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

Ames, IA had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 41 cities in 2024, at 7.4%. Newton, IA had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Iowa was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.4Ames, IA
Lowest0.8Newton, IA
Median2.141 cities
Iowa2.2History

All cities, 2024

Ames, IA: 7.4 %Ames, IA7.4Iowa City, IA: 6.4 %Iowa City, IA6.4Waukee, IA: 4.1 %Waukee, IA4.1North Liberty, IA: 3.8 %North Liberty, IA3.8Dubuque, IA: 3.6 %Dubuque, IA3.6Oskaloosa, IA: 3.5 %Oskaloosa, IA3.5Davenport, IA: 3.5 %Davenport, IA3.5Waverly, IA: 3.3 %Waverly, IA3.3Fort Dodge, IA: 3.2 %Fort Dodge, IA3.2Pella, IA: 3.2 %Pella, IA3.2Council Bluffs, IA: 3.1 %Council Bluffs, IA3.1Ankeny, IA: 3 %Ankeny, IA3West Des Moines, IA: 2.9 %West Des Moines, IA2.9Bettendorf, IA: 2.9 %Bettendorf, IA2.9Storm Lake, IA: 2.8 %Storm Lake, IA2.8Carroll, IA: 2.8 %Carroll, IA2.8Sioux City, IA: 2.5 %Sioux City, IA2.5Coralville, IA: 2.3 %Coralville, IA2.3Marion, IA: 2.2 %Marion, IA2.2Urbandale, IA: 2.1 %Urbandale, IA2.1Clinton, IA: 2.1 %Clinton, IA2.1Cedar Falls, IA: 2.1 %Cedar Falls, IA2.1Des Moines, IA: 2.1 %Des Moines, IA2.1Grimes, IA: 2 %Grimes, IA2Indianola, IA: 2 %Indianola, IA2Cedar Rapids, IA: 2 %Cedar Rapids, IA2Mason City, IA: 1.8 %Mason City, IA1.8Waterloo, IA: 1.8 %Waterloo, IA1.8Clive, IA: 1.8 %Clive, IA1.8Johnston, IA: 1.7 %Johnston, IA1.7Le Mars, IA: 1.7 %Le Mars, IA1.7Burlington, IA: 1.6 %Burlington, IA1.6Boone, IA: 1.4 %Boone, IA1.4Muscatine, IA: 1.3 %Muscatine, IA1.3Spencer, IA: 1.2 %Spencer, IA1.2Marshalltown, IA: 1.2 %Marshalltown, IA1.2Altoona, IA: 0.9 %Altoona, IA0.9Ottumwa, IA: 0.9 %Ottumwa, IA0.9Norwalk, IA: 0.8 %Norwalk, IA0.8Pleasant Hill, IA: 0.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA0.8Newton, IA: 0.8 %Newton, IA0.8Ames, IA: 7.4 %Ames, IA7.4Iowa City, IA: 6.4 %Iowa City, IA6.4Waukee, IA: 4.1 %Waukee, IA4.1North Liberty, IA: 3.8 %North Liberty, IA3.8Dubuque, IA: 3.6 %Dubuque, IA3.6Oskaloosa, IA: 3.5 %Oskaloosa, IA3.5Davenport, IA: 3.5 %Davenport, IA3.5Waverly, IA: 3.3 %Waverly, IA3.3Fort Dodge, IA: 3.2 %Fort Dodge, IA3.2Pella, IA: 3.2 %Pella, IA3.2Council Bluffs, IA: 3.1 %Council Bluffs, IA3.1Ankeny, IA: 3 %Ankeny, IA3West Des Moines, IA: 2.9 %West Des Moines, IA2.9Bettendorf, IA: 2.9 %Bettendorf, IA2.9Storm Lake, IA: 2.8 %Storm Lake, IA2.8Carroll, IA: 2.8 %Carroll, IA2.8Sioux City, IA: 2.5 %Sioux City, IA2.5Coralville, IA: 2.3 %Coralville, IA2.3Marion, IA: 2.2 %Marion, IA2.2Urbandale, IA: 2.1 %Urbandale, IA2.1Clinton, IA: 2.1 %Clinton, IA2.1Cedar Falls, IA: 2.1 %Cedar Falls, IA2.1Des Moines, IA: 2.1 %Des Moines, IA2.1Grimes, IA: 2 %Grimes, IA2Indianola, IA: 2 %Indianola, IA2Cedar Rapids, IA: 2 %Cedar Rapids, IA2Mason City, IA: 1.8 %Mason City, IA1.8Waterloo, IA: 1.8 %Waterloo, IA1.8Clive, IA: 1.8 %Clive, IA1.8Johnston, IA: 1.7 %Johnston, IA1.7Le Mars, IA: 1.7 %Le Mars, IA1.7Burlington, IA: 1.6 %Burlington, IA1.6Boone, IA: 1.4 %Boone, IA1.4Muscatine, IA: 1.3 %Muscatine, IA1.3Spencer, IA: 1.2 %Spencer, IA1.2Marshalltown, IA: 1.2 %Marshalltown, IA1.2Altoona, IA: 0.9 %Altoona, IA0.9Ottumwa, IA: 0.9 %Ottumwa, IA0.9Norwalk, IA: 0.8 %Norwalk, IA0.8Pleasant Hill, IA: 0.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA0.8Newton, IA: 0.8 %Newton, IA0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Ames, IA7.4-0.7 pts
2Iowa City, IA6.4-0.1 pts
3Waukee, IA4.1+0.9 pts
4North Liberty, IA3.8-0.3 pts
5Dubuque, IA3.6-0.3 pts
6Oskaloosa, IA3.5+0.1 pts
7Davenport, IA3.5-0.3 pts
8Waverly, IA3.3+0.1 pts
9Fort Dodge, IA3.2-1 pts
10Pella, IA3.2-2.5 pts
11Council Bluffs, IA3.10 pts
12Ankeny, IA3+0.1 pts
13West Des Moines, IA2.9-0.6 pts
14Bettendorf, IA2.9-0.2 pts
15Storm Lake, IA2.8+0.7 pts
16Carroll, IA2.80 pts
17Sioux City, IA2.5-0.3 pts
18Coralville, IA2.3-1.1 pts
19Marion, IA2.2+0.4 pts
20Urbandale, IA2.1+0.3 pts
21Clinton, IA2.1-0.3 pts
22Cedar Falls, IA2.1+0.3 pts
23Des Moines, IA2.1-0 pts
24Grimes, IA2-0.3 pts
25Indianola, IA2+0.3 pts
26Cedar Rapids, IA2-0.3 pts
27Mason City, IA1.8-0.2 pts
28Waterloo, IA1.8-0.1 pts
29Clive, IA1.8-0.2 pts
30Johnston, IA1.7-0.2 pts
31Le Mars, IA1.7+0.3 pts
32Burlington, IA1.6-0 pts
33Boone, IA1.4-0 pts
34Muscatine, IA1.3-0.3 pts
35Spencer, IA1.2+0.2 pts
36Marshalltown, IA1.2+0.5 pts
37Altoona, IA0.9-0.1 pts
38Ottumwa, IA0.9+0.2 pts
39Norwalk, IA0.8+0.1 pts
39Pleasant Hill, IA0.8-0.4 pts
41Newton, IA0.8-1.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/iowa-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ames, IA, with 7.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Newton, IA, with 0.8% 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 state 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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