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

Clay County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 87 counties in 2021, at 6.7%. Sibley County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.7Clay County
Lowest0.2Sibley County
Median1.487 counties
Minnesota1.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 1.1 %Anoka County: 0.9 %Becker County: 2.4 %Beltrami County: 1.4 %Benton County: 1.8 %Big Stone County: 2.1 %Blue Earth County: 2.4 %Brown County: 1.4 %Carlton County: 1 %Carver County: 0.8 %Cass County: 1.2 %Chippewa County: 1.7 %Chisago County: 0.7 %Clay County: 6.7 %Clearwater County: 0.9 %Cook County: 2.6 %Cottonwood County: 0.9 %Crow Wing County: 1.9 %Dakota County: 1.6 %Dodge County: 0.7 %Douglas County: 1.5 %Faribault County: 1.2 %Fillmore County: 1.4 %Freeborn County: 0.9 %Goodhue County: 2 %Grant County: 0.8 %Hennepin County: 2.5 %Houston County: 1.7 %Hubbard County: 2.3 %Isanti County: 1.2 %Itasca County: 0.8 %Jackson County: 1.4 %Kanabec County: 0.7 %Kandiyohi County: 1.6 %Kittson County: 2.3 %Koochiching County: 2.8 %Lac qui Parle County: 1.5 %Lake County: 0.8 %Lake of the Woods County: 2.7 %Le Sueur County: 1.2 %Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lyon County: 1.2 %McLeod County: 0.9 %Mahnomen County: 1.2 %Marshall County: 1 %Martin County: 2.5 %Meeker County: 0.6 %Mille Lacs County: 0.6 %Morrison County: 0.6 %Mower County: 2.2 %Murray County: 1 %Nicollet County: 1.3 %Nobles County: 1.5 %Norman County: 2.4 %Olmsted County: 3.2 %Otter Tail County: 2.1 %Pennington County: 1.3 %Pine County: 0.8 %Pipestone County: 4.9 %Polk County: 4.7 %Pope County: 0.6 %Ramsey County: 2.2 %Red Lake County: 0.8 %Redwood County: 1.4 %Renville County: 0.8 %Rice County: 2.6 %Rock County: 3.2 %Roseau County: 2 %St. Louis County: 2 %Scott County: 1.2 %Sherburne County: 0.7 %Sibley County: 0.2 %Stearns County: 1.5 %Steele County: 2.1 %Stevens County: 3 %Swift County: 1.2 %Todd County: 0.9 %Traverse County: 3.1 %Wabasha County: 1 %Wadena County: 1.1 %Waseca County: 1.3 %Washington County: 1.8 %Watonwan County: 0.3 %Wilkin County: 2.9 %Winona County: 2.8 %Wright County: 0.8 %Yellow Medicine County: 0.7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Clay County: 6.7 %Clay County6.7Pipestone County: 4.9 %Pipestone County4.9Polk County: 4.7 %Polk County4.7Rock County: 3.2 %Rock County3.2Olmsted County: 3.2 %Olmsted County3.2Traverse County: 3.1 %Traverse County3.1Stevens County: 3 %Stevens County3Wilkin County: 2.9 %Wilkin County2.9Winona County: 2.8 %Winona County2.8Koochiching County: 2.8 %Koochiching County2.8Lake of the Woods County: 2.7 %Lake of the Woods County2.7Cook County: 2.6 %Cook County2.6Rice County: 2.6 %Rice County2.6Martin County: 2.5 %Martin County2.5Hennepin County: 2.5 %Hennepin County2.5Blue Earth County: 2.4 %Blue Earth County2.4Norman County: 2.4 %Norman County2.4Becker County: 2.4 %Becker County2.4Kittson County: 2.3 %Kittson County2.3Hubbard County: 2.3 %Hubbard County2.3Ramsey County: 2.2 %Ramsey County2.2Mower County: 2.2 %Mower County2.2Otter Tail County: 2.1 %Otter Tail County2.1Big Stone County: 2.1 %Big Stone County2.1Steele County: 2.1 %Steele County2.1Roseau County: 2 %Roseau County2Goodhue County: 2 %Goodhue County2St. Louis County: 2 %St. Louis County2Crow Wing County: 1.9 %Crow Wing County1.9Washington County: 1.8 %Washington County1.8Benton County: 1.8 %Benton County1.8Houston County: 1.7 %Houston County1.7Chippewa County: 1.7 %Chippewa County1.7Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lincoln County1.7Dakota County: 1.6 %Dakota County1.6Kandiyohi County: 1.6 %Kandiyohi County1.6Nobles County: 1.5 %Nobles County1.5Douglas County: 1.5 %Douglas County1.5Lac qui Parle County: 1.5 %Lac qui Parle County1.5Stearns County: 1.5 %Stearns County1.5Clay County: 6.7 %Clay County6.7Pipestone County: 4.9 %Pipestone County4.9Polk County: 4.7 %Polk County4.7Rock County: 3.2 %Rock County3.2Olmsted County: 3.2 %Olmsted County3.2Traverse County: 3.1 %Traverse County3.1Stevens County: 3 %Stevens County3Wilkin County: 2.9 %Wilkin County2.9Winona County: 2.8 %Winona County2.8Koochiching County: 2.8 %Koochiching County2.8Lake of the Woods County: 2.7 %Lake of the Woods County2.7Cook County: 2.6 %Cook County2.6Rice County: 2.6 %Rice County2.6Martin County: 2.5 %Martin County2.5Hennepin County: 2.5 %Hennepin County2.5Blue Earth County: 2.4 %Blue Earth County2.4Norman County: 2.4 %Norman County2.4Becker County: 2.4 %Becker County2.4Kittson County: 2.3 %Kittson County2.3Hubbard County: 2.3 %Hubbard County2.3Ramsey County: 2.2 %Ramsey County2.2Mower County: 2.2 %Mower County2.2Otter Tail County: 2.1 %Otter Tail County2.1Big Stone County: 2.1 %Big Stone County2.1Steele County: 2.1 %Steele County2.1Roseau County: 2 %Roseau County2Goodhue County: 2 %Goodhue County2St. Louis County: 2 %St. Louis County2Crow Wing County: 1.9 %Crow Wing County1.9Washington County: 1.8 %Washington County1.8Benton County: 1.8 %Benton County1.8Houston County: 1.7 %Houston County1.7Chippewa County: 1.7 %Chippewa County1.7Lincoln County: 1.7 %Lincoln County1.7Dakota County: 1.6 %Dakota County1.6Kandiyohi County: 1.6 %Kandiyohi County1.6Nobles County: 1.5 %Nobles County1.5Douglas County: 1.5 %Douglas County1.5Lac qui Parle County: 1.5 %Lac qui Parle County1.5Stearns County: 1.5 %Stearns County1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Clay County6.7
2Pipestone County4.9
3Polk County4.7
4Rock County3.2
5Olmsted County3.2
6Traverse County3.1
7Stevens County3
8Wilkin County2.9
9Winona County2.8
10Koochiching County2.8
11Lake of the Woods County2.7
12Cook County2.6
13Rice County2.6
14Martin County2.5
15Hennepin County2.5
16Blue Earth County2.4
16Norman County2.4
18Becker County2.4
19Kittson County2.3
20Hubbard County2.3
21Ramsey County2.2
22Mower County2.2
23Otter Tail County2.1
24Big Stone County2.1
25Steele County2.1
26Roseau County2
27Goodhue County2
28St. Louis County2
29Crow Wing County1.9
30Washington County1.8
31Benton County1.8
32Houston County1.7
33Chippewa County1.7
34Lincoln County1.7
35Dakota County1.6
36Kandiyohi County1.6
37Nobles County1.5
38Douglas County1.5
39Lac qui Parle County1.5
39Stearns County1.5
41Brown County1.4
42Beltrami County1.4
43Redwood County1.4
44Fillmore County1.4
45Jackson County1.4
46Waseca County1.3
47Pennington County1.3
48Nicollet County1.3
49Cass County1.2
50Isanti County1.2
51Swift County1.2
52Mahnomen County1.2
53Faribault County1.2
54Le Sueur County1.2
55Scott County1.2
56Lyon County1.2
57Wadena County1.1
58Aitkin County1.1
59Wabasha County1
60Carlton County1
61Marshall County1
61Murray County1
63Freeborn County0.9
64McLeod County0.9
65Clearwater County0.9
66Anoka County0.9
66Cottonwood County0.9
68Todd County0.9
69Carver County0.8
69Wright County0.8
71Renville County0.8
72Pine County0.8
73Grant County0.8
74Itasca County0.8
74Red Lake County0.8
76Lake County0.8
77Yellow Medicine County0.7
78Dodge County0.7
78Sherburne County0.7
80Kanabec County0.7
81Chisago County0.7
82Pope County0.6
83Morrison County0.6
84Mille Lacs County0.6
85Meeker County0.6
86Watonwan County0.3
87Sibley County0.2

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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?period=2021. 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 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, 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-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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, 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-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Clay County, with 6.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sibley County, with 0.2% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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