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

Grand Forks County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 53 counties in 2023, at 11.7%. Rolette County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 5.1% and the figure for North Dakota was 7.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 3.6 %Barnes County: 5.8 %Benson County: 2.7 %Billings County: 3 %Bottineau County: 6.9 %Bowman County: 2.1 %Burke County: 3.8 %Burleigh County: 5.7 %Cass County: 8.5 %Cavalier County: 3.7 %Dickey County: 5.5 %Divide County: 4.9 %Dunn County: 6 %Eddy County: 4.6 %Emmons County: 6.2 %Foster County: 4.3 %Golden Valley County: 3.6 %Grand Forks County: 11.7 %Grant County: 4.4 %Griggs County: 3.3 %Hettinger County: 6.5 %Kidder County: 5.1 %LaMoure County: 4.3 %Logan County: 6.8 %McHenry County: 4.2 %McIntosh County: 5.5 %McKenzie County: 11.6 %McLean County: 4.5 %Mercer County: 7.1 %Morton County: 6 %Mountrail County: 6.2 %Nelson County: 4.4 %Oliver County: 3.2 %Pembina County: 6 %Pierce County: 4 %Ramsey County: 5.4 %Ransom County: 5.5 %Renville County: 10.5 %Richland County: 9.8 %Rolette County: 2 %Sargent County: 5.1 %Sheridan County: 3.3 %Sioux County: 4.2 %Slope County: 4.8 %Stark County: 7.9 %Steele County: 4.7 %Stutsman County: 9.1 %Towner County: 3 %Traill County: 5.8 %Walsh County: 3.8 %Ward County: 9.9 %Wells County: 6.7 %Williams County: 11.6 %
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  • 3.6 to 4.3
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  • 6 to 7.3
  • 7.3 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Grand Forks County: 11.7 %Grand Forks County11.7Williams County: 11.6 %Williams County11.6McKenzie County: 11.6 %McKenzie County11.6Renville County: 10.5 %Renville County10.5Ward County: 9.9 %Ward County9.9Richland County: 9.8 %Richland County9.8Stutsman County: 9.1 %Stutsman County9.1Cass County: 8.5 %Cass County8.5Stark County: 7.9 %Stark County7.9Mercer County: 7.1 %Mercer County7.1Bottineau County: 6.9 %Bottineau County6.9Logan County: 6.8 %Logan County6.8Wells County: 6.7 %Wells County6.7Hettinger County: 6.5 %Hettinger County6.5Mountrail County: 6.2 %Mountrail County6.2Emmons County: 6.2 %Emmons County6.2Morton County: 6 %Morton County6Pembina County: 6 %Pembina County6Dunn County: 6 %Dunn County6Barnes County: 5.8 %Barnes County5.8Traill County: 5.8 %Traill County5.8Burleigh County: 5.7 %Burleigh County5.7Dickey County: 5.5 %Dickey County5.5McIntosh County: 5.5 %McIntosh County5.5Ransom County: 5.5 %Ransom County5.5Ramsey County: 5.4 %Ramsey County5.4Sargent County: 5.1 %Sargent County5.1Kidder County: 5.1 %Kidder County5.1Divide County: 4.9 %Divide County4.9Slope County: 4.8 %Slope County4.8Steele County: 4.7 %Steele County4.7Eddy County: 4.6 %Eddy County4.6McLean County: 4.5 %McLean County4.5Grant County: 4.4 %Grant County4.4Nelson County: 4.4 %Nelson County4.4LaMoure County: 4.3 %LaMoure County4.3Foster County: 4.3 %Foster County4.3Sioux County: 4.2 %Sioux County4.2McHenry County: 4.2 %McHenry County4.2Pierce County: 4 %Pierce County4Burke County: 3.8 %Burke County3.8Walsh County: 3.8 %Walsh County3.8Cavalier County: 3.7 %Cavalier County3.7Golden Valley County: 3.6 %Golden Valley County3.6Adams County: 3.6 %Adams County3.6Sheridan County: 3.3 %Sheridan County3.3Griggs County: 3.3 %Griggs County3.3Oliver County: 3.2 %Oliver County3.2Billings County: 3 %Billings County3Towner County: 3 %Towner County3Benson County: 2.7 %Benson County2.7Bowman County: 2.1 %Bowman County2.1Rolette County: 2 %Rolette County2Grand Forks County: 11.7 %Grand Forks County11.7Williams County: 11.6 %Williams County11.6McKenzie County: 11.6 %McKenzie County11.6Renville County: 10.5 %Renville County10.5Ward County: 9.9 %Ward County9.9Richland County: 9.8 %Richland County9.8Stutsman County: 9.1 %Stutsman County9.1Cass County: 8.5 %Cass County8.5Stark County: 7.9 %Stark County7.9Mercer County: 7.1 %Mercer County7.1Bottineau County: 6.9 %Bottineau County6.9Logan County: 6.8 %Logan County6.8Wells County: 6.7 %Wells County6.7Hettinger County: 6.5 %Hettinger County6.5Mountrail County: 6.2 %Mountrail County6.2Emmons County: 6.2 %Emmons County6.2Morton County: 6 %Morton County6Pembina County: 6 %Pembina County6Dunn County: 6 %Dunn County6Barnes County: 5.8 %Barnes County5.8Traill County: 5.8 %Traill County5.8Burleigh County: 5.7 %Burleigh County5.7Dickey County: 5.5 %Dickey County5.5McIntosh County: 5.5 %McIntosh County5.5Ransom County: 5.5 %Ransom County5.5Ramsey County: 5.4 %Ramsey County5.4Sargent County: 5.1 %Sargent County5.1Kidder County: 5.1 %Kidder County5.1Divide County: 4.9 %Divide County4.9Slope County: 4.8 %Slope County4.8Steele County: 4.7 %Steele County4.7Eddy County: 4.6 %Eddy County4.6McLean County: 4.5 %McLean County4.5Grant County: 4.4 %Grant County4.4Nelson County: 4.4 %Nelson County4.4LaMoure County: 4.3 %LaMoure County4.3Foster County: 4.3 %Foster County4.3Sioux County: 4.2 %Sioux County4.2McHenry County: 4.2 %McHenry County4.2Pierce County: 4 %Pierce County4Burke County: 3.8 %Burke County3.8Walsh County: 3.8 %Walsh County3.8Cavalier County: 3.7 %Cavalier County3.7Golden Valley County: 3.6 %Golden Valley County3.6Adams County: 3.6 %Adams County3.6Sheridan County: 3.3 %Sheridan County3.3Griggs County: 3.3 %Griggs County3.3Oliver County: 3.2 %Oliver County3.2Billings County: 3 %Billings County3Towner County: 3 %Towner County3Benson County: 2.7 %Benson County2.7Bowman County: 2.1 %Bowman County2.1Rolette County: 2 %Rolette County2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Grand Forks County11.7+0.2 pts
2Williams County11.6+1.4 pts
3McKenzie County11.6+0.8 pts
4Renville County10.5-1.8 pts
5Ward County9.9-0.3 pts
6Richland County9.8-0.3 pts
7Stutsman County9.1-0.2 pts
8Cass County8.5-0.2 pts
9Stark County7.9-0.5 pts
10Mercer County7.1+2.1 pts
11Bottineau County6.90 pts
12Logan County6.8+2.6 pts
13Wells County6.7+2.7 pts
14Hettinger County6.5+0.2 pts
15Mountrail County6.2-0.3 pts
16Emmons County6.2+1.4 pts
17Morton County6-1.5 pts
18Pembina County6-0.3 pts
19Dunn County6-0.4 pts
20Barnes County5.8-0.7 pts
20Traill County5.8-0.8 pts
22Burleigh County5.7-0.4 pts
23Dickey County5.5+0.6 pts
24McIntosh County5.5-0.1 pts
25Ransom County5.5-1.2 pts
26Ramsey County5.4-2 pts
27Sargent County5.1-0.4 pts
28Kidder County5.1+0.3 pts
29Divide County4.9-0.2 pts
30Slope County4.8+3 pts
31Steele County4.7+0.3 pts
32Eddy County4.6-0.7 pts
33McLean County4.5-0.6 pts
34Grant County4.4+0.1 pts
35Nelson County4.4-0.8 pts
36LaMoure County4.3-0 pts
37Foster County4.3-0.5 pts
38Sioux County4.2+0.2 pts
39McHenry County4.2-1.4 pts
40Pierce County4+0.5 pts
41Burke County3.8+0.5 pts
42Walsh County3.8+0.1 pts
43Cavalier County3.7-0.1 pts
44Golden Valley County3.6-2 pts
45Adams County3.6-0.5 pts
46Sheridan County3.3-2.2 pts
47Griggs County3.3+0.5 pts
48Oliver County3.2+1.2 pts
49Billings County3-0.3 pts
50Towner County3+0.3 pts
51Benson County2.7+0.3 pts
52Bowman County2.1-4.9 pts
53Rolette County2-0.3 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/north-dakota-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?

Grand Forks County, with 11.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Rolette County, with 2% in 2023.

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