Iowa Net Migration By County in 2017

Updated on July 26, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the net migration for Iowa was 2,346. Polk County had the highest net migration (3,116) followed by Dallas County (2,122), and Johnson County (1,499). On the other hand, Black Hawk County had the lowest net migration (-1,232), followed by Woodbury County (-1,027), and Sioux County (-394).

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 2017
Iowa Net Migration By County in 2017
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County Net Migration
Adair 67
Adams -37
Allamakee -77
Appanoose -122
Audubon -45
Benton -69
Black Hawk -1232
Boone 67
Bremer 61
Buchanan 67
Buena Vista -325
Butler -51
Calhoun -32
Carroll -109
Cass 27
Cedar 125
Cerro Gordo -25
Cherokee -40
Chickasaw -81
Clarke 83
Clay -173
Clayton 8
Clinton -299
Crawford -86
Dallas 2122
Davis 0
Decatur -119
Delaware -158
Des Moines -233
Dickinson 119
Dubuque 88
Emmet -136
Fayette -134
Floyd -107
Franklin -37
Fremont -8
Greene -21
Grundy 42
Guthrie 27
Hamilton -34
Hancock -121
Hardin -78
Harrison 70
Henry 211
Howard -46
Humboldt 43
Ida -72
Iowa -78
Jackson -41
Jasper 295
Jefferson 137
Johnson 1499
Jones 195
Keokuk -19
Kossuth -153
Lee -197
Linn 1253
Louisa -31
Lucas -22
Lyon -55
Madison 191
Mahaska 97
Marion -71
Marshall -78
Mills 5
Mitchell -70
Monona -11
Monroe -8
Montgomery 4
Muscatine -226
O'Brien -106
Osceola -53
Page -41
Palo Alto 42
Plymouth -169
Pocahontas -2
Polk 3116
Pottawattamie -310
Poweshiek 119
Ringgold 53
Sac 5
Scott -247
Shelby -35
Sioux -394
Story -54
Tama -164
Taylor -73
Union 89
Van Buren -85
Wapello -300
Warren 608
Washington 95
Wayne 32
Webster -144
Winnebago -13
Winneshiek -267
Woodbury -1027
Worth -11
Wright -54