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

Ames, IA had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 41 cities in 2023, at 8.1%. Norwalk, IA had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Iowa was 2.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8.1Ames, IA

Lowest0.7Norwalk, IA

Median2.141 cities

Iowa2.3History

All cities, 2023

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Ames, IA	8.1	+0.4 pts
2	Iowa City, IA	6.5	-0 pts
3	Pella, IA	5.7	-0.5 pts
4	Fort Dodge, IA	4.2	+0.8 pts
5	North Liberty, IA	4.1	-0.2 pts
6	Dubuque, IA	3.9	0 pts
7	Davenport, IA	3.8	-0.1 pts
8	West Des Moines, IA	3.5	+0.3 pts
9	Oskaloosa, IA	3.4	-0.6 pts
10	Coralville, IA	3.4	+0.2 pts
11	Waverly, IA	3.2	+0.3 pts
12	Waukee, IA	3.1	+0.4 pts
13	Bettendorf, IA	3.1	+0.3 pts
14	Council Bluffs, IA	3	+0.5 pts
15	Ankeny, IA	2.9	-0.1 pts
16	Sioux City, IA	2.8	-0.2 pts
17	Carroll, IA	2.8	-0.5 pts
18	Clinton, IA	2.4	+0.2 pts
19	Grimes, IA	2.4	+0.6 pts
20	Cedar Rapids, IA	2.3	+0.1 pts
21	Storm Lake, IA	2.1	-0.1 pts
22	Des Moines, IA	2.1	-0.4 pts
23	Mason City, IA	2	+0.4 pts
24	Clive, IA	2	+0.2 pts
25	Newton, IA	1.9	-0.3 pts
26	Johnston, IA	1.9	+0.7 pts
26	Waterloo, IA	1.9	-0 pts
28	Marion, IA	1.8	+0.4 pts
28	Urbandale, IA	1.8	-0.4 pts
30	Cedar Falls, IA	1.8	-0.1 pts
31	Indianola, IA	1.7	-0.3 pts
32	Burlington, IA	1.6	-0.5 pts
33	Muscatine, IA	1.6	+0.2 pts
34	Boone, IA	1.4	-0.1 pts
34	Le Mars, IA	1.4	-0.7 pts
36	Pleasant Hill, IA	1.2	+0.5 pts
37	Spencer, IA	1.1	-0.6 pts
38	Altoona, IA	1	-0.5 pts
39	Ottumwa, IA	0.7	-0.4 pts
40	Marshalltown, IA	0.7	-0.2 pts
41	Norwalk, IA	0.7	-0.8 pts

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

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/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 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, 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

MLA 9

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, 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-state/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 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, 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-state/iowa-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

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, 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-state/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 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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/iowa-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Ames, IA, with 8.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Norwalk, IA, with 0.7% 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 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.