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

Grand Forks County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 53 counties in 2022, at 7.5%. Oliver County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for North Dakota was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 2.8 %Barnes County: 3.3 %Benson County: 0.3 %Billings County: 1.8 %Bottineau County: 2.8 %Bowman County: 2.2 %Burke County: 2.5 %Burleigh County: 2.5 %Cass County: 6.3 %Cavalier County: 1.7 %Dickey County: 2.6 %Divide County: 4.4 %Dunn County: 3.1 %Eddy County: 0.7 %Emmons County: 1.2 %Foster County: 0.7 %Golden Valley County: 1.9 %Grand Forks County: 7.5 %Grant County: 1.7 %Griggs County: 0.1 %Hettinger County: 0.3 %Kidder County: 1.9 %LaMoure County: 2.8 %Logan County: 3.5 %McHenry County: 1.7 %McIntosh County: 3 %McKenzie County: 5.9 %McLean County: 1.2 %Mercer County: 1.6 %Morton County: 2.1 %Mountrail County: 1.8 %Nelson County: 1.7 %Oliver County: 0 %Pembina County: 2.8 %Pierce County: 1.4 %Ramsey County: 3.4 %Ransom County: 4 %Renville County: 3.5 %Richland County: 5.4 %Rolette County: 0.7 %Sargent County: 2.1 %Sheridan County: 0.2 %Sioux County: 2.8 %Slope County: 0.5 %Stark County: 5 %Steele County: 0.1 %Stutsman County: 5 %Towner County: 1.5 %Traill County: 2.3 %Walsh County: 0.7 %Ward County: 6 %Wells County: 1.2 %Williams County: 5.3 %
  • Under 0.7
  • 0.7 to 1.7
  • 1.7 to 2.1
  • 2.1 to 2.8
  • 2.8 to 4.1
  • 4.1 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Grand Forks County: 7.5 %Grand Forks County7.5Cass County: 6.3 %Cass County6.3Ward County: 6 %Ward County6McKenzie County: 5.9 %McKenzie County5.9Richland County: 5.4 %Richland County5.4Williams County: 5.3 %Williams County5.3Stutsman County: 5 %Stutsman County5Stark County: 5 %Stark County5Divide County: 4.4 %Divide County4.4Ransom County: 4 %Ransom County4Logan County: 3.5 %Logan County3.5Renville County: 3.5 %Renville County3.5Ramsey County: 3.4 %Ramsey County3.4Barnes County: 3.3 %Barnes County3.3Dunn County: 3.1 %Dunn County3.1McIntosh County: 3 %McIntosh County3Pembina County: 2.8 %Pembina County2.8Sioux County: 2.8 %Sioux County2.8Adams County: 2.8 %Adams County2.8Bottineau County: 2.8 %Bottineau County2.8LaMoure County: 2.8 %LaMoure County2.8Dickey County: 2.6 %Dickey County2.6Burleigh County: 2.5 %Burleigh County2.5Burke County: 2.5 %Burke County2.5Traill County: 2.3 %Traill County2.3Bowman County: 2.2 %Bowman County2.2Morton County: 2.1 %Morton County2.1Sargent County: 2.1 %Sargent County2.1Kidder County: 1.9 %Kidder County1.9Golden Valley County: 1.9 %Golden Valley County1.9Mountrail County: 1.8 %Mountrail County1.8Billings County: 1.8 %Billings County1.8Grant County: 1.7 %Grant County1.7Cavalier County: 1.7 %Cavalier County1.7Nelson County: 1.7 %Nelson County1.7McHenry County: 1.7 %McHenry County1.7Mercer County: 1.6 %Mercer County1.6Towner County: 1.5 %Towner County1.5Pierce County: 1.4 %Pierce County1.4McLean County: 1.2 %McLean County1.2Emmons County: 1.2 %Emmons County1.2Wells County: 1.2 %Wells County1.2Eddy County: 0.7 %Eddy County0.7Foster County: 0.7 %Foster County0.7Walsh County: 0.7 %Walsh County0.7Rolette County: 0.7 %Rolette County0.7Slope County: 0.5 %Slope County0.5Hettinger County: 0.3 %Hettinger County0.3Benson County: 0.3 %Benson County0.3Sheridan County: 0.2 %Sheridan County0.2Steele County: 0.1 %Steele County0.1Griggs County: 0.1 %Griggs County0.1Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Grand Forks County: 7.5 %Grand Forks County7.5Cass County: 6.3 %Cass County6.3Ward County: 6 %Ward County6McKenzie County: 5.9 %McKenzie County5.9Richland County: 5.4 %Richland County5.4Williams County: 5.3 %Williams County5.3Stutsman County: 5 %Stutsman County5Stark County: 5 %Stark County5Divide County: 4.4 %Divide County4.4Ransom County: 4 %Ransom County4Logan County: 3.5 %Logan County3.5Renville County: 3.5 %Renville County3.5Ramsey County: 3.4 %Ramsey County3.4Barnes County: 3.3 %Barnes County3.3Dunn County: 3.1 %Dunn County3.1McIntosh County: 3 %McIntosh County3Pembina County: 2.8 %Pembina County2.8Sioux County: 2.8 %Sioux County2.8Adams County: 2.8 %Adams County2.8Bottineau County: 2.8 %Bottineau County2.8LaMoure County: 2.8 %LaMoure County2.8Dickey County: 2.6 %Dickey County2.6Burleigh County: 2.5 %Burleigh County2.5Burke County: 2.5 %Burke County2.5Traill County: 2.3 %Traill County2.3Bowman County: 2.2 %Bowman County2.2Morton County: 2.1 %Morton County2.1Sargent County: 2.1 %Sargent County2.1Kidder County: 1.9 %Kidder County1.9Golden Valley County: 1.9 %Golden Valley County1.9Mountrail County: 1.8 %Mountrail County1.8Billings County: 1.8 %Billings County1.8Grant County: 1.7 %Grant County1.7Cavalier County: 1.7 %Cavalier County1.7Nelson County: 1.7 %Nelson County1.7McHenry County: 1.7 %McHenry County1.7Mercer County: 1.6 %Mercer County1.6Towner County: 1.5 %Towner County1.5Pierce County: 1.4 %Pierce County1.4McLean County: 1.2 %McLean County1.2Emmons County: 1.2 %Emmons County1.2Wells County: 1.2 %Wells County1.2Eddy County: 0.7 %Eddy County0.7Foster County: 0.7 %Foster County0.7Walsh County: 0.7 %Walsh County0.7Rolette County: 0.7 %Rolette County0.7Slope County: 0.5 %Slope County0.5Hettinger County: 0.3 %Hettinger County0.3Benson County: 0.3 %Benson County0.3Sheridan County: 0.2 %Sheridan County0.2Steele County: 0.1 %Steele County0.1Griggs 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Grand Forks County7.5-0.9 pts
2Cass County6.30 pts
3Ward County6-0 pts
4McKenzie County5.9-1.9 pts
5Richland County5.4-0 pts
6Williams County5.3-0.2 pts
7Stutsman County5+0.8 pts
8Stark County5-0.7 pts
9Divide County4.4+2.4 pts
10Ransom County4+0.9 pts
11Logan County3.5+1.8 pts
12Renville County3.5+0.5 pts
13Ramsey County3.40 pts
14Barnes County3.3+0.4 pts
15Dunn County3.1-0.8 pts
16McIntosh County3-0.4 pts
17Pembina County2.8-0.1 pts
18Sioux County2.8-0.1 pts
19Adams County2.8-0.1 pts
19Bottineau County2.8-1.3 pts
19LaMoure County2.8+1.2 pts
22Dickey County2.6+1.1 pts
23Burleigh County2.5+0.4 pts
24Burke County2.5+1 pts
25Traill County2.3-0.1 pts
26Bowman County2.2+1.1 pts
27Morton County2.1+0.5 pts
28Sargent County2.1+0.3 pts
29Kidder County1.9-8.3 pts
30Golden Valley County1.9+0.4 pts
31Mountrail County1.8-0.2 pts
32Billings County1.8+0.6 pts
33Grant County1.70 pts
34Cavalier County1.7-1.1 pts
34Nelson County1.7+0.5 pts
36McHenry County1.7-0.4 pts
37Mercer County1.6-0.3 pts
38Towner County1.50 pts
39Pierce County1.4-0.2 pts
40McLean County1.2+0.2 pts
41Emmons County1.2+0.1 pts
41Wells County1.2+0.7 pts
43Eddy County0.7+0.6 pts
44Foster County0.7-1.1 pts
44Walsh County0.70 pts
46Rolette County0.7-0.1 pts
47Slope County0.5-0 pts
48Hettinger County0.3+0.2 pts
49Benson County0.3-0.2 pts
50Sheridan County0.20 pts
51Steele County0.1-0.5 pts
52Griggs County0.1-0 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/north-dakota-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/north-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/north-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/north-dakota-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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?

Grand Forks County, with 7.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oliver County, with 0% in 2022.

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