Counties in North Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2025
Williams County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 53 counties in 2025, at 352. Ward County had the lowest, at -556. The median was 2 and the figure for North Dakota was 512. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
All counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams County Estimated | 352 | -55% |
| 2 | Cass County Estimated | 345 | +161.1% |
| 3 | McKenzie County Estimated | 217 | -34.4% |
| 4 | Morton County Estimated | 184 | +757.1% |
| 5 | Burleigh County Estimated | 170 | -70.3% |
| 6 | Mercer County Estimated | 88 | +1,366.7% |
| 7 | Adams County Estimated | 63 | +1,150% |
| 8 | LaMoure County Estimated | 59 | +303.4% |
| 9 | Dunn County Estimated | 58 | +170.7% |
| 10 | Grand Forks County Estimated | 51 | +112.6% |
| 11 | Nelson County Estimated | 41 | +472.7% |
| 12 | Golden Valley County Estimated | 37 | +68.2% |
| 13 | Griggs County Estimated | 28 | +800% |
| 14 | Hettinger County Estimated | 27 | +800% |
| 15 | Stark County Estimated | 26 | -91.4% |
| 16 | Sheridan County Estimated | 19 | +179.2% |
| 17 | Billings County Estimated | 16 | +14.3% |
| 18 | Walsh County Estimated | 13 | +121.3% |
| 19 | Richland County Estimated | 12 | -77.4% |
| 20 | Towner County Estimated | 9 | +550% |
| 21 | Rolette County Estimated | 8 | +112.7% |
| 22 | Eddy County Estimated | 6 | -84.2% |
| 23 | Steele County Estimated | 5 | +600% |
| 24 | McIntosh County Estimated | 4 | +136.4% |
| 24 | Oliver County Estimated | 4 | +500% |
| 26 | Emmons County Estimated | 3 | +117.6% |
| 27 | Benson County Estimated | 2 | +103.6% |
| 28 | Pembina County Estimated | -1 | +98.9% |
| 29 | Burke County Estimated | -2 | +75% |
| 30 | Divide County Estimated | -7 | +72% |
| 30 | Grant County Estimated | -7 | +50% |
| 32 | Kidder County Estimated | -14 | -227.3% |
| 32 | Renville County Estimated | -14 | -7.7% |
| 34 | Slope County Estimated | -15 | +34.8% |
| 35 | Sargent County Estimated | -16 | +79.2% |
| 35 | Wells County Estimated | -16 | +52.9% |
| 37 | Stutsman County Estimated | -20 | +71.8% |
| 38 | Pierce County Estimated | -21 | -23.5% |
| 38 | Ransom County Estimated | -21 | -2,200% |
| 40 | McHenry County Estimated | -22 | -22.2% |
| 41 | Dickey County Estimated | -25 | +7.4% |
| 42 | Cavalier County Estimated | -26 | -30% |
| 43 | Logan County Estimated | -29 | -163.6% |
| 44 | McLean County Estimated | -30 | -475% |
| 44 | Ramsey County Estimated | -30 | -500% |
| 46 | Traill County Estimated | -34 | -342.9% |
| 47 | Bowman County Estimated | -46 | -757.1% |
| 48 | Barnes County Estimated | -51 | -142.9% |
| 49 | Bottineau County Estimated | -54 | -316% |
| 50 | Foster County Estimated | -61 | -56.4% |
| 51 | Sioux County Estimated | -63 | -198.4% |
| 52 | Mountrail County Estimated | -154 | -148.4% |
| 53 | Ward County Estimated | -556 | +24.1% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated moves into a US state or county from elsewhere in the United States minus moves out to the rest of the country, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more people left than arrived.
Sums to zero for the United States 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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
APA 7
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 North Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
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 North Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2025. 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/north-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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 North Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2025. 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/north-dakota-counties.
Harvard
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 North Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2025 [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/north-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_north_dakota_2025,
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 North Dakota by net domestic migration, July to June, 2025}},
year = {2026},
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/north-dakota-counties. 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?
Williams County, with 352 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Ward County, with -556 in 2025.
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.