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 2023, at 7.6%. Oliver County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for North Dakota was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 2.5 %Barnes County: 2.9 %Benson County: 0.5 %Billings County: 1.5 %Bottineau County: 3.6 %Bowman County: 1.7 %Burke County: 2.2 %Burleigh County: 2.3 %Cass County: 6.3 %Cavalier County: 0.9 %Dickey County: 3.4 %Divide County: 4.2 %Dunn County: 2.6 %Eddy County: 1 %Emmons County: 1.9 %Foster County: 0.9 %Golden Valley County: 0.7 %Grand Forks County: 7.6 %Grant County: 1.6 %Griggs County: 0 %Hettinger County: 0.8 %Kidder County: 1.8 %LaMoure County: 2.2 %Logan County: 5.1 %McHenry County: 1.1 %McIntosh County: 3.1 %McKenzie County: 6 %McLean County: 1.5 %Mercer County: 3.5 %Morton County: 1.8 %Mountrail County: 1.5 %Nelson County: 1.2 %Oliver County: 0 %Pembina County: 2.7 %Pierce County: 1.5 %Ramsey County: 1.5 %Ransom County: 2.1 %Renville County: 2.7 %Richland County: 5.9 %Rolette County: 0.2 %Sargent County: 2.2 %Sheridan County: 1.1 %Sioux County: 2.7 %Slope County: 3.7 %Stark County: 5.1 %Steele County: 0.9 %Stutsman County: 4.4 %Towner County: 1.9 %Traill County: 1.3 %Walsh County: 0.6 %Ward County: 5.6 %Wells County: 4 %Williams County: 5.8 %
  • Under 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 2.1
  • 2.1 to 2.7
  • 2.7 to 4.2
  • 4.2 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Grand Forks County: 7.6 %Grand Forks County7.6Cass County: 6.3 %Cass County6.3McKenzie County: 6 %McKenzie County6Richland County: 5.9 %Richland County5.9Williams County: 5.8 %Williams County5.8Ward County: 5.6 %Ward County5.6Stark County: 5.1 %Stark County5.1Logan County: 5.1 %Logan County5.1Stutsman County: 4.4 %Stutsman County4.4Divide County: 4.2 %Divide County4.2Wells County: 4 %Wells County4Slope County: 3.7 %Slope County3.7Bottineau County: 3.6 %Bottineau County3.6Mercer County: 3.5 %Mercer County3.5Dickey County: 3.4 %Dickey County3.4McIntosh County: 3.1 %McIntosh County3.1Barnes County: 2.9 %Barnes County2.9Renville County: 2.7 %Renville County2.7Sioux County: 2.7 %Sioux County2.7Pembina County: 2.7 %Pembina County2.7Dunn County: 2.6 %Dunn County2.6Adams County: 2.5 %Adams County2.5Burleigh County: 2.3 %Burleigh County2.3Sargent County: 2.2 %Sargent County2.2Burke County: 2.2 %Burke County2.2LaMoure County: 2.2 %LaMoure County2.2Ransom County: 2.1 %Ransom County2.1Emmons County: 1.9 %Emmons County1.9Towner County: 1.9 %Towner County1.9Morton County: 1.8 %Morton County1.8Kidder County: 1.8 %Kidder County1.8Bowman County: 1.7 %Bowman County1.7Grant County: 1.6 %Grant County1.6McLean County: 1.5 %McLean County1.5Pierce County: 1.5 %Pierce County1.5Billings County: 1.5 %Billings County1.5Mountrail County: 1.5 %Mountrail County1.5Ramsey County: 1.5 %Ramsey County1.5Traill County: 1.3 %Traill County1.3Nelson County: 1.2 %Nelson County1.2Sheridan County: 1.1 %Sheridan County1.1McHenry County: 1.1 %McHenry County1.1Eddy County: 1 %Eddy County1Cavalier County: 0.9 %Cavalier County0.9Steele County: 0.9 %Steele County0.9Foster County: 0.9 %Foster County0.9Hettinger County: 0.8 %Hettinger County0.8Golden Valley County: 0.7 %Golden Valley County0.7Walsh County: 0.6 %Walsh County0.6Benson County: 0.5 %Benson County0.5Rolette County: 0.2 %Rolette County0.2Griggs County: 0 %Griggs County0Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Grand Forks County: 7.6 %Grand Forks County7.6Cass County: 6.3 %Cass County6.3McKenzie County: 6 %McKenzie County6Richland County: 5.9 %Richland County5.9Williams County: 5.8 %Williams County5.8Ward County: 5.6 %Ward County5.6Stark County: 5.1 %Stark County5.1Logan County: 5.1 %Logan County5.1Stutsman County: 4.4 %Stutsman County4.4Divide County: 4.2 %Divide County4.2Wells County: 4 %Wells County4Slope County: 3.7 %Slope County3.7Bottineau County: 3.6 %Bottineau County3.6Mercer County: 3.5 %Mercer County3.5Dickey County: 3.4 %Dickey County3.4McIntosh County: 3.1 %McIntosh County3.1Barnes County: 2.9 %Barnes County2.9Renville County: 2.7 %Renville County2.7Sioux County: 2.7 %Sioux County2.7Pembina County: 2.7 %Pembina County2.7Dunn County: 2.6 %Dunn County2.6Adams County: 2.5 %Adams County2.5Burleigh County: 2.3 %Burleigh County2.3Sargent County: 2.2 %Sargent County2.2Burke County: 2.2 %Burke County2.2LaMoure County: 2.2 %LaMoure County2.2Ransom County: 2.1 %Ransom County2.1Emmons County: 1.9 %Emmons County1.9Towner County: 1.9 %Towner County1.9Morton County: 1.8 %Morton County1.8Kidder County: 1.8 %Kidder County1.8Bowman County: 1.7 %Bowman County1.7Grant County: 1.6 %Grant County1.6McLean County: 1.5 %McLean County1.5Pierce County: 1.5 %Pierce County1.5Billings County: 1.5 %Billings County1.5Mountrail County: 1.5 %Mountrail County1.5Ramsey County: 1.5 %Ramsey County1.5Traill County: 1.3 %Traill County1.3Nelson County: 1.2 %Nelson County1.2Sheridan County: 1.1 %Sheridan County1.1McHenry County: 1.1 %McHenry County1.1Eddy County: 1 %Eddy County1Cavalier County: 0.9 %Cavalier County0.9Steele County: 0.9 %Steele County0.9Foster County: 0.9 %Foster County0.9Hettinger County: 0.8 %Hettinger County0.8Golden Valley County: 0.7 %Golden Valley County0.7Walsh County: 0.6 %Walsh County0.6Benson County: 0.5 %Benson County0.5Rolette County: 0.2 %Rolette County0.2Griggs County: 0 %Griggs County0Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Grand Forks County7.6+0.1 pts
2Cass County6.3+0.1 pts
3McKenzie County6+0.2 pts
4Richland County5.9+0.4 pts
5Williams County5.8+0.5 pts
6Ward County5.6-0.4 pts
7Stark County5.1+0.2 pts
8Logan County5.1+1.6 pts
9Stutsman County4.4-0.7 pts
10Divide County4.2-0.2 pts
11Wells County4+2.9 pts
12Slope County3.7+3.2 pts
13Bottineau County3.6+0.9 pts
14Mercer County3.5+2 pts
15Dickey County3.4+0.8 pts
16McIntosh County3.1+0.1 pts
17Barnes County2.9-0.4 pts
18Renville County2.7-0.8 pts
19Sioux County2.7-0 pts
20Pembina County2.7-0.1 pts
21Dunn County2.6-0.5 pts
22Adams County2.5-0.3 pts
23Burleigh County2.3-0.2 pts
24Sargent County2.2+0.1 pts
25Burke County2.2-0.3 pts
26LaMoure County2.2-0.6 pts
27Ransom County2.1-2 pts
28Emmons County1.9+0.7 pts
28Towner County1.9+0.4 pts
30Morton County1.8-0.3 pts
31Kidder County1.8-0.2 pts
32Bowman County1.7-0.5 pts
33Grant County1.6-0.1 pts
34McLean County1.5+0.3 pts
35Pierce County1.5+0.1 pts
36Billings County1.5-0.3 pts
37Mountrail County1.5-0.4 pts
38Ramsey County1.5-2 pts
39Traill County1.3-1 pts
40Nelson County1.2-0.4 pts
41Sheridan County1.1+0.9 pts
42McHenry County1.1-0.6 pts
43Eddy County1+0.3 pts
44Cavalier County0.9-0.8 pts
45Steele County0.9+0.8 pts
46Foster County0.9+0.2 pts
47Hettinger County0.8+0.4 pts
48Golden Valley County0.7-1.1 pts
49Walsh County0.6-0.1 pts
50Benson County0.5+0.2 pts
51Rolette County0.2-0.5 pts
52Griggs County0-0.1 pts
52Oliver County00 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/north-dakota-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/north-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/north-dakota-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 7.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oliver County, with 0% in 2023.

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