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Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Moorhead, MN had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 103 cities in 2021, at 9.1%. Big Lake, MN had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.1Moorhead, MN
Lowest0.1Big Lake, MN
Median1.5103 cities
Minnesota1.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Moorhead, MN: 9.1 %Moorhead, MN9.1Northfield, MN: 6.7 %Northfield, MN6.7Rogers, MN: 5.8 %Rogers, MN5.8Winona, MN: 4.6 %Winona, MN4.6Detroit Lakes, MN: 4.1 %Detroit Lakes, MN4.1Rochester, MN: 4 %Rochester, MN4Red Wing, MN: 3.8 %Red Wing, MN3.8Fairmont, MN: 3.6 %Fairmont, MN3.6Minneapolis, MN: 3.6 %Minneapolis, MN3.6St. Louis Park, MN: 3.6 %St. Louis Park, MN3.6Mankato, MN: 3.3 %Mankato, MN3.3Hopkins, MN: 3 %Hopkins, MN3Duluth, MN: 2.9 %Duluth, MN2.9Alexandria, MN: 2.9 %Alexandria, MN2.9Woodbury, MN: 2.9 %Woodbury, MN2.9Edina, MN: 2.8 %Edina, MN2.8West St. Paul, MN: 2.8 %West St. Paul, MN2.8Bemidji, MN: 2.7 %Bemidji, MN2.7St. Paul, MN: 2.7 %St. Paul, MN2.7Austin, MN: 2.7 %Austin, MN2.7St. Cloud, MN: 2.7 %St. Cloud, MN2.7St. Peter, MN: 2.6 %St. Peter, MN2.6Bloomington, MN: 2.5 %Bloomington, MN2.5Owatonna, MN: 2.5 %Owatonna, MN2.5Minnetonka, MN: 2.5 %Minnetonka, MN2.5Plymouth, MN: 2.4 %Plymouth, MN2.4New Ulm, MN: 2.4 %New Ulm, MN2.4Hermantown, MN: 2.2 %Hermantown, MN2.2Richfield, MN: 2.2 %Richfield, MN2.2Columbia Heights, MN: 2.2 %Columbia Heights, MN2.2Hastings, MN: 2.2 %Hastings, MN2.2Willmar, MN: 2.2 %Willmar, MN2.2Fergus Falls, MN: 2.1 %Fergus Falls, MN2.1Eden Prairie, MN: 2.1 %Eden Prairie, MN2.1Rosemount, MN: 2.1 %Rosemount, MN2.1Fridley, MN: 2.1 %Fridley, MN2.1Sauk Rapids, MN: 2.1 %Sauk Rapids, MN2.1Hibbing, MN: 1.9 %Hibbing, MN1.9Lakeville, MN: 1.9 %Lakeville, MN1.9Dayton, MN: 1.8 %Dayton, MN1.8Moorhead, MN: 9.1 %Moorhead, MN9.1Northfield, MN: 6.7 %Northfield, MN6.7Rogers, MN: 5.8 %Rogers, MN5.8Winona, MN: 4.6 %Winona, MN4.6Detroit Lakes, MN: 4.1 %Detroit Lakes, MN4.1Rochester, MN: 4 %Rochester, MN4Red Wing, MN: 3.8 %Red Wing, MN3.8Fairmont, MN: 3.6 %Fairmont, MN3.6Minneapolis, MN: 3.6 %Minneapolis, MN3.6St. Louis Park, MN: 3.6 %St. Louis Park, MN3.6Mankato, MN: 3.3 %Mankato, MN3.3Hopkins, MN: 3 %Hopkins, MN3Duluth, MN: 2.9 %Duluth, MN2.9Alexandria, MN: 2.9 %Alexandria, MN2.9Woodbury, MN: 2.9 %Woodbury, MN2.9Edina, MN: 2.8 %Edina, MN2.8West St. Paul, MN: 2.8 %West St. Paul, MN2.8Bemidji, MN: 2.7 %Bemidji, MN2.7St. Paul, MN: 2.7 %St. Paul, MN2.7Austin, MN: 2.7 %Austin, MN2.7St. Cloud, MN: 2.7 %St. Cloud, MN2.7St. Peter, MN: 2.6 %St. Peter, MN2.6Bloomington, MN: 2.5 %Bloomington, MN2.5Owatonna, MN: 2.5 %Owatonna, MN2.5Minnetonka, MN: 2.5 %Minnetonka, MN2.5Plymouth, MN: 2.4 %Plymouth, MN2.4New Ulm, MN: 2.4 %New Ulm, MN2.4Hermantown, MN: 2.2 %Hermantown, MN2.2Richfield, MN: 2.2 %Richfield, MN2.2Columbia Heights, MN: 2.2 %Columbia Heights, MN2.2Hastings, MN: 2.2 %Hastings, MN2.2Willmar, MN: 2.2 %Willmar, MN2.2Fergus Falls, MN: 2.1 %Fergus Falls, MN2.1Eden Prairie, MN: 2.1 %Eden Prairie, MN2.1Rosemount, MN: 2.1 %Rosemount, MN2.1Fridley, MN: 2.1 %Fridley, MN2.1Sauk Rapids, MN: 2.1 %Sauk Rapids, MN2.1Hibbing, MN: 1.9 %Hibbing, MN1.9Lakeville, MN: 1.9 %Lakeville, MN1.9Dayton, MN: 1.8 %Dayton, MN1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Moorhead, MN9.1
2Northfield, MN6.7
3Rogers, MN5.8
4Winona, MN4.6
5Detroit Lakes, MN4.1
6Rochester, MN4
7Red Wing, MN3.8
8Fairmont, MN3.6
9Minneapolis, MN3.6
10St. Louis Park, MN3.6
11Mankato, MN3.3
12Hopkins, MN3
13Duluth, MN2.9
14Alexandria, MN2.9
14Woodbury, MN2.9
16Edina, MN2.8
17West St. Paul, MN2.8
18Bemidji, MN2.7
18St. Paul, MN2.7
20Austin, MN2.7
21St. Cloud, MN2.7
22St. Peter, MN2.6
23Bloomington, MN2.5
24Owatonna, MN2.5
25Minnetonka, MN2.5
26Plymouth, MN2.4
27New Ulm, MN2.4
28Hermantown, MN2.2
29Richfield, MN2.2
30Columbia Heights, MN2.2
31Hastings, MN2.2
32Willmar, MN2.2
33Fergus Falls, MN2.1
34Eden Prairie, MN2.1
35Rosemount, MN2.1
36Fridley, MN2.1
37Sauk Rapids, MN2.1
38Hibbing, MN1.9
39Lakeville, MN1.9
40Dayton, MN1.8
41Maplewood, MN1.8
42Burnsville, MN1.7
42Cottage Grove, MN1.7
42Savage, MN1.7
45Worthington, MN1.7
46New Hope, MN1.6
47Farmington, MN1.6
48Eagan, MN1.6
49Marshall, MN1.5
50Little Canada, MN1.5
51Apple Valley, MN1.5
51Brainerd, MN1.5
53Chanhassen, MN1.5
54Golden Valley, MN1.5
55New Brighton, MN1.4
56Monticello, MN1.4
57Cloquet, MN1.4
57Roseville, MN1.4
59Maple Grove, MN1.4
60Vadnais Heights, MN1.3
61South St. Paul, MN1.3
62Stillwater, MN1.3
63Victoria, MN1.2
64Albert Lea, MN1.2
65Champlin, MN1.2
65Lake Elmo, MN1.2
65Sartell, MN1.2
68Elk River, MN1.1
69Anoka, MN1.1
70White Bear Lake, MN1
71Blaine, MN1
72Forest Lake, MN1
73Crystal, MN1
74Faribault, MN1
75Cambridge, MN0.9
75Prior Lake, MN0.9
77Buffalo, MN0.9
78St. Michael, MN0.9
79Hutchinson, MN0.9
79Oakdale, MN0.9
81Shakopee, MN0.8
82Robbinsdale, MN0.8
83North Branch, MN0.7
84Hugo, MN0.7
84North St. Paul, MN0.7
86Shoreview, MN0.7
87Lino Lakes, MN0.7
87Otsego, MN0.7
89Inver Grove Heights, MN0.7
90North Mankato, MN0.6
91Grand Rapids, MN0.6
92Mendota Heights, MN0.6
93Brooklyn Center, MN0.6
94Coon Rapids, MN0.6
95East Bethel, MN0.5
95Mounds View, MN0.5
97Ramsey, MN0.5
98Waconia, MN0.4
99Chaska, MN0.4
100Brooklyn Park, MN0.4
101Andover, MN0.4
102Ham Lake, MN0.3
103Big Lake, MN0.1

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state 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-state/minnesota-cities?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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state 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-state/minnesota-cities?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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state 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-state/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Moorhead, MN, with 9.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Big Lake, MN, with 0.1% 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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