Counties in Iowa by net international migration rate, July to June
Jefferson County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 99 counties in 2019, at 11.13 per 1,000 inhabitants. Iowa County had the lowest, at -0.25 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.81 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Iowa was 2.19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2019 | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County Estimated | 11.13 | +5.39 pts |
| 2 | Crawford County Estimated | 9.59 | +6.66 pts |
| 3 | Story County Estimated | 7.41 | +4.04 pts |
| 4 | Johnson County Estimated | 7.27 | +3.48 pts |
| 5 | Buena Vista County Estimated | 5.87 | +4.02 pts |
| 6 | Clarke County Estimated | 5.62 | +3.29 pts |
| 7 | Wapello County Estimated | 5.27 | +2.5 pts |
| 8 | Louisa County Estimated | 4.96 | +2.99 pts |
| 9 | Marshall County Estimated | 4.51 | +3.51 pts |
| 10 | Taylor County Estimated | 3.07 | +1.61 pts |
| 11 | Black Hawk County Estimated | 2.72 | +1.38 pts |
| 12 | Palo Alto County Estimated | 2.7 | +1.25 pts |
| 13 | Polk County Estimated | 2.52 | +1.59 pts |
| 14 | Dallas County Estimated | 2.41 | +1.03 pts |
| 15 | Woodbury County Estimated | 2.37 | +1.41 pts |
| 16 | Tama County Estimated | 2.37 | +1.78 pts |
| 17 | Allamakee County Estimated | 2.33 | +1.6 pts |
| 18 | Wright County Estimated | 2.3 | +1.43 pts |
| 19 | Bremer County Estimated | 2.23 | +0.87 pts |
| 20 | Chickasaw County Estimated | 2.18 | +1.34 pts |
| 21 | Linn County Estimated | 2.08 | +1.09 pts |
| 22 | Washington County Estimated | 1.99 | +1.45 pts |
| 23 | Webster County Estimated | 1.85 | +1.11 pts |
| 24 | Page County Estimated | 1.84 | +1.06 pts |
| 25 | Poweshiek County Estimated | 1.84 | +0.92 pts |
| 26 | Hardin County Estimated | 1.84 | +1.19 pts |
| 27 | Muscatine County Estimated | 1.76 | +0.29 pts |
| 28 | Sioux County Estimated | 1.75 | +1.12 pts |
| 29 | Mahaska County Estimated | 1.75 | +0.76 pts |
| 30 | Humboldt County Estimated | 1.58 | +1.05 pts |
| 31 | Scott County Estimated | 1.56 | +0.95 pts |
| 32 | Dubuque County Estimated | 1.54 | +0.82 pts |
| 33 | Osceola County Estimated | 1.5 | +1.17 pts |
| 34 | Cass County Estimated | 1.24 | +0.55 pts |
| 35 | Union County Estimated | 1.22 | +0.5 pts |
| 36 | Emmet County Estimated | 1.19 | +0.23 pts |
| 37 | Calhoun County Estimated | 1.14 | +0.73 pts |
| 38 | Dickinson County Estimated | 1.1 | +0.46 pts |
| 39 | Clinton County Estimated | 1.05 | +0.8 pts |
| 40 | Fayette County Estimated | 1.02 | +0.56 pts |
| 41 | Decatur County Estimated | 1.02 | +0.13 pts |
| 42 | Pottawattamie County Estimated | 1.01 | +0.72 pts |
| 43 | Keokuk County Estimated | 0.98 | +0.39 pts |
| 44 | Winneshiek County Estimated | 0.9 | +0.75 pts |
| 45 | Cerro Gordo County Estimated | 0.89 | +0.66 pts |
| 46 | Clayton County Estimated | 0.86 | +0.4 pts |
| 47 | Lyon County Estimated | 0.85 | +0.34 pts |
| 48 | Ringgold County Estimated | 0.82 | +0.42 pts |
| 49 | Kossuth County Estimated | 0.81 | +0.61 pts |
| 50 | Clay County Estimated | 0.81 | +0.43 pts |
| 51 | Montgomery County Estimated | 0.8 | +0.61 pts |
| 52 | Cherokee County Estimated | 0.8 | +0.27 pts |
| 53 | Henry County Estimated | 0.75 | +0.3 pts |
| 54 | Hancock County Estimated | 0.75 | +0.38 pts |
| 55 | Guthrie County Estimated | 0.75 | +0.46 pts |
| 56 | Butler County Estimated | 0.69 | +0.49 pts |
| 57 | Des Moines County Estimated | 0.69 | -0.33 pts |
| 58 | Jones County Estimated | 0.68 | +0.34 pts |
| 59 | Plymouth County Estimated | 0.68 | +0.56 pts |
| 60 | Hamilton County Estimated | 0.61 | +0.47 pts |
| 61 | Franklin County Estimated | 0.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 62 | Winnebago County Estimated | 0.48 | -0.85 pts |
| 63 | Delaware County Estimated | 0.41 | +0.18 pts |
| 64 | Appanoose County Estimated | 0.4 | +0.08 pts |
| 65 | Madison County Estimated | 0.37 | +0.12 pts |
| 66 | Audubon County Estimated | 0.36 | +0.18 pts |
| 67 | Jasper County Estimated | 0.3 | +0.22 pts |
| 68 | Fremont County Estimated | 0.29 | +0.29 pts |
| 69 | Adair County Estimated | 0.28 | +0.14 pts |
| 70 | Benton County Estimated | 0.27 | +0.2 pts |
| 71 | Mills County Estimated | 0.26 | +0.26 pts |
| 72 | Carroll County Estimated | 0.25 | +0.1 pts |
| 73 | Marion County Estimated | 0.24 | +0.12 pts |
| 74 | Buchanan County Estimated | 0.24 | +0.09 pts |
| 75 | Davis County Estimated | 0.22 | +0.22 pts |
| 76 | Warren County Estimated | 0.16 | +0.16 pts |
| 77 | Boone County Estimated | 0.15 | +0.19 pts |
| 78 | Pocahontas County Estimated | 0.15 | +0.3 pts |
| 79 | Van Buren County Estimated | 0.14 | +0.14 pts |
| 80 | Worth County Estimated | 0.13 | +0.13 pts |
| 81 | Floyd County Estimated | 0.13 | -2.03 pts |
| 82 | Mitchell County Estimated | 0.09 | -0 pts |
| 83 | O'Brien County Estimated | 0.07 | +0.07 pts |
| 84 | Cedar County Estimated | 0.05 | +0.11 pts |
| 85 | Jackson County Estimated | 0.05 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Adams County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Greene County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Grundy County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Harrison County Estimated | 0 | -0.14 pts |
| 86 | Ida County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Monroe County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Wayne County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 93 | Lee County Estimated | -0.09 | +0.03 pts |
| 94 | Sac County Estimated | -0.1 | -0 pts |
| 95 | Howard County Estimated | -0.11 | +0.11 pts |
| 96 | Monona County Estimated | -0.12 | -0 pts |
| 97 | Lucas County Estimated | -0.12 | 0 pts |
| 98 | Shelby County Estimated | -0.17 | -0 pts |
| 99 | Iowa County Estimated | -0.25 | 0 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Net international migration 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.
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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2019) [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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/iowa-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2019. 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/iowa-counties?period=2019.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/iowa-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_iowa_by_2019,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2019}},
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-international-migration-rate-july-june/iowa-counties?period=2019. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June?
Jefferson County, with 11.13 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Iowa County, with -0.25 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.
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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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.