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Cities in Iowa by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024

Ames, IA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 41 cities in 2024, at 19%. Pleasant Hill, IA had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Iowa was 5.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19Ames, IA
Lowest2.9Pleasant Hill, IA
Median5.241 cities
Iowa5.9History

All cities, 2024

Ames, IA: 19 %Ames, IA19Iowa City, IA: 14.5 %Iowa City, IA14.5Waverly, IA: 12.4 %Waverly, IA12.4Cedar Falls, IA: 12.2 %Cedar Falls, IA12.2Norwalk, IA: 11.9 %Norwalk, IA11.9Waukee, IA: 10.6 %Waukee, IA10.6Fort Dodge, IA: 10.3 %Fort Dodge, IA10.3Coralville, IA: 10.3 %Coralville, IA10.3West Des Moines, IA: 10.1 %West Des Moines, IA10.1Indianola, IA: 8.8 %Indianola, IA8.8North Liberty, IA: 8.6 %North Liberty, IA8.6Pella, IA: 8.2 %Pella, IA8.2Oskaloosa, IA: 7.7 %Oskaloosa, IA7.7Urbandale, IA: 7.5 %Urbandale, IA7.5Ankeny, IA: 7.4 %Ankeny, IA7.4Dubuque, IA: 5.9 %Dubuque, IA5.9Cedar Rapids, IA: 5.7 %Cedar Rapids, IA5.7Davenport, IA: 5.6 %Davenport, IA5.6Storm Lake, IA: 5.3 %Storm Lake, IA5.3Council Bluffs, IA: 5.2 %Council Bluffs, IA5.2Mason City, IA: 5.2 %Mason City, IA5.2Des Moines, IA: 4.9 %Des Moines, IA4.9Spencer, IA: 4.8 %Spencer, IA4.8Clinton, IA: 4.7 %Clinton, IA4.7Newton, IA: 4.7 %Newton, IA4.7Carroll, IA: 4.7 %Carroll, IA4.7Marshalltown, IA: 4.5 %Marshalltown, IA4.5Marion, IA: 4.3 %Marion, IA4.3Burlington, IA: 4.2 %Burlington, IA4.2Waterloo, IA: 4.2 %Waterloo, IA4.2Sioux City, IA: 4.1 %Sioux City, IA4.1Bettendorf, IA: 4 %Bettendorf, IA4Le Mars, IA: 3.8 %Le Mars, IA3.8Clive, IA: 3.8 %Clive, IA3.8Boone, IA: 3.8 %Boone, IA3.8Grimes, IA: 3.6 %Grimes, IA3.6Muscatine, IA: 3.4 %Muscatine, IA3.4Johnston, IA: 3.3 %Johnston, IA3.3Altoona, IA: 3.1 %Altoona, IA3.1Ottumwa, IA: 3.1 %Ottumwa, IA3.1Pleasant Hill, IA: 2.9 %Pleasant Hill, IA2.9Ames, IA: 19 %Ames, IA19Iowa City, IA: 14.5 %Iowa City, IA14.5Waverly, IA: 12.4 %Waverly, IA12.4Cedar Falls, IA: 12.2 %Cedar Falls, IA12.2Norwalk, IA: 11.9 %Norwalk, IA11.9Waukee, IA: 10.6 %Waukee, IA10.6Fort Dodge, IA: 10.3 %Fort Dodge, IA10.3Coralville, IA: 10.3 %Coralville, IA10.3West Des Moines, IA: 10.1 %West Des Moines, IA10.1Indianola, IA: 8.8 %Indianola, IA8.8North Liberty, IA: 8.6 %North Liberty, IA8.6Pella, IA: 8.2 %Pella, IA8.2Oskaloosa, IA: 7.7 %Oskaloosa, IA7.7Urbandale, IA: 7.5 %Urbandale, IA7.5Ankeny, IA: 7.4 %Ankeny, IA7.4Dubuque, IA: 5.9 %Dubuque, IA5.9Cedar Rapids, IA: 5.7 %Cedar Rapids, IA5.7Davenport, IA: 5.6 %Davenport, IA5.6Storm Lake, IA: 5.3 %Storm Lake, IA5.3Council Bluffs, IA: 5.2 %Council Bluffs, IA5.2Mason City, IA: 5.2 %Mason City, IA5.2Des Moines, IA: 4.9 %Des Moines, IA4.9Spencer, IA: 4.8 %Spencer, IA4.8Clinton, IA: 4.7 %Clinton, IA4.7Newton, IA: 4.7 %Newton, IA4.7Carroll, IA: 4.7 %Carroll, IA4.7Marshalltown, IA: 4.5 %Marshalltown, IA4.5Marion, IA: 4.3 %Marion, IA4.3Burlington, IA: 4.2 %Burlington, IA4.2Waterloo, IA: 4.2 %Waterloo, IA4.2Sioux City, IA: 4.1 %Sioux City, IA4.1Bettendorf, IA: 4 %Bettendorf, IA4Le Mars, IA: 3.8 %Le Mars, IA3.8Clive, IA: 3.8 %Clive, IA3.8Boone, IA: 3.8 %Boone, IA3.8Grimes, IA: 3.6 %Grimes, IA3.6Muscatine, IA: 3.4 %Muscatine, IA3.4Johnston, IA: 3.3 %Johnston, IA3.3Altoona, IA: 3.1 %Altoona, IA3.1Ottumwa, IA: 3.1 %Ottumwa, IA3.1Pleasant Hill, IA: 2.9 %Pleasant Hill, IA2.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Ames, IA19-0.7 pts
2Iowa City, IA14.5+0.6 pts
3Waverly, IA12.4-0.9 pts
4Cedar Falls, IA12.2+0.6 pts
5Norwalk, IA11.9+1.4 pts
6Waukee, IA10.6-0.2 pts
7Fort Dodge, IA10.3-0.5 pts
8Coralville, IA10.3-2.8 pts
9West Des Moines, IA10.1-1.2 pts
10Indianola, IA8.8+0.5 pts
11North Liberty, IA8.6-0.9 pts
12Pella, IA8.2-3.2 pts
13Oskaloosa, IA7.70 pts
14Urbandale, IA7.5+1 pts
15Ankeny, IA7.4-0 pts
16Dubuque, IA5.90 pts
17Cedar Rapids, IA5.7+0.2 pts
18Davenport, IA5.6-0.3 pts
19Storm Lake, IA5.3+0.6 pts
20Council Bluffs, IA5.2-0.6 pts
21Mason City, IA5.2+0.2 pts
22Des Moines, IA4.9+0.2 pts
23Spencer, IA4.8-2.5 pts
24Clinton, IA4.7-0 pts
25Newton, IA4.7-0.3 pts
26Carroll, IA4.7-1 pts
27Marshalltown, IA4.5+0.2 pts
28Marion, IA4.3-0.1 pts
29Burlington, IA4.2-0.5 pts
30Waterloo, IA4.2+0.2 pts
31Sioux City, IA4.1-0.3 pts
32Bettendorf, IA4-0.2 pts
33Le Mars, IA3.8+0.4 pts
34Clive, IA3.8-0.1 pts
35Boone, IA3.8-1.2 pts
36Grimes, IA3.6-0.6 pts
37Muscatine, IA3.4-0.3 pts
38Johnston, IA3.3-0.5 pts
39Altoona, IA3.1+0.3 pts
40Ottumwa, IA3.1-0.8 pts
41Pleasant Hill, IA2.9-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Iowa by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/iowa-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Iowa by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/iowa-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Iowa by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/iowa-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Ames, IA, with 19% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Pleasant Hill, IA, with 2.9% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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