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Counties in Iowa by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Johnson County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 99 counties in 2024, at 56.2%. Lucas County had the lowest, at 18.8%. The median was 37.9% and the figure for Iowa was 43.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.2Johnson County
Lowest18.8Lucas County
Median37.999 counties
Iowa43.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 33.2 %Adams County: 39.2 %Allamakee County: 36.2 %Appanoose County: 46.5 %Audubon County: 50.9 %Benton County: 35.2 %Black Hawk County: 48.9 %Boone County: 37.6 %Bremer County: 33.2 %Buchanan County: 36.8 %Buena Vista County: 29.9 %Butler County: 37.9 %Calhoun County: 35.2 %Carroll County: 36 %Cass County: 48.9 %Cedar County: 49.7 %Cerro Gordo County: 34.6 %Cherokee County: 48.4 %Chickasaw County: 29.6 %Clarke County: 44.4 %Clay County: 36.4 %Clayton County: 45.9 %Clinton County: 47.6 %Crawford County: 33.6 %Dallas County: 36.7 %Davis County: 25.1 %Decatur County: 30.4 %Delaware County: 46.7 %Des Moines County: 51.4 %Dickinson County: 39.5 %Dubuque County: 45.8 %Emmet County: 38.3 %Fayette County: 44.1 %Floyd County: 43.9 %Franklin County: 33 %Fremont County: 24.6 %Greene County: 32.4 %Grundy County: 27.4 %Guthrie County: 43.1 %Hamilton County: 31.6 %Hancock County: 39.6 %Hardin County: 41.5 %Harrison County: 31.6 %Henry County: 38.9 %Howard County: 27.4 %Humboldt County: 34.4 %Ida County: 24.7 %Iowa County: 26.9 %Jackson County: 44.6 %Jasper County: 46.9 %Jefferson County: 50.6 %Johnson County: 56.2 %Jones County: 35.4 %Keokuk County: 37.8 %Kossuth County: 30.9 %Lee County: 49.2 %Linn County: 44.8 %Louisa County: 30.8 %Lucas County: 18.8 %Lyon County: 28.8 %Madison County: 36.3 %Mahaska County: 32.8 %Marion County: 38.2 %Marshall County: 32.4 %Mills County: 35.3 %Mitchell County: 35.7 %Monona County: 40 %Monroe County: 54.4 %Montgomery County: 53.3 %Muscatine County: 45.3 %O'Brien County: 32 %Osceola County: 53.3 %Page County: 40.6 %Palo Alto County: 42.4 %Plymouth County: 30.6 %Pocahontas County: 40.8 %Polk County: 46.2 %Pottawattamie County: 44.8 %Poweshiek County: 40 %Ringgold County: 41.4 %Sac County: 32.5 %Scott County: 47.3 %Shelby County: 51.2 %Sioux County: 30 %Story County: 48.6 %Tama County: 36.1 %Taylor County: 31.4 %Union County: 34.7 %Van Buren County: 46.8 %Wapello County: 47.6 %Warren County: 41.8 %Washington County: 32.1 %Wayne County: 32.6 %Webster County: 40.2 %Winnebago County: 36.1 %Winneshiek County: 36.5 %Woodbury County: 42.5 %Worth County: 21.4 %Wright County: 41 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Johnson County: 56.2 %Johnson County56.2Monroe County: 54.4 %Monroe County54.4Montgomery County: 53.3 %Montgomery County53.3Osceola County: 53.3 %Osceola County53.3Des Moines County: 51.4 %Des Moines County51.4Shelby County: 51.2 %Shelby County51.2Audubon County: 50.9 %Audubon County50.9Jefferson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County50.6Cedar County: 49.7 %Cedar County49.7Lee County: 49.2 %Lee County49.2Cass County: 48.9 %Cass County48.9Black Hawk County: 48.9 %Black Hawk County48.9Story County: 48.6 %Story County48.6Cherokee County: 48.4 %Cherokee County48.4Wapello County: 47.6 %Wapello County47.6Clinton County: 47.6 %Clinton County47.6Scott County: 47.3 %Scott County47.3Jasper County: 46.9 %Jasper County46.9Van Buren County: 46.8 %Van Buren County46.8Delaware County: 46.7 %Delaware County46.7Appanoose County: 46.5 %Appanoose County46.5Polk County: 46.2 %Polk County46.2Clayton County: 45.9 %Clayton County45.9Dubuque County: 45.8 %Dubuque County45.8Muscatine County: 45.3 %Muscatine County45.3Linn County: 44.8 %Linn County44.8Pottawattamie County: 44.8 %Pottawattamie County44.8Jackson County: 44.6 %Jackson County44.6Clarke County: 44.4 %Clarke County44.4Fayette County: 44.1 %Fayette County44.1Floyd County: 43.9 %Floyd County43.9Guthrie County: 43.1 %Guthrie County43.1Woodbury County: 42.5 %Woodbury County42.5Palo Alto County: 42.4 %Palo Alto County42.4Warren County: 41.8 %Warren County41.8Hardin County: 41.5 %Hardin County41.5Ringgold County: 41.4 %Ringgold County41.4Wright County: 41 %Wright County41Pocahontas County: 40.8 %Pocahontas County40.8Page County: 40.6 %Page County40.6Johnson County: 56.2 %Johnson County56.2Monroe County: 54.4 %Monroe County54.4Montgomery County: 53.3 %Montgomery County53.3Osceola County: 53.3 %Osceola County53.3Des Moines County: 51.4 %Des Moines County51.4Shelby County: 51.2 %Shelby County51.2Audubon County: 50.9 %Audubon County50.9Jefferson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County50.6Cedar County: 49.7 %Cedar County49.7Lee County: 49.2 %Lee County49.2Cass County: 48.9 %Cass County48.9Black Hawk County: 48.9 %Black Hawk County48.9Story County: 48.6 %Story County48.6Cherokee County: 48.4 %Cherokee County48.4Wapello County: 47.6 %Wapello County47.6Clinton County: 47.6 %Clinton County47.6Scott County: 47.3 %Scott County47.3Jasper County: 46.9 %Jasper County46.9Van Buren County: 46.8 %Van Buren County46.8Delaware County: 46.7 %Delaware County46.7Appanoose County: 46.5 %Appanoose County46.5Polk County: 46.2 %Polk County46.2Clayton County: 45.9 %Clayton County45.9Dubuque County: 45.8 %Dubuque County45.8Muscatine County: 45.3 %Muscatine County45.3Linn County: 44.8 %Linn County44.8Pottawattamie County: 44.8 %Pottawattamie County44.8Jackson County: 44.6 %Jackson County44.6Clarke County: 44.4 %Clarke County44.4Fayette County: 44.1 %Fayette County44.1Floyd County: 43.9 %Floyd County43.9Guthrie County: 43.1 %Guthrie County43.1Woodbury County: 42.5 %Woodbury County42.5Palo Alto County: 42.4 %Palo Alto County42.4Warren County: 41.8 %Warren County41.8Hardin County: 41.5 %Hardin County41.5Ringgold County: 41.4 %Ringgold County41.4Wright County: 41 %Wright County41Pocahontas County: 40.8 %Pocahontas County40.8Page County: 40.6 %Page County40.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Johnson County56.2-0.4 pts
2Monroe County54.4-9 pts
3Montgomery County53.3+8.2 pts
4Osceola County53.3+3.5 pts
5Des Moines County51.4-4.7 pts
6Shelby County51.2+4.6 pts
7Audubon County50.9+2.6 pts
8Jefferson County50.6-6.3 pts
9Cedar County49.7+3.8 pts
10Lee County49.2+1.7 pts
11Cass County48.9-0.3 pts
12Black Hawk County48.9+0.8 pts
13Story County48.6-2.6 pts
14Cherokee County48.4+3.6 pts
15Wapello County47.6+0.9 pts
16Clinton County47.6+2.4 pts
17Scott County47.30 pts
18Jasper County46.9+1 pts
19Van Buren County46.8+5.9 pts
20Delaware County46.7+2 pts
21Appanoose County46.5+2.4 pts
22Polk County46.2+2.1 pts
23Clayton County45.9+2.7 pts
24Dubuque County45.8+0.6 pts
25Muscatine County45.3+5.4 pts
26Linn County44.8+0.8 pts
27Pottawattamie County44.8-0.4 pts
28Jackson County44.6+2.8 pts
29Clarke County44.4+6.9 pts
30Fayette County44.1-2.4 pts
31Floyd County43.9+9.9 pts
32Guthrie County43.1+1.1 pts
33Woodbury County42.5+1.2 pts
34Palo Alto County42.4+5.5 pts
35Warren County41.8+0.8 pts
36Hardin County41.5-3.5 pts
37Ringgold County41.4-5 pts
38Wright County41-3.1 pts
39Pocahontas County40.8+3.5 pts
40Page County40.6-2 pts
41Webster County40.2+2.7 pts
42Poweshiek County40-2.1 pts
43Monona County40-1.5 pts
44Hancock County39.6-4 pts
45Dickinson County39.5-0.8 pts
46Adams County39.2+0.5 pts
47Henry County38.9-4.3 pts
48Emmet County38.3+1.5 pts
49Marion County38.2-1.8 pts
50Butler County37.9+2.9 pts
51Keokuk County37.8-4.9 pts
52Boone County37.6+4.3 pts
53Buchanan County36.8-3.4 pts
54Dallas County36.7+0.7 pts
55Winneshiek County36.5+1.3 pts
56Clay County36.4+2.1 pts
57Madison County36.3+6 pts
58Allamakee County36.2+3.7 pts
59Tama County36.1-3.7 pts
59Winnebago County36.1-3.9 pts
61Carroll County36-6.8 pts
62Mitchell County35.7-0.7 pts
63Jones County35.4+3.8 pts
64Mills County35.3+2.1 pts
65Calhoun County35.2+1 pts
66Benton County35.2+2.8 pts
67Union County34.7+1.3 pts
68Cerro Gordo County34.6+2.9 pts
69Humboldt County34.4+9 pts
70Crawford County33.6-2.8 pts
71Adair County33.2-2.6 pts
72Bremer County33.2+1.7 pts
73Franklin County33+1 pts
74Mahaska County32.8-0.8 pts
75Wayne County32.6-3.9 pts
76Sac County32.5+2.5 pts
77Marshall County32.4-0.2 pts
78Greene County32.4-5 pts
79Washington County32.1+0.8 pts
80O'Brien County32-3.9 pts
81Hamilton County31.6-4.2 pts
82Harrison County31.6-4.5 pts
83Taylor County31.4+8.6 pts
84Kossuth County30.9-6.9 pts
85Louisa County30.8+3.6 pts
86Plymouth County30.6+1.3 pts
87Decatur County30.4-3.2 pts
88Sioux County30-8.4 pts
89Buena Vista County29.9-1.4 pts
90Chickasaw County29.6-0.6 pts
91Lyon County28.8-2.1 pts
92Grundy County27.4-3.8 pts
93Howard County27.4-1.6 pts
94Iowa County26.9-3.8 pts
95Davis County25.1-8 pts
96Ida County24.7-2.8 pts
97Fremont County24.6-4 pts
98Worth County21.4-1.1 pts
99Lucas County18.8-14.5 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Iowa by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Iowa by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/iowa-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Iowa by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/iowa-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Iowa by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/iowa-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Johnson County, with 56.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lucas County, with 18.8% in 2024.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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