For Final FY 2022, 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 1,240,335, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of Iowa is 620,168.
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 620,168. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $550 | Van Buren County | 7,310 | 7,310 |
| $579 | Worth County | 7,500 | 14,810 |
| $588 | Chickasaw County | 12,140 | 26,950 |
| $612 | Cherokee County, Iowa County | 27,805 | 54,755 |
| $618 | Ida County | 6,965 | 61,720 |
| $622 | Hancock County | 10,970 | 72,690 |
| $631 | Winnebago County | 10,545 | 83,235 |
| $632 | Sac County | 9,935 | 93,170 |
| $638 | Calhoun County | 9,815 | 102,985 |
| $639 | Floyd County, O'Brien County | 29,850 | 132,835 |
| $642 | Wayne County | 6,405 | 139,240 |
| $647 | Howard County | 9,320 | 148,560 |
| $655 | Humboldt County | 9,585 | 158,145 |
| $656 | Butler County | 14,820 | 172,965 |
| $657 | Delaware County | 17,325 | 190,290 |
| $667 | Plymouth County | 25,025 | 215,315 |
| $670 | Pocahontas County, Shelby County | 18,740 | 234,055 |
| $673 | Union County | 12,495 | 246,550 |
| $674 | Cass County | 13,325 | 259,875 |
| $680 | Carroll County | 20,430 | 280,305 |
| $682 | Adair County | 7,190 | 287,495 |
| $685 | Allamakee County, Jackson County | 33,350 | 320,845 |
| $688 | Fremont County | 6,985 | 327,830 |
| $690 | Decatur County | 8,105 | 335,935 |
| $692 | Palo Alto County | 9,110 | 345,045 |
| $694 | Audubon County, Osceola County | 11,860 | 356,905 |
| $697 | Hardin County | 17,240 | 374,145 |
| $700 | Monona County | 8,865 | 383,010 |
| $703 | Ringgold County | 4,985 | 387,995 |
| $705 | Greene County, Page County | 24,440 | 412,435 |
| $709 | Appanoose County, Mitchell County | 23,210 | 435,645 |
| $710 | Taylor County | 6,215 | 441,860 |
| $714 | Davis County | 8,835 | 450,695 |
| $722 | Crawford County | 17,130 | 467,825 |
| $726 | Keokuk County | 10,225 | 478,050 |
| $728 | Fayette County | 20,140 | 498,190 |
| $730 | Webster County | 36,945 | 535,135 |
| $732 | Winneshiek County | 20,575 | 555,710 |
| $733 | Kossuth County | 15,165 | 570,875 |
| $734 | Emmet County | 9,660 | 580,535 |
| $735 | Montgomery County, Wright County | 23,105 | 603,640 |
| $736 | Lyon County | 11,745 | 615,385 |
| $739 | Franklin County, Louisa County | 21,565 | 636,950 |
| $745 | Sioux County | 34,690 | 671,640 |
| $747 | Clayton County, Mahaska County | 40,010 | 711,650 |
| $751 | Lee County | 34,785 | 746,435 |
| $755 | Buena Vista County | 20,370 | 766,805 |
| $768 | Clay County, Tama County | 33,620 | 800,425 |
| $773 | Monroe County | 7,910 | 808,335 |
| $778 | Henry County | 19,865 | 828,200 |
| $779 | Jefferson County | 17,945 | 846,145 |
| $797 | Clinton County | 47,585 | 893,730 |
| $798 | Buchanan County, Poweshiek County | 39,530 | 933,260 |
| $808 | Hamilton County | 15,200 | 948,460 |
| $810 | Marshall County | 40,475 | 988,935 |
| $819 | Cedar County | 18,370 | 1,007,305 |
| $821 | Cerro Gordo County | 43,135 | 1,050,440 |
| $823 | Wapello County | 35,320 | 1,085,760 |
| $835 | Adams County, Marion County | 36,910 | 1,122,670 |
| $849 | Clarke County | 9,265 | 1,131,935 |
| $873 | Dickinson County | 17,000 | 1,148,935 |
| $874 | Des Moines County | 39,875 | 1,188,810 |
| $878 | Lucas County | 8,600 | 1,197,410 |
| $945 | Muscatine County | 42,925 | 1,240,335 |
The Iowa State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $739. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $757, the Iowa State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $739.
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