Counties in Minnesota by net domestic migration, July to June

Washington County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 87 counties in 2018, at 2,021. Hennepin County had the lowest, at -1,537. The median was -6 and the figure for Minnesota was 6,291. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,021Washington County

Lowest-1,537Hennepin County

Median-687 counties

Minnesota6,291History

Top 40 counties, 2018

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2018 persons	Change on 2017
1	Washington County Estimated	2,021	+14.4%
2	Wright County Estimated	1,164	+28.8%
3	Anoka County Estimated	1,006	-29.6%
4	Sherburne County Estimated	861	+55.1%
5	Carver County Estimated	772	-27.1%
6	Crow Wing County Estimated	662	+15.5%
7	Dakota County Estimated	580	-37.6%
8	Chisago County Estimated	567	+23.5%
9	Scott County Estimated	565	-39.1%
10	Otter Tail County Estimated	454	+72%
11	Douglas County Estimated	407	+4.1%
12	Hubbard County Estimated	364	+34.8%
13	Carlton County Estimated	331	+1,203.3%
14	Pine County Estimated	299	-9.4%
15	Becker County Estimated	260	+4.8%
16	Le Sueur County Estimated	244	-18.7%
17	Aitkin County Estimated	188	+20.5%
17	Blue Earth County Estimated	188	-9.2%
19	Olmsted County Estimated	182	+256.9%
20	Mille Lacs County Estimated	181	-19.9%
21	Isanti County Estimated	175	-73.6%
22	Kanabec County Estimated	159	+14.4%
23	Lake County Estimated	157	+528%
24	Wadena County Estimated	117	+11.4%
25	Cass County Estimated	111	-67.6%
26	Pope County Estimated	93	+1,228.6%
27	St. Louis County Estimated	92	+174.2%
28	Benton County Estimated	88	-63.8%
29	Mower County Estimated	84	+8,300%
30	Sibley County Estimated	70	+32.1%
31	Grant County Estimated	65	+3,150%
32	Meeker County Estimated	61	+191%
33	Itasca County Estimated	47	+1,075%
34	Fillmore County Estimated	36	+1,700%
35	Goodhue County Estimated	30	+50%
36	Faribault County Estimated	25	+143.1%
37	Traverse County Estimated	12	+250%
38	Kittson County Estimated	11	+123.4%
39	Lake of the Woods County Estimated	9	+116.4%
40	Cottonwood County Estimated	4	+103.4%
40	Dodge County Estimated	4	-94.4%
42	Cook County Estimated	-3	-105.3%
43	Nicollet County Estimated	-5	-104%
44	Freeborn County Estimated	-6	-104.1%
44	Winona County Estimated	-6	+97.2%
46	Lincoln County Estimated	-10	+47.4%
47	Brown County Estimated	-14	+85.3%
48	Marshall County Estimated	-15	+67.4%
49	Redwood County Estimated	-16	-214.3%
50	Beltrami County Estimated	-19	-111%
50	Big Stone County Estimated	-19	-190.5%
52	Morrison County Estimated	-23	-127.7%
53	Clearwater County Estimated	-26	-23.8%
53	Lac qui Parle County Estimated	-26	+13.3%
53	Rice County Estimated	-26	+58.1%
56	Watonwan County Estimated	-29	+80.8%
57	Rock County Estimated	-39	-153.4%
58	Stevens County Estimated	-46	+74%
59	Red Lake County Estimated	-48	-536.4%
60	Wabasha County Estimated	-50	-157.5%
61	Yellow Medicine County Estimated	-52	-26.8%
62	Todd County Estimated	-58	-728.6%
63	Pennington County Estimated	-63	+22.2%
64	Renville County Estimated	-65	-206.6%
65	Wilkin County Estimated	-68	-518.2%
66	Murray County Estimated	-70	-284.2%
66	Pipestone County Estimated	-70	+41.2%
68	Koochiching County Estimated	-74	-60.9%
69	McLeod County Estimated	-78	-269.6%
70	Chippewa County Estimated	-83	+31.4%
71	Swift County Estimated	-84	-31.3%
72	Martin County Estimated	-86	-95.5%
73	Mahnomen County Estimated	-87	-274%
73	Norman County Estimated	-87	-220.8%
75	Waseca County Estimated	-89	+16.8%
76	Steele County Estimated	-104	-397.1%
77	Houston County Estimated	-113	-36.1%
78	Jackson County Estimated	-129	-3,325%
79	Stearns County Estimated	-150	+68.7%
80	Roseau County Estimated	-179	+39.3%
81	Nobles County Estimated	-223	+55.9%
82	Clay County Estimated	-228	-209.1%
83	Kandiyohi County Estimated	-270	+21.3%
84	Polk County Estimated	-383	-130.7%
85	Lyon County Estimated	-566	-91.9%
86	Ramsey County Estimated	-1,033	+56.4%
87	Hennepin County Estimated	-1,537	-963.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Estimated moves into an area from elsewhere in the same country minus moves out to the rest of the country, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. United States: states and counties. Canada: provinces and territories, net interprovincial migration (Statistics Canada). United Kingdom: local authorities, counting moves between any two UK local authorities, including across the borders of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (ONS internal migration). A negative value means more people left than arrived.

Sums to zero, or close to it, for each country as a whole, so there is no national value.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Minnesota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Minnesota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Minnesota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Minnesota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in Minnesota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2018}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest net domestic migration, July to June?

Washington County, with 2,021 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?

Hennepin County, with -1,537 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.