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 2017, at 21.96 per 1,000 inhabitants. Buena Vista County had the lowest, at -21.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.86 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Iowa was -1.23 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2017
- Under -7.7
- -7.7 to -3.9
- -3.9 to 0
- 0 to 3.2
- 3.2 to 5.7
- 5.7 and over
Top 40 counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County Estimated | 21.96 | -9.11 pts |
| 2 | Warren County Estimated | 12.16 | -2.49 pts |
| 3 | Madison County Estimated | 11.63 | +8.02 pts |
| 4 | Ringgold County Estimated | 9.78 | +4.76 pts |
| 5 | Henry County Estimated | 9.67 | +12.45 pts |
| 6 | Adair County Estimated | 9.25 | +23.39 pts |
| 7 | Jones County Estimated | 8.98 | +11.52 pts |
| 8 | Jasper County Estimated | 7.84 | +10.54 pts |
| 9 | Cedar County Estimated | 6.68 | +1.32 pts |
| 10 | Union County Estimated | 5.8 | +9.83 pts |
| 11 | Dickinson County Estimated | 5.71 | -1.43 pts |
| 12 | Clarke County Estimated | 5.46 | +2.43 pts |
| 13 | Wayne County Estimated | 4.95 | -7.08 pts |
| 14 | Harrison County Estimated | 4.9 | +9.79 pts |
| 15 | Poweshiek County Estimated | 4.53 | +8.84 pts |
| 16 | Humboldt County Estimated | 4.29 | +6.49 pts |
| 17 | Polk County Estimated | 3.98 | -1.11 pts |
| 18 | Washington County Estimated | 3.79 | +8.16 pts |
| 19 | Linn County Estimated | 3.66 | +1.34 pts |
| 20 | Grundy County Estimated | 3.41 | +12.08 pts |
| 21 | Buchanan County Estimated | 2.85 | +11.97 pts |
| 22 | Boone County Estimated | 2.57 | +2.34 pts |
| 23 | Mahaska County Estimated | 2.55 | +11.53 pts |
| 24 | Johnson County Estimated | 2.28 | +2.19 pts |
| 25 | Palo Alto County Estimated | 2.1 | +14.43 pts |
| 26 | Guthrie County Estimated | 1.78 | +2.25 pts |
| 27 | Cass County Estimated | 0.76 | +10.25 pts |
| 28 | Sac County Estimated | 0.61 | +13.26 pts |
| 29 | Mills County Estimated | 0.33 | -8.42 pts |
| 30 | Bremer County Estimated | 0.16 | +3.75 pts |
| 31 | Montgomery County Estimated | -0.1 | +1.68 pts |
| 32 | Pocahontas County Estimated | -0.15 | +14.19 pts |
| 33 | Davis County Estimated | -0.22 | -7.47 pts |
| 34 | Clayton County Estimated | -0.34 | +3.45 pts |
| 35 | Dubuque County Estimated | -0.51 | +5.41 pts |
| 36 | Monroe County Estimated | -1.02 | +8.88 pts |
| 37 | Cerro Gordo County Estimated | -1.09 | -5.16 pts |
| 38 | Monona County Estimated | -1.14 | +0.56 pts |
| 39 | Fremont County Estimated | -1.44 | -8.08 pts |
| 40 | Worth County Estimated | -1.61 | +1.46 pts |
| 41 | Winnebago County Estimated | -2.08 | -4.62 pts |
| 42 | Jackson County Estimated | -2.17 | -2.27 pts |
| 43 | Greene County Estimated | -2.45 | -10.36 pts |
| 44 | Lucas County Estimated | -2.46 | +0.34 pts |
| 45 | Marion County Estimated | -2.51 | -1.78 pts |
| 46 | Marshall County Estimated | -2.54 | +7.1 pts |
| 47 | Hamilton County Estimated | -2.59 | +9.62 pts |
| 48 | Scott County Estimated | -2.78 | +1.42 pts |
| 49 | Shelby County Estimated | -2.84 | +5 pts |
| 50 | Keokuk County Estimated | -2.86 | -1.38 pts |
| 51 | Benton County Estimated | -3 | -1.25 pts |
| 52 | Page County Estimated | -3.66 | +3.35 pts |
| 53 | Pottawattamie County Estimated | -3.73 | +0.24 pts |
| 54 | Franklin County Estimated | -4.03 | +9.82 pts |
| 55 | Jefferson County Estimated | -4.04 | +0.63 pts |
| 56 | Calhoun County Estimated | -4.2 | -7.46 pts |
| 57 | Butler County Estimated | -4.23 | +6.05 pts |
| 58 | Cherokee County Estimated | -4.41 | +0.32 pts |
| 59 | Iowa County Estimated | -4.58 | +0.41 pts |
| 60 | Howard County Estimated | -4.76 | +1.38 pts |
| 61 | Webster County Estimated | -4.9 | +4.52 pts |
| 62 | Lyon County Estimated | -5.17 | -1.1 pts |
| 63 | Wright County Estimated | -5.24 | -2.28 pts |
| 64 | Hardin County Estimated | -5.49 | -3.57 pts |
| 65 | Carroll County Estimated | -5.51 | -2.23 pts |
| 66 | Lee County Estimated | -5.65 | +6.32 pts |
| 67 | Crawford County Estimated | -6.56 | +1.23 pts |
| 68 | Mitchell County Estimated | -6.7 | -4.45 pts |
| 69 | Chickasaw County Estimated | -6.89 | -1.03 pts |
| 70 | Plymouth County Estimated | -7 | -14.59 pts |
| 71 | Allamakee County Estimated | -7.09 | -2.25 pts |
| 72 | Clinton County Estimated | -7.13 | +0.52 pts |
| 73 | Des Moines County Estimated | -7.18 | +0.21 pts |
| 74 | Muscatine County Estimated | -7.21 | +0.19 pts |
| 75 | Louisa County Estimated | -7.23 | +6.46 pts |
| 76 | Fayette County Estimated | -7.64 | +5.51 pts |
| 77 | O'Brien County Estimated | -7.73 | -9.23 pts |
| 78 | Floyd County Estimated | -7.96 | -1.99 pts |
| 79 | Story County Estimated | -8.4 | +0.19 pts |
| 80 | Audubon County Estimated | -8.41 | +3.24 pts |
| 81 | Osceola County Estimated | -9.08 | +2.67 pts |
| 82 | Delaware County Estimated | -9.59 | -0.82 pts |
| 83 | Tama County Estimated | -9.63 | -6.79 pts |
| 84 | Adams County Estimated | -10.07 | +2.56 pts |
| 85 | Appanoose County Estimated | -10.29 | -5.67 pts |
| 86 | Ida County Estimated | -10.42 | -10.56 pts |
| 87 | Kossuth County Estimated | -10.85 | -7.41 pts |
| 88 | Clay County Estimated | -11.28 | +0.67 pts |
| 89 | Hancock County Estimated | -11.46 | +2.05 pts |
| 90 | Black Hawk County Estimated | -11.68 | -0.45 pts |
| 91 | Woodbury County Estimated | -11.77 | -5.47 pts |
| 92 | Van Buren County Estimated | -11.95 | -5.62 pts |
| 93 | Sioux County Estimated | -12.62 | -9.86 pts |
| 94 | Wapello County Estimated | -13.45 | -3.13 pts |
| 95 | Taylor County Estimated | -13.46 | -6.72 pts |
| 96 | Winneshiek County Estimated | -13.85 | +2.95 pts |
| 97 | Emmet County Estimated | -15.57 | -2.51 pts |
| 98 | Decatur County Estimated | -15.98 | -3.4 pts |
| 99 | Buena Vista County Estimated | -21.1 | -7.88 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.
Harvard
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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_iowa_by_2017,
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, 2017}},
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=2017. 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 21.96 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Buena Vista County, with -21.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.
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.