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Most transient, Iowa counties · 2020

Iowa counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 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 88.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Story County, IAIA101,29169.7%–

02Johnson County, IAIA160,04475.7%–

03Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53279.9%–

04Marion County, IAIA34,19280.3%–

05Clarke County, IAIA9,57481.1%–

06Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36881.6%–

07Clay County, IAIA16,20282.4%–

08Decatur County, IAIA7,65582.6%–

09Page County, IAIA14,85683.3%–

10Polk County, IAIA516,54684.0%–

11Calhoun County, IAIA9,56284.3%–

12Dallas County, IAIA118,45784.3%–

13O'Brien County, IAIA14,22084.9%–

14Jefferson County, IAIA15,29185.0%–

15Des Moines County, IAIA38,07785.2%–

16Webster County, IAIA36,83885.2%–

17Winnebago County, IAIA10,25185.6%–

18Emmet County, IAIA9,10785.8%–

19Linn County, IAIA232,02885.9%–

20Henry County, IAIA19,34986.0%–

21Clinton County, IAIA46,00286.0%–

22Mahaska County, IAIA21,88086.1%–

23Mills County, IAIA14,79386.1%–

24Warren County, IAIA57,33186.2%–

25Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73386.2%–

26Greene County, IAIA8,65886.4%–

27Lucas County, IAIA8,84786.6%–

28Wapello County, IAIA35,21086.7%–

29Adair County, IAIA7,40386.7%–

30Jasper County, IAIA38,15386.8%–

31Dubuque County, IAIA99,38186.9%–

32Ida County, IAIA6,77787.0%–

33Cherokee County, IAIA11,36987.1%–

34Fayette County, IAIA19,04787.1%–

35Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44987.1%–

36Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81987.1%–

37Washington County, IAIA22,66787.4%–

38Floyd County, IAIA14,90187.7%–

39Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37287.8%–

40Union County, IAIA11,82987.8%–

41Scott County, IAIA175,25987.9%–

42Jackson County, IAIA19,28887.9%–

43Appanoose County, IAIA12,07787.9%–

44Jones County, IAIA21,25387.9%–

45Cass County, IAIA12,96087.9%–

46Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99688.0%–

47Kossuth County, IAIA14,32288.1%–

48Dickinson County, IAIA18,07788.1%–

49Bremer County, IAIA25,29688.2%–

50Buchanan County, IAIA20,88388.3%–

51Keokuk County, IAIA9,79788.3%–

52Boone County, IAIA26,79988.3%–

53Fremont County, IAIA6,52288.4%–

54Marshall County, IAIA39,89088.4%–

55Carroll County, IAIA20,30388.4%–

56Guthrie County, IAIA10,78288.6%–

57Audubon County, IAIA5,50988.7%–

58Tama County, IAIA16,79688.8%–

59Monroe County, IAIA7,40688.9%–

60Hancock County, IAIA10,52888.9%–

61Adams County, IAIA3,61789.0%–

62Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89989.0%–

63Humboldt County, IAIA9,40989.0%–

64Clayton County, IAIA16,84589.1%–

65Montgomery County, IAIA10,00289.3%–

66Lee County, IAIA32,30689.3%–

67Ringgold County, IAIA4,64289.3%–

68Crawford County, IAIA16,23789.4%–

69Sioux County, IAIA36,77489.5%–

70Hardin County, IAIA16,45589.7%–

71Howard County, IAIA9,41589.7%–

72Woodbury County, IAIA106,64989.7%–

73Plymouth County, IAIA25,69789.7%–

74Osceola County, IAIA5,98089.7%–

75Van Buren County, IAIA7,13189.9%–

76Monona County, IAIA8,53989.9%–

77Madison County, IAIA17,27090.0%–

78Sac County, IAIA9,52590.0%–

79Taylor County, IAIA5,83590.0%–

80Hamilton County, IAIA14,94490.1%–

81Wayne County, IAIA6,73890.5%–

82Benton County, IAIA26,00490.6%–

83Lyon County, IAIA12,35490.6%–

84Harrison County, IAIA14,62390.6%–

85Shelby County, IAIA11,68990.7%–

86Cedar County, IAIA18,35990.8%–

87Mitchell County, IAIA10,65090.9%–

88Allamakee County, IAIA14,23891.0%–

89Iowa County, IAIA16,50491.3%–

90Wright County, IAIA12,80191.4%–

91Grundy County, IAIA12,36191.5%–

92Louisa County, IAIA10,41692.2%–

93Muscatine County, IAIA41,85392.3%–

94Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66392.4%–

95Butler County, IAIA14,04992.5%–

96Worth County, IAIA7,33892.7%–

97Franklin County, IAIA9,86892.8%–

98Delaware County, IAIA17,67492.9%–

99Davis County, IAIA9,23093.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS