Immigration drives Iowa's 2024 population growth
Migrants drawn by economy, family and sense of safety
Maya Marchel Hoff
Jan. 3, 2025 5:30 am, Updated: Jan. 3, 2025 7:39 am
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Iowa gained 23,074 people from 2023 to 2024, boosted primarily by growth in international migration to the state, according to new U.S. Census data.
Similar to neighboring Midwest states including Illinois and Nebraska, people from other countries moved to Iowa at higher rates than those who came from other places in the United States.
From July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, a net of 19,439 people migrated to Iowa from outside the United States — accounting for most of its growth in that period — while a net of 231 people departed Iowa to other states.
https://www.thegazette.com/news/immigration-drives-iowas-2024-population-growth/
