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

Benton County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 87 counties in 2022, at 10.8%. Watonwan County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 6.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.8Benton County
Median5.587 counties
Minnesota6.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 6.3 %Anoka County: 6.4 %Becker County: 4.8 %Beltrami County: 9.5 %Benton County: 10.8 %Big Stone County: 5.5 %Blue Earth County: 9.9 %Brown County: 5 %Carlton County: 5.3 %Carver County: 6.3 %Cass County: 6.4 %Chippewa County: 4.4 %Chisago County: 6.3 %Clay County: 10.3 %Clearwater County: 4.5 %Cook County: 6.1 %Cottonwood County: 4.2 %Crow Wing County: 5 %Dakota County: 6.2 %Dodge County: 5 %Douglas County: 4.4 %Faribault County: 6 %Fillmore County: 4.5 %Freeborn County: 4.8 %Goodhue County: 6.1 %Grant County: 6.3 %Hennepin County: 6 %Houston County: 4.1 %Hubbard County: 7.1 %Isanti County: 8.6 %Itasca County: 4.3 %Jackson County: 4.2 %Kanabec County: 4.5 %Kandiyohi County: 4.2 %Kittson County: 4 %Koochiching County: 5.2 %Lac qui Parle County: 4.5 %Lake County: 6.1 %Lake of the Woods County: 6.2 %Le Sueur County: 6.2 %Lincoln County: 4.8 %Lyon County: 4.8 %McLeod County: 5.5 %Mahnomen County: 4.5 %Marshall County: 4.1 %Martin County: 4.3 %Meeker County: 4.8 %Mille Lacs County: 8.5 %Morrison County: 5.1 %Mower County: 5.6 %Murray County: 3.6 %Nicollet County: 9 %Nobles County: 3.5 %Norman County: 4.4 %Olmsted County: 6.6 %Otter Tail County: 5.1 %Pennington County: 5.9 %Pine County: 7.5 %Pipestone County: 4.4 %Polk County: 6.8 %Pope County: 5.9 %Ramsey County: 7.5 %Red Lake County: 2.8 %Redwood County: 5.1 %Renville County: 5.1 %Rice County: 8.1 %Rock County: 6.1 %Roseau County: 3.4 %St. Louis County: 6 %Scott County: 6.2 %Sherburne County: 7.9 %Sibley County: 3.8 %Stearns County: 7.6 %Steele County: 4.9 %Stevens County: 8.7 %Swift County: 5.9 %Todd County: 4.1 %Traverse County: 5.3 %Wabasha County: 4.6 %Wadena County: 6.6 %Waseca County: 6.8 %Washington County: 7.4 %Watonwan County: 2.4 %Wilkin County: 7.7 %Winona County: 7 %Wright County: 5 %Yellow Medicine County: 4.2 %
  • Under 4.3
  • 4.3 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.5
  • 5.5 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 7.3
  • 7.3 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Benton County: 10.8 %Benton County10.8Clay County: 10.3 %Clay County10.3Blue Earth County: 9.9 %Blue Earth County9.9Beltrami County: 9.5 %Beltrami County9.5Nicollet County: 9 %Nicollet County9Stevens County: 8.7 %Stevens County8.7Isanti County: 8.6 %Isanti County8.6Mille Lacs County: 8.5 %Mille Lacs County8.5Rice County: 8.1 %Rice County8.1Sherburne County: 7.9 %Sherburne County7.9Wilkin County: 7.7 %Wilkin County7.7Stearns County: 7.6 %Stearns County7.6Ramsey County: 7.5 %Ramsey County7.5Pine County: 7.5 %Pine County7.5Washington County: 7.4 %Washington County7.4Hubbard County: 7.1 %Hubbard County7.1Winona County: 7 %Winona County7Polk County: 6.8 %Polk County6.8Waseca County: 6.8 %Waseca County6.8Olmsted County: 6.6 %Olmsted County6.6Wadena County: 6.6 %Wadena County6.6Cass County: 6.4 %Cass County6.4Anoka County: 6.4 %Anoka County6.4Chisago County: 6.3 %Chisago County6.3Carver County: 6.3 %Carver County6.3Aitkin County: 6.3 %Aitkin County6.3Grant County: 6.3 %Grant County6.3Le Sueur County: 6.2 %Le Sueur County6.2Scott County: 6.2 %Scott County6.2Lake of the Woods County: 6.2 %Lake of the Woods County6.2Dakota County: 6.2 %Dakota County6.2Rock County: 6.1 %Rock County6.1Cook County: 6.1 %Cook County6.1Lake County: 6.1 %Lake County6.1Goodhue County: 6.1 %Goodhue County6.1Faribault County: 6 %Faribault County6St. Louis County: 6 %St. Louis County6Hennepin County: 6 %Hennepin County6Pope County: 5.9 %Pope County5.9Pennington County: 5.9 %Pennington County5.9Benton County: 10.8 %Benton County10.8Clay County: 10.3 %Clay County10.3Blue Earth County: 9.9 %Blue Earth County9.9Beltrami County: 9.5 %Beltrami County9.5Nicollet County: 9 %Nicollet County9Stevens County: 8.7 %Stevens County8.7Isanti County: 8.6 %Isanti County8.6Mille Lacs County: 8.5 %Mille Lacs County8.5Rice County: 8.1 %Rice County8.1Sherburne County: 7.9 %Sherburne County7.9Wilkin County: 7.7 %Wilkin County7.7Stearns County: 7.6 %Stearns County7.6Ramsey County: 7.5 %Ramsey County7.5Pine County: 7.5 %Pine County7.5Washington County: 7.4 %Washington County7.4Hubbard County: 7.1 %Hubbard County7.1Winona County: 7 %Winona County7Polk County: 6.8 %Polk County6.8Waseca County: 6.8 %Waseca County6.8Olmsted County: 6.6 %Olmsted County6.6Wadena County: 6.6 %Wadena County6.6Cass County: 6.4 %Cass County6.4Anoka County: 6.4 %Anoka County6.4Chisago County: 6.3 %Chisago County6.3Carver County: 6.3 %Carver County6.3Aitkin County: 6.3 %Aitkin County6.3Grant County: 6.3 %Grant County6.3Le Sueur County: 6.2 %Le Sueur County6.2Scott County: 6.2 %Scott County6.2Lake of the Woods County: 6.2 %Lake of the Woods County6.2Dakota County: 6.2 %Dakota County6.2Rock County: 6.1 %Rock County6.1Cook County: 6.1 %Cook County6.1Lake County: 6.1 %Lake County6.1Goodhue County: 6.1 %Goodhue County6.1Faribault County: 6 %Faribault County6St. Louis County: 6 %St. Louis County6Hennepin County: 6 %Hennepin County6Pope County: 5.9 %Pope County5.9Pennington County: 5.9 %Pennington County5.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Benton County10.8+0.2 pts
2Clay County10.3+0.1 pts
3Blue Earth County9.9-0.3 pts
4Beltrami County9.5-0.2 pts
5Nicollet County9+0.2 pts
6Stevens County8.7-2.1 pts
7Isanti County8.60 pts
8Mille Lacs County8.5+0.4 pts
9Rice County8.1+0.5 pts
10Sherburne County7.9+0.6 pts
11Wilkin County7.7+1.3 pts
12Stearns County7.6-0.3 pts
13Ramsey County7.5-0 pts
14Pine County7.5+0.1 pts
15Washington County7.4+0.4 pts
16Hubbard County7.1-0.5 pts
17Winona County7-0.7 pts
18Polk County6.8-0.7 pts
18Waseca County6.8+0.5 pts
20Olmsted County6.6+0.6 pts
20Wadena County6.6+1 pts
22Cass County6.40 pts
23Anoka County6.4+0.1 pts
24Chisago County6.3-0.9 pts
25Carver County6.3+0.6 pts
26Aitkin County6.30 pts
27Grant County6.3-1.6 pts
28Le Sueur County6.2+0.7 pts
29Scott County6.2-0.1 pts
30Lake of the Woods County6.2+1.9 pts
31Dakota County6.2+0.1 pts
32Rock County6.1-0.5 pts
33Cook County6.1+0.6 pts
33Lake County6.1+1.1 pts
35Goodhue County6.1+0.3 pts
36Faribault County6+0.1 pts
37St. Louis County6-0.1 pts
38Hennepin County60 pts
39Pope County5.90 pts
40Pennington County5.9+1.7 pts
40Swift County5.9-0 pts
42Mower County5.6+0.2 pts
43McLeod County5.5+0.3 pts
44Big Stone County5.5-1.5 pts
45Carlton County5.3-0.2 pts
46Traverse County5.3-1.8 pts
47Koochiching County5.2+0.5 pts
48Morrison County5.1+0.1 pts
49Otter Tail County5.1+0.4 pts
49Redwood County5.1+0.8 pts
51Renville County5.1+0.5 pts
52Brown County5+0.2 pts
53Dodge County5+0.2 pts
54Wright County5-0.1 pts
55Crow Wing County5-0.7 pts
56Steele County4.9-0.1 pts
57Becker County4.8+0.3 pts
58Meeker County4.8+0.2 pts
59Freeborn County4.8+0.6 pts
60Lincoln County4.8-0.5 pts
61Lyon County4.8+0.3 pts
62Wabasha County4.6+0.2 pts
63Clearwater County4.5+0.2 pts
64Lac qui Parle County4.5-0.1 pts
65Kanabec County4.5-0.2 pts
66Mahnomen County4.5-0.7 pts
67Fillmore County4.5+0.5 pts
68Pipestone County4.4-3.3 pts
69Norman County4.4+0.4 pts
70Douglas County4.4-0.2 pts
71Chippewa County4.4-1.7 pts
72Martin County4.3-0.2 pts
73Itasca County4.3+0.6 pts
74Jackson County4.2-0.1 pts
75Yellow Medicine County4.2-0.1 pts
76Cottonwood County4.2-0.4 pts
77Kandiyohi County4.2-0.9 pts
78Marshall County4.1+0.4 pts
78Todd County4.1-0.6 pts
80Houston County4.1+0.5 pts
81Kittson County4-1.6 pts
82Sibley County3.8+0.3 pts
83Murray County3.6-0.7 pts
84Nobles County3.5+0.1 pts
85Roseau County3.4-0 pts
86Red Lake County2.8+0.3 pts
87Watonwan County2.4-0.1 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 (Counties in Minnesota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, Counties in Minnesota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-counties?period=2022. 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. Counties in Minnesota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-counties?period=2022.

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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, Counties in Minnesota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Benton County, with 10.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Watonwan County, with 2.4% in 2022.

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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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