Disclaimer: IRS Collection Financial Standards are intended for use in calculating repayment of delinquent taxes. These Standards are effective on June 29, 2026, for purposes of federal tax administration only. Expense information for use in bankruptcy calculations can be found on the website for the U.S. Trustee Program.

The housing and utilities standards are derived from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and are provided by state down to the county level. The standard for a particular county and family size includes both housing and utilities allowed for a taxpayer's primary place of residence. Generally, the total number of persons allowed for determining family size should be the same as those allowed as exemptions on the taxpayer's most recent year income tax return.

Housing and utilities standards include mortgage or rent, property taxes, interest, insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas, electric, water, heating oil, garbage collection, residential telephone service, cell phone service, cable television, and Internet service. The tables include five categories for one, two, three, four, and five or more persons in a household.

The taxpayer is allowed the standard amount, or the amount actually spent on housing and utilities, whichever is less. If the amount claimed is more than the total allowed by the housing and utilities standards, the taxpayer must provide documentation to substantiate those expenses are necessary living expenses.

Maximum Monthly Allowance
County2026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 12026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 22026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 32026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 42026 Published ALE Housing Expense for a Family of 5
Adair County$1,522$1,788$1,884$2,101$2,135
Adams County$1,472$1,729$1,822$2,032$2,064
Allamakee County$1,532$1,799$1,896$2,114$2,148
Appanoose County$1,446$1,698$1,789$1,995$2,027
Audubon County$1,357$1,594$1,680$1,873$1,903
Benton County$1,653$1,942$2,046$2,281$2,318
Black Hawk County$1,572$1,846$1,945$2,169$2,204
Boone County$1,746$2,051$2,161$2,410$2,448
Bremer County$1,706$2,004$2,112$2,355$2,393
Buchanan County$1,526$1,793$1,889$2,106$2,140
Buena Vista County$1,488$1,747$1,841$2,053$2,086
Butler County$1,477$1,735$1,828$2,038$2,071
Calhoun County$1,283$1,507$1,588$1,771$1,799
Carroll County$1,383$1,625$1,712$1,909$1,940
Cass County$1,313$1,542$1,625$1,812$1,841
Cedar County$1,650$1,938$2,042$2,277$2,314
Cerro Gordo County$1,517$1,781$1,877$2,093$2,127
Cherokee County$1,467$1,722$1,815$2,024$2,056
Chickasaw County$1,489$1,749$1,843$2,055$2,088
Clarke County$1,560$1,833$1,931$2,153$2,188
Clay County$1,532$1,799$1,896$2,114$2,148
Clayton County$1,507$1,770$1,865$2,079$2,113
Clinton County$1,490$1,750$1,844$2,056$2,089
Crawford County$1,439$1,690$1,781$1,986$2,018
Dallas County$2,200$2,584$2,723$3,036$3,085
Davis County$1,553$1,824$1,922$2,143$2,178
Decatur County$1,442$1,694$1,785$1,990$2,022
Delaware County$1,648$1,935$2,039$2,273$2,310
Des Moines County$1,418$1,665$1,755$1,957$1,988
Dickinson County$1,657$1,946$2,051$2,287$2,324
Dubuque County$1,686$1,981$2,087$2,327$2,365
Emmet County$1,266$1,487$1,567$1,747$1,775
Fayette County$1,408$1,654$1,743$1,943$1,975
Floyd County$1,450$1,703$1,794$2,000$2,033
Franklin County$1,315$1,544$1,627$1,814$1,843
Fremont County$1,458$1,713$1,805$2,013$2,045
Greene County$1,368$1,607$1,693$1,888$1,918
Grundy County$1,623$1,907$2,009$2,240$2,276
Guthrie County$1,597$1,876$1,977$2,204$2,240
Hamilton County$1,500$1,761$1,856$2,069$2,103
Hancock County$1,359$1,596$1,682$1,875$1,906
Hardin County$1,406$1,651$1,740$1,940$1,971
Harrison County$1,509$1,773$1,868$2,083$2,116
Henry County$1,474$1,731$1,824$2,034$2,067
Howard County$1,408$1,653$1,742$1,942$1,974
Humboldt County$1,431$1,681$1,771$1,975$2,007
Ida County$1,292$1,517$1,599$1,783$1,812
Iowa County$1,639$1,925$2,028$2,261$2,298
Jackson County$1,526$1,792$1,888$2,105$2,139
Jasper County$1,548$1,818$1,916$2,136$2,171
Jefferson County$1,530$1,796$1,893$2,111$2,145
Johnson County$2,018$2,370$2,497$2,784$2,829
Jones County$1,600$1,879$1,980$2,208$2,243
Keokuk County$1,359$1,596$1,682$1,875$1,906
Kossuth County$1,416$1,664$1,753$1,955$1,986
Lee County$1,463$1,719$1,811$2,019$2,052
Linn County$1,705$2,002$2,110$2,353$2,391
Louisa County$1,453$1,706$1,798$2,005$2,037
Lucas County$1,504$1,767$1,862$2,076$2,110
Lyon County$1,531$1,798$1,895$2,113$2,147
Madison County$1,841$2,162$2,278$2,540$2,581
Mahaska County$1,446$1,698$1,789$1,995$2,027
Marion County$1,673$1,964$2,070$2,308$2,345
Marshall County$1,488$1,748$1,842$2,054$2,087
Mills County$1,763$2,071$2,182$2,433$2,472
Mitchell County$1,472$1,729$1,822$2,032$2,064
Monona County$1,370$1,609$1,695$1,890$1,920
Monroe County$1,410$1,656$1,745$1,946$1,977
Montgomery County$1,288$1,513$1,594$1,777$1,806
Muscatine County$1,568$1,841$1,940$2,163$2,198
O'Brien County$1,509$1,773$1,868$2,083$2,116
Osceola County$1,407$1,652$1,741$1,941$1,973
Page County$1,356$1,592$1,678$1,871$1,901
Palo Alto County$1,350$1,586$1,671$1,863$1,893
Plymouth County$1,569$1,843$1,942$2,165$2,200
Pocahontas County$1,332$1,565$1,649$1,839$1,868
Polk County$1,840$2,161$2,277$2,539$2,580
Pottawattamie County$1,628$1,912$2,015$2,247$2,283
Poweshiek County$1,702$1,999$2,106$2,348$2,386
Ringgold County$1,866$2,192$2,310$2,576$2,617
Sac County$1,338$1,572$1,656$1,846$1,876
Scott County$1,694$1,990$2,097$2,338$2,376
Shelby County$1,483$1,742$1,836$2,047$2,080
Sioux County$1,765$2,073$2,184$2,435$2,474
Story County$1,813$2,130$2,244$2,502$2,542
Tama County$1,481$1,740$1,833$2,044$2,077
Taylor County$1,341$1,575$1,660$1,851$1,881
Union County$1,418$1,665$1,755$1,957$1,988
Van Buren County$1,518$1,783$1,879$2,095$2,129
Wapello County$1,405$1,650$1,739$1,939$1,970
Warren County$1,904$2,237$2,357$2,628$2,670
Washington County$1,681$1,975$2,081$2,320$2,358
Wayne County$1,376$1,616$1,703$1,899$1,929
Webster County$1,440$1,691$1,782$1,987$2,019
Winnebago County$1,361$1,598$1,684$1,878$1,908
Winneshiek County$1,676$1,968$2,074$2,313$2,350
Woodbury County$1,571$1,845$1,944$2,168$2,203
Worth County$1,359$1,596$1,682$1,875$1,906
Wright County$1,356$1,592$1,678$1,871$1,901