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

Clay County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 87 counties in 2023, at 10.9%. Watonwan County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.9Clay County
Median5.287 counties
Minnesota6.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 6.9 %Anoka County: 5.7 %Becker County: 4.2 %Beltrami County: 8.4 %Benton County: 10.8 %Big Stone County: 4.8 %Blue Earth County: 10.2 %Brown County: 5 %Carlton County: 5.3 %Carver County: 6.2 %Cass County: 6.3 %Chippewa County: 4.1 %Chisago County: 5.3 %Clay County: 10.9 %Clearwater County: 5.2 %Cook County: 5.1 %Cottonwood County: 4.7 %Crow Wing County: 5 %Dakota County: 6.1 %Dodge County: 4.5 %Douglas County: 4.4 %Faribault County: 6.2 %Fillmore County: 4 %Freeborn County: 4.6 %Goodhue County: 5.5 %Grant County: 6.4 %Hennepin County: 6 %Houston County: 4.5 %Hubbard County: 6.1 %Isanti County: 8.4 %Itasca County: 3.8 %Jackson County: 3.4 %Kanabec County: 4.2 %Kandiyohi County: 4.9 %Kittson County: 3.1 %Koochiching County: 4.8 %Lac qui Parle County: 4 %Lake County: 5.5 %Lake of the Woods County: 4.2 %Le Sueur County: 5.3 %Lincoln County: 5.1 %Lyon County: 3.7 %McLeod County: 4.5 %Mahnomen County: 4 %Marshall County: 3.6 %Martin County: 3.8 %Meeker County: 4.6 %Mille Lacs County: 7.5 %Morrison County: 5.2 %Mower County: 5.9 %Murray County: 4.2 %Nicollet County: 8.5 %Nobles County: 3.4 %Norman County: 3.5 %Olmsted County: 6.7 %Otter Tail County: 5.1 %Pennington County: 5.4 %Pine County: 8.6 %Pipestone County: 3.9 %Polk County: 6.7 %Pope County: 5.3 %Ramsey County: 7.6 %Red Lake County: 3.4 %Redwood County: 5.4 %Renville County: 5.1 %Rice County: 7.6 %Rock County: 6.6 %Roseau County: 3.3 %St. Louis County: 6 %Scott County: 5.8 %Sherburne County: 7.7 %Sibley County: 3.6 %Stearns County: 7.5 %Steele County: 5.2 %Stevens County: 7.5 %Swift County: 6.1 %Todd County: 3.2 %Traverse County: 6 %Wabasha County: 4.4 %Wadena County: 6.6 %Waseca County: 7.9 %Washington County: 7.4 %Watonwan County: 1.6 %Wilkin County: 7.4 %Winona County: 7.3 %Wright County: 5 %Yellow Medicine County: 3.8 %
  • Under 3.9
  • 3.9 to 4.6
  • 4.6 to 5.2
  • 5.2 to 6
  • 6 to 7.4
  • 7.4 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Clay County: 10.9 %Clay County10.9Benton County: 10.8 %Benton County10.8Blue Earth County: 10.2 %Blue Earth County10.2Pine County: 8.6 %Pine County8.6Nicollet County: 8.5 %Nicollet County8.5Beltrami County: 8.4 %Beltrami County8.4Isanti County: 8.4 %Isanti County8.4Waseca County: 7.9 %Waseca County7.9Sherburne County: 7.7 %Sherburne County7.7Rice County: 7.6 %Rice County7.6Ramsey County: 7.6 %Ramsey County7.6Mille Lacs County: 7.5 %Mille Lacs County7.5Stevens County: 7.5 %Stevens County7.5Stearns County: 7.5 %Stearns County7.5Wilkin County: 7.4 %Wilkin County7.4Washington County: 7.4 %Washington County7.4Winona County: 7.3 %Winona County7.3Aitkin County: 6.9 %Aitkin County6.9Olmsted County: 6.7 %Olmsted County6.7Polk County: 6.7 %Polk County6.7Wadena County: 6.6 %Wadena County6.6Rock County: 6.6 %Rock County6.6Grant County: 6.4 %Grant County6.4Cass County: 6.3 %Cass County6.3Faribault County: 6.2 %Faribault County6.2Carver County: 6.2 %Carver County6.2Hubbard County: 6.1 %Hubbard County6.1Swift County: 6.1 %Swift County6.1Dakota County: 6.1 %Dakota County6.1Traverse County: 6 %Traverse County6St. Louis County: 6 %St. Louis County6Hennepin County: 6 %Hennepin County6Mower County: 5.9 %Mower County5.9Scott County: 5.8 %Scott County5.8Anoka County: 5.7 %Anoka County5.7Goodhue County: 5.5 %Goodhue County5.5Lake County: 5.5 %Lake County5.5Pennington County: 5.4 %Pennington County5.4Redwood County: 5.4 %Redwood County5.4Le Sueur County: 5.3 %Le Sueur County5.3Clay County: 10.9 %Clay County10.9Benton County: 10.8 %Benton County10.8Blue Earth County: 10.2 %Blue Earth County10.2Pine County: 8.6 %Pine County8.6Nicollet County: 8.5 %Nicollet County8.5Beltrami County: 8.4 %Beltrami County8.4Isanti County: 8.4 %Isanti County8.4Waseca County: 7.9 %Waseca County7.9Sherburne County: 7.7 %Sherburne County7.7Rice County: 7.6 %Rice County7.6Ramsey County: 7.6 %Ramsey County7.6Mille Lacs County: 7.5 %Mille Lacs County7.5Stevens County: 7.5 %Stevens County7.5Stearns County: 7.5 %Stearns County7.5Wilkin County: 7.4 %Wilkin County7.4Washington County: 7.4 %Washington County7.4Winona County: 7.3 %Winona County7.3Aitkin County: 6.9 %Aitkin County6.9Olmsted County: 6.7 %Olmsted County6.7Polk County: 6.7 %Polk County6.7Wadena County: 6.6 %Wadena County6.6Rock County: 6.6 %Rock County6.6Grant County: 6.4 %Grant County6.4Cass County: 6.3 %Cass County6.3Faribault County: 6.2 %Faribault County6.2Carver County: 6.2 %Carver County6.2Hubbard County: 6.1 %Hubbard County6.1Swift County: 6.1 %Swift County6.1Dakota County: 6.1 %Dakota County6.1Traverse County: 6 %Traverse County6St. Louis County: 6 %St. Louis County6Hennepin County: 6 %Hennepin County6Mower County: 5.9 %Mower County5.9Scott County: 5.8 %Scott County5.8Anoka County: 5.7 %Anoka County5.7Goodhue County: 5.5 %Goodhue County5.5Lake County: 5.5 %Lake County5.5Pennington County: 5.4 %Pennington County5.4Redwood County: 5.4 %Redwood County5.4Le Sueur County: 5.3 %Le Sueur County5.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clay County10.9+0.7 pts
2Benton County10.8-0 pts
3Blue Earth County10.2+0.3 pts
4Pine County8.6+1.2 pts
5Nicollet County8.5-0.6 pts
6Beltrami County8.4-1.1 pts
7Isanti County8.4-0.2 pts
8Waseca County7.9+1.1 pts
9Sherburne County7.7-0.2 pts
10Rice County7.6-0.5 pts
11Ramsey County7.60 pts
12Mille Lacs County7.5-1 pts
13Stevens County7.5-1.2 pts
14Stearns County7.5-0.1 pts
15Wilkin County7.4-0.3 pts
16Washington County7.4-0.1 pts
17Winona County7.3+0.3 pts
18Aitkin County6.9+0.6 pts
19Olmsted County6.7+0.1 pts
20Polk County6.7-0.1 pts
21Wadena County6.60 pts
22Rock County6.6+0.4 pts
23Grant County6.4+0.1 pts
24Cass County6.3-0.1 pts
25Faribault County6.2+0.1 pts
26Carver County6.2-0.1 pts
27Hubbard County6.1-0.9 pts
28Swift County6.1+0.2 pts
29Dakota County6.1-0.1 pts
30Traverse County6+0.7 pts
31St. Louis County6-0 pts
32Hennepin County6-0 pts
33Mower County5.9+0.4 pts
34Scott County5.8-0.4 pts
35Anoka County5.7-0.7 pts
36Goodhue County5.5-0.6 pts
37Lake County5.5-0.7 pts
38Pennington County5.4-0.5 pts
39Redwood County5.4+0.3 pts
40Le Sueur County5.3-0.9 pts
41Pope County5.3-0.6 pts
42Chisago County5.3-1 pts
43Carlton County5.3-0 pts
44Clearwater County5.2+0.7 pts
45Morrison County5.20 pts
46Steele County5.2+0.2 pts
47Cook County5.1-1 pts
48Otter Tail County5.10 pts
49Lincoln County5.1+0.3 pts
50Renville County5.10 pts
51Brown County50 pts
52Crow Wing County50 pts
53Wright County5-0 pts
54Kandiyohi County4.9+0.7 pts
55Big Stone County4.8-0.6 pts
56Koochiching County4.8-0.4 pts
57Cottonwood County4.7+0.6 pts
58Meeker County4.6-0.3 pts
59Freeborn County4.6-0.3 pts
60McLeod County4.5-1 pts
61Houston County4.5+0.4 pts
62Dodge County4.5-0.5 pts
63Wabasha County4.4-0.2 pts
64Douglas County4.4-0.1 pts
65Becker County4.2-0.6 pts
65Kanabec County4.2-0.3 pts
65Lake of the Woods County4.2-2 pts
68Murray County4.2+0.7 pts
69Chippewa County4.1-0.3 pts
70Lac qui Parle County4-0.5 pts
70Mahnomen County4-0.5 pts
72Fillmore County4-0.5 pts
73Pipestone County3.9-0.6 pts
74Martin County3.8-0.5 pts
74Yellow Medicine County3.8-0.4 pts
76Itasca County3.8-0.5 pts
77Lyon County3.7-1 pts
78Marshall County3.6-0.5 pts
78Sibley County3.6-0.2 pts
80Norman County3.5-0.9 pts
81Red Lake County3.4+0.6 pts
82Jackson County3.4-0.9 pts
82Nobles County3.4-0.1 pts
84Roseau County3.3-0.1 pts
85Todd County3.2-0.9 pts
86Kittson County3.1-0.9 pts
87Watonwan County1.6-0.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/minnesota-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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?

Clay County, with 10.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Watonwan County, with 1.6% in 2023.

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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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