Counties in Iowa by net domestic migration rate, July to June
Dallas County had the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June of 99 counties in 2016, at 31.07 per 1,000 inhabitants. Winneshiek County had the lowest, at -16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -4.38 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Iowa was -1.78 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under -9.1
- -9.1 to -4.3
- -4.3 to 0
- 0 to 3.1
- 3.1 to 7
- 7 and over
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County Estimated | 31.07 | +8.51 pts |
| 2 | Warren County Estimated | 14.65 | +4.62 pts |
| 3 | Wayne County Estimated | 12.03 | +13.92 pts |
| 4 | Mills County Estimated | 8.75 | +3.49 pts |
| 5 | Greene County Estimated | 7.91 | +26.83 pts |
| 6 | Plymouth County Estimated | 7.58 | +10.59 pts |
| 7 | Davis County Estimated | 7.25 | +12.72 pts |
| 8 | Dickinson County Estimated | 7.15 | -2.78 pts |
| 9 | Fremont County Estimated | 6.64 | +20.84 pts |
| 10 | Cedar County Estimated | 5.35 | +6.61 pts |
| 11 | Polk County Estimated | 5.09 | +0.68 pts |
| 12 | Ringgold County Estimated | 5.01 | -3.24 pts |
| 13 | Cerro Gordo County Estimated | 4.06 | +8.7 pts |
| 14 | Madison County Estimated | 3.62 | -1.36 pts |
| 15 | Calhoun County Estimated | 3.26 | +5.61 pts |
| 16 | Clarke County Estimated | 3.03 | +4.22 pts |
| 17 | Winnebago County Estimated | 2.55 | -2.93 pts |
| 18 | Linn County Estimated | 2.31 | -0.87 pts |
| 19 | O'Brien County Estimated | 1.51 | +8.59 pts |
| 20 | Boone County Estimated | 0.23 | -6.03 pts |
| 21 | Ida County Estimated | 0.14 | +1.29 pts |
| 22 | Jackson County Estimated | 0.1 | +1.65 pts |
| 23 | Johnson County Estimated | 0.08 | -1.54 pts |
| 24 | Guthrie County Estimated | -0.47 | +0.47 pts |
| 25 | Marion County Estimated | -0.72 | +4.67 pts |
| 26 | Keokuk County Estimated | -1.47 | +8.7 pts |
| 27 | Monona County Estimated | -1.7 | -2.94 pts |
| 28 | Benton County Estimated | -1.76 | +2.23 pts |
| 29 | Montgomery County Estimated | -1.77 | +17.9 pts |
| 30 | Hardin County Estimated | -1.92 | +1.03 pts |
| 31 | Humboldt County Estimated | -2.2 | +5.61 pts |
| 32 | Mitchell County Estimated | -2.25 | -1.69 pts |
| 33 | Jones County Estimated | -2.55 | +4.72 pts |
| 34 | Jasper County Estimated | -2.69 | +1.95 pts |
| 35 | Sioux County Estimated | -2.75 | +3.18 pts |
| 36 | Henry County Estimated | -2.77 | -1.31 pts |
| 37 | Lucas County Estimated | -2.79 | -2.21 pts |
| 38 | Tama County Estimated | -2.85 | +4.11 pts |
| 39 | Wright County Estimated | -2.96 | +2.94 pts |
| 40 | Worth County Estimated | -3.07 | +2.37 pts |
| 41 | Carroll County Estimated | -3.29 | +1.99 pts |
| 42 | Kossuth County Estimated | -3.44 | -0.41 pts |
| 43 | Bremer County Estimated | -3.59 | -3.88 pts |
| 44 | Clayton County Estimated | -3.79 | -1.31 pts |
| 45 | Pottawattamie County Estimated | -3.97 | -4 pts |
| 46 | Union County Estimated | -4.03 | +9.54 pts |
| 47 | Lyon County Estimated | -4.08 | -3.05 pts |
| 48 | Scott County Estimated | -4.19 | -1.85 pts |
| 49 | Poweshiek County Estimated | -4.31 | +8.83 pts |
| 50 | Washington County Estimated | -4.38 | -6.23 pts |
| 51 | Appanoose County Estimated | -4.62 | +0.21 pts |
| 52 | Jefferson County Estimated | -4.67 | +3.78 pts |
| 53 | Cherokee County Estimated | -4.72 | +20.27 pts |
| 54 | Allamakee County Estimated | -4.83 | +11.98 pts |
| 55 | Harrison County Estimated | -4.89 | +1.16 pts |
| 56 | Iowa County Estimated | -4.99 | -1.8 pts |
| 57 | Chickasaw County Estimated | -5.86 | +2.5 pts |
| 58 | Dubuque County Estimated | -5.91 | -6.13 pts |
| 59 | Floyd County Estimated | -5.98 | +0.6 pts |
| 60 | Howard County Estimated | -6.13 | -0.03 pts |
| 61 | Woodbury County Estimated | -6.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 62 | Van Buren County Estimated | -6.33 | +4.57 pts |
| 63 | Taylor County Estimated | -6.74 | -15.28 pts |
| 64 | Page County Estimated | -7.01 | -8.04 pts |
| 65 | Des Moines County Estimated | -7.38 | -1.44 pts |
| 66 | Muscatine County Estimated | -7.39 | -3.05 pts |
| 67 | Clinton County Estimated | -7.65 | +0.81 pts |
| 68 | Crawford County Estimated | -7.78 | +4.96 pts |
| 69 | Shelby County Estimated | -7.84 | -3.45 pts |
| 70 | Story County Estimated | -8.59 | -5.97 pts |
| 71 | Grundy County Estimated | -8.66 | -11.57 pts |
| 72 | Delaware County Estimated | -8.76 | -5.55 pts |
| 73 | Mahaska County Estimated | -8.98 | -2.26 pts |
| 74 | Buchanan County Estimated | -9.12 | -4.2 pts |
| 75 | Webster County Estimated | -9.42 | -7.61 pts |
| 76 | Cass County Estimated | -9.49 | -10.91 pts |
| 77 | Marshall County Estimated | -9.64 | +2.55 pts |
| 78 | Monroe County Estimated | -9.9 | -10.03 pts |
| 79 | Butler County Estimated | -10.28 | -6.86 pts |
| 80 | Wapello County Estimated | -10.32 | -8.52 pts |
| 81 | Black Hawk County Estimated | -11.22 | -6.82 pts |
| 82 | Audubon County Estimated | -11.65 | -1.89 pts |
| 83 | Osceola County Estimated | -11.76 | +2.45 pts |
| 84 | Clay County Estimated | -11.95 | -12.07 pts |
| 85 | Lee County Estimated | -11.97 | -7.54 pts |
| 86 | Hamilton County Estimated | -12.21 | -9.91 pts |
| 87 | Palo Alto County Estimated | -12.33 | -14.63 pts |
| 88 | Decatur County Estimated | -12.59 | -1.1 pts |
| 89 | Adams County Estimated | -12.63 | +14.38 pts |
| 90 | Sac County Estimated | -12.65 | -7.85 pts |
| 91 | Emmet County Estimated | -13.06 | -0.26 pts |
| 92 | Fayette County Estimated | -13.15 | -7.66 pts |
| 93 | Buena Vista County Estimated | -13.22 | +8.25 pts |
| 94 | Hancock County Estimated | -13.51 | -11.69 pts |
| 95 | Louisa County Estimated | -13.68 | -8.63 pts |
| 96 | Franklin County Estimated | -13.86 | -0.66 pts |
| 97 | Adair County Estimated | -14.14 | +8.89 pts |
| 98 | Pocahontas County Estimated | -14.33 | +3.86 pts |
| 99 | Winneshiek County Estimated | -16.8 | -19.31 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Net domestic migration into a US state or county from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.
Sums to zero for the United States as a whole, so there is no national value.
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. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Iowa by net domestic migration rate, July to June, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
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Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Iowa by net domestic migration rate, July to June, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-rate-july-june/iowa-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Iowa by net domestic migration rate, July to June, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-rate-july-june/iowa-counties?period=2016.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Iowa by net domestic migration rate, July to June, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-rate-july-june/iowa-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_iowa_by_2016,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in Iowa by net domestic migration rate, July to June, 2016}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-rate-july-june/iowa-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
Which county has the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Dallas County, with 31.07 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Winneshiek County, with -16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.