RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

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) — 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 –

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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS