For Final FY 2018, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for Iowa. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of Iowa is 1,299,655, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of Iowa is 649,828.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of Iowa are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 649,828. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $457 | Ida County | 7,089 | 7,089 |
| $518 | Chickasaw County | 12,439 | 19,528 |
| $520 | Adams County | 4,029 | 23,557 |
| $523 | Ringgold County | 5,131 | 28,688 |
| $526 | Pocahontas County | 7,310 | 35,998 |
| $536 | Palo Alto County | 9,421 | 45,419 |
| $542 | Winnebago County | 10,866 | 56,285 |
| $547 | Audubon County | 6,119 | 62,404 |
| $550 | Calhoun County | 9,670 | 72,074 |
| $555 | Cherokee County | 12,072 | 84,146 |
| $558 | Franklin County | 10,680 | 94,826 |
| $559 | Van Buren County | 7,570 | 102,396 |
| $567 | Sac County | 10,350 | 112,746 |
| $574 | Worth County | 7,598 | 120,344 |
| $579 | Iowa County | 16,355 | 136,699 |
| $583 | Cass County | 13,956 | 150,655 |
| $584 | Floyd County, Hancock County | 27,644 | 178,299 |
| $585 | Wayne County | 6,403 | 184,702 |
| $586 | Howard County | 9,566 | 194,268 |
| $592 | Decatur County | 8,457 | 202,725 |
| $594 | Emmet County, O'Brien County | 24,700 | 227,425 |
| $596 | Allamakee County | 14,330 | 241,755 |
| $597 | Delaware County | 17,764 | 259,519 |
| $602 | Keokuk County, Union County | 23,045 | 282,564 |
| $604 | Butler County | 14,867 | 297,431 |
| $605 | Kossuth County | 15,543 | 312,974 |
| $608 | Lyon County | 11,581 | 324,555 |
| $611 | Clay County, Hardin County | 34,201 | 358,756 |
| $613 | Monona County | 9,243 | 367,999 |
| $614 | Wright County | 13,229 | 381,228 |
| $617 | Fremont County | 7,441 | 388,669 |
| $618 | Appanoose County | 12,887 | 401,556 |
| $619 | Osceola County | 6,462 | 408,018 |
| $620 | Fayette County | 20,880 | 428,898 |
| $622 | Taylor County | 6,317 | 435,215 |
| $623 | Carroll County, Montgomery County | 31,556 | 466,771 |
| $628 | Clayton County | 18,129 | 484,900 |
| $629 | Adair County | 7,682 | 492,582 |
| $632 | Page County | 15,932 | 508,514 |
| $635 | Crawford County | 17,096 | 525,610 |
| $636 | Humboldt County, Mitchell County | 20,591 | 546,201 |
| $637 | Jackson County | 19,848 | 566,049 |
| $639 | Webster County | 38,013 | 604,062 |
| $646 | Lee County | 35,862 | 639,924 |
| $650 | Greene County, Winneshiek County | 30,392 | 670,316 |
| $651 | Buena Vista County, Sioux County | 53,964 | 724,280 |
| $659 | Henry County | 20,145 | 744,425 |
| $668 | Shelby County | 12,167 | 756,592 |
| $670 | Monroe County | 7,970 | 764,562 |
| $672 | Davis County | 8,753 | 773,315 |
| $676 | Buchanan County | 20,958 | 794,273 |
| $683 | Jasper County | 36,842 | 831,115 |
| $685 | Tama County | 17,767 | 848,882 |
| $686 | Cedar County | 18,499 | 867,381 |
| $687 | Boone County | 26,306 | 893,687 |
| $688 | Lucas County | 8,898 | 902,585 |
| $691 | Hamilton County | 15,673 | 918,258 |
| $692 | Poweshiek County | 18,914 | 937,172 |
| $693 | Dickinson County | 16,667 | 953,839 |
| $695 | Mahaska County | 22,381 | 976,220 |
| $699 | Louisa County | 11,387 | 987,607 |
| $704 | Clinton County | 49,116 | 1,036,723 |
| $720 | Cerro Gordo County | 44,151 | 1,080,874 |
| $723 | Wapello County | 35,625 | 1,116,499 |
| $728 | Clarke County, Des Moines County, Marshall County | 90,259 | 1,206,758 |
| $732 | Marion County | 33,309 | 1,240,067 |
| $746 | Jefferson County | 16,843 | 1,256,910 |
| $817 | Muscatine County | 42,745 | 1,299,655 |
The Iowa State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $650. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $697, the Iowa State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $650.
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