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USDA rental housing in Iowa

320 properties with USDA Section 515 or 514 loans, 7,162 apartments in 91 counties. 5,989 units carry USDA rental assistance. Dallas County has the most: 278 apartments.

Source: USDA Rural Development, Section 515/514 active properties file (data as of October 19, 2026).
CountyPropertiesApartmentsRental assistanceVacant
Adair County2103944
Allamakee County368604
Appanoose County414010912
Audubon County129222
Benton County4675614
Black Hawk County354481
Boone County479771
Bremer County5927610
Buchanan County819914114
Buena Vista County3584210
Butler County716412327
Calhoun County116125
Carroll County4766812
Cass County361513
Cedar County712310310
Cerro Gordo County272582
Cherokee County357526
Chickasaw County338305
Clarke County313712442
Clay County211610834
Clayton County692776
Clinton County223162
Dallas County527824347
Davis County360496
Decatur County2725815
Delaware County4908612
Des Moines County340396
Dickinson County370570
Dubuque County224193
Emmet County340286
Fayette County379676
Floyd County3726428
Fremont County123183
Greene County111114
Grundy County256383
Guthrie County113101
Hamilton County3443711
Hancock County124224
Hardin County41159514
Harrison County12402
Henry County614811711
Howard County123171
Humboldt County313510217
Ida County124241
Iowa County1020014919
Jackson County691848
Jasper County816115613
Jefferson County510410117
Johnson County356533
Jones County715012319
Keokuk County5856115
Kossuth County124240
Lee County818818120
Linn County1019217312
Louisa County2484410
Lucas County112123
Madison County1726216
Mahaska County824821240
Marion County142425
Marshall County3524215
Mitchell County2423817
Monona County11090
Montgomery County1880
Muscatine County576680
O'Brien County232265
Osceola County1100
Page County3876212
Plymouth County496935
Pocahontas County228152
Polk County614414413
Pottawattamie County332280
Poweshiek County922115952
Sac County116160
Scott County343366
Shelby County236305
Sioux County112121
Story County479666
Tama County412010820
Taylor County224227
Union County316413123
Van Buren County81341167
Wapello County254460
Warren County617614810
Washington County61311046
Wayne County360486
Webster County35480
Winnebago County460467
Winneshiek County323182
Woodbury County449326
Worth County228282
Wright County5685728

Equal housing opportunity. Properties financed by USDA Rural Development must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin. If you believe you were treated unfairly, you can file a complaint with HUD at 1-800-669-9777 or with USDA at 866-632-9992.

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