Iowa Net Migration By County in 2016

Updated on July 26, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net migration for Iowa was 439. Polk County had the highest net migration (3,460) followed by Dallas County (2,769), and Johnson County (978). On the other hand, Black Hawk County had the lowest net migration (-1,196), followed by Woodbury County (-472), and Scott County (-464).

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.

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Iowa Net Migration By County in 2016
Iowa Net Migration By County in 2016
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County Net Migration
Adair -97
Adams -47
Allamakee -33
Appanoose -53
Audubon -65
Benton -36
Black Hawk -1196
Boone 5
Bremer -47
Buchanan -184
Buena Vista -155
Butler -141
Calhoun 37
Carroll -62
Cass -109
Cedar 98
Cerro Gordo 213
Cherokee -47
Chickasaw -57
Clarke 63
Clay -180
Clayton -51
Clinton -315
Crawford -47
Dallas 2769
Davis 67
Decatur -91
Delaware -147
Des Moines -250
Dickinson 146
Dubuque -446
Emmet -116
Fayette -243
Floyd -71
Franklin -136
Fremont 48
Greene 70
Grundy -107
Guthrie 3
Hamilton -178
Hancock -143
Hardin -19
Harrison -69
Henry -28
Howard -60
Humboldt -13
Ida 2
Iowa -84
Jackson 3
Jasper -93
Jefferson 107
Johnson 978
Jones -40
Keokuk -8
Kossuth -40
Lee -418
Linn 879
Louisa -108
Lucas -24
Lyon -40
Madison 63
Mahaska -160
Marion -10
Marshall -276
Mills 136
Mitchell -23
Monona -15
Monroe -77
Montgomery -13
Muscatine -247
O'Brien 22
Osceola -66
Page -86
Palo Alto -90
Plymouth 219
Pocahontas -98
Polk 3460
Pottawattamie -316
Poweshiek -46
Ringgold 29
Sac -125
Scott -464
Shelby -93
Sioux -38
Story -88
Tama -29
Taylor -33
Union -38
Van Buren -46
Wapello -226
Warren 720
Washington -84
Wayne 78
Webster -283
Winnebago 31
Winneshiek -332
Woodbury -472
Worth -22
Wright -17