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Most transient, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS) — the places where people move the most. This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

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

03Decatur County, IAIA7,65583.3%+0.7 pts

04Jefferson County, IAIA15,29183.4%−1.6 pts

05Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36883.6%+2.0 pts

06Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53283.8%+3.9 pts

07Page County, IAIA14,85684.3%+1.0 pts

08Webster County, IAIA36,83884.9%−0.3 pts

09Lucas County, IAIA8,84785.0%−1.6 pts

10O'Brien County, IAIA14,22085.0%+0.1 pts

11Polk County, IAIA516,54685.7%+1.8 pts

12Dallas County, IAIA118,45786.0%+1.7 pts

13Crawford County, IAIA16,23786.3%−3.1 pts

14Winnebago County, IAIA10,25186.4%+0.8 pts

15Scott County, IAIA175,25986.5%−1.4 pts

16Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81986.7%−0.4 pts

17Calhoun County, IAIA9,56286.7%+2.4 pts

18Cherokee County, IAIA11,36987.3%+0.2 pts

19Henry County, IAIA19,34987.3%+1.3 pts

20Humboldt County, IAIA9,40987.3%−1.7 pts

21Ringgold County, IAIA4,64287.4%−1.9 pts

22Marion County, IAIA34,19287.8%+7.6 pts

23Linn County, IAIA232,02887.8%+1.9 pts

24Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73387.9%+1.7 pts

25Muscatine County, IAIA41,85387.9%−4.4 pts

26Wapello County, IAIA35,21087.9%+1.2 pts

27Bremer County, IAIA25,29688.1%−0.1 pts

28Union County, IAIA11,82988.1%+0.3 pts

29Des Moines County, IAIA38,07788.3%+3.1 pts

30Kossuth County, IAIA14,32288.3%+0.2 pts

31Mitchell County, IAIA10,65088.4%−2.5 pts

32Jasper County, IAIA38,15388.4%+1.6 pts

33Mills County, IAIA14,79388.5%+2.4 pts

34Ida County, IAIA6,77788.5%+1.5 pts

35Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37288.6%+0.8 pts

36Lee County, IAIA32,30688.6%−0.6 pts

37Appanoose County, IAIA12,07788.6%+0.7 pts

38Greene County, IAIA8,65888.7%+2.3 pts

39Clarke County, IAIA9,57488.8%+7.7 pts

40Montgomery County, IAIA10,00288.9%−0.3 pts

41Warren County, IAIA57,33189.0%+2.8 pts

42Van Buren County, IAIA7,13189.0%−0.8 pts

43Madison County, IAIA17,27089.2%−0.8 pts

44Cedar County, IAIA18,35989.2%−1.6 pts

45Jones County, IAIA21,25389.2%+1.3 pts

46Clinton County, IAIA46,00289.4%+3.4 pts

47Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89989.4%+0.4 pts

48Dickinson County, IAIA18,07789.4%+1.3 pts

49Floyd County, IAIA14,90189.4%+1.7 pts

50Washington County, IAIA22,66789.4%+2.0 pts

51Fayette County, IAIA19,04789.5%+2.4 pts

52Buchanan County, IAIA20,88389.6%+1.3 pts

53Dubuque County, IAIA99,38189.7%+2.9 pts

54Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99689.8%+1.8 pts

55Wright County, IAIA12,80189.8%−1.6 pts

56Hancock County, IAIA10,52889.9%+1.1 pts

57Clayton County, IAIA16,84590.0%+0.9 pts

58Wayne County, IAIA6,73890.0%−0.5 pts

59Monroe County, IAIA7,40690.1%+1.2 pts

60Howard County, IAIA9,41590.1%+0.4 pts

61Carroll County, IAIA20,30390.4%+1.9 pts

62Hardin County, IAIA16,45590.4%+0.7 pts

63Fremont County, IAIA6,52290.5%+2.1 pts

64Mahaska County, IAIA21,88090.5%+4.4 pts

65Sioux County, IAIA36,77490.6%+1.1 pts

66Plymouth County, IAIA25,69790.7%+0.9 pts

67Franklin County, IAIA9,86890.7%−2.1 pts

68Benton County, IAIA26,00490.8%+0.2 pts

69Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44990.8%+3.7 pts

70Adams County, IAIA3,61790.8%+1.8 pts

71Tama County, IAIA16,79690.9%+2.1 pts

72Clay County, IAIA16,20290.9%+8.5 pts

73Jackson County, IAIA19,28891.0%+3.1 pts

74Shelby County, IAIA11,68991.1%+0.4 pts

75Marshall County, IAIA39,89091.1%+2.7 pts

76Davis County, IAIA9,23091.3%−2.2 pts

77Cass County, IAIA12,96091.3%+3.4 pts

78Woodbury County, IAIA106,64991.4%+1.7 pts

79Lyon County, IAIA12,35491.4%+0.9 pts

80Emmet County, IAIA9,10791.4%+5.7 pts

81Keokuk County, IAIA9,79791.6%+3.3 pts

82Iowa County, IAIA16,50491.6%+0.3 pts

83Worth County, IAIA7,33891.6%−1.1 pts

84Audubon County, IAIA5,50991.6%+2.9 pts

85Taylor County, IAIA5,83591.6%+1.6 pts

86Grundy County, IAIA12,36191.7%+0.2 pts

87Boone County, IAIA26,79991.8%+3.5 pts

88Hamilton County, IAIA14,94492.3%+2.2 pts

89Guthrie County, IAIA10,78292.5%+3.9 pts

90Allamakee County, IAIA14,23892.7%+1.7 pts

91Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66392.8%+0.4 pts

92Sac County, IAIA9,52592.8%+2.8 pts

93Butler County, IAIA14,04992.9%+0.3 pts

94Osceola County, IAIA5,98093.1%+3.4 pts

95Monona County, IAIA8,53993.2%+3.3 pts

96Louisa County, IAIA10,41693.2%+1.0 pts

97Harrison County, IAIA14,62393.3%+2.7 pts

98Delaware County, IAIA17,67493.4%+0.4 pts

99Adair County, IAIA7,40394.3%+7.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES