Migration to and from Des Moines County, Iowa
Where Des Moines 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
2,186
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,862
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+324
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County | Illinois | 229 |
| Henry County | Iowa | 159 |
| Polk County | Iowa | 144 |
| Lee County | Iowa | 109 |
| Delaware County | Iowa | 99 |
| Story County | Iowa | 98 |
| Hancock County | Illinois | 89 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 75 |
| Washoe County | Nevada | 65 |
| Reno County | Kansas | 56 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lee County | Iowa | 173 |
| Johnson County | Iowa | 109 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 109 |
| Morgan County | Illinois | 91 |
| Duval County | Florida | 81 |
| Adams County | Illinois | 74 |
| Dallas County | Iowa | 69 |
| Polk County | Iowa | 68 |
| Henderson County | Illinois | 65 |
| Orange County | California | 63 |
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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: 19057.