Lower-rate state profile

Iowa: lower per-capita complaints

Iowa shows 30,877 CFPB complaints (962.8/100K) - a lower-third per-capita rate. Compare companies and the product mix anyway.

Data updated 2026-08-14

30,877
Total complaints
962.8
Per 100K residents
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports
Top product
Equifax, Inc.
Most complaints

The verdict

Iowa residents have filed 30,877 CFPB complaints - 962.8 per 100,000 people, among the lowest complaint rates in the country (#46 of 52). Equifax, Inc. draws the most complaints in the state. Nearest per-capita peers: West Virginia and Wyoming.

#46
of 52 states by complaints per 100K
963
complaints per 100,000 residents
Credit reporting o…
most-complained product

Iowa vs all states by CFPB complaints per 100K

Where this state's per-capita complaint rate sits among every state and territory in the CFPB file (lower is better for residents)

963 Among the lowest rates lower rate than 87% of 52 states

States and territories, banded by CFPB complaints per 100,000 residents

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · 2026-08-14

Most-complained companies in Iowa

Absolute complaint volume for companies residents name most, a different cut from the per-capita state band above.

Equifax, Inc.6,423Transunion Intermediate Hold…6,215Experian Information Solutio…5,714Wells Fargo & Company826Capital One Financial Corpor…572Citibank, N.a.494U.S. Bancorp445JPMorgan Chase & Co.424

Top Companies in Iowa

Nearest per-capita peers: West Virginia; Wyoming; Maine.

1.Equifax, Inc. 6,423 Also complaint-heavy in Louisiana and Arizona. 2.Transunion Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 6,215 Also complaint-heavy in Idaho and Wyoming. 3.Experian Information Solutions Inc. 5,714 Also complaint-heavy in Missouri and Minnesota. 4.Wells Fargo & Company 826 Also complaint-heavy in Mississippi and South Dakota. 5.Capital One Financial Corporation 572 Also complaint-heavy in Montana and California. 6.Citibank, N.a. 494 Also complaint-heavy in South Carolina and Kentucky. 7.U.S. Bancorp 445 Also complaint-heavy in Vermont and Texas. 8.JPMorgan Chase & Co. 424 Also complaint-heavy in North Carolina and Connecticut. 9.Bank of America, National Association 419 Also complaint-heavy in Texas and North Carolina. 10.Block, Inc. 336 Also complaint-heavy in District of Columbia and New Hampshire. 11.Synchrony Financial 317 Also complaint-heavy in Georgia and Maryland. 12.Navient Solutions, LLC. 195 Also complaint-heavy in Idaho and Montana. 13.Discover Bank 193 Also complaint-heavy in North Carolina and South Carolina. 14.Encore Capital Group Inc. 187 Also complaint-heavy in Montana and California. 15.Resurgent Capital Services L.P. 174 Also complaint-heavy in Alabama and Massachusetts.

Rising year-over-year volume

Iowa in the lower-rate third

Consumers in Iowa have filed 30,877 CFPB complaints (962.8 per 100,000 residents) - a lower-third per-capita rate; small absolute counts still matter when a single company dominates. Even at a lower per-capita rate, "Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports" still dominates the local product mix. Equifax, Inc. draws the most complaints from Iowa residents in the top-companies table above. On the per-capita ladder, nearest peers are West Virginia and Wyoming.

Year-over-year, complaint volume from Iowa rose from 5,705 in 2024 to 9,468 in 2025 - a change of +66%. 2,245 complaints have been logged for 2026 so far in this extract, a partial year that should not be compared directly to a full prior year. On a thin volume book, percentage swings this large are often a few dozen complaints - read the absolute year counts in the table.

Educational data summary, not financial or legal advice. Population figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Population: U.S. Census Bureau estimates

Read our methodology - low per-capita states: how small counts are normalised.

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