Iowa Net Migration By County in 2014
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2014, the net migration for Iowa was 6,224. Iowa had the highest net migration (6,224) followed by Polk County (4,580), and Dallas County (1,973). On the other hand, Woodbury County had the lowest net migration (-625), followed by Marshall County (-391), and Clinton County (-391).
Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.
You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net migration for each county in Iowa.
Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Net Migration |
|---|---|
| Adair | 12 |
| Adams | -22 |
| Allamakee | -26 |
| Appanoose | 39 |
| Audubon | -74 |
| Benton | -145 |
| Black Hawk | -14 |
| Boone | 39 |
| Bremer | 35 |
| Buchanan | 39 |
| Buena Vista | -184 |
| Butler | 7 |
| Calhoun | -14 |
| Carroll | -58 |
| Cass | -114 |
| Cedar | 49 |
| Cerro Gordo | -298 |
| Cherokee | -58 |
| Chickasaw | -35 |
| Clarke | -57 |
| Clay | 55 |
| Clayton | -46 |
| Clinton | -391 |
| Crawford | -285 |
| Dallas | 1973 |
| Davis | -64 |
| Decatur | 2 |
| Delaware | -121 |
| Des Moines | -301 |
| Dickinson | 19 |
| Dubuque | 232 |
| Emmet | -57 |
| Fayette | -161 |
| Floyd | -20 |
| Franklin | -98 |
| Fremont | -26 |
| Greene | -9 |
| Grundy | 48 |
| Guthrie | 32 |
| Hamilton | -161 |
| Hancock | -66 |
| Hardin | -26 |
| Harrison | -113 |
| Henry | -197 |
| Howard | -93 |
| Humboldt | -25 |
| Ida | -104 |
| Iowa | 6224 |
| Jackson | -82 |
| Jasper | 132 |
| Jefferson | 181 |
| Johnson | 1510 |
| Jones | 43 |
| Keokuk | -71 |
| Kossuth | -66 |
| Lee | -146 |
| Linn | 640 |
| Louisa | -129 |
| Lucas | -53 |
| Lyon | -69 |
| Madison | 112 |
| Mahaska | -9 |
| Marion | 207 |
| Marshall | -391 |
| Mills | -174 |
| Mitchell | 27 |
| Monona | -43 |
| Monroe | 14 |
| Montgomery | 19 |
| Muscatine | -155 |
| O'Brien | 13 |
| Osceola | -17 |
| Page | -22 |
| Palo Alto | -23 |
| Plymouth | -69 |
| Pocahontas | -8 |
| Polk | 4580 |
| Pottawattamie | 157 |
| Poweshiek | 67 |
| Ringgold | 3 |
| Sac | 36 |
| Scott | 305 |
| Shelby | 21 |
| Sioux | -128 |
| Story | 1525 |
| Tama | -153 |
| Taylor | -51 |
| Union | 39 |
| Van Buren | -34 |
| Wapello | -96 |
| Warren | 349 |
| Washington | 24 |
| Wayne | -21 |
| Webster | -249 |
| Winnebago | 93 |
| Winneshiek | -135 |
| Woodbury | -625 |
| Worth | 71 |
| Wright | -71 |
Trend of Net Migration for Counties in Iowa
Use the links below to find the trend of the net migration for each county in Iowa.