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

Stevens County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 87 counties in 2021, at 10.8%. Watonwan County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.8Stevens County
Lowest2.5Watonwan County
Median5.587 counties
Minnesota6.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 6.2 %Anoka County: 6.3 %Becker County: 4.5 %Beltrami County: 9.6 %Benton County: 10.6 %Big Stone County: 7 %Blue Earth County: 10.2 %Brown County: 4.8 %Carlton County: 5.5 %Carver County: 5.7 %Cass County: 6.4 %Chippewa County: 6.1 %Chisago County: 7.2 %Clay County: 10.2 %Clearwater County: 4.4 %Cook County: 5.5 %Cottonwood County: 4.5 %Crow Wing County: 5.7 %Dakota County: 6.1 %Dodge County: 4.8 %Douglas County: 4.6 %Faribault County: 5.9 %Fillmore County: 4 %Freeborn County: 4.2 %Goodhue County: 5.8 %Grant County: 7.9 %Hennepin County: 5.9 %Houston County: 3.5 %Hubbard County: 7.6 %Isanti County: 8.6 %Itasca County: 3.7 %Jackson County: 4.3 %Kanabec County: 4.7 %Kandiyohi County: 5.1 %Kittson County: 5.5 %Koochiching County: 4.8 %Lac qui Parle County: 4.7 %Lake County: 5 %Lake of the Woods County: 4.3 %Le Sueur County: 5.6 %Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lyon County: 4.5 %McLeod County: 5.2 %Mahnomen County: 5.1 %Marshall County: 3.8 %Martin County: 4.5 %Meeker County: 4.6 %Mille Lacs County: 8.1 %Morrison County: 5 %Mower County: 5.4 %Murray County: 4.3 %Nicollet County: 8.8 %Nobles County: 3.3 %Norman County: 4 %Olmsted County: 6 %Otter Tail County: 4.7 %Pennington County: 4.2 %Pine County: 7.4 %Pipestone County: 7.8 %Polk County: 7.6 %Pope County: 5.9 %Ramsey County: 7.6 %Red Lake County: 2.6 %Redwood County: 4.3 %Renville County: 4.6 %Rice County: 7.6 %Rock County: 6.7 %Roseau County: 3.4 %St. Louis County: 6.1 %Scott County: 6.3 %Sherburne County: 7.3 %Sibley County: 3.6 %Stearns County: 7.9 %Steele County: 5 %Stevens County: 10.8 %Swift County: 5.9 %Todd County: 4.7 %Traverse County: 7.1 %Wabasha County: 4.3 %Wadena County: 5.6 %Waseca County: 6.3 %Washington County: 7.1 %Watonwan County: 2.5 %Wilkin County: 6.4 %Winona County: 7.7 %Wright County: 5 %Yellow Medicine County: 4.3 %
  • Under 4.3
  • 4.3 to 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.5
  • 5.5 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 7.6
  • 7.6 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Stevens County: 10.8 %Stevens County10.8Benton County: 10.6 %Benton County10.6Clay County: 10.2 %Clay County10.2Blue Earth County: 10.2 %Blue Earth County10.2Beltrami County: 9.6 %Beltrami County9.6Nicollet County: 8.8 %Nicollet County8.8Isanti County: 8.6 %Isanti County8.6Mille Lacs County: 8.1 %Mille Lacs County8.1Stearns County: 7.9 %Stearns County7.9Grant County: 7.9 %Grant County7.9Pipestone County: 7.8 %Pipestone County7.8Winona County: 7.7 %Winona County7.7Rice County: 7.6 %Rice County7.6Ramsey County: 7.6 %Ramsey County7.6Hubbard County: 7.6 %Hubbard County7.6Polk County: 7.6 %Polk County7.6Pine County: 7.4 %Pine County7.4Sherburne County: 7.3 %Sherburne County7.3Chisago County: 7.2 %Chisago County7.2Traverse County: 7.1 %Traverse County7.1Washington County: 7.1 %Washington County7.1Big Stone County: 7 %Big Stone County7Rock County: 6.7 %Rock County6.7Cass County: 6.4 %Cass County6.4Wilkin County: 6.4 %Wilkin County6.4Anoka County: 6.3 %Anoka County6.3Waseca County: 6.3 %Waseca County6.3Scott County: 6.3 %Scott County6.3Aitkin County: 6.2 %Aitkin County6.2Chippewa County: 6.1 %Chippewa County6.1Dakota County: 6.1 %Dakota County6.1St. Louis County: 6.1 %St. Louis County6.1Olmsted County: 6 %Olmsted County6Hennepin County: 5.9 %Hennepin County5.9Pope County: 5.9 %Pope County5.9Faribault County: 5.9 %Faribault County5.9Swift County: 5.9 %Swift County5.9Goodhue County: 5.8 %Goodhue County5.8Carver County: 5.7 %Carver County5.7Crow Wing County: 5.7 %Crow Wing County5.7Stevens County: 10.8 %Stevens County10.8Benton County: 10.6 %Benton County10.6Clay County: 10.2 %Clay County10.2Blue Earth County: 10.2 %Blue Earth County10.2Beltrami County: 9.6 %Beltrami County9.6Nicollet County: 8.8 %Nicollet County8.8Isanti County: 8.6 %Isanti County8.6Mille Lacs County: 8.1 %Mille Lacs County8.1Stearns County: 7.9 %Stearns County7.9Grant County: 7.9 %Grant County7.9Pipestone County: 7.8 %Pipestone County7.8Winona County: 7.7 %Winona County7.7Rice County: 7.6 %Rice County7.6Ramsey County: 7.6 %Ramsey County7.6Hubbard County: 7.6 %Hubbard County7.6Polk County: 7.6 %Polk County7.6Pine County: 7.4 %Pine County7.4Sherburne County: 7.3 %Sherburne County7.3Chisago County: 7.2 %Chisago County7.2Traverse County: 7.1 %Traverse County7.1Washington County: 7.1 %Washington County7.1Big Stone County: 7 %Big Stone County7Rock County: 6.7 %Rock County6.7Cass County: 6.4 %Cass County6.4Wilkin County: 6.4 %Wilkin County6.4Anoka County: 6.3 %Anoka County6.3Waseca County: 6.3 %Waseca County6.3Scott County: 6.3 %Scott County6.3Aitkin County: 6.2 %Aitkin County6.2Chippewa County: 6.1 %Chippewa County6.1Dakota County: 6.1 %Dakota County6.1St. Louis County: 6.1 %St. Louis County6.1Olmsted County: 6 %Olmsted County6Hennepin County: 5.9 %Hennepin County5.9Pope County: 5.9 %Pope County5.9Faribault County: 5.9 %Faribault County5.9Swift County: 5.9 %Swift County5.9Goodhue County: 5.8 %Goodhue County5.8Carver County: 5.7 %Carver County5.7Crow Wing County: 5.7 %Crow Wing County5.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Stevens County10.8
2Benton County10.6
3Clay County10.2
4Blue Earth County10.2
5Beltrami County9.6
6Nicollet County8.8
7Isanti County8.6
8Mille Lacs County8.1
9Stearns County7.9
10Grant County7.9
11Pipestone County7.8
12Winona County7.7
13Rice County7.6
14Ramsey County7.6
15Hubbard County7.6
15Polk County7.6
17Pine County7.4
18Sherburne County7.3
19Chisago County7.2
20Traverse County7.1
21Washington County7.1
22Big Stone County7
23Rock County6.7
24Cass County6.4
25Wilkin County6.4
26Anoka County6.3
26Waseca County6.3
28Scott County6.3
29Aitkin County6.2
30Chippewa County6.1
31Dakota County6.1
32St. Louis County6.1
33Olmsted County6
34Hennepin County5.9
35Pope County5.9
36Faribault County5.9
37Swift County5.9
38Goodhue County5.8
39Carver County5.7
39Crow Wing County5.7
41Wadena County5.6
42Le Sueur County5.6
43Kittson County5.5
44Cook County5.5
45Carlton County5.5
46Mower County5.4
47Lincoln County5.3
48McLeod County5.2
49Mahnomen County5.1
50Kandiyohi County5.1
51Lake County5
51Wright County5
53Morrison County5
54Steele County5
55Dodge County4.8
56Brown County4.8
57Koochiching County4.8
58Todd County4.7
59Kanabec County4.7
60Otter Tail County4.7
61Lac qui Parle County4.7
62Douglas County4.6
63Meeker County4.6
64Renville County4.6
65Cottonwood County4.5
65Martin County4.5
67Becker County4.5
68Lyon County4.5
69Clearwater County4.4
70Wabasha County4.3
71Jackson County4.3
72Redwood County4.3
73Lake of the Woods County4.3
74Yellow Medicine County4.3
75Murray County4.3
76Pennington County4.2
77Freeborn County4.2
78Fillmore County4
79Norman County4
80Marshall County3.8
81Itasca County3.7
82Sibley County3.6
83Houston County3.5
84Roseau County3.4
85Nobles County3.3
86Red Lake County2.6
87Watonwan County2.5

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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. 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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APA 7

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 (Counties 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

MLA 9

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, Counties 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-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Counties 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-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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, Counties 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-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Stevens County, with 10.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Watonwan County, with 2.5% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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