Ranking of Iowa Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2012
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Net Domestic Migration for Iowa was -4.64K. Among all Iowa counties, Dallas County had the highest net domestic migration (1.53K), followed by Polk County (1.47K), and Johnson County (1.15K).
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), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2012
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| Rank | County | Net Dom. Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas County | 1528 |
| 2 | Polk County | 1472 |
| 3 | Johnson County | 1153 |
| 4 | Scott County | 797 |
| 5 | Dubuque County | 180 |
| 6 | Des Moines County | 158 |
| 7 | Warren County | 88 |
| 8 | Dickinson County | 68 |
| 9 | Union County | 54 |
| 10 | Buena Vista County | 49 |
| 10 | Washington County | 49 |
| 11 | Bremer County | 44 |
| 12 | Lyon County | 37 |
| 13 | Shelby County | 32 |
| 14 | Clarke County | 27 |
| 15 | Mitchell County | 25 |
| 16 | Kossuth County | 24 |
| 17 | Hardin County | 22 |
| 18 | Monroe County | 17 |
| 19 | Ida County | 15 |
| 19 | Wayne County | 15 |
| 20 | Butler County | 2 |
| 21 | Floyd County | 0 |
| 22 | Ringgold County | -2 |
| 23 | Winneshiek County | -7 |
| 24 | Lee County | -10 |
| 25 | Howard County | -11 |
| 25 | Keokuk County | -11 |
| 26 | Buchanan County | -14 |
| 26 | Cass County | -14 |
| 26 | Jackson County | -14 |
| 26 | Marion County | -14 |
| 27 | Decatur County | -16 |
| 27 | Plymouth County | -16 |
| 28 | Sioux County | -25 |
| 29 | Wright County | -26 |
| 30 | O'Brien County | -30 |
| 31 | Sac County | -35 |
| 32 | Cherokee County | -36 |
| 33 | Linn County | -38 |
| 34 | Clay County | -39 |
| 35 | Humboldt County | -44 |
| 36 | Palo Alto County | -46 |
| 37 | Taylor County | -53 |
| 38 | Grundy County | -54 |
| 39 | Crawford County | -55 |
| 40 | Adair County | -56 |
| 41 | Worth County | -57 |
| 42 | Jefferson County | -58 |
| 43 | Pocahontas County | -60 |
| 44 | Van Buren County | -65 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | -71 |
| 46 | Muscatine County | -75 |
| 47 | Cedar County | -77 |
| 47 | Lucas County | -77 |
| 48 | Louisa County | -82 |
| 49 | Adams County | -86 |
| 50 | Monona County | -88 |
| 50 | Winnebago County | -88 |
| 51 | Hancock County | -92 |
| 52 | Delaware County | -97 |
| 53 | Allamakee County | -98 |
| 54 | Clayton County | -99 |
| 54 | Guthrie County | -99 |
| 55 | Audubon County | -100 |
| 56 | Greene County | -114 |
| 57 | Mahaska County | -116 |
| 58 | Davis County | -120 |
| 59 | Osceola County | -123 |
| 60 | Wapello County | -124 |
| 61 | Jasper County | -128 |
| 62 | Jones County | -130 |
| 63 | Emmet County | -136 |
| 64 | Poweshiek County | -140 |
| 65 | Tama County | -143 |
| 66 | Chickasaw County | -145 |
| 67 | Appanoose County | -146 |
| 67 | Calhoun County | -146 |
| 68 | Madison County | -147 |
| 69 | Mills County | -152 |
| 70 | Hamilton County | -159 |
| 71 | Boone County | -163 |
| 71 | Page County | -163 |
| 72 | Iowa County | -167 |
| 73 | Franklin County | -174 |
| 74 | Story County | -175 |
| 75 | Fayette County | -196 |
| 76 | Marshall County | -199 |
| 77 | Fremont County | -210 |
| 78 | Carroll County | -241 |
| 79 | Harrison County | -267 |
| 80 | Henry County | -273 |
| 81 | Cerro Gordo County | -281 |
| 82 | Benton County | -318 |
| 83 | Black Hawk County | -350 |
| 84 | Webster County | -424 |
| 85 | Clinton County | -465 |
| 86 | Pottawattamie County | -928 |
| 87 | Woodbury County | -1195 |