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

Winnebago County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 99 counties in 2023, at 6%. Jones County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for Iowa was 2.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest0.2Jones County
Median1.799 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 1 %Adams County: 0.6 %Allamakee County: 1.1 %Appanoose County: 2.1 %Audubon County: 0.9 %Benton County: 0.5 %Black Hawk County: 1.7 %Boone County: 0.9 %Bremer County: 2 %Buchanan County: 1.3 %Buena Vista County: 1.7 %Butler County: 0.6 %Calhoun County: 1.5 %Carroll County: 1.7 %Cass County: 1.3 %Cedar County: 1.1 %Cerro Gordo County: 2.3 %Cherokee County: 1 %Chickasaw County: 1.1 %Clarke County: 0.2 %Clay County: 1.1 %Clayton County: 2.2 %Clinton County: 1.7 %Crawford County: 2.9 %Dallas County: 2.6 %Davis County: 1.1 %Decatur County: 3.9 %Delaware County: 0.6 %Des Moines County: 1.8 %Dickinson County: 1.9 %Dubuque County: 3.1 %Emmet County: 3.5 %Fayette County: 2.5 %Floyd County: 1.1 %Franklin County: 1.5 %Fremont County: 2.4 %Greene County: 0.9 %Grundy County: 1.6 %Guthrie County: 1.6 %Hamilton County: 1 %Hancock County: 3.2 %Hardin County: 0.9 %Harrison County: 2.5 %Henry County: 2.1 %Howard County: 2.2 %Humboldt County: 2.7 %Ida County: 2.3 %Iowa County: 1.7 %Jackson County: 1.3 %Jasper County: 1.5 %Jefferson County: 4.5 %Johnson County: 4.6 %Jones County: 0.2 %Keokuk County: 3.2 %Kossuth County: 2.3 %Lee County: 1.4 %Linn County: 1.9 %Louisa County: 0.5 %Lucas County: 2.5 %Lyon County: 2.2 %Madison County: 0.5 %Mahaska County: 2.1 %Marion County: 2.5 %Marshall County: 0.7 %Mills County: 5 %Mitchell County: 1.8 %Monona County: 1.2 %Monroe County: 2.7 %Montgomery County: 2 %Muscatine County: 1.2 %O'Brien County: 2 %Osceola County: 1.1 %Page County: 3.5 %Palo Alto County: 1.2 %Plymouth County: 1.4 %Pocahontas County: 3.9 %Polk County: 2.1 %Pottawattamie County: 2.7 %Poweshiek County: 5 %Ringgold County: 1.3 %Sac County: 1.1 %Scott County: 3.6 %Shelby County: 1.9 %Sioux County: 2.1 %Story County: 5.8 %Tama County: 1.5 %Taylor County: 1.2 %Union County: 0.9 %Van Buren County: 2 %Wapello County: 0.5 %Warren County: 1 %Washington County: 1.6 %Wayne County: 1.9 %Webster County: 3.1 %Winnebago County: 6 %Winneshiek County: 3.2 %Woodbury County: 2.6 %Worth County: 1.9 %Wright County: 1.1 %
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  • 1.7 to 2.1
  • 2.1 to 2.9
  • 2.9 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Winnebago County: 6 %Winnebago County6Story County: 5.8 %Story County5.8Mills County: 5 %Mills County5Poweshiek County: 5 %Poweshiek County5Johnson County: 4.6 %Johnson County4.6Jefferson County: 4.5 %Jefferson County4.5Decatur County: 3.9 %Decatur County3.9Pocahontas County: 3.9 %Pocahontas County3.9Scott County: 3.6 %Scott County3.6Page County: 3.5 %Page County3.5Emmet County: 3.5 %Emmet County3.5Hancock County: 3.2 %Hancock County3.2Keokuk County: 3.2 %Keokuk County3.2Winneshiek County: 3.2 %Winneshiek County3.2Dubuque County: 3.1 %Dubuque County3.1Webster County: 3.1 %Webster County3.1Crawford County: 2.9 %Crawford County2.9Pottawattamie County: 2.7 %Pottawattamie County2.7Monroe County: 2.7 %Monroe County2.7Humboldt County: 2.7 %Humboldt County2.7Woodbury County: 2.6 %Woodbury County2.6Dallas County: 2.6 %Dallas County2.6Fayette County: 2.5 %Fayette County2.5Harrison County: 2.5 %Harrison County2.5Marion County: 2.5 %Marion County2.5Lucas County: 2.5 %Lucas County2.5Fremont County: 2.4 %Fremont County2.4Kossuth County: 2.3 %Kossuth County2.3Ida County: 2.3 %Ida County2.3Cerro Gordo County: 2.3 %Cerro Gordo County2.3Howard County: 2.2 %Howard County2.2Lyon County: 2.2 %Lyon County2.2Clayton County: 2.2 %Clayton County2.2Appanoose County: 2.1 %Appanoose County2.1Henry County: 2.1 %Henry County2.1Polk County: 2.1 %Polk County2.1Mahaska County: 2.1 %Mahaska County2.1Sioux County: 2.1 %Sioux County2.1Montgomery County: 2 %Montgomery County2Van Buren County: 2 %Van Buren County2Winnebago County: 6 %Winnebago County6Story County: 5.8 %Story County5.8Mills County: 5 %Mills County5Poweshiek County: 5 %Poweshiek County5Johnson County: 4.6 %Johnson County4.6Jefferson County: 4.5 %Jefferson County4.5Decatur County: 3.9 %Decatur County3.9Pocahontas County: 3.9 %Pocahontas County3.9Scott County: 3.6 %Scott County3.6Page County: 3.5 %Page County3.5Emmet County: 3.5 %Emmet County3.5Hancock County: 3.2 %Hancock County3.2Keokuk County: 3.2 %Keokuk County3.2Winneshiek County: 3.2 %Winneshiek County3.2Dubuque County: 3.1 %Dubuque County3.1Webster County: 3.1 %Webster County3.1Crawford County: 2.9 %Crawford County2.9Pottawattamie County: 2.7 %Pottawattamie County2.7Monroe County: 2.7 %Monroe County2.7Humboldt County: 2.7 %Humboldt County2.7Woodbury County: 2.6 %Woodbury County2.6Dallas County: 2.6 %Dallas County2.6Fayette County: 2.5 %Fayette County2.5Harrison County: 2.5 %Harrison County2.5Marion County: 2.5 %Marion County2.5Lucas County: 2.5 %Lucas County2.5Fremont County: 2.4 %Fremont County2.4Kossuth County: 2.3 %Kossuth County2.3Ida County: 2.3 %Ida County2.3Cerro Gordo County: 2.3 %Cerro Gordo County2.3Howard County: 2.2 %Howard County2.2Lyon County: 2.2 %Lyon County2.2Clayton County: 2.2 %Clayton County2.2Appanoose County: 2.1 %Appanoose County2.1Henry County: 2.1 %Henry County2.1Polk County: 2.1 %Polk County2.1Mahaska County: 2.1 %Mahaska County2.1Sioux County: 2.1 %Sioux County2.1Montgomery County: 2 %Montgomery County2Van Buren County: 2 %Van Buren County2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Winnebago County6+1 pts
2Story County5.8+0.3 pts
3Mills County5-1 pts
3Poweshiek County5+0.8 pts
5Johnson County4.6-0.1 pts
6Jefferson County4.5+0.8 pts
7Decatur County3.9-0.4 pts
8Pocahontas County3.9+1.1 pts
9Scott County3.6-0 pts
10Page County3.5-1.2 pts
11Emmet County3.5-0.7 pts
12Hancock County3.2-0.2 pts
13Keokuk County3.2+0.2 pts
13Winneshiek County3.2-0 pts
15Dubuque County3.1+0.1 pts
16Webster County3.1+0.6 pts
17Crawford County2.9-0.5 pts
18Pottawattamie County2.7+0.3 pts
19Monroe County2.7+1.8 pts
20Humboldt County2.7+0.4 pts
21Woodbury County2.6-0.2 pts
22Dallas County2.6+0.1 pts
23Fayette County2.50 pts
24Harrison County2.5-0.8 pts
25Marion County2.5-0.4 pts
26Lucas County2.5+0.5 pts
27Fremont County2.4+0.8 pts
28Kossuth County2.3+0.1 pts
29Ida County2.3+1.2 pts
30Cerro Gordo County2.3+0.3 pts
31Howard County2.2+0.4 pts
32Lyon County2.2+0.4 pts
33Clayton County2.2+0.2 pts
34Appanoose County2.1+0.8 pts
35Henry County2.1+0.2 pts
36Polk County2.1-0.1 pts
37Mahaska County2.1-0.6 pts
38Sioux County2.1-0.2 pts
39Montgomery County2-1.3 pts
39Van Buren County2+0.3 pts
41O'Brien County2-0.3 pts
42Bremer County2+0.1 pts
43Linn County1.9+0.1 pts
44Shelby County1.9-1.3 pts
44Worth County1.9+0.1 pts
46Wayne County1.9+0.6 pts
47Dickinson County1.9+0.1 pts
48Des Moines County1.8-0.4 pts
49Mitchell County1.8+0.8 pts
50Carroll County1.7-0.3 pts
51Black Hawk County1.7-0 pts
51Clinton County1.7+0.1 pts
53Buena Vista County1.7-0.1 pts
54Iowa County1.7-0.5 pts
55Grundy County1.6+0.4 pts
56Guthrie County1.6-0.1 pts
57Washington County1.6+0.3 pts
58Franklin County1.5+1 pts
59Calhoun County1.50 pts
59Tama County1.5+0.2 pts
61Jasper County1.5-0.3 pts
62Lee County1.4-0.6 pts
63Plymouth County1.4-0.1 pts
64Cass County1.30 pts
65Jackson County1.3-0.2 pts
66Buchanan County1.3-0.1 pts
67Ringgold County1.3-0.4 pts
68Monona County1.2-0.2 pts
68Muscatine County1.2+0.1 pts
70Palo Alto County1.2-0 pts
71Taylor County1.2-0.5 pts
72Floyd County1.10 pts
73Cedar County1.10 pts
73Davis County1.1+0.1 pts
75Sac County1.1-0.2 pts
76Osceola County1.1-0.9 pts
77Allamakee County1.1-0.1 pts
77Clay County1.1-0.7 pts
79Wright County1.1-0.5 pts
80Chickasaw County1.1+0.2 pts
81Adair County1-0.1 pts
82Warren County1-0.3 pts
83Cherokee County10 pts
84Hamilton County1+0.5 pts
85Hardin County0.9-0.4 pts
86Audubon County0.9-0.4 pts
87Boone County0.9-0.3 pts
88Greene County0.9-0.5 pts
89Union County0.9-0.3 pts
90Marshall County0.7-0.1 pts
91Adams County0.6-0.2 pts
92Butler County0.6+0.1 pts
93Delaware County0.6+0.1 pts
94Wapello County0.5-0.3 pts
95Benton County0.50 pts
96Madison County0.5-0 pts
97Louisa County0.5-0 pts
98Clarke County0.20 pts
99Jones County0.2-0.2 pts

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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 counties 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. 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 (Counties 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

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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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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: Counties in Iowa by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/iowa-counties?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. 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 county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Winnebago County, with 6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Jones County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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