Counties in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024

Clay County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 87 counties in 2024, at 4.6%. Cottonwood County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.3% and the figure for Minnesota was 1.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4.6Clay County
Median1.387 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 0.7 %Anoka County: 0.9 %Becker County: 1.8 %Beltrami County: 2.1 %Benton County: 2 %Big Stone County: 1.1 %Blue Earth County: 2 %Brown County: 1.3 %Carlton County: 1.2 %Carver County: 1.4 %Cass County: 1.1 %Chippewa County: 1 %Chisago County: 0.9 %Clay County: 4.6 %Clearwater County: 0.9 %Cook County: 1.9 %Cottonwood County: 0.2 %Crow Wing County: 1.5 %Dakota County: 1.4 %Dodge County: 0.8 %Douglas County: 1.1 %Faribault County: 1.6 %Fillmore County: 1.3 %Freeborn County: 1.3 %Goodhue County: 2.1 %Grant County: 1.2 %Hennepin County: 2.5 %Houston County: 2.9 %Hubbard County: 1.3 %Isanti County: 0.9 %Itasca County: 1 %Jackson County: 1.2 %Kanabec County: 1.3 %Kandiyohi County: 1.5 %Kittson County: 1.3 %Koochiching County: 1.2 %Lac qui Parle County: 1.3 %Lake County: 1 %Lake of the Woods County: 0.8 %Le Sueur County: 0.7 %Lincoln County: 2.4 %Lyon County: 0.9 %McLeod County: 0.7 %Mahnomen County: 0.3 %Marshall County: 1.4 %Martin County: 1 %Meeker County: 0.4 %Mille Lacs County: 0.7 %Morrison County: 0.5 %Mower County: 2 %Murray County: 1.1 %Nicollet County: 1.4 %Nobles County: 1.9 %Norman County: 1.4 %Olmsted County: 3.4 %Otter Tail County: 1.7 %Pennington County: 1.5 %Pine County: 1.2 %Pipestone County: 1.9 %Polk County: 3.5 %Pope County: 0.5 %Ramsey County: 2.3 %Red Lake County: 1.5 %Redwood County: 1.8 %Renville County: 1.2 %Rice County: 2.9 %Rock County: 2.9 %Roseau County: 1.6 %St. Louis County: 2.4 %Scott County: 1.1 %Sherburne County: 0.9 %Sibley County: 0.8 %Stearns County: 1.6 %Steele County: 1.3 %Stevens County: 2.8 %Swift County: 1.5 %Todd County: 0.6 %Traverse County: 2.6 %Wabasha County: 0.8 %Wadena County: 1.1 %Waseca County: 1.2 %Washington County: 1.7 %Watonwan County: 0.6 %Wilkin County: 3.9 %Winona County: 2.5 %Wright County: 1 %Yellow Medicine County: 0.5 %
  • Under 0.8
  • 0.8 to 1.1
  • 1.1 to 1.3
  • 1.3 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 2.1
  • 2.1 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Clay County: 4.6 %Clay County4.6Wilkin County: 3.9 %Wilkin County3.9Polk County: 3.5 %Polk County3.5Olmsted County: 3.4 %Olmsted County3.4Rice County: 2.9 %Rice County2.9Rock County: 2.9 %Rock County2.9Houston County: 2.9 %Houston County2.9Stevens County: 2.8 %Stevens County2.8Traverse County: 2.6 %Traverse County2.6Winona County: 2.5 %Winona County2.5Hennepin County: 2.5 %Hennepin County2.5Lincoln County: 2.4 %Lincoln County2.4St. Louis County: 2.4 %St. Louis County2.4Ramsey County: 2.3 %Ramsey County2.3Goodhue County: 2.1 %Goodhue County2.1Beltrami County: 2.1 %Beltrami County2.1Benton County: 2 %Benton County2Blue Earth County: 2 %Blue Earth County2Mower County: 2 %Mower County2Nobles County: 1.9 %Nobles County1.9Cook County: 1.9 %Cook County1.9Pipestone County: 1.9 %Pipestone County1.9Redwood County: 1.8 %Redwood County1.8Becker County: 1.8 %Becker County1.8Otter Tail County: 1.7 %Otter Tail County1.7Washington County: 1.7 %Washington County1.7Roseau County: 1.6 %Roseau County1.6Stearns County: 1.6 %Stearns County1.6Faribault County: 1.6 %Faribault County1.6Swift County: 1.5 %Swift County1.5Red Lake County: 1.5 %Red Lake County1.5Crow Wing County: 1.5 %Crow Wing County1.5Pennington County: 1.5 %Pennington County1.5Kandiyohi County: 1.5 %Kandiyohi County1.5Nicollet County: 1.4 %Nicollet County1.4Dakota County: 1.4 %Dakota County1.4Marshall County: 1.4 %Marshall County1.4Norman County: 1.4 %Norman County1.4Carver County: 1.4 %Carver County1.4Freeborn County: 1.3 %Freeborn County1.3Clay County: 4.6 %Clay County4.6Wilkin County: 3.9 %Wilkin County3.9Polk County: 3.5 %Polk County3.5Olmsted County: 3.4 %Olmsted County3.4Rice County: 2.9 %Rice County2.9Rock County: 2.9 %Rock County2.9Houston County: 2.9 %Houston County2.9Stevens County: 2.8 %Stevens County2.8Traverse County: 2.6 %Traverse County2.6Winona County: 2.5 %Winona County2.5Hennepin County: 2.5 %Hennepin County2.5Lincoln County: 2.4 %Lincoln County2.4St. Louis County: 2.4 %St. Louis County2.4Ramsey County: 2.3 %Ramsey County2.3Goodhue County: 2.1 %Goodhue County2.1Beltrami County: 2.1 %Beltrami County2.1Benton County: 2 %Benton County2Blue Earth County: 2 %Blue Earth County2Mower County: 2 %Mower County2Nobles County: 1.9 %Nobles County1.9Cook County: 1.9 %Cook County1.9Pipestone County: 1.9 %Pipestone County1.9Redwood County: 1.8 %Redwood County1.8Becker County: 1.8 %Becker County1.8Otter Tail County: 1.7 %Otter Tail County1.7Washington County: 1.7 %Washington County1.7Roseau County: 1.6 %Roseau County1.6Stearns County: 1.6 %Stearns County1.6Faribault County: 1.6 %Faribault County1.6Swift County: 1.5 %Swift County1.5Red Lake County: 1.5 %Red Lake County1.5Crow Wing County: 1.5 %Crow Wing County1.5Pennington County: 1.5 %Pennington County1.5Kandiyohi County: 1.5 %Kandiyohi County1.5Nicollet County: 1.4 %Nicollet County1.4Dakota County: 1.4 %Dakota County1.4Marshall County: 1.4 %Marshall County1.4Norman County: 1.4 %Norman County1.4Carver County: 1.4 %Carver County1.4Freeborn County: 1.3 %Freeborn County1.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clay County4.6-1.7 pts
2Wilkin County3.9+1.4 pts
3Polk County3.5-0.3 pts
4Olmsted County3.4+0.2 pts
5Rice County2.9-0.2 pts
6Rock County2.9+0.1 pts
7Houston County2.9+0.1 pts
8Stevens County2.8+0.4 pts
9Traverse County2.6-0.1 pts
10Winona County2.5+0.1 pts
11Hennepin County2.5-0.1 pts
12Lincoln County2.4+0.5 pts
13St. Louis County2.4+0.4 pts
14Ramsey County2.3-0.1 pts
15Goodhue County2.1+0.2 pts
16Beltrami County2.1+0.4 pts
17Benton County2+0.5 pts
17Blue Earth County2-0.3 pts
19Mower County2+0.2 pts
20Nobles County1.9+0.4 pts
21Cook County1.9-0.2 pts
22Pipestone County1.9-0.6 pts
23Redwood County1.8+0.4 pts
24Becker County1.8-0.2 pts
25Otter Tail County1.7-0.4 pts
26Washington County1.7-0.4 pts
27Roseau County1.6+0.2 pts
27Stearns County1.60 pts
29Faribault County1.6-0.3 pts
30Swift County1.5+0.3 pts
31Red Lake County1.5+0.2 pts
32Crow Wing County1.50 pts
32Pennington County1.5+0.3 pts
34Kandiyohi County1.5+0.2 pts
35Nicollet County1.4-0.2 pts
36Dakota County1.40 pts
37Marshall County1.4-0.2 pts
38Norman County1.4-0.6 pts
39Carver County1.4+0.3 pts
40Freeborn County1.3+0.1 pts
41Brown County1.3-0.1 pts
41Hubbard County1.3-0.3 pts
43Kanabec County1.3+0.4 pts
43Kittson County1.3+0.2 pts
45Steele County1.3-0.1 pts
46Lac qui Parle County1.3+0.3 pts
47Fillmore County1.30 pts
48Koochiching County1.2-0.8 pts
49Carlton County1.2+0.1 pts
50Waseca County1.2+0.1 pts
51Grant County1.20 pts
51Jackson County1.2-0.2 pts
51Pine County1.2+0.3 pts
51Renville County1.2+0.2 pts
55Big Stone County1.1+0.3 pts
56Wadena County1.1+0.2 pts
57Scott County1.1+0.1 pts
58Cass County1.1-0.1 pts
58Murray County1.1-0.1 pts
60Douglas County1.1-0.3 pts
61Itasca County1-0 pts
62Martin County1-0.7 pts
63Chippewa County1-0.3 pts
64Wright County1+0.1 pts
65Lake County1+0.2 pts
66Clearwater County0.90 pts
67Anoka County0.9-0 pts
68Isanti County0.9-0.1 pts
69Chisago County0.9+0.3 pts
69Sherburne County0.9+0.2 pts
71Lyon County0.9-0.5 pts
72Dodge County0.80 pts
73Sibley County0.8+0.1 pts
73Wabasha County0.8-0.4 pts
75Lake of the Woods County0.8-1.1 pts
76Aitkin County0.7-0.1 pts
77McLeod County0.7+0.1 pts
77Mille Lacs County0.7+0.1 pts
79Le Sueur County0.7-0.2 pts
80Todd County0.6+0.2 pts
80Watonwan County0.6+0.1 pts
82Morrison County0.5-0.2 pts
83Pope County0.50 pts
84Yellow Medicine County0.5-0.1 pts
85Meeker County0.4-0.1 pts
86Mahnomen County0.3-0.3 pts
87Cottonwood County0.2-0.5 pts

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 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 state 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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, Counties in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/minnesota-counties. 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. Counties in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/minnesota-counties.

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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, Counties in Minnesota by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/minnesota-counties (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 state 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 state in the past year, 2024}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/minnesota-counties. Publisher attribution: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Clay County, with 4.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cottonwood County, with 0.2% in 2024.

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