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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 2023, at 63.3%. Worth County had the lowest, at 22.5%. The median was 37.8% and the figure for Iowa was 43.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.3Monroe County
Lowest22.5Worth County
Median37.899 counties
Iowa43.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 35.8 %Adams County: 38.6 %Allamakee County: 32.6 %Appanoose County: 44.1 %Audubon County: 48.3 %Benton County: 32.4 %Black Hawk County: 48.1 %Boone County: 33.3 %Bremer County: 31.4 %Buchanan County: 40.3 %Buena Vista County: 31.3 %Butler County: 35 %Calhoun County: 34.1 %Carroll County: 42.8 %Cass County: 49.2 %Cedar County: 45.9 %Cerro Gordo County: 31.7 %Cherokee County: 44.8 %Chickasaw County: 30.2 %Clarke County: 37.5 %Clay County: 34.3 %Clayton County: 43.3 %Clinton County: 45.2 %Crawford County: 36.3 %Dallas County: 36 %Davis County: 33.1 %Decatur County: 33.5 %Delaware County: 44.7 %Des Moines County: 56.1 %Dickinson County: 40.3 %Dubuque County: 45.2 %Emmet County: 36.8 %Fayette County: 46.5 %Floyd County: 34 %Franklin County: 32 %Fremont County: 28.6 %Greene County: 37.3 %Grundy County: 31.2 %Guthrie County: 42 %Hamilton County: 35.8 %Hancock County: 43.5 %Hardin County: 45.1 %Harrison County: 36.1 %Henry County: 43.2 %Howard County: 29 %Humboldt County: 25.4 %Ida County: 27.5 %Iowa County: 30.7 %Jackson County: 41.8 %Jasper County: 45.9 %Jefferson County: 56.9 %Johnson County: 56.6 %Jones County: 31.6 %Keokuk County: 42.7 %Kossuth County: 37.8 %Lee County: 47.5 %Linn County: 44 %Louisa County: 27.2 %Lucas County: 33.3 %Lyon County: 30.9 %Madison County: 30.3 %Mahaska County: 33.6 %Marion County: 40 %Marshall County: 32.6 %Mills County: 33.3 %Mitchell County: 36.4 %Monona County: 41.6 %Monroe County: 63.3 %Montgomery County: 45.1 %Muscatine County: 39.9 %O'Brien County: 35.9 %Osceola County: 49.8 %Page County: 42.6 %Palo Alto County: 36.9 %Plymouth County: 29.3 %Pocahontas County: 37.3 %Polk County: 44.2 %Pottawattamie County: 45.2 %Poweshiek County: 42.1 %Ringgold County: 46.4 %Sac County: 29.9 %Scott County: 47.3 %Shelby County: 46.6 %Sioux County: 38.4 %Story County: 51.2 %Tama County: 39.8 %Taylor County: 22.8 %Union County: 33.5 %Van Buren County: 40.9 %Wapello County: 46.7 %Warren County: 41 %Washington County: 31.3 %Wayne County: 36.5 %Webster County: 37.5 %Winnebago County: 40 %Winneshiek County: 35.2 %Woodbury County: 41.3 %Worth County: 22.5 %Wright County: 44.1 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Monroe County: 63.3 %Monroe County63.3Jefferson County: 56.9 %Jefferson County56.9Johnson County: 56.6 %Johnson County56.6Des Moines County: 56.1 %Des Moines County56.1Story County: 51.2 %Story County51.2Osceola County: 49.8 %Osceola County49.8Cass County: 49.2 %Cass County49.2Audubon County: 48.3 %Audubon County48.3Black Hawk County: 48.1 %Black Hawk County48.1Lee County: 47.5 %Lee County47.5Scott County: 47.3 %Scott County47.3Wapello County: 46.7 %Wapello County46.7Shelby County: 46.6 %Shelby County46.6Fayette County: 46.5 %Fayette County46.5Ringgold County: 46.4 %Ringgold County46.4Cedar County: 45.9 %Cedar County45.9Jasper County: 45.9 %Jasper County45.9Pottawattamie County: 45.2 %Pottawattamie County45.2Dubuque County: 45.2 %Dubuque County45.2Clinton County: 45.2 %Clinton County45.2Montgomery County: 45.1 %Montgomery County45.1Hardin County: 45.1 %Hardin County45.1Cherokee County: 44.8 %Cherokee County44.8Delaware County: 44.7 %Delaware County44.7Polk County: 44.2 %Polk County44.2Appanoose County: 44.1 %Appanoose County44.1Wright County: 44.1 %Wright County44.1Linn County: 44 %Linn County44Hancock County: 43.5 %Hancock County43.5Clayton County: 43.3 %Clayton County43.3Henry County: 43.2 %Henry County43.2Carroll County: 42.8 %Carroll County42.8Keokuk County: 42.7 %Keokuk County42.7Page County: 42.6 %Page County42.6Poweshiek County: 42.1 %Poweshiek County42.1Guthrie County: 42 %Guthrie County42Jackson County: 41.8 %Jackson County41.8Monona County: 41.6 %Monona County41.6Woodbury County: 41.3 %Woodbury County41.3Warren County: 41 %Warren County41Monroe County: 63.3 %Monroe County63.3Jefferson County: 56.9 %Jefferson County56.9Johnson County: 56.6 %Johnson County56.6Des Moines County: 56.1 %Des Moines County56.1Story County: 51.2 %Story County51.2Osceola County: 49.8 %Osceola County49.8Cass County: 49.2 %Cass County49.2Audubon County: 48.3 %Audubon County48.3Black Hawk County: 48.1 %Black Hawk County48.1Lee County: 47.5 %Lee County47.5Scott County: 47.3 %Scott County47.3Wapello County: 46.7 %Wapello County46.7Shelby County: 46.6 %Shelby County46.6Fayette County: 46.5 %Fayette County46.5Ringgold County: 46.4 %Ringgold County46.4Cedar County: 45.9 %Cedar County45.9Jasper County: 45.9 %Jasper County45.9Pottawattamie County: 45.2 %Pottawattamie County45.2Dubuque County: 45.2 %Dubuque County45.2Clinton County: 45.2 %Clinton County45.2Montgomery County: 45.1 %Montgomery County45.1Hardin County: 45.1 %Hardin County45.1Cherokee County: 44.8 %Cherokee County44.8Delaware County: 44.7 %Delaware County44.7Polk County: 44.2 %Polk County44.2Appanoose County: 44.1 %Appanoose County44.1Wright County: 44.1 %Wright County44.1Linn County: 44 %Linn County44Hancock County: 43.5 %Hancock County43.5Clayton County: 43.3 %Clayton County43.3Henry County: 43.2 %Henry County43.2Carroll County: 42.8 %Carroll County42.8Keokuk County: 42.7 %Keokuk County42.7Page County: 42.6 %Page County42.6Poweshiek County: 42.1 %Poweshiek County42.1Guthrie County: 42 %Guthrie County42Jackson County: 41.8 %Jackson County41.8Monona County: 41.6 %Monona County41.6Woodbury County: 41.3 %Woodbury County41.3Warren County: 41 %Warren County41
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Monroe County63.3-1.3 pts
2Jefferson County56.9+1.9 pts
3Johnson County56.6-0.3 pts
4Des Moines County56.1-2.4 pts
5Story County51.20 pts
6Osceola County49.8+7.1 pts
7Cass County49.2-2.3 pts
8Audubon County48.3+6.8 pts
9Black Hawk County48.1-1.9 pts
10Lee County47.5+1.2 pts
11Scott County47.3+1.7 pts
12Wapello County46.7-1.6 pts
13Shelby County46.6-5.4 pts
14Fayette County46.5+0.2 pts
15Ringgold County46.4+1.3 pts
16Cedar County45.9+1.8 pts
17Jasper County45.9+0.1 pts
18Pottawattamie County45.2-3.1 pts
19Dubuque County45.2-0.9 pts
20Clinton County45.2+3 pts
21Montgomery County45.1+13.2 pts
22Hardin County45.1+1 pts
23Cherokee County44.8+5.5 pts
24Delaware County44.7+5.3 pts
25Polk County44.2+1.1 pts
26Appanoose County44.1-2.5 pts
27Wright County44.1+2.3 pts
28Linn County44+0.4 pts
29Hancock County43.5+5.7 pts
30Clayton County43.3+1.4 pts
31Henry County43.2+5.1 pts
32Carroll County42.8-4.4 pts
33Keokuk County42.7-1.3 pts
34Page County42.6-3.4 pts
35Poweshiek County42.1-0.1 pts
36Guthrie County42+1.9 pts
37Jackson County41.8-3.2 pts
38Monona County41.6-1.1 pts
39Woodbury County41.3+0.9 pts
40Warren County41-1.9 pts
41Van Buren County40.9-2.2 pts
42Dickinson County40.3-6.2 pts
43Buchanan County40.3-0.6 pts
44Winnebago County40+4.1 pts
45Marion County40+0.1 pts
46Muscatine County39.9-1.8 pts
47Tama County39.8+3.2 pts
48Adams County38.6+1.3 pts
49Sioux County38.4-3.4 pts
50Kossuth County37.8-2 pts
51Clarke County37.5-14.9 pts
51Webster County37.5+1.8 pts
53Greene County37.3+1.4 pts
54Pocahontas County37.3-5.3 pts
55Palo Alto County36.9-0.3 pts
56Emmet County36.8-2.3 pts
57Wayne County36.5-1.8 pts
58Mitchell County36.4+0.6 pts
59Crawford County36.3-0.9 pts
60Harrison County36.1-0.4 pts
61Dallas County36+0.8 pts
62O'Brien County35.9-2.2 pts
63Hamilton County35.8+7.6 pts
64Adair County35.8+5.8 pts
65Winneshiek County35.2-0.9 pts
66Butler County35-3.8 pts
67Clay County34.3-1.7 pts
68Calhoun County34.1-1.5 pts
69Floyd County34-1.8 pts
70Mahaska County33.6+4 pts
71Decatur County33.5+0.5 pts
72Union County33.5+3.6 pts
73Lucas County33.3+6.7 pts
74Boone County33.3-2.5 pts
74Mills County33.3-5 pts
76Davis County33.1-0.7 pts
77Marshall County32.6-1.1 pts
78Allamakee County32.6-0.4 pts
79Benton County32.4+3.8 pts
80Franklin County32-0.9 pts
81Cerro Gordo County31.7-0.9 pts
82Jones County31.6-3.9 pts
83Bremer County31.4-3.8 pts
84Washington County31.3+2.7 pts
85Buena Vista County31.3+4 pts
86Grundy County31.2+1.7 pts
87Lyon County30.9+5 pts
88Iowa County30.7+0.5 pts
89Madison County30.3+1.1 pts
90Chickasaw County30.2-0.4 pts
91Sac County29.9+0.9 pts
92Plymouth County29.3+4.3 pts
93Howard County29-5.2 pts
94Fremont County28.6+3.9 pts
95Ida County27.5-0.9 pts
96Louisa County27.2-3.3 pts
97Humboldt County25.4+0.5 pts
98Taylor County22.8-0.6 pts
99Worth County22.5-3.9 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/iowa-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/iowa-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/iowa-counties?period=2023 (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 63.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Worth County, with 22.5% in 2023.

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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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