 pts
7Lyon County83.4-0.5 pts
8Van Buren County83.1-0.3 pts
9Warren County83+1.4 pts
10Delaware County82.4-0.2 pts
11Hancock County82+0.6 pts
12Chickasaw County81.4-0.3 pts
13Madison County81.3-1.2 pts
14Worth County81.2+3.9 pts
15Lucas County81.1+1.4 pts
16Buchanan County81.1+0.4 pts
17Boone County81.1+1.4 pts
18Calhoun County80.9+2.2 pts
19Cedar County80.8+0.2 pts
20Bremer County80.8-2.8 pts
21Fremont County80.8+2.7 pts
22Jones County80.7+0.1 pts
23Louisa County80.1+2.2 pts
24Wayne County80.1+0.2 pts
25Butler County80-0.3 pts
26Mitchell County80+0.4 pts
27Keokuk County78.9+0.4 pts
28Allamakee County78.8-1.2 pts
29Ringgold County78.8+1 pts
30Crawford County78.7+5 pts
31Pocahontas County78.6+0.2 pts
32Jackson County78.6-1.2 pts
33Sac County78-2.8 pts
34Osceola County78+2.1 pts
35Sioux County77.8-1.4 pts
36Marion County77.8+0.7 pts
37Emmet County77.7+0.1 pts
37Taylor County77.7-1.1 pts
39Ida County77.6-0.3 pts
40O'Brien County77.3+1.3 pts
41Fayette County77+0.8 pts
42Harrison County76.9+1.3 pts
43Adams County76.7-4.2 pts
44Dickinson County76.7-1.8 pts
45Howard County76.6+0.4 pts
46Clayton County76.6+1.3 pts
47Tama County76.5+0.9 pts
48Audubon County76.4-1.7 pts
49Monona County76.4-1.8 pts
50Winneshiek County76.4-0.1 pts
51Iowa County76.1-1.6 pts
52Shelby County75.8-0.2 pts
53Palo Alto County75.7-0.4 pts
54Lee County75.5-0.2 pts
55Kossuth County75.4+1.5 pts
56Carroll County75-1.1 pts
57Humboldt County75+0.8 pts
58Muscatine County74.9-0.5 pts
59Jasper County74.8-1.5 pts
60Winnebago County74.4-1 pts
61Floyd County74.4-2 pts
62Greene County74.3-1.2 pts
63Wright County74.2+0.1 pts
64Henry County74-0.5 pts
65Hamilton County73.8+2.3 pts
66Plymouth County73.7-1.6 pts
67Adair County73.6+2.9 pts
68Marshall County73.3-0.2 pts
69Cherokee County73.3-0.8 pts
70Hardin County73.3-0.9 pts
70Linn County73.3-0.8 pts
72Dubuque County73.2-0.1 pts
73Clinton County73.1-0.2 pts
74Clay County72.7-0 pts
74Des Moines County72.7+2.8 pts
76Franklin County72.5-0.2 pts
77Buena Vista County72.5+2.4 pts
78Cass County72.3-0.6 pts
79Washington County72.2+0.6 pts
80Union County72.1-2.4 pts
81Cerro Gordo County71.70 pts
82Montgomery County71.6+0.7 pts
83Poweshiek County70.7+0.2 pts
84Pottawattamie County70.4+0.7 pts
85Webster County70.1+0.4 pts
86Page County70-0.1 pts
87Scott County69.6+0.5 pts
88Dallas County69.5-0.9 pts
89Clarke County69.5-3 pts
90Appanoose County69.1-0.2 pts
91Woodbury County68.4+0.2 pts
92Decatur County68+0.8 pts
93Mahaska County67.8+0.1 pts
94Wapello County67.4+1.1 pts
95Polk County67.10 pts
96Black Hawk County65.30 pts
97Jefferson County65.2-0.3 pts
98Johnson County58.8-0.3 pts
99Story County56+0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Benton County, with 84.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Story County, with 56% in 2023.

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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