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

Monroe County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 99 counties in 2022, at 64.6%. Taylor County had the lowest, at 23.4%. The median was 38.2% and the figure for Iowa was 43.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.6Monroe County
Lowest23.4Taylor County
Median38.299 counties
Iowa43.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 30 %Adams County: 37.3 %Allamakee County: 33 %Appanoose County: 46.6 %Audubon County: 41.5 %Benton County: 28.6 %Black Hawk County: 50.1 %Boone County: 35.8 %Bremer County: 35.2 %Buchanan County: 40.8 %Buena Vista County: 27.3 %Butler County: 38.7 %Calhoun County: 35.6 %Carroll County: 47.2 %Cass County: 51.4 %Cedar County: 44.2 %Cerro Gordo County: 32.6 %Cherokee County: 39.2 %Chickasaw County: 30.7 %Clarke County: 52.4 %Clay County: 36 %Clayton County: 41.9 %Clinton County: 42.2 %Crawford County: 37.3 %Dallas County: 35.2 %Davis County: 33.8 %Decatur County: 33 %Delaware County: 39.4 %Des Moines County: 58.5 %Dickinson County: 46.5 %Dubuque County: 46.1 %Emmet County: 39 %Fayette County: 46.3 %Floyd County: 35.8 %Franklin County: 32.9 %Fremont County: 24.7 %Greene County: 36 %Grundy County: 29.5 %Guthrie County: 40.1 %Hamilton County: 28.2 %Hancock County: 37.8 %Hardin County: 44.1 %Harrison County: 36.5 %Henry County: 38.1 %Howard County: 34.1 %Humboldt County: 24.9 %Ida County: 28.4 %Iowa County: 30.2 %Jackson County: 45 %Jasper County: 45.8 %Jefferson County: 55 %Johnson County: 57 %Jones County: 35.5 %Keokuk County: 44.1 %Kossuth County: 39.8 %Lee County: 46.3 %Linn County: 43.6 %Louisa County: 30.5 %Lucas County: 26.7 %Lyon County: 25.9 %Madison County: 29.2 %Mahaska County: 29.7 %Marion County: 39.8 %Marshall County: 33.7 %Mills County: 38.2 %Mitchell County: 35.8 %Monona County: 42.6 %Monroe County: 64.6 %Montgomery County: 31.9 %Muscatine County: 41.8 %O'Brien County: 38 %Osceola County: 42.7 %Page County: 46 %Palo Alto County: 37.1 %Plymouth County: 25 %Pocahontas County: 42.6 %Polk County: 43.1 %Pottawattamie County: 48.3 %Poweshiek County: 42.2 %Ringgold County: 45.2 %Sac County: 29.1 %Scott County: 45.6 %Shelby County: 52 %Sioux County: 41.8 %Story County: 51.1 %Tama County: 36.6 %Taylor County: 23.4 %Union County: 29.8 %Van Buren County: 43.1 %Wapello County: 48.4 %Warren County: 42.9 %Washington County: 28.6 %Wayne County: 38.3 %Webster County: 35.7 %Winnebago County: 35.9 %Winneshiek County: 36 %Woodbury County: 40.4 %Worth County: 26.4 %Wright County: 41.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Monroe County: 64.6 %Monroe County64.6Des Moines County: 58.5 %Des Moines County58.5Johnson County: 57 %Johnson County57Jefferson County: 55 %Jefferson County55Clarke County: 52.4 %Clarke County52.4Shelby County: 52 %Shelby County52Cass County: 51.4 %Cass County51.4Story County: 51.1 %Story County51.1Black Hawk County: 50.1 %Black Hawk County50.1Wapello County: 48.4 %Wapello County48.4Pottawattamie County: 48.3 %Pottawattamie County48.3Carroll County: 47.2 %Carroll County47.2Appanoose County: 46.6 %Appanoose County46.6Dickinson County: 46.5 %Dickinson County46.5Lee County: 46.3 %Lee County46.3Fayette County: 46.3 %Fayette County46.3Dubuque County: 46.1 %Dubuque County46.1Page County: 46 %Page County46Jasper County: 45.8 %Jasper County45.8Scott County: 45.6 %Scott County45.6Ringgold County: 45.2 %Ringgold County45.2Jackson County: 45 %Jackson County45Cedar County: 44.2 %Cedar County44.2Hardin County: 44.1 %Hardin County44.1Keokuk County: 44.1 %Keokuk County44.1Linn County: 43.6 %Linn County43.6Van Buren County: 43.1 %Van Buren County43.1Polk County: 43.1 %Polk County43.1Warren County: 42.9 %Warren County42.9Osceola County: 42.7 %Osceola County42.7Monona County: 42.6 %Monona County42.6Pocahontas County: 42.6 %Pocahontas County42.6Poweshiek County: 42.2 %Poweshiek County42.2Clinton County: 42.2 %Clinton County42.2Clayton County: 41.9 %Clayton County41.9Sioux County: 41.8 %Sioux County41.8Muscatine County: 41.8 %Muscatine County41.8Wright County: 41.8 %Wright County41.8Audubon County: 41.5 %Audubon County41.5Buchanan County: 40.8 %Buchanan County40.8Monroe County: 64.6 %Monroe County64.6Des Moines County: 58.5 %Des Moines County58.5Johnson County: 57 %Johnson County57Jefferson County: 55 %Jefferson County55Clarke County: 52.4 %Clarke County52.4Shelby County: 52 %Shelby County52Cass County: 51.4 %Cass County51.4Story County: 51.1 %Story County51.1Black Hawk County: 50.1 %Black Hawk County50.1Wapello County: 48.4 %Wapello County48.4Pottawattamie County: 48.3 %Pottawattamie County48.3Carroll County: 47.2 %Carroll County47.2Appanoose County: 46.6 %Appanoose County46.6Dickinson County: 46.5 %Dickinson County46.5Lee County: 46.3 %Lee County46.3Fayette County: 46.3 %Fayette County46.3Dubuque County: 46.1 %Dubuque County46.1Page County: 46 %Page County46Jasper County: 45.8 %Jasper County45.8Scott County: 45.6 %Scott County45.6Ringgold County: 45.2 %Ringgold County45.2Jackson County: 45 %Jackson County45Cedar County: 44.2 %Cedar County44.2Hardin County: 44.1 %Hardin County44.1Keokuk County: 44.1 %Keokuk County44.1Linn County: 43.6 %Linn County43.6Van Buren County: 43.1 %Van Buren County43.1Polk County: 43.1 %Polk County43.1Warren County: 42.9 %Warren County42.9Osceola County: 42.7 %Osceola County42.7Monona County: 42.6 %Monona County42.6Pocahontas County: 42.6 %Pocahontas County42.6Poweshiek County: 42.2 %Poweshiek County42.2Clinton County: 42.2 %Clinton County42.2Clayton County: 41.9 %Clayton County41.9Sioux County: 41.8 %Sioux County41.8Muscatine County: 41.8 %Muscatine County41.8Wright County: 41.8 %Wright County41.8Audubon County: 41.5 %Audubon County41.5Buchanan County: 40.8 %Buchanan County40.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Monroe County64.6+4.5 pts
2Des Moines County58.5+0.6 pts
3Johnson County57-0.2 pts
4Jefferson County55+1.2 pts
5Clarke County52.4+5.5 pts
6Shelby County52+2.4 pts
7Cass County51.4+6.3 pts
8Story County51.1-1.1 pts
9Black Hawk County50.1+2.9 pts
10Wapello County48.4+1.6 pts
11Pottawattamie County48.3+2.7 pts
12Carroll County47.2+0.8 pts
13Appanoose County46.6+0.9 pts
14Dickinson County46.5-3.4 pts
15Lee County46.3+1.1 pts
16Fayette County46.3-1.1 pts
17Dubuque County46.1+0.2 pts
18Page County46+5.6 pts
19Jasper County45.8+0.4 pts
20Scott County45.6+1.3 pts
21Ringgold County45.2-3.5 pts
22Jackson County45+3.8 pts
23Cedar County44.2+2.8 pts
24Hardin County44.1+3.7 pts
25Keokuk County44.1-0.6 pts
26Linn County43.6+1.3 pts
27Van Buren County43.1+2.5 pts
28Polk County43.1+0.2 pts
29Warren County42.9+1.3 pts
30Osceola County42.7+3.5 pts
31Monona County42.6-2.2 pts
32Pocahontas County42.6+0.5 pts
33Poweshiek County42.2-1.4 pts
34Clinton County42.2-1.8 pts
35Clayton County41.9+4.6 pts
36Sioux County41.8+1.7 pts
37Muscatine County41.8+2 pts
37Wright County41.8+0.2 pts
39Audubon County41.5+8.5 pts
40Buchanan County40.8+2 pts
41Woodbury County40.4+0.1 pts
42Guthrie County40.1+4.2 pts
43Kossuth County39.8-5.4 pts
43Marion County39.8+6.7 pts
45Delaware County39.4-0.4 pts
46Cherokee County39.2+4.7 pts
47Emmet County39+1.1 pts
48Butler County38.7-0.9 pts
49Wayne County38.3+6.9 pts
50Mills County38.2-2.9 pts
51Henry County38.1+0.9 pts
52O'Brien County38-2.7 pts
53Hancock County37.8-3.6 pts
54Adams County37.3+6.6 pts
55Crawford County37.3-5.4 pts
56Palo Alto County37.1+2.9 pts
57Tama County36.6-4.3 pts
58Harrison County36.50 pts
59Winneshiek County36-5.4 pts
60Clay County36-1.5 pts
61Greene County36-0.8 pts
62Winnebago County35.9-3.2 pts
63Boone County35.8+4.1 pts
64Floyd County35.8-0.1 pts
65Mitchell County35.8+4.3 pts
66Webster County35.7-3.3 pts
67Calhoun County35.6-1.2 pts
68Jones County35.5-1.9 pts
69Bremer County35.2-0.2 pts
70Dallas County35.2+0.6 pts
71Howard County34.1+1.4 pts
72Davis County33.8-1.3 pts
73Marshall County33.7-4.3 pts
74Decatur County33-5.3 pts
75Allamakee County33+0.9 pts
76Franklin County32.9+3.1 pts
77Cerro Gordo County32.6-1.2 pts
78Montgomery County31.9-3.3 pts
79Chickasaw County30.7+0.5 pts
80Louisa County30.5-0.4 pts
81Iowa County30.2+5 pts
82Adair County30+0.4 pts
83Union County29.8-4.6 pts
84Mahaska County29.7-1.2 pts
85Grundy County29.5-2.3 pts
86Madison County29.2-9.9 pts
87Sac County29.1-2.4 pts
88Washington County28.6-3.3 pts
89Benton County28.6+0.3 pts
90Ida County28.4-0.5 pts
91Hamilton County28.2-2.4 pts
92Buena Vista County27.3-4.1 pts
93Lucas County26.7-8.4 pts
94Worth County26.4+1.3 pts
95Lyon County25.9+3 pts
96Plymouth County25-2.3 pts
97Humboldt County24.9+1.4 pts
98Fremont County24.7-4.8 pts
99Taylor County23.4+7.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/iowa-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/iowa-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/iowa-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Monroe County, with 64.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Taylor County, with 23.4% in 2022.

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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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