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

Kidder County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 53 counties in 2021, at 13.2%. Slope County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.2Kidder County
Lowest1.6Slope County
Median5.453 counties
North Dakota8.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 5 %Barnes County: 6.2 %Benson County: 2.7 %Billings County: 2.2 %Bottineau County: 7.7 %Bowman County: 4.8 %Burke County: 2.3 %Burleigh County: 5.8 %Cass County: 8.8 %Cavalier County: 5.3 %Dickey County: 3.6 %Divide County: 3.5 %Dunn County: 7.1 %Eddy County: 5.5 %Emmons County: 4.3 %Foster County: 5.4 %Golden Valley County: 6.7 %Grand Forks County: 12.1 %Grant County: 3.7 %Griggs County: 4.1 %Hettinger County: 6.1 %Kidder County: 13.2 %LaMoure County: 2.7 %Logan County: 3.4 %McHenry County: 6.2 %McIntosh County: 5.3 %McKenzie County: 12.4 %McLean County: 5.7 %Mercer County: 5.6 %Morton County: 8.7 %Mountrail County: 7 %Nelson County: 4.4 %Oliver County: 5.2 %Pembina County: 6.1 %Pierce County: 5.4 %Ramsey County: 7.7 %Ransom County: 5.2 %Renville County: 8.3 %Richland County: 9.7 %Rolette County: 2.6 %Sargent County: 4.1 %Sheridan County: 6.2 %Sioux County: 4.5 %Slope County: 1.6 %Stark County: 8.1 %Steele County: 4.7 %Stutsman County: 9.1 %Towner County: 4.4 %Traill County: 6.5 %Walsh County: 3.9 %Ward County: 10.4 %Wells County: 3.4 %Williams County: 9.1 %
  • Under 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.6
  • 4.6 to 5.4
  • 5.4 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 8.4
  • 8.4 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Kidder County: 13.2 %Kidder County13.2McKenzie County: 12.4 %McKenzie County12.4Grand Forks County: 12.1 %Grand Forks County12.1Ward County: 10.4 %Ward County10.4Richland County: 9.7 %Richland County9.7Williams County: 9.1 %Williams County9.1Stutsman County: 9.1 %Stutsman County9.1Cass County: 8.8 %Cass County8.8Morton County: 8.7 %Morton County8.7Renville County: 8.3 %Renville County8.3Stark County: 8.1 %Stark County8.1Bottineau County: 7.7 %Bottineau County7.7Ramsey County: 7.7 %Ramsey County7.7Dunn County: 7.1 %Dunn County7.1Mountrail County: 7 %Mountrail County7Golden Valley County: 6.7 %Golden Valley County6.7Traill County: 6.5 %Traill County6.5Barnes County: 6.2 %Barnes County6.2McHenry County: 6.2 %McHenry County6.2Sheridan County: 6.2 %Sheridan County6.2Pembina County: 6.1 %Pembina County6.1Hettinger County: 6.1 %Hettinger County6.1Burleigh County: 5.8 %Burleigh County5.8McLean County: 5.7 %McLean County5.7Mercer County: 5.6 %Mercer County5.6Eddy County: 5.5 %Eddy County5.5Pierce County: 5.4 %Pierce County5.4Foster County: 5.4 %Foster County5.4Cavalier County: 5.3 %Cavalier County5.3McIntosh County: 5.3 %McIntosh County5.3Ransom County: 5.2 %Ransom County5.2Oliver County: 5.2 %Oliver County5.2Adams County: 5 %Adams County5Bowman County: 4.8 %Bowman County4.8Steele County: 4.7 %Steele County4.7Sioux County: 4.5 %Sioux County4.5Nelson County: 4.4 %Nelson County4.4Towner County: 4.4 %Towner County4.4Emmons County: 4.3 %Emmons County4.3Sargent County: 4.1 %Sargent County4.1Griggs County: 4.1 %Griggs County4.1Walsh County: 3.9 %Walsh County3.9Grant County: 3.7 %Grant County3.7Dickey County: 3.6 %Dickey County3.6Divide County: 3.5 %Divide County3.5Wells County: 3.4 %Wells County3.4Logan County: 3.4 %Logan County3.4LaMoure County: 2.7 %LaMoure County2.7Benson County: 2.7 %Benson County2.7Rolette County: 2.6 %Rolette County2.6Burke County: 2.3 %Burke County2.3Billings County: 2.2 %Billings County2.2Slope County: 1.6 %Slope County1.6Kidder County: 13.2 %Kidder County13.2McKenzie County: 12.4 %McKenzie County12.4Grand Forks County: 12.1 %Grand Forks County12.1Ward County: 10.4 %Ward County10.4Richland County: 9.7 %Richland County9.7Williams County: 9.1 %Williams County9.1Stutsman County: 9.1 %Stutsman County9.1Cass County: 8.8 %Cass County8.8Morton County: 8.7 %Morton County8.7Renville County: 8.3 %Renville County8.3Stark County: 8.1 %Stark County8.1Bottineau County: 7.7 %Bottineau County7.7Ramsey County: 7.7 %Ramsey County7.7Dunn County: 7.1 %Dunn County7.1Mountrail County: 7 %Mountrail County7Golden Valley County: 6.7 %Golden Valley County6.7Traill County: 6.5 %Traill County6.5Barnes County: 6.2 %Barnes County6.2McHenry County: 6.2 %McHenry County6.2Sheridan County: 6.2 %Sheridan County6.2Pembina County: 6.1 %Pembina County6.1Hettinger County: 6.1 %Hettinger County6.1Burleigh County: 5.8 %Burleigh County5.8McLean County: 5.7 %McLean County5.7Mercer County: 5.6 %Mercer County5.6Eddy County: 5.5 %Eddy County5.5Pierce County: 5.4 %Pierce County5.4Foster County: 5.4 %Foster County5.4Cavalier County: 5.3 %Cavalier County5.3McIntosh County: 5.3 %McIntosh County5.3Ransom County: 5.2 %Ransom County5.2Oliver County: 5.2 %Oliver County5.2Adams County: 5 %Adams County5Bowman County: 4.8 %Bowman County4.8Steele County: 4.7 %Steele County4.7Sioux County: 4.5 %Sioux County4.5Nelson County: 4.4 %Nelson County4.4Towner County: 4.4 %Towner County4.4Emmons County: 4.3 %Emmons County4.3Sargent County: 4.1 %Sargent County4.1Griggs County: 4.1 %Griggs County4.1Walsh County: 3.9 %Walsh County3.9Grant County: 3.7 %Grant County3.7Dickey County: 3.6 %Dickey County3.6Divide County: 3.5 %Divide County3.5Wells County: 3.4 %Wells County3.4Logan County: 3.4 %Logan County3.4LaMoure County: 2.7 %LaMoure County2.7Benson County: 2.7 %Benson County2.7Rolette County: 2.6 %Rolette County2.6Burke County: 2.3 %Burke County2.3Billings County: 2.2 %Billings County2.2Slope County: 1.6 %Slope County1.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Kidder County13.2
2McKenzie County12.4
3Grand Forks County12.1
4Ward County10.4
5Richland County9.7
6Williams County9.1
7Stutsman County9.1
8Cass County8.8
9Morton County8.7
10Renville County8.3
11Stark County8.1
12Bottineau County7.7
13Ramsey County7.7
14Dunn County7.1
15Mountrail County7
16Golden Valley County6.7
17Traill County6.5
18Barnes County6.2
19McHenry County6.2
20Sheridan County6.2
21Pembina County6.1
22Hettinger County6.1
23Burleigh County5.8
24McLean County5.7
25Mercer County5.6
26Eddy County5.5
27Pierce County5.4
28Foster County5.4
29Cavalier County5.3
29McIntosh County5.3
31Ransom County5.2
32Oliver County5.2
33Adams County5
34Bowman County4.8
35Steele County4.7
36Sioux County4.5
37Nelson County4.4
38Towner County4.4
39Emmons County4.3
40Sargent County4.1
41Griggs County4.1
42Walsh County3.9
43Grant County3.7
44Dickey County3.6
45Divide County3.5
46Wells County3.4
47Logan County3.4
48LaMoure County2.7
49Benson County2.7
50Rolette County2.6
51Burke County2.3
52Billings County2.2
53Slope County1.6

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 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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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 North Dakota 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, Counties in North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?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. Counties in North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?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, Counties in North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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 North Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021}},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Kidder County, with 13.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Slope County, with 1.6% in 2021.

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