Ranking of Iowa Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2016
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Domestic Migration for Iowa was -5.56K. Among all Iowa counties, Dallas County had the highest net domestic migration (2.56K), followed by Polk County (2.40K), and Warren County (717).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2016
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| Rank | County | Net Dom. Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | 2562 |
| 2 | Polk County | 2396 |
| 3 | Warren County | 717 |
| 4 | Linn County | 512 |
| 5 | Plymouth County | 190 |
| 6 | Cerro Gordo County | 175 |
| 7 | Mills County | 131 |
| 8 | Dickinson County | 122 |
| 9 | Cedar County | 98 |
| 10 | Wayne County | 77 |
| 11 | Greene County | 71 |
| 12 | Davis County | 64 |
| 13 | Madison County | 57 |
| 14 | Fremont County | 46 |
| 15 | Calhoun County | 32 |
| 16 | Clarke County | 28 |
| 17 | Winnebago County | 27 |
| 18 | Ringgold County | 25 |
| 19 | O'Brien County | 21 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 12 |
| 21 | Boone County | 6 |
| 22 | Jackson County | 2 |
| 23 | Ida County | 1 |
| 24 | Guthrie County | -5 |
| 25 | Keokuk County | -15 |
| 25 | Monona County | -15 |
| 26 | Montgomery County | -18 |
| 27 | Humboldt County | -21 |
| 28 | Worth County | -23 |
| 29 | Lucas County | -24 |
| 29 | Marion County | -24 |
| 29 | Mitchell County | -24 |
| 30 | Hardin County | -33 |
| 31 | Wright County | -38 |
| 32 | Taylor County | -42 |
| 33 | Benton County | -45 |
| 34 | Van Buren County | -46 |
| 35 | Adams County | -47 |
| 36 | Lyon County | -48 |
| 37 | Tama County | -49 |
| 38 | Union County | -50 |
| 39 | Jones County | -52 |
| 39 | Kossuth County | -52 |
| 40 | Cherokee County | -54 |
| 41 | Henry County | -55 |
| 42 | Howard County | -57 |
| 43 | Appanoose County | -58 |
| 44 | Audubon County | -66 |
| 45 | Allamakee County | -67 |
| 45 | Carroll County | -67 |
| 45 | Clayton County | -67 |
| 46 | Harrison County | -69 |
| 47 | Chickasaw County | -71 |
| 48 | Osceola County | -72 |
| 49 | Monroe County | -78 |
| 50 | Poweshiek County | -79 |
| 51 | Iowa County | -81 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | -84 |
| 53 | Bremer County | -89 |
| 54 | Shelby County | -92 |
| 55 | Floyd County | -95 |
| 56 | Sioux County | -96 |
| 57 | Washington County | -97 |
| 58 | Jasper County | -99 |
| 58 | Pocahontas County | -99 |
| 59 | Adair County | -100 |
| 60 | Decatur County | -102 |
| 61 | Grundy County | -107 |
| 62 | Page County | -108 |
| 63 | Palo Alto County | -112 |
| 64 | Sac County | -125 |
| 65 | Cass County | -126 |
| 65 | Emmet County | -126 |
| 66 | Crawford County | -133 |
| 67 | Franklin County | -142 |
| 68 | Hancock County | -148 |
| 69 | Butler County | -152 |
| 69 | Delaware County | -152 |
| 70 | Louisa County | -154 |
| 71 | Hamilton County | -185 |
| 72 | Buchanan County | -192 |
| 73 | Clay County | -196 |
| 74 | Mahaska County | -201 |
| 75 | Fayette County | -263 |
| 76 | Buena Vista County | -269 |
| 77 | Des Moines County | -294 |
| 78 | Muscatine County | -318 |
| 79 | Winneshiek County | -346 |
| 80 | Webster County | -348 |
| 81 | Clinton County | -363 |
| 82 | Wapello County | -365 |
| 83 | Pottawattamie County | -372 |
| 84 | Marshall County | -388 |
| 85 | Lee County | -415 |
| 86 | Dubuque County | -573 |
| 87 | Woodbury County | -646 |
| 88 | Scott County | -722 |
| 89 | Story County | -832 |
| 90 | Black Hawk County | -1498 |