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

Kidder County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 53 counties in 2021, at 10.2%. Oliver County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for North Dakota was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.2Kidder County
Lowest0Oliver County
Median1.853 counties
North Dakota4.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 2.9 %Barnes County: 2.9 %Benson County: 0.5 %Billings County: 1.2 %Bottineau County: 4 %Bowman County: 1.1 %Burke County: 1.5 %Burleigh County: 2.2 %Cass County: 6.3 %Cavalier County: 2.8 %Dickey County: 1.5 %Divide County: 1.9 %Dunn County: 3.9 %Eddy County: 0.2 %Emmons County: 1.1 %Foster County: 1.8 %Golden Valley County: 1.5 %Grand Forks County: 8.4 %Grant County: 1.7 %Griggs County: 0.1 %Hettinger County: 0.2 %Kidder County: 10.2 %LaMoure County: 1.6 %Logan County: 1.7 %McHenry County: 2.1 %McIntosh County: 3.4 %McKenzie County: 7.7 %McLean County: 1 %Mercer County: 1.9 %Morton County: 1.6 %Mountrail County: 2 %Nelson County: 1.2 %Oliver County: 0 %Pembina County: 2.9 %Pierce County: 1.7 %Ramsey County: 3.4 %Ransom County: 3.1 %Renville County: 3.1 %Richland County: 5.5 %Rolette County: 0.8 %Sargent County: 1.8 %Sheridan County: 0.2 %Sioux County: 2.8 %Slope County: 0.5 %Stark County: 5.7 %Steele County: 0.7 %Stutsman County: 4.3 %Towner County: 1.5 %Traill County: 2.4 %Walsh County: 0.7 %Ward County: 6 %Wells County: 0.5 %Williams County: 5.5 %
  • Under 0.7
  • 0.7 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 1.8
  • 1.8 to 2.8
  • 2.8 to 4.1
  • 4.1 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Kidder County: 10.2 %Kidder County10.2Grand Forks County: 8.4 %Grand Forks County8.4McKenzie County: 7.7 %McKenzie County7.7Cass County: 6.3 %Cass County6.3Ward County: 6 %Ward County6Stark County: 5.7 %Stark County5.7Williams County: 5.5 %Williams County5.5Richland County: 5.5 %Richland County5.5Stutsman County: 4.3 %Stutsman County4.3Bottineau County: 4 %Bottineau County4Dunn County: 3.9 %Dunn County3.9McIntosh County: 3.4 %McIntosh County3.4Ramsey County: 3.4 %Ramsey County3.4Ransom County: 3.1 %Ransom County3.1Renville County: 3.1 %Renville County3.1Pembina County: 2.9 %Pembina County2.9Barnes County: 2.9 %Barnes County2.9Adams County: 2.9 %Adams County2.9Sioux County: 2.8 %Sioux County2.8Cavalier County: 2.8 %Cavalier County2.8Traill County: 2.4 %Traill County2.4Burleigh County: 2.2 %Burleigh County2.2McHenry County: 2.1 %McHenry County2.1Mountrail County: 2 %Mountrail County2Mercer County: 1.9 %Mercer County1.9Divide County: 1.9 %Divide County1.9Foster County: 1.8 %Foster County1.8Sargent County: 1.8 %Sargent County1.8Logan County: 1.7 %Logan County1.7Grant County: 1.7 %Grant County1.7Pierce County: 1.7 %Pierce County1.7Morton County: 1.6 %Morton County1.6LaMoure County: 1.6 %LaMoure County1.6Dickey County: 1.5 %Dickey County1.5Burke County: 1.5 %Burke County1.5Golden Valley County: 1.5 %Golden Valley County1.5Towner County: 1.5 %Towner County1.5Billings County: 1.2 %Billings County1.2Nelson County: 1.2 %Nelson County1.2Emmons County: 1.1 %Emmons County1.1Bowman County: 1.1 %Bowman County1.1McLean County: 1 %McLean County1Rolette County: 0.8 %Rolette County0.8Walsh County: 0.7 %Walsh County0.7Steele County: 0.7 %Steele County0.7Slope County: 0.5 %Slope County0.5Benson County: 0.5 %Benson County0.5Wells County: 0.5 %Wells County0.5Sheridan County: 0.2 %Sheridan County0.2Eddy County: 0.2 %Eddy County0.2Hettinger County: 0.2 %Hettinger County0.2Griggs County: 0.1 %Griggs County0.1Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Kidder County: 10.2 %Kidder County10.2Grand Forks County: 8.4 %Grand Forks County8.4McKenzie County: 7.7 %McKenzie County7.7Cass County: 6.3 %Cass County6.3Ward County: 6 %Ward County6Stark County: 5.7 %Stark County5.7Williams County: 5.5 %Williams County5.5Richland County: 5.5 %Richland County5.5Stutsman County: 4.3 %Stutsman County4.3Bottineau County: 4 %Bottineau County4Dunn County: 3.9 %Dunn County3.9McIntosh County: 3.4 %McIntosh County3.4Ramsey County: 3.4 %Ramsey County3.4Ransom County: 3.1 %Ransom County3.1Renville County: 3.1 %Renville County3.1Pembina County: 2.9 %Pembina County2.9Barnes County: 2.9 %Barnes County2.9Adams County: 2.9 %Adams County2.9Sioux County: 2.8 %Sioux County2.8Cavalier County: 2.8 %Cavalier County2.8Traill County: 2.4 %Traill County2.4Burleigh County: 2.2 %Burleigh County2.2McHenry County: 2.1 %McHenry County2.1Mountrail County: 2 %Mountrail County2Mercer County: 1.9 %Mercer County1.9Divide County: 1.9 %Divide County1.9Foster County: 1.8 %Foster County1.8Sargent County: 1.8 %Sargent County1.8Logan County: 1.7 %Logan County1.7Grant County: 1.7 %Grant County1.7Pierce County: 1.7 %Pierce County1.7Morton County: 1.6 %Morton County1.6LaMoure County: 1.6 %LaMoure County1.6Dickey County: 1.5 %Dickey County1.5Burke County: 1.5 %Burke County1.5Golden Valley County: 1.5 %Golden Valley County1.5Towner County: 1.5 %Towner County1.5Billings County: 1.2 %Billings County1.2Nelson County: 1.2 %Nelson County1.2Emmons County: 1.1 %Emmons County1.1Bowman County: 1.1 %Bowman County1.1McLean County: 1 %McLean County1Rolette County: 0.8 %Rolette County0.8Walsh County: 0.7 %Walsh County0.7Steele County: 0.7 %Steele County0.7Slope County: 0.5 %Slope County0.5Benson County: 0.5 %Benson County0.5Wells County: 0.5 %Wells County0.5Sheridan County: 0.2 %Sheridan County0.2Eddy County: 0.2 %Eddy County0.2Hettinger County: 0.2 %Hettinger County0.2Griggs 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Kidder County10.2
2Grand Forks County8.4
3McKenzie County7.7
4Cass County6.3
5Ward County6
6Stark County5.7
7Williams County5.5
8Richland County5.5
9Stutsman County4.3
10Bottineau County4
11Dunn County3.9
12McIntosh County3.4
13Ramsey County3.4
14Ransom County3.1
15Renville County3.1
16Pembina County2.9
17Barnes County2.9
18Adams County2.9
19Sioux County2.8
20Cavalier County2.8
21Traill County2.4
22Burleigh County2.2
23McHenry County2.1
24Mountrail County2
25Mercer County1.9
26Divide County1.9
27Foster County1.8
28Sargent County1.8
29Logan County1.7
30Grant County1.7
31Pierce County1.7
32Morton County1.6
33LaMoure County1.6
34Dickey County1.5
35Burke County1.5
36Golden Valley County1.5
37Towner County1.5
38Billings County1.2
38Nelson County1.2
40Emmons County1.1
41Bowman County1.1
42McLean County1
43Rolette County0.8
44Walsh County0.7
45Steele County0.7
46Slope County0.5
47Benson County0.5
48Wells County0.5
49Sheridan County0.2
50Eddy County0.2
51Hettinger County0.2
52Griggs County0.1
53Oliver County0

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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?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. Counties in North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2021 (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 North Dakota by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021}},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Kidder County, with 10.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oliver County, with 0% 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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