States sending the most people to Iowa

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July 10, 2022
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States sending the most people to Iowa

The U.S. population between 2019 and 2020 grew at the lowest rate in 120 years—just .35%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But low population growth didn’t stop many people from moving, as western and southern states saw influxes in population while California and New York saw the biggest drops.

Stacker compiled a list of states that are sending the most people to Iowa using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that moved to Iowa from the state in 2019.

The 2019 National Movers Study found that the states with the most inbound moves were Vermont, Idaho, Oregon, Arizona, and South Carolina. Keep reading to find out which states are sending the most people to Iowa.

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#30. Montana

- Moved from Montana to Iowa in 2019: 402
--- 0.6% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #25 most common destination from Montana
- Moved from Iowa to Montana in 2019: 350
--- #33 most common destination from Iowa

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#29. West Virginia

- Moved from West Virginia to Iowa in 2019: 409
--- 0.6% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #19 most common destination from West Virginia
- Moved from Iowa to West Virginia in 2019: 119
--- #41 most common destination from Iowa

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#28. Mississippi

- Moved from Mississippi to Iowa in 2019: 424
--- 0.6% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #24 most common destination from Mississippi
- Moved from Iowa to Mississippi in 2019: 246
--- #36 most common destination from Iowa

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#27. Alaska

- Moved from Alaska to Iowa in 2019: 425
--- 0.6% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #30 most common destination from Alaska
- Moved from Iowa to Alaska in 2019: 143
--- #39 most common destination from Iowa

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#26. Wyoming

- Moved from Wyoming to Iowa in 2019: 434
--- 0.6% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #20 most common destination from Wyoming
- Moved from Iowa to Wyoming in 2019: 23
--- #46 most common destination from Iowa

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#25. New York

- Moved from New York to Iowa in 2019: 489
--- 0.7% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #44 most common destination from New York
- Moved from Iowa to New York in 2019: 1,554
--- #17 most common destination from Iowa

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#24. Nevada

- Moved from Nevada to Iowa in 2019: 492
--- 0.7% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #36 most common destination from Nevada
- Moved from Iowa to Nevada in 2019: 1,706
--- #14 most common destination from Iowa

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#23. Georgia

- Moved from Georgia to Iowa in 2019: 498
--- 0.7% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #40 most common destination from Georgia
- Moved from Iowa to Georgia in 2019: 1,566
--- #16 most common destination from Iowa

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#22. Louisiana

- Moved from Louisiana to Iowa in 2019: 502
--- 0.7% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #33 most common destination from Louisiana
- Moved from Iowa to Louisiana in 2019: 330
--- #34 most common destination from Iowa

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#21. Tennessee

- Moved from Tennessee to Iowa in 2019: 546
--- 0.8% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #37 most common destination from Tennessee
- Moved from Iowa to Tennessee in 2019: 857
--- #23 most common destination from Iowa

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#20. Washington

- Moved from Washington to Iowa in 2019: 781
--- 1.1% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #39 most common destination from Washington
- Moved from Iowa to Washington in 2019: 644
--- #28 most common destination from Iowa

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#19. Indiana

- Moved from Indiana to Iowa in 2019: 836
--- 1.2% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #26 most common destination from Indiana
- Moved from Iowa to Indiana in 2019: 1,744
--- #13 most common destination from Iowa

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#18. Oregon

- Moved from Oregon to Iowa in 2019: 981
--- 1.4% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #23 most common destination from Oregon
- Moved from Iowa to Oregon in 2019: 802
--- #24 most common destination from Iowa

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#17. Virginia

- Moved from Virginia to Iowa in 2019: 1,051
--- 1.4% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #39 most common destination from Virginia
- Moved from Iowa to Virginia in 2019: 1,827
--- #12 most common destination from Iowa

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#16. Kansas

- Moved from Kansas to Iowa in 2019: 1,295
--- 1.8% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #17 most common destination from Kansas
- Moved from Iowa to Kansas in 2019: 1,010
--- #19 most common destination from Iowa

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#15. North Carolina

- Moved from North Carolina to Iowa in 2019: 1,307
--- 1.8% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #36 most common destination from North Carolina
- Moved from Iowa to North Carolina in 2019: 1,227
--- #18 most common destination from Iowa

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#14. Ohio

- Moved from Ohio to Iowa in 2019: 1,358
--- 1.9% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #28 most common destination from Ohio
- Moved from Iowa to Ohio in 2019: 1,005
--- #20 most common destination from Iowa

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#13. Idaho

- Moved from Idaho to Iowa in 2019: 1,382
--- 1.9% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #11 most common destination from Idaho
- Moved from Iowa to Idaho in 2019: 14
--- #47 most common destination from Iowa

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#12. Maryland

- Moved from Maryland to Iowa in 2019: 1,444
--- 2.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #23 most common destination from Maryland
- Moved from Iowa to Maryland in 2019: 130
--- #40 most common destination from Iowa

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#11. Arizona

- Moved from Arizona to Iowa in 2019: 2,175
--- 3.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #23 most common destination from Arizona
- Moved from Iowa to Arizona in 2019: 2,982
--- #9 most common destination from Iowa

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#10. South Dakota

- Moved from South Dakota to Iowa in 2019: 2,276
--- 3.1% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #3 most common destination from South Dakota
- Moved from Iowa to South Dakota in 2019: 3,613
--- #7 most common destination from Iowa

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#9. Missouri

- Moved from Missouri to Iowa in 2019: 3,461
--- 4.8% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #10 most common destination from Missouri
- Moved from Iowa to Missouri in 2019: 5,774
--- #3 most common destination from Iowa

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#8. Texas

- Moved from Texas to Iowa in 2019: 3,936
--- 5.4% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #35 most common destination from Texas
- Moved from Iowa to Texas in 2019: 3,306
--- #8 most common destination from Iowa

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#7. Florida

- Moved from Florida to Iowa in 2019: 4,397
--- 6.1% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #28 most common destination from Florida
- Moved from Iowa to Florida in 2019: 3,669
--- #6 most common destination from Iowa

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#6. Colorado

- Moved from Colorado to Iowa in 2019: 4,472
--- 6.2% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #15 most common destination from Colorado
- Moved from Iowa to Colorado in 2019: 2,589
--- #10 most common destination from Iowa

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#5. Wisconsin

- Moved from Wisconsin to Iowa in 2019: 4,722
--- 6.5% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #6 most common destination from Wisconsin
- Moved from Iowa to Wisconsin in 2019: 4,289
--- #5 most common destination from Iowa

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#4. Minnesota

- Moved from Minnesota to Iowa in 2019: 5,358
--- 7.4% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #9 most common destination from Minnesota
- Moved from Iowa to Minnesota in 2019: 5,739
--- #4 most common destination from Iowa

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#3. California

- Moved from California to Iowa in 2019: 5,819
--- 8.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #30 most common destination from California
- Moved from Iowa to California in 2019: 1,956
--- #11 most common destination from Iowa

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#2. Nebraska

- Moved from Nebraska to Iowa in 2019: 7,454
--- 10.3% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #1 most common destination from Nebraska
- Moved from Iowa to Nebraska in 2019: 6,952
--- #2 most common destination from Iowa

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#1. Illinois

- Moved from Illinois to Iowa in 2019: 10,843
--- 14.9% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #9 most common destination from Illinois
- Moved from Iowa to Illinois in 2019: 10,294
--- #1 most common destination from Iowa

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