Migration to and from Howard County, Iowa
Where Howard 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
690
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
609
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+81
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Winneshiek County | Iowa | 192 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 58 |
| Chickasaw County | Iowa | 53 |
| Franklin County | Iowa | 50 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 50 |
| Allamakee County | Iowa | 27 |
| La Crosse County | Wisconsin | 27 |
| Onalaska City | La Crosse County, Wisconsin | 27 |
| Mower County | Minnesota | 20 |
| Jackson County | Iowa | 16 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Winneshiek County | Iowa | 353 |
| Black Hawk County | Iowa | 43 |
| Johnson County | Iowa | 43 |
| Chickasaw County | Iowa | 37 |
| Story County | Iowa | 34 |
| Williamson County | Texas | 31 |
| Linn County | Iowa | 18 |
| Mitchell County | Iowa | 18 |
| Mower County | Minnesota | 10 |
| Grundy County | Iowa | 7 |
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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: 19089.