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Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Bemidji, MN had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 103 cities in 2021, at 19.6%. Robbinsdale, MN had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 6.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.6Bemidji, MN
Lowest2.6Robbinsdale, MN
Median6.5103 cities
Minnesota6.3History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Bemidji, MN: 19.6 %Bemidji, MN19.6St. Peter, MN: 14.4 %St. Peter, MN14.4St. Cloud, MN: 14 %St. Cloud, MN14Moorhead, MN: 13.7 %Moorhead, MN13.7Mankato, MN: 13.3 %Mankato, MN13.3Columbia Heights, MN: 13 %Columbia Heights, MN13Northfield, MN: 12.4 %Northfield, MN12.4Winona, MN: 11.7 %Winona, MN11.7Big Lake, MN: 10.9 %Big Lake, MN10.9Otsego, MN: 10.5 %Otsego, MN10.5Sauk Rapids, MN: 10.3 %Sauk Rapids, MN10.3West St. Paul, MN: 10 %West St. Paul, MN10New Brighton, MN: 9.8 %New Brighton, MN9.8Fridley, MN: 9.8 %Fridley, MN9.8Duluth, MN: 9.6 %Duluth, MN9.6Rogers, MN: 9.1 %Rogers, MN9.1Mounds View, MN: 8.8 %Mounds View, MN8.8Alexandria, MN: 8.7 %Alexandria, MN8.7Minneapolis, MN: 8.6 %Minneapolis, MN8.6Cambridge, MN: 8.4 %Cambridge, MN8.4Red Wing, MN: 8.4 %Red Wing, MN8.4Woodbury, MN: 8.3 %Woodbury, MN8.3Little Canada, MN: 8.2 %Little Canada, MN8.2Shakopee, MN: 8.2 %Shakopee, MN8.2Burnsville, MN: 8.1 %Burnsville, MN8.1Anoka, MN: 8.1 %Anoka, MN8.1Elk River, MN: 7.9 %Elk River, MN7.9St. Paul, MN: 7.9 %St. Paul, MN7.9Forest Lake, MN: 7.7 %Forest Lake, MN7.7Lino Lakes, MN: 7.7 %Lino Lakes, MN7.7North Mankato, MN: 7.7 %North Mankato, MN7.7Oakdale, MN: 7.4 %Oakdale, MN7.4Hutchinson, MN: 7.3 %Hutchinson, MN7.3South St. Paul, MN: 7.3 %South St. Paul, MN7.3North Branch, MN: 7.3 %North Branch, MN7.3Rochester, MN: 7.2 %Rochester, MN7.2Hopkins, MN: 7.1 %Hopkins, MN7.1Sartell, MN: 7.1 %Sartell, MN7.1Eagan, MN: 7 %Eagan, MN7Mendota Heights, MN: 7 %Mendota Heights, MN7Bemidji, MN: 19.6 %Bemidji, MN19.6St. Peter, MN: 14.4 %St. Peter, MN14.4St. Cloud, MN: 14 %St. Cloud, MN14Moorhead, MN: 13.7 %Moorhead, MN13.7Mankato, MN: 13.3 %Mankato, MN13.3Columbia Heights, MN: 13 %Columbia Heights, MN13Northfield, MN: 12.4 %Northfield, MN12.4Winona, MN: 11.7 %Winona, MN11.7Big Lake, MN: 10.9 %Big Lake, MN10.9Otsego, MN: 10.5 %Otsego, MN10.5Sauk Rapids, MN: 10.3 %Sauk Rapids, MN10.3West St. Paul, MN: 10 %West St. Paul, MN10New Brighton, MN: 9.8 %New Brighton, MN9.8Fridley, MN: 9.8 %Fridley, MN9.8Duluth, MN: 9.6 %Duluth, MN9.6Rogers, MN: 9.1 %Rogers, MN9.1Mounds View, MN: 8.8 %Mounds View, MN8.8Alexandria, MN: 8.7 %Alexandria, MN8.7Minneapolis, MN: 8.6 %Minneapolis, MN8.6Cambridge, MN: 8.4 %Cambridge, MN8.4Red Wing, MN: 8.4 %Red Wing, MN8.4Woodbury, MN: 8.3 %Woodbury, MN8.3Little Canada, MN: 8.2 %Little Canada, MN8.2Shakopee, MN: 8.2 %Shakopee, MN8.2Burnsville, MN: 8.1 %Burnsville, MN8.1Anoka, MN: 8.1 %Anoka, MN8.1Elk River, MN: 7.9 %Elk River, MN7.9St. Paul, MN: 7.9 %St. Paul, MN7.9Forest Lake, MN: 7.7 %Forest Lake, MN7.7Lino Lakes, MN: 7.7 %Lino Lakes, MN7.7North Mankato, MN: 7.7 %North Mankato, MN7.7Oakdale, MN: 7.4 %Oakdale, MN7.4Hutchinson, MN: 7.3 %Hutchinson, MN7.3South St. Paul, MN: 7.3 %South St. Paul, MN7.3North Branch, MN: 7.3 %North Branch, MN7.3Rochester, MN: 7.2 %Rochester, MN7.2Hopkins, MN: 7.1 %Hopkins, MN7.1Sartell, MN: 7.1 %Sartell, MN7.1Eagan, MN: 7 %Eagan, MN7Mendota Heights, MN: 7 %Mendota Heights, MN7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Bemidji, MN19.6
2St. Peter, MN14.4
3St. Cloud, MN14
4Moorhead, MN13.7
5Mankato, MN13.3
6Columbia Heights, MN13
7Northfield, MN12.4
8Winona, MN11.7
9Big Lake, MN10.9
10Otsego, MN10.5
11Sauk Rapids, MN10.3
12West St. Paul, MN10
13New Brighton, MN9.8
14Fridley, MN9.8
15Duluth, MN9.6
16Rogers, MN9.1
17Mounds View, MN8.8
18Alexandria, MN8.7
19Minneapolis, MN8.6
20Cambridge, MN8.4
20Red Wing, MN8.4
22Woodbury, MN8.3
23Little Canada, MN8.2
24Shakopee, MN8.2
25Burnsville, MN8.1
26Anoka, MN8.1
27Elk River, MN7.9
27St. Paul, MN7.9
29Forest Lake, MN7.7
30Lino Lakes, MN7.7
31North Mankato, MN7.7
32Oakdale, MN7.4
33Hutchinson, MN7.3
34South St. Paul, MN7.3
35North Branch, MN7.3
36Rochester, MN7.2
37Hopkins, MN7.1
38Sartell, MN7.1
39Eagan, MN7
40Mendota Heights, MN7
41Roseville, MN7
42Hugo, MN6.9
43Victoria, MN6.8
44St. Louis Park, MN6.8
45Coon Rapids, MN6.7
46New Ulm, MN6.7
47Brainerd, MN6.6
47Willmar, MN6.6
49North St. Paul, MN6.6
50Faribault, MN6.6
51Chanhassen, MN6.5
51Marshall, MN6.5
53White Bear Lake, MN6.5
54Inver Grove Heights, MN6.4
55Austin, MN6.4
56Stillwater, MN6.3
57Brooklyn Center, MN6.2
58Savage, MN6.2
59Cottage Grove, MN6.1
60Waconia, MN6
61Dayton, MN6
62Detroit Lakes, MN5.8
63Apple Valley, MN5.8
64Owatonna, MN5.7
65Bloomington, MN5.6
66Monticello, MN5.6
67Shoreview, MN5.6
68Blaine, MN5.6
69Maplewood, MN5.6
70Fairmont, MN5.5
71East Bethel, MN5.3
72Richfield, MN5.3
73Chaska, MN5.2
74Lake Elmo, MN5.1
75Hastings, MN5
76Plymouth, MN4.9
77Prior Lake, MN4.8
78Edina, MN4.8
79Minnetonka, MN4.8
80Hermantown, MN4.7
81Lakeville, MN4.6
81Ramsey, MN4.6
83Cloquet, MN4.5
84Albert Lea, MN4.5
85Fergus Falls, MN4.3
86Hibbing, MN4.3
87New Hope, MN4.2
88Grand Rapids, MN4.1
89Rosemount, MN4.1
90Eden Prairie, MN4
91Crystal, MN4
92Buffalo, MN3.6
93Worthington, MN3.4
94Farmington, MN3.4
94Vadnais Heights, MN3.4
96Ham Lake, MN3.4
97Golden Valley, MN3.1
98Maple Grove, MN3
99St. Michael, MN3
100Brooklyn Park, MN2.8
101Champlin, MN2.7
102Andover, MN2.6
103Robbinsdale, MN2.6

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Bemidji, MN, with 19.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Robbinsdale, MN, with 2.6% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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