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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 2021, at 26.18 per 1,000 inhabitants. Williams County had the lowest, at -74 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -2.47 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Dakota was -4.98 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.18Nelson County
Lowest-74Williams County
Median-2.4753 counties
North Dakota-4.98History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: -9.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarnes County: -6.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenson County: -27.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsBillings County: 25.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsBottineau County: 5.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsBowman County: -21.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County: -16.12 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurleigh County: 5.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsCass County: 17.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsCavalier County: -4.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsDickey County: -6.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsDivide County: -7.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsDunn County: -28.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsEddy County: 6.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmmons County: -0.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoster County: -2.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsGolden Valley County: 24.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrand Forks County: -15.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrant County: 19.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsGriggs County: -1.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsHettinger County: -11.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsKidder County: -8.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsLaMoure County: -6.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsLogan County: -1.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcHenry County: -8.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcIntosh County: 7.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcKenzie County: -69.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcLean County: 7.25 per 1,000 inhabitantsMercer County: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMorton County: 5.83 per 1,000 inhabitantsMountrail County: -27.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsNelson County: 26.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsOliver County: 1.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsPembina County: -4.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsPierce County: 3.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsRamsey County: 2.85 per 1,000 inhabitantsRansom County: -0.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsRenville County: 1.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichland County: -0.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsRolette County: -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSargent County: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSheridan County: 10.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsSioux County: -30.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlope County: -18.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsStark County: -28.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSteele County: 6.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsStutsman County: 3.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsTowner County: -2.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsTraill County: 0.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsWalsh County: -2.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsWard County: -13.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsWells County: -9.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilliams County: -74 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2021. 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, 2021

Nelson County: 26.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsNelson County26.18Billings County: 25.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsBillings County25.41Golden Valley County: 24.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsGolden Valley County24.66Grant County: 19.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrant County19.21Cass County: 17.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsCass County17.23Sheridan County: 10.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsSheridan County10.29McLean County: 7.25 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcLean County7.25McIntosh County: 7.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcIntosh County7.16Steele County: 6.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsSteele County6.65Eddy County: 6.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsEddy County6.03Morton County: 5.83 per 1,000 inhabitantsMorton County5.83Bottineau County: 5.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsBottineau County5.46Burleigh County: 5.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurleigh County5.13Stutsman County: 3.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsStutsman County3.89Pierce County: 3.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsPierce County3.02Ramsey County: 2.85 per 1,000 inhabitantsRamsey County2.85Renville County: 1.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsRenville County1.33Oliver County: 1.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsOliver County1.07Traill County: 0.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsTraill County0.63Ransom County: -0.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsRansom County-0.88Emmons County: -0.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmmons County-0.91Richland County: -0.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichland County-0.97Logan County: -1.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsLogan County-1.07Sargent County: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSargent County-1.3Griggs County: -1.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsGriggs County-1.74Mercer County: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMercer County-2.4Walsh County: -2.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsWalsh County-2.47Towner County: -2.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsTowner County-2.81Foster County: -2.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoster County-2.97Cavalier County: -4.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsCavalier County-4.07Pembina County: -4.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsPembina County-4.86Barnes County: -6.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarnes County-6.02LaMoure County: -6.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsLaMoure County-6.38Dickey County: -6.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsDickey County-6.88Divide County: -7.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsDivide County-7.31Kidder County: -8.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsKidder County-8.02McHenry County: -8.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcHenry County-8.51Adams County: -9.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsAdams County-9.17Wells County: -9.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsWells County-9.93Rolette County: -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRolette County-10.4Hettinger County: -11.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsHettinger County-11.77Ward County: -13.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsWard County-13.81Grand Forks County: -15.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrand Forks County-15.02Burke County: -16.12 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County-16.12Slope County: -18.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlope County-18.77Bowman County: -21.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsBowman County-21.82Mountrail County: -27.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsMountrail County-27.14Benson County: -27.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenson County-27.15Dunn County: -28.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsDunn County-28.64Stark County: -28.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsStark County-28.8Sioux County: -30.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsSioux County-30.99McKenzie County: -69.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcKenzie County-69.77Williams County: -74 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilliams County-74Nelson County: 26.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsNelson County26.18Billings County: 25.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsBillings County25.41Golden Valley County: 24.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsGolden Valley County24.66Grant County: 19.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrant County19.21Cass County: 17.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsCass County17.23Sheridan County: 10.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsSheridan County10.29McLean County: 7.25 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcLean County7.25McIntosh County: 7.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcIntosh County7.16Steele County: 6.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsSteele County6.65Eddy County: 6.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsEddy County6.03Morton County: 5.83 per 1,000 inhabitantsMorton County5.83Bottineau County: 5.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsBottineau County5.46Burleigh County: 5.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurleigh County5.13Stutsman County: 3.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsStutsman County3.89Pierce County: 3.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsPierce County3.02Ramsey County: 2.85 per 1,000 inhabitantsRamsey County2.85Renville County: 1.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsRenville County1.33Oliver County: 1.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsOliver County1.07Traill County: 0.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsTraill County0.63Ransom County: -0.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsRansom County-0.88Emmons County: -0.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsEmmons County-0.91Richland County: -0.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichland County-0.97Logan County: -1.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsLogan County-1.07Sargent County: -1.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsSargent County-1.3Griggs County: -1.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsGriggs County-1.74Mercer County: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsMercer County-2.4Walsh County: -2.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsWalsh County-2.47Towner County: -2.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsTowner County-2.81Foster County: -2.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsFoster County-2.97Cavalier County: -4.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsCavalier County-4.07Pembina County: -4.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsPembina County-4.86Barnes County: -6.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsBarnes County-6.02LaMoure County: -6.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsLaMoure County-6.38Dickey County: -6.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsDickey County-6.88Divide County: -7.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsDivide County-7.31Kidder County: -8.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsKidder County-8.02McHenry County: -8.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcHenry County-8.51Adams County: -9.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsAdams County-9.17Wells County: -9.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsWells County-9.93Rolette County: -10.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRolette County-10.4Hettinger County: -11.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsHettinger County-11.77Ward County: -13.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsWard County-13.81Grand Forks County: -15.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrand Forks County-15.02Burke County: -16.12 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County-16.12Slope County: -18.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsSlope County-18.77Bowman County: -21.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsBowman County-21.82Mountrail County: -27.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsMountrail County-27.14Benson County: -27.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsBenson County-27.15Dunn County: -28.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsDunn County-28.64Stark County: -28.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsStark County-28.8Sioux County: -30.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsSioux County-30.99McKenzie County: -69.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcKenzie County-69.77Williams County: -74 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilliams County-74
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

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Nelson County Estimated26.18+42.83 pts
2Billings County Estimated25.41+79.05 pts
3Golden Valley County Estimated24.66+46.38 pts
4Grant County Estimated19.21+41.94 pts
5Cass County Estimated17.23+15.79 pts
6Sheridan County Estimated10.29+28.97 pts
7McLean County Estimated7.25+9.47 pts
8McIntosh County Estimated7.16+12.45 pts
9Steele County Estimated6.65+17.2 pts
10Eddy County Estimated6.03+28.65 pts
11Morton County Estimated5.83+4.46 pts
12Bottineau County Estimated5.46+3.72 pts
13Burleigh County Estimated5.13+5.23 pts
14Stutsman County Estimated3.89+12.54 pts
15Pierce County Estimated3.02+16.9 pts
16Ramsey County Estimated2.85+14.65 pts
17Renville County Estimated1.33+17.82 pts
18Oliver County Estimated1.07+23.25 pts
19Traill County Estimated0.63+9.63 pts
20Ransom County Estimated-0.88+2.2 pts
21Emmons County Estimated-0.91+8.12 pts
22Richland County Estimated-0.97+3.36 pts
23Logan County Estimated-1.07-12.32 pts
24Sargent County Estimated-1.3+12.18 pts
25Griggs County Estimated-1.74-2.65 pts
26Mercer County Estimated-2.4+4.55 pts
27Walsh County Estimated-2.47+10.28 pts
28Towner County Estimated-2.81+27.14 pts
29Foster County Estimated-2.97+10.51 pts
30Cavalier County Estimated-4.07+2.91 pts
31Pembina County Estimated-4.86+5.43 pts
32Barnes County Estimated-6.02-8.9 pts
33LaMoure County Estimated-6.38+0.3 pts
34Dickey County Estimated-6.88+23.68 pts
35Divide County Estimated-7.31-19.25 pts
36Kidder County Estimated-8.02+5.34 pts
37McHenry County Estimated-8.51+2.67 pts
38Adams County Estimated-9.17+6.69 pts
39Wells County Estimated-9.93+6.86 pts
40Rolette County Estimated-10.4-0.84 pts
41Hettinger County Estimated-11.77+24.53 pts
42Ward County Estimated-13.81-4.84 pts
43Grand Forks County Estimated-15.02-6.18 pts
44Burke County Estimated-16.12-5.3 pts
45Slope County Estimated-18.77-5.45 pts
46Bowman County Estimated-21.82-4.88 pts
47Mountrail County Estimated-27.14-16.29 pts
48Benson County Estimated-27.15-7.01 pts
49Dunn County Estimated-28.64-28.64 pts
50Stark County Estimated-28.8-38.36 pts
51Sioux County Estimated-30.99-11.07 pts
52McKenzie County Estimated-69.77-69.64 pts
53Williams County Estimated-74-78.7 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Nelson County, with 26.18 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Williams County, with -74 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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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