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

Ames, IA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 41 cities in 2023, at 19.6%. Altoona, IA had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Iowa was 6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.6Ames, IA
Lowest2.8Altoona, IA
Median5.541 cities
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All cities, 2023

Ames, IA: 19.6 %Ames, IA19.6Iowa City, IA: 13.9 %Iowa City, IA13.9Waverly, IA: 13.3 %Waverly, IA13.3Coralville, IA: 13 %Coralville, IA13Cedar Falls, IA: 11.6 %Cedar Falls, IA11.6Pella, IA: 11.4 %Pella, IA11.4West Des Moines, IA: 11.3 %West Des Moines, IA11.3Fort Dodge, IA: 10.8 %Fort Dodge, IA10.8Waukee, IA: 10.8 %Waukee, IA10.8Norwalk, IA: 10.5 %Norwalk, IA10.5North Liberty, IA: 9.5 %North Liberty, IA9.5Indianola, IA: 8.2 %Indianola, IA8.2Oskaloosa, IA: 7.7 %Oskaloosa, IA7.7Ankeny, IA: 7.4 %Ankeny, IA7.4Spencer, IA: 7.3 %Spencer, IA7.3Urbandale, IA: 6.5 %Urbandale, IA6.5Davenport, IA: 5.9 %Davenport, IA5.9Dubuque, IA: 5.9 %Dubuque, IA5.9Council Bluffs, IA: 5.8 %Council Bluffs, IA5.8Carroll, IA: 5.6 %Carroll, IA5.6Cedar Rapids, IA: 5.5 %Cedar Rapids, IA5.5Newton, IA: 5 %Newton, IA5Mason City, IA: 4.9 %Mason City, IA4.9Boone, IA: 4.9 %Boone, IA4.9Burlington, IA: 4.7 %Burlington, IA4.7Clinton, IA: 4.7 %Clinton, IA4.7Des Moines, IA: 4.7 %Des Moines, IA4.7Storm Lake, IA: 4.7 %Storm Lake, IA4.7Sioux City, IA: 4.4 %Sioux City, IA4.4Marion, IA: 4.3 %Marion, IA4.3Marshalltown, IA: 4.3 %Marshalltown, IA4.3Grimes, IA: 4.2 %Grimes, IA4.2Bettendorf, IA: 4.2 %Bettendorf, IA4.2Waterloo, IA: 4 %Waterloo, IA4Clive, IA: 3.9 %Clive, IA3.9Ottumwa, IA: 3.8 %Ottumwa, IA3.8Johnston, IA: 3.8 %Johnston, IA3.8Muscatine, IA: 3.7 %Muscatine, IA3.7Pleasant Hill, IA: 3.5 %Pleasant Hill, IA3.5Le Mars, IA: 3.4 %Le Mars, IA3.4Altoona, IA: 2.8 %Altoona, IA2.8Ames, IA: 19.6 %Ames, IA19.6Iowa City, IA: 13.9 %Iowa City, IA13.9Waverly, IA: 13.3 %Waverly, IA13.3Coralville, IA: 13 %Coralville, IA13Cedar Falls, IA: 11.6 %Cedar Falls, IA11.6Pella, IA: 11.4 %Pella, IA11.4West Des Moines, IA: 11.3 %West Des Moines, IA11.3Fort Dodge, IA: 10.8 %Fort Dodge, IA10.8Waukee, IA: 10.8 %Waukee, IA10.8Norwalk, IA: 10.5 %Norwalk, IA10.5North Liberty, IA: 9.5 %North Liberty, IA9.5Indianola, IA: 8.2 %Indianola, IA8.2Oskaloosa, IA: 7.7 %Oskaloosa, IA7.7Ankeny, IA: 7.4 %Ankeny, IA7.4Spencer, IA: 7.3 %Spencer, IA7.3Urbandale, IA: 6.5 %Urbandale, IA6.5Davenport, IA: 5.9 %Davenport, IA5.9Dubuque, IA: 5.9 %Dubuque, IA5.9Council Bluffs, IA: 5.8 %Council Bluffs, IA5.8Carroll, IA: 5.6 %Carroll, IA5.6Cedar Rapids, IA: 5.5 %Cedar Rapids, IA5.5Newton, IA: 5 %Newton, IA5Mason City, IA: 4.9 %Mason City, IA4.9Boone, IA: 4.9 %Boone, IA4.9Burlington, IA: 4.7 %Burlington, IA4.7Clinton, IA: 4.7 %Clinton, IA4.7Des Moines, IA: 4.7 %Des Moines, IA4.7Storm Lake, IA: 4.7 %Storm Lake, IA4.7Sioux City, IA: 4.4 %Sioux City, IA4.4Marion, IA: 4.3 %Marion, IA4.3Marshalltown, IA: 4.3 %Marshalltown, IA4.3Grimes, IA: 4.2 %Grimes, IA4.2Bettendorf, IA: 4.2 %Bettendorf, IA4.2Waterloo, IA: 4 %Waterloo, IA4Clive, IA: 3.9 %Clive, IA3.9Ottumwa, IA: 3.8 %Ottumwa, IA3.8Johnston, IA: 3.8 %Johnston, IA3.8Muscatine, IA: 3.7 %Muscatine, IA3.7Pleasant Hill, IA: 3.5 %Pleasant Hill, IA3.5Le Mars, IA: 3.4 %Le Mars, IA3.4Altoona, IA: 2.8 %Altoona, IA2.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ames, IA19.6+0.5 pts
2Iowa City, IA13.9+1 pts
3Waverly, IA13.3-0.3 pts
4Coralville, IA13+0.8 pts
5Cedar Falls, IA11.6-0.6 pts
6Pella, IA11.4-0.3 pts
7West Des Moines, IA11.3+0.1 pts
8Fort Dodge, IA10.8+0.9 pts
9Waukee, IA10.8-0.6 pts
10Norwalk, IA10.5-1.2 pts
11North Liberty, IA9.5-0.4 pts
12Indianola, IA8.2-0.5 pts
13Oskaloosa, IA7.7-1 pts
14Ankeny, IA7.4+0.3 pts
15Spencer, IA7.3-0.7 pts
16Urbandale, IA6.5-0.3 pts
17Davenport, IA5.9+0.3 pts
17Dubuque, IA5.9+0.3 pts
19Council Bluffs, IA5.8+0.2 pts
20Carroll, IA5.6-1.4 pts
21Cedar Rapids, IA5.5+0.1 pts
22Newton, IA5+0.6 pts
23Mason City, IA4.9+0.3 pts
24Boone, IA4.9-0.7 pts
25Burlington, IA4.7-0.3 pts
26Clinton, IA4.7-0.8 pts
26Des Moines, IA4.7-0.5 pts
28Storm Lake, IA4.7-0.5 pts
29Sioux City, IA4.4-0.2 pts
30Marion, IA4.3-0.6 pts
31Marshalltown, IA4.3+0.1 pts
32Grimes, IA4.2+1.2 pts
33Bettendorf, IA4.2-0.1 pts
34Waterloo, IA40 pts
35Clive, IA3.9+0.7 pts
36Ottumwa, IA3.8-0.9 pts
37Johnston, IA3.8+0.8 pts
38Muscatine, IA3.7+0.7 pts
39Pleasant Hill, IA3.5+1 pts
40Le Mars, IA3.4-0.8 pts
41Altoona, IA2.8-1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/iowa-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/iowa-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/iowa-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Ames, IA, with 19.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Altoona, IA, with 2.8% in 2023.

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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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