Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 59,946 people living in Iowa reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 5,187), and 69,629 people living in another state reported living in Iowa a year earlier (± 5,917), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “Iowa interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/iowa — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Iowa recorded 9,683 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 7,869, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Illinois → Iowa10,691 ± 2,090
- Texas → Iowa5,861 ± 2,811
- Minnesota → Iowa5,086 ± 1,099
- Nebraska → Iowa4,800 ± 1,250
- Wisconsin → Iowa3,739 ± 964
- Missouri → Iowa3,254 ± 970
- Colorado → Iowa2,866 ± 1,605
- California → Iowa2,485 ± 1,155
- Kansas → Iowa2,460 ± 1,764
- South Dakota → Iowa2,231 ± 878
Largest outbound destinations
- Iowa → Illinois6,721 ± 1,744
- Iowa → Nebraska6,626 ± 1,928
- Iowa → Minnesota5,965 ± 1,581
- Iowa → Arizona4,596 ± 2,154
- Iowa → Wisconsin4,117 ± 1,324
- Iowa → Texas3,755 ± 1,433
- Iowa → Pennsylvania3,205 ± 1,713
- Iowa → New Jersey2,427 ± 1,908
- Iowa → Missouri2,421 ± 738
- Iowa → Arkansas2,411 ± 1,330
Indexed corridors out of Iowa (3)
- Iowa → Illinois6,721 ± 1,744
- Iowa → Nebraska6,626 ± 1,928
- Iowa → Minnesota5,965 ± 1,581
Indexed corridors into Iowa (3)
- Illinois → Iowa10,691 ± 2,090
- Texas → Iowa5,861 ± 2,811
- Minnesota → Iowa5,086 ± 1,099
Largest inbound origin: Illinois. Largest outbound destination: Illinois.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Iowa rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 36th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 33rd of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Iowa gain or lose people to other states?
- Iowa recorded 9,683 more departures to other states than arrivals from them (difference ± 7,869, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
- How many people moved into Iowa from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 59,946 ± 5,187 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Iowa for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 69,629 ± 5,917 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.