
Where people in Iowa are moving to most
The U.S. is among the most mobile countries in the world, but our rates of moving have slumped in recent decades. In 2019, for example, a lower percentage of Americans changed residence than any year prior since 1947 when migration statistics were first gathered by the Census Bureau. Between March of 2019 and 2020, just 9.3% of Americans moved.
American migration has been in some form of decline since the housing boom and economic growth of the '40s, '50s, and '60s. During that period, as much as 20% of the population moved each year.
Stacker compiled a list of where people in Iowa are moving to most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that have moved from Iowa in 2019. Keep reading to see where people in your home state are moving the most.
#40. Maryland
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maryland to Iowa in 2019: 1,444
--- #23 most common destination from Maryland
#39. Alaska
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alaska to Iowa in 2019: 425
--- #30 most common destination from Alaska
#38. Connecticut
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Connecticut to Iowa in 2019: 142
--- #43 most common destination from Connecticut
#37. Maine
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maine to Iowa in 2019: 0
--- #46 most common destination from Maine
#36. Mississippi
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Mississippi to Iowa in 2019: 424
--- #24 most common destination from Mississippi
#35. Pennsylvania
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Pennsylvania to Iowa in 2019: 318
--- #46 most common destination from Pennsylvania
#34. Louisiana
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Louisiana to Iowa in 2019: 502
--- #33 most common destination from Louisiana
#33. Montana
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Montana to Iowa in 2019: 402
--- #25 most common destination from Montana
#32. Massachusetts
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Massachusetts to Iowa in 2019: 271
--- #40 most common destination from Massachusetts
#31. Rhode Island
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Rhode Island to Iowa in 2019: 34
--- #38 most common destination from Rhode Island
#30. Oklahoma
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oklahoma to Iowa in 2019: 261
--- #38 most common destination from Oklahoma
#29. Michigan
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Michigan to Iowa in 2019: 350
--- #39 most common destination from Michigan
#28. Washington
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington to Iowa in 2019: 781
--- #39 most common destination from Washington
#27. North Dakota
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Dakota to Iowa in 2019: 76
--- #35 most common destination from North Dakota
#26. Arkansas
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arkansas to Iowa in 2019: 188
--- #35 most common destination from Arkansas
#25. Alabama
--- 1.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alabama to Iowa in 2019: 70
--- #46 most common destination from Alabama
#24. Oregon
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oregon to Iowa in 2019: 981
--- #23 most common destination from Oregon
#23. Tennessee
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Tennessee to Iowa in 2019: 546
--- #37 most common destination from Tennessee
#22. South Carolina
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Carolina to Iowa in 2019: 64
--- #48 most common destination from South Carolina
#21. Utah
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Utah to Iowa in 2019: 3
--- #48 most common destination from Utah
#20. Ohio
--- 1.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Ohio to Iowa in 2019: 1,358
--- #28 most common destination from Ohio
#19. Kansas
--- 1.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kansas to Iowa in 2019: 1,295
--- #17 most common destination from Kansas
#18. North Carolina
--- 1.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Carolina to Iowa in 2019: 1,307
--- #36 most common destination from North Carolina
#17. New York
--- 2.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from New York to Iowa in 2019: 489
--- #44 most common destination from New York
#16. Georgia
--- 2.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Georgia to Iowa in 2019: 498
--- #40 most common destination from Georgia
#15. Kentucky
--- 2.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kentucky to Iowa in 2019: 376
--- #30 (tie) most common destination from Kentucky
#14. Nevada
--- 2.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nevada to Iowa in 2019: 492
--- #36 most common destination from Nevada
#13. Indiana
--- 2.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Indiana to Iowa in 2019: 836
--- #26 most common destination from Indiana
#12. Virginia
--- 2.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Virginia to Iowa in 2019: 1,051
--- #39 most common destination from Virginia
#11. California
--- 2.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from California to Iowa in 2019: 5,819
--- #30 most common destination from California
#10. Colorado
--- 3.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Colorado to Iowa in 2019: 4,472
--- #15 most common destination from Colorado
#9. Arizona
--- 4.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arizona to Iowa in 2019: 2,175
--- #23 most common destination from Arizona
#8. Texas
--- 4.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Texas to Iowa in 2019: 3,936
--- #35 most common destination from Texas
#7. South Dakota
--- 4.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Dakota to Iowa in 2019: 2,276
--- #3 most common destination from South Dakota
#6. Florida
--- 4.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Florida to Iowa in 2019: 4,397
--- #28 most common destination from Florida
#5. Wisconsin
--- 5.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wisconsin to Iowa in 2019: 4,722
--- #6 most common destination from Wisconsin
#4. Minnesota
--- 7.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Minnesota to Iowa in 2019: 5,358
--- #9 most common destination from Minnesota
#3. Missouri
--- 7.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Missouri to Iowa in 2019: 3,461
--- #10 most common destination from Missouri
#2. Nebraska
--- 9.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nebraska to Iowa in 2019: 7,454
--- #1 most common destination from Nebraska
#1. Illinois
--- 13.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Illinois to Iowa in 2019: 10,843
--- #9 most common destination from Illinois