Migration to and from Boone County, Iowa
Where Boone County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
1,379
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,294
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,915
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Story County | Iowa | 431 |
| Polk County | Iowa | 234 |
| Page County | Iowa | 61 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 36 |
| Wapello County | Iowa | 34 |
| Black Hawk County | Iowa | 28 |
| Lincoln County | Nebraska | 28 |
| Woodbury County | Iowa | 26 |
| Delaware County | Indiana | 22 |
| Dallas County | Iowa | 22 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County | Iowa | 691 |
| Story County | Iowa | 367 |
| Dakota County | Minnesota | 318 |
| Lakeville City | Dakota County, Minnesota | 318 |
| Dallas County | Iowa | 144 |
| Wright County | Iowa | 127 |
| Newport News City | Virginia | 79 |
| St. Mary's County | Maryland | 77 |
| Sioux County | Iowa | 64 |
| DuPage County | Illinois | 47 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 19015.