Iowa Net Migration Rate By County in 2022

Updated on July 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2022, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Iowa was 0.43. Dallas County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (29.29), followed by Ringgold County (21.89), and Madison County (14.31). On the other hand, Story County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-17.71), followed by Osceola County (-13.4), and Buena Vista County (-12.84).

Net migration rate 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 per 1,000 of the county's mid-year population. A positive rate is known as a net immigration rate, and a negative rate is known as a net emigration rate.

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Iowa Net Migration Rate By County in 2022
Iowa Net Migration Rate By County in 2022
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County Net Migration Rate
Adair -1.6
Adams -4.7
Allamakee 2
Appanoose -3.93
Audubon -8.38
Benton 0.31
Black Hawk -4.54
Boone -3.52
Bremer 6.79
Buchanan -1.26
Buena Vista -12.84
Butler -2.94
Calhoun -11.82
Carroll -7.12
Cass 10.3
Cedar 0.11
Cerro Gordo -4.11
Cherokee 1.65
Chickasaw -11.18
Clarke -9.69
Clay 5.64
Clayton 2.87
Clinton -1.92
Crawford -10.44
Dallas 29.29
Davis -7.54
Decatur 7.03
Delaware 3.3
Des Moines -2.94
Dickinson 13.64
Dubuque -0.92
Emmet -9.92
Fayette 3.06
Floyd -4.02
Franklin 0.4
Fremont -11.95
Greene 4.36
Grundy 1.46
Guthrie 13.26
Hamilton -1.82
Hancock 1.22
Hardin 2.58
Harrison 1.98
Henry -2.61
Howard 3.68
Humboldt -10.44
Ida -5.62
Iowa -2.72
Jackson 0.47
Jasper 4.67
Jefferson -4.32
Johnson 7.96
Jones 8.66
Keokuk 3.44
Kossuth 0.14
Lee -6.9
Linn -3.32
Louisa -8.53
Lucas 2.07
Lyon 5.2
Madison 14.31
Mahaska 3.1
Marion 7.19
Marshall -0.43
Mills 7.79
Mitchell 1.8
Monona -2.92
Monroe -2.12
Montgomery -4.19
Muscatine -6.07
O'Brien 3.7
Osceola -13.4
Page 3.49
Palo Alto -11.74
Plymouth -1.59
Pocahontas 9.78
Polk 3.53
Pottawattamie -1.21
Poweshiek -1.78
Ringgold 21.89
Sac -2.67
Scott -2.4
Shelby -2.04
Sioux -2.22
Story -17.71
Tama 4.67
Taylor 4.6
Union -6.6
Van Buren -1.38
Wapello -4.63
Warren 14.25
Washington 1.47
Wayne -5.84
Webster -11.68
Winnebago 1.6
Winneshiek 0.1
Woodbury -4.55
Worth -6.4
Wright -7.37