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Counties in North Dakota by net domestic migration rate, July to June

Nelson County had the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June of 53 counties in 2017, at 18.65 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hettinger County had the lowest, at -51.57 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -10.49 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Dakota was -9.22 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.65Nelson County
Lowest-51.57Hettinger County
Median-10.4953 counties
North Dakota-9.22History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: -11.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarnes County: -18.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenson County: -1.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsBillings County: -37.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsBottineau County: -4.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsBowman County: -23.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County: -50.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurleigh County: -1.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsCass County: 4.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsCavalier County: -14.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsDickey County: -29.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsDivide County: -49.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsDunn County: -32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsEddy County: 16.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmmons County: -5.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoster County: -14.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsGolden Valley County: -48.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrand Forks County: -11.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrant County: -10.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsGriggs County: 4.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsHettinger County: -51.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsKidder County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsLaMoure County: -6.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsLogan County: -5.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcHenry County: -16.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcIntosh County: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcKenzie County: -4.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcLean County: -1.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsMercer County: -21.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsMorton County: -2.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsMountrail County: -8.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsNelson County: 18.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsOliver County: 12.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsPembina County: -17.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsPierce County: -26.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsRamsey County: -2.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsRansom County: -10.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsRenville County: -26.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichland County: -4.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsRolette County: -14.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsSargent County: -13.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsSheridan County: 5.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsSioux County: -20.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlope County: -23.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsStark County: -32.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsSteele County: -5.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsStutsman County: 2.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsTowner County: -0.44 per 1,000 inhabitantsTraill County: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsWalsh County: -4.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsWard County: -29.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsWells County: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilliams County: -38.34 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2017. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

Nelson County: 18.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsNelson County18.65Eddy County: 16.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsEddy County16.47Oliver County: 12.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsOliver County12.54McIntosh County: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcIntosh County9.6Sheridan County: 5.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsSheridan County5.19Griggs County: 4.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsGriggs County4.89Cass County: 4.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsCass County4.74Stutsman County: 2.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsStutsman County2.51Kidder County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsKidder County0Towner County: -0.44 per 1,000 inhabitantsTowner County-0.44Burleigh County: -1.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurleigh County-1.01McLean County: -1.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcLean County-1.04Benson County: -1.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenson County-1.74Morton County: -2.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsMorton County-2.07Ramsey County: -2.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsRamsey County-2.33Traill County: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTraill County-3Richland County: -4.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichland County-4.41Bottineau County: -4.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsBottineau County-4.42McKenzie County: -4.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcKenzie County-4.42Walsh County: -4.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsWalsh County-4.82Steele County: -5.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsSteele County-5.23Emmons County: -5.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmmons County-5.43Logan County: -5.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsLogan County-5.74LaMoure County: -6.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsLaMoure County-6.57Mountrail County: -8.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsMountrail County-8.58Wells County: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsWells County-8.7Ransom County: -10.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsRansom County-10.49Grant County: -10.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrant County-10.96Adams County: -11.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsAdams County-11.14Grand Forks County: -11.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrand Forks County-11.23Sargent County: -13.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsSargent County-13.14Rolette County: -14.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsRolette County-14.24Foster County: -14.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoster County-14.33Cavalier County: -14.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsCavalier County-14.47McHenry County: -16.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcHenry County-16.34Pembina County: -17.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsPembina County-17.74Barnes County: -18.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarnes County-18.52Sioux County: -20.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsSioux County-20.72Mercer County: -21.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsMercer County-21.98Slope County: -23.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlope County-23.18Bowman County: -23.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsBowman County-23.54Renville County: -26.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsRenville County-26.51Pierce County: -26.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsPierce County-26.72Ward County: -29.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsWard County-29.84Dickey County: -29.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsDickey County-29.91Stark County: -32.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsStark County-32.76Dunn County: -32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDunn County-32.9Billings County: -37.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsBillings County-37.35Williams County: -38.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilliams County-38.34Golden Valley County: -48.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsGolden Valley County-48.86Divide County: -49.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsDivide County-49.19Burke County: -50.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County-50.89Hettinger County: -51.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsHettinger County-51.57Nelson County: 18.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsNelson County18.65Eddy County: 16.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsEddy County16.47Oliver County: 12.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsOliver County12.54McIntosh County: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcIntosh County9.6Sheridan County: 5.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsSheridan County5.19Griggs County: 4.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsGriggs County4.89Cass County: 4.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsCass County4.74Stutsman County: 2.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsStutsman County2.51Kidder County: 0 per 1,000 inhabitantsKidder County0Towner County: -0.44 per 1,000 inhabitantsTowner County-0.44Burleigh County: -1.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurleigh County-1.01McLean County: -1.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcLean County-1.04Benson County: -1.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenson County-1.74Morton County: -2.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsMorton County-2.07Ramsey County: -2.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsRamsey County-2.33Traill County: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsTraill County-3Richland County: -4.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichland County-4.41Bottineau County: -4.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsBottineau County-4.42McKenzie County: -4.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcKenzie County-4.42Walsh County: -4.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsWalsh County-4.82Steele County: -5.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsSteele County-5.23Emmons County: -5.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmmons County-5.43Logan County: -5.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsLogan County-5.74LaMoure County: -6.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsLaMoure County-6.57Mountrail County: -8.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsMountrail County-8.58Wells County: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsWells County-8.7Ransom County: -10.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsRansom County-10.49Grant County: -10.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrant County-10.96Adams County: -11.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsAdams County-11.14Grand Forks County: -11.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrand Forks County-11.23Sargent County: -13.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsSargent County-13.14Rolette County: -14.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsRolette County-14.24Foster County: -14.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoster County-14.33Cavalier County: -14.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsCavalier County-14.47McHenry County: -16.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcHenry County-16.34Pembina County: -17.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsPembina County-17.74Barnes County: -18.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarnes County-18.52Sioux County: -20.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsSioux County-20.72Mercer County: -21.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsMercer County-21.98Slope County: -23.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlope County-23.18Bowman County: -23.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsBowman County-23.54Renville County: -26.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsRenville County-26.51Pierce County: -26.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsPierce County-26.72Ward County: -29.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsWard County-29.84Dickey County: -29.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsDickey County-29.91Stark County: -32.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsStark County-32.76Dunn County: -32.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDunn County-32.9Billings County: -37.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsBillings County-37.35Williams County: -38.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilliams County-38.34Golden Valley County: -48.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsGolden Valley County-48.86Divide County: -49.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsDivide County-49.19Burke County: -50.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County-50.89Hettinger County: -51.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsHettinger County-51.57
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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

RankCounties2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Nelson County Estimated18.65+24.51 pts
2Eddy County Estimated16.47+21.25 pts
3Oliver County Estimated12.54+1.37 pts
4McIntosh County Estimated9.6+44.97 pts
5Sheridan County Estimated5.19-13.64 pts
6Griggs County Estimated4.89+8.86 pts
7Cass County Estimated4.74-2.97 pts
8Stutsman County Estimated2.51+1.89 pts
9Kidder County Estimated0-4.06 pts
10Towner County Estimated-0.44+2.22 pts
11Burleigh County Estimated-1.01-7.66 pts
12McLean County Estimated-1.04+3.21 pts
13Benson County Estimated-1.74+8.21 pts
14Morton County Estimated-2.07-7.58 pts
15Ramsey County Estimated-2.33+12.31 pts
16Traill County Estimated-3-5.62 pts
17Richland County Estimated-4.41-1.47 pts
18Bottineau County Estimated-4.42+17.34 pts
19McKenzie County Estimated-4.42+25.39 pts
20Walsh County Estimated-4.82-0.01 pts
21Steele County Estimated-5.23+1.03 pts
22Emmons County Estimated-5.43+7.95 pts
23Logan County Estimated-5.74-8.33 pts
24LaMoure County Estimated-6.57-0.99 pts
25Mountrail County Estimated-8.58+9.04 pts
26Wells County Estimated-8.7-0.6 pts
27Ransom County Estimated-10.49-0.89 pts
28Grant County Estimated-10.96-2.59 pts
29Adams County Estimated-11.14+9.98 pts
30Grand Forks County Estimated-11.23-3.51 pts
31Sargent County Estimated-13.14-12.37 pts
32Rolette County Estimated-14.24-5 pts
33Foster County Estimated-14.33-11.62 pts
34Cavalier County Estimated-14.47-7.92 pts
35McHenry County Estimated-16.34-13.33 pts
36Pembina County Estimated-17.74-14.62 pts
37Barnes County Estimated-18.52-10.31 pts
38Sioux County Estimated-20.72-30.44 pts
39Mercer County Estimated-21.98-1.55 pts
40Slope County Estimated-23.18-20.63 pts
41Bowman County Estimated-23.54-2.92 pts
42Renville County Estimated-26.51-12.32 pts
43Pierce County Estimated-26.72-15.17 pts
44Ward County Estimated-29.84+3.09 pts
45Dickey County Estimated-29.91-15.98 pts
46Stark County Estimated-32.76+10.43 pts
47Dunn County Estimated-32.9+23.25 pts
48Billings County Estimated-37.35-22.62 pts
49Williams County Estimated-38.34+7.88 pts
50Golden Valley County Estimated-48.86-30.7 pts
51Divide County Estimated-49.19-17.82 pts
52Burke County Estimated-50.89+9.47 pts
53Hettinger County Estimated-51.57-27.61 pts

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About this ranking

Net domestic migration into a US state or county from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2017) [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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2017. 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-rate-july-june/north-dakota-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2017. 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-rate-july-june/north-dakota-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-rate-july-june/north-dakota-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nelson County, with 18.65 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hettinger County, with -51.57 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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.

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