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

Grand Forks County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 53 counties in 2024, at 7.4%. Oliver County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for North Dakota was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 2.5 %Barnes County: 3.1 %Benson County: 0.6 %Billings County: 2.5 %Bottineau County: 3.9 %Bowman County: 1.8 %Burke County: 2.5 %Burleigh County: 2.5 %Cass County: 5.8 %Cavalier County: 1.8 %Dickey County: 3.2 %Divide County: 2.9 %Dunn County: 1.5 %Eddy County: 0.6 %Emmons County: 2.5 %Foster County: 1.1 %Golden Valley County: 0.8 %Grand Forks County: 7.4 %Grant County: 1.7 %Griggs County: 0.1 %Hettinger County: 0.8 %Kidder County: 2.6 %LaMoure County: 1.6 %Logan County: 4 %McHenry County: 1.1 %McIntosh County: 1.7 %McKenzie County: 7.1 %McLean County: 1.7 %Mercer County: 4.7 %Morton County: 1.8 %Mountrail County: 1.8 %Nelson County: 0.9 %Oliver County: 0 %Pembina County: 2.1 %Pierce County: 0.5 %Ramsey County: 1 %Ransom County: 1.9 %Renville County: 3 %Richland County: 3.9 %Rolette County: 0.3 %Sargent County: 2.2 %Sheridan County: 1 %Sioux County: 0.8 %Slope County: 4.8 %Stark County: 3.4 %Steele County: 0.5 %Stutsman County: 3.8 %Towner County: 2.5 %Traill County: 1.2 %Walsh County: 0.5 %Ward County: 6 %Wells County: 4.8 %Williams County: 4.7 %
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  • 0.8 to 1.5
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  • 3.9 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Grand Forks County: 7.4 %Grand Forks County7.4McKenzie County: 7.1 %McKenzie County7.1Ward County: 6 %Ward County6Cass County: 5.8 %Cass County5.8Slope County: 4.8 %Slope County4.8Wells County: 4.8 %Wells County4.8Williams County: 4.7 %Williams County4.7Mercer County: 4.7 %Mercer County4.7Logan County: 4 %Logan County4Richland County: 3.9 %Richland County3.9Bottineau County: 3.9 %Bottineau County3.9Stutsman County: 3.8 %Stutsman County3.8Stark County: 3.4 %Stark County3.4Dickey County: 3.2 %Dickey County3.2Barnes County: 3.1 %Barnes County3.1Renville County: 3 %Renville County3Divide County: 2.9 %Divide County2.9Kidder County: 2.6 %Kidder County2.6Towner County: 2.5 %Towner County2.5Billings County: 2.5 %Billings County2.5Burke County: 2.5 %Burke County2.5Adams County: 2.5 %Adams County2.5Emmons County: 2.5 %Emmons County2.5Burleigh County: 2.5 %Burleigh County2.5Sargent County: 2.2 %Sargent County2.2Pembina County: 2.1 %Pembina County2.1Ransom County: 1.9 %Ransom County1.9Bowman County: 1.8 %Bowman County1.8Mountrail County: 1.8 %Mountrail County1.8Morton County: 1.8 %Morton County1.8Cavalier County: 1.8 %Cavalier County1.8McIntosh County: 1.7 %McIntosh County1.7Grant County: 1.7 %Grant County1.7McLean County: 1.7 %McLean County1.7LaMoure County: 1.6 %LaMoure County1.6Dunn County: 1.5 %Dunn County1.5Traill County: 1.2 %Traill County1.2Foster County: 1.1 %Foster County1.1McHenry County: 1.1 %McHenry County1.1Ramsey County: 1 %Ramsey County1Sheridan County: 1 %Sheridan County1Nelson County: 0.9 %Nelson County0.9Hettinger County: 0.8 %Hettinger County0.8Golden Valley County: 0.8 %Golden Valley County0.8Sioux County: 0.8 %Sioux County0.8Eddy County: 0.6 %Eddy County0.6Benson County: 0.6 %Benson County0.6Pierce County: 0.5 %Pierce County0.5Walsh County: 0.5 %Walsh County0.5Steele County: 0.5 %Steele County0.5Rolette County: 0.3 %Rolette County0.3Griggs County: 0.1 %Griggs County0.1Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Grand Forks County: 7.4 %Grand Forks County7.4McKenzie County: 7.1 %McKenzie County7.1Ward County: 6 %Ward County6Cass County: 5.8 %Cass County5.8Slope County: 4.8 %Slope County4.8Wells County: 4.8 %Wells County4.8Williams County: 4.7 %Williams County4.7Mercer County: 4.7 %Mercer County4.7Logan County: 4 %Logan County4Richland County: 3.9 %Richland County3.9Bottineau County: 3.9 %Bottineau County3.9Stutsman County: 3.8 %Stutsman County3.8Stark County: 3.4 %Stark County3.4Dickey County: 3.2 %Dickey County3.2Barnes County: 3.1 %Barnes County3.1Renville County: 3 %Renville County3Divide County: 2.9 %Divide County2.9Kidder County: 2.6 %Kidder County2.6Towner County: 2.5 %Towner County2.5Billings County: 2.5 %Billings County2.5Burke County: 2.5 %Burke County2.5Adams County: 2.5 %Adams County2.5Emmons County: 2.5 %Emmons County2.5Burleigh County: 2.5 %Burleigh County2.5Sargent County: 2.2 %Sargent County2.2Pembina County: 2.1 %Pembina County2.1Ransom County: 1.9 %Ransom County1.9Bowman County: 1.8 %Bowman County1.8Mountrail County: 1.8 %Mountrail County1.8Morton County: 1.8 %Morton County1.8Cavalier County: 1.8 %Cavalier County1.8McIntosh County: 1.7 %McIntosh County1.7Grant County: 1.7 %Grant County1.7McLean County: 1.7 %McLean County1.7LaMoure County: 1.6 %LaMoure County1.6Dunn County: 1.5 %Dunn County1.5Traill County: 1.2 %Traill County1.2Foster County: 1.1 %Foster County1.1McHenry County: 1.1 %McHenry County1.1Ramsey County: 1 %Ramsey County1Sheridan County: 1 %Sheridan County1Nelson County: 0.9 %Nelson County0.9Hettinger County: 0.8 %Hettinger County0.8Golden Valley County: 0.8 %Golden Valley County0.8Sioux County: 0.8 %Sioux County0.8Eddy County: 0.6 %Eddy County0.6Benson County: 0.6 %Benson County0.6Pierce County: 0.5 %Pierce County0.5Walsh County: 0.5 %Walsh County0.5Steele County: 0.5 %Steele County0.5Rolette County: 0.3 %Rolette County0.3Griggs County: 0.1 %Griggs County0.1Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Grand Forks County7.4-0.2 pts
2McKenzie County7.1+1.1 pts
3Ward County6+0.4 pts
4Cass County5.8-0.6 pts
5Slope County4.8+1.2 pts
6Wells County4.8+0.8 pts
7Williams County4.7-1 pts
8Mercer County4.7+1.1 pts
9Logan County4-1.1 pts
10Richland County3.9-2 pts
11Bottineau County3.9+0.2 pts
12Stutsman County3.8-0.6 pts
13Stark County3.4-1.7 pts
14Dickey County3.2-0.2 pts
15Barnes County3.1+0.2 pts
16Renville County3+0.3 pts
17Divide County2.9-1.3 pts
18Kidder County2.6+0.8 pts
19Towner County2.5+0.7 pts
20Billings County2.5+1 pts
21Burke County2.5+0.3 pts
22Adams County2.5-0 pts
22Emmons County2.5+0.6 pts
24Burleigh County2.5+0.2 pts
25Sargent County2.2-0 pts
26Pembina County2.1-0.5 pts
27Ransom County1.9-0.2 pts
28Bowman County1.8+0.1 pts
29Mountrail County1.8+0.3 pts
30Morton County1.8-0 pts
31Cavalier County1.8+0.9 pts
32McIntosh County1.7-1.3 pts
33Grant County1.7+0.2 pts
34McLean County1.7+0.2 pts
35LaMoure County1.6-0.6 pts
36Dunn County1.5-1.1 pts
37Traill County1.2-0 pts
38Foster County1.1+0.2 pts
38McHenry County1.1-0.1 pts
40Ramsey County1-0.4 pts
41Sheridan County1-0.1 pts
42Nelson County0.9-0.3 pts
43Hettinger County0.8+0.1 pts
44Golden Valley County0.8+0.1 pts
44Sioux County0.8-1.9 pts
46Eddy County0.6-0.4 pts
47Benson County0.6+0.1 pts
48Pierce County0.5-1 pts
49Walsh County0.5-0.1 pts
50Steele County0.5-0.4 pts
51Rolette County0.30 pts
52Griggs County0.1+0.1 pts
53Oliver County00 pts

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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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties.

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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Grand Forks County, with 7.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oliver County, with 0% in 2024.

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