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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most transient, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 89.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Muscatine County, IA, up 68 places to #25.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01Story County, IAIA101,29171.4%+1.7 pts
02Johnson County, IAIA160,04477.5%+1.8 pts
03▲5Decatur County, IAIA7,65583.3%+0.7 pts
04▲10Jefferson County, IAIA15,29183.4%−1.6 pts
05▲1Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36883.6%+2.0 pts
06▼3Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53283.8%+3.9 pts
07▲2Page County, IAIA14,85684.3%+1.0 pts
08▲8Webster County, IAIA36,83884.9%−0.3 pts
09▲18Lucas County, IAIA8,84785.0%−1.6 pts
10▲3O'Brien County, IAIA14,22085.0%+0.1 pts
11▼1Polk County, IAIA516,54685.7%+1.8 pts
12Dallas County, IAIA118,45786.0%+1.7 pts
13▲55Crawford County, IAIA16,23786.3%−3.1 pts
14▲3Winnebago County, IAIA10,25186.4%+0.8 pts
15▲26Scott County, IAIA175,25986.5%−1.4 pts
16▲20Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81986.7%−0.4 pts
17▼6Calhoun County, IAIA9,56286.7%+2.4 pts
18▲15Cherokee County, IAIA11,36987.3%+0.2 pts
19▲1Henry County, IAIA19,34987.3%+1.3 pts
20▲43Humboldt County, IAIA9,40987.3%−1.7 pts
21▲46Ringgold County, IAIA4,64287.4%−1.9 pts
22▼18Marion County, IAIA34,19287.8%+7.6 pts
23▼4Linn County, IAIA232,02887.8%+1.9 pts
24▲1Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73387.9%+1.7 pts
25▲68Muscatine County, IAIA41,85387.9%−4.4 pts
26▲2Wapello County, IAIA35,21087.9%+1.2 pts
27▲22Bremer County, IAIA25,29688.1%−0.1 pts
28▲12Union County, IAIA11,82988.1%+0.3 pts
29▼14Des Moines County, IAIA38,07788.3%+3.1 pts
30▲17Kossuth County, IAIA14,32288.3%+0.2 pts
31▲56Mitchell County, IAIA10,65088.4%−2.5 pts
32▼2Jasper County, IAIA38,15388.4%+1.6 pts
33▼10Mills County, IAIA14,79388.5%+2.4 pts
34▼2Ida County, IAIA6,77788.5%+1.5 pts
35▲4Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37288.6%+0.8 pts
36▲30Lee County, IAIA32,30688.6%−0.6 pts
37▲6Appanoose County, IAIA12,07788.6%+0.7 pts
38▼12Greene County, IAIA8,65888.7%+2.3 pts
39▼34Clarke County, IAIA9,57488.8%+7.7 pts
40▲25Montgomery County, IAIA10,00288.9%−0.3 pts
41▼17Warren County, IAIA57,33189.0%+2.8 pts
42▲33Van Buren County, IAIA7,13189.0%−0.8 pts
43▲34Madison County, IAIA17,27089.2%−0.8 pts
44▲42Cedar County, IAIA18,35989.2%−1.6 pts
45▼1Jones County, IAIA21,25389.2%+1.3 pts
46▼25Clinton County, IAIA46,00289.4%+3.4 pts
47▲15Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89989.4%+0.4 pts
48Dickinson County, IAIA18,07789.4%+1.3 pts
49▼11Floyd County, IAIA14,90189.4%+1.7 pts
50▼13Washington County, IAIA22,66789.4%+2.0 pts
51▼17Fayette County, IAIA19,04789.5%+2.4 pts
52▼2Buchanan County, IAIA20,88389.6%+1.3 pts
53▼22Dubuque County, IAIA99,38189.7%+2.9 pts
54▼8Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99689.8%+1.8 pts
55▲35Wright County, IAIA12,80189.8%−1.6 pts
56▲4Hancock County, IAIA10,52889.9%+1.1 pts
57▲7Clayton County, IAIA16,84590.0%+0.9 pts
58▲23Wayne County, IAIA6,73890.0%−0.5 pts
59Monroe County, IAIA7,40690.1%+1.2 pts
60▲11Howard County, IAIA9,41590.1%+0.4 pts
61▼6Carroll County, IAIA20,30390.4%+1.9 pts
62▲8Hardin County, IAIA16,45590.4%+0.7 pts
63▼10Fremont County, IAIA6,52290.5%+2.1 pts
64▼42Mahaska County, IAIA21,88090.5%+4.4 pts
65▲4Sioux County, IAIA36,77490.6%+1.1 pts
66▲7Plymouth County, IAIA25,69790.7%+0.9 pts
67▲30Franklin County, IAIA9,86890.7%−2.1 pts
68▲14Benton County, IAIA26,00490.8%+0.2 pts
69▼34Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44990.8%+3.7 pts
70▼9Adams County, IAIA3,61790.8%+1.8 pts
71▼13Tama County, IAIA16,79690.9%+2.1 pts
72▼65Clay County, IAIA16,20290.9%+8.5 pts
73▼31Jackson County, IAIA19,28891.0%+3.1 pts
74▲11Shelby County, IAIA11,68991.1%+0.4 pts
75▼21Marshall County, IAIA39,89091.1%+2.7 pts
76▲23Davis County, IAIA9,23091.3%−2.2 pts
77▼32Cass County, IAIA12,96091.3%+3.4 pts
78▼6Woodbury County, IAIA106,64991.4%+1.7 pts
79▲4Lyon County, IAIA12,35491.4%+0.9 pts
80▼62Emmet County, IAIA9,10791.4%+5.7 pts
81▼30Keokuk County, IAIA9,79791.6%+3.3 pts
82▲7Iowa County, IAIA16,50491.6%+0.3 pts
83▲13Worth County, IAIA7,33891.6%−1.1 pts
84▼27Audubon County, IAIA5,50991.6%+2.9 pts
85▼6Taylor County, IAIA5,83591.6%+1.6 pts
86▲5Grundy County, IAIA12,36191.7%+0.2 pts
87▼35Boone County, IAIA26,79991.8%+3.5 pts
88▼8Hamilton County, IAIA14,94492.3%+2.2 pts
89▼33Guthrie County, IAIA10,78292.5%+3.9 pts
90▼2Allamakee County, IAIA14,23892.7%+1.7 pts
91▲3Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66392.8%+0.4 pts
92▼14Sac County, IAIA9,52592.8%+2.8 pts
93▲2Butler County, IAIA14,04992.9%+0.3 pts
94▼20Osceola County, IAIA5,98093.1%+3.4 pts
95▼19Monona County, IAIA8,53993.2%+3.3 pts
96▼4Louisa County, IAIA10,41693.2%+1.0 pts
97▼13Harrison County, IAIA14,62393.3%+2.7 pts
98Delaware County, IAIA17,67493.4%+0.4 pts
99▼70Adair County, IAIA7,40394.3%+7.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES