According to the Census’ American Community Survey, 74,516 people moved from Iowa over the past year, while 70,405 were moving here from somewhere else.According to the Census Burea, most of Iowa's new residents came from our immediate right and left. Illinois gave Iowa 13,725 new residents compared to the 13,345 new residents who moved here from Nebraska.
Meanwhile, most exiting Iowas went west and east. We lost 9,575 people to Nebraska and 8,490 people to Illinois.
I've wondered for a long time why more people don't give Iowa a chance. There's lots of space, the cost of living is fairly reasonable, and our politics are fairly balanced. The biggest negative is the never-ending presidential campaigning, but many folks avoid those calls by getting rid of their landline phones and only carrying cell phones.
