Counties in Minnesota by net international migration rate, July to June
Lyon County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 87 counties in 2016, at 6.44 per 1,000 inhabitants. Wilkin County had the lowest, at -0.16 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.78 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 3.01 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under -0.11
- -0.11 to -0.05
- -0.05 to 0
- 0 to 0.42
- 0.42 to 1.2
- 1.2 and over
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon County Estimated | 6.44 | +1.29 pts |
| 2 | Nobles County Estimated | 6.32 | -0.72 pts |
| 3 | Ramsey County Estimated | 6.31 | -0.24 pts |
| 4 | Cook County Estimated | 5.85 | -0.82 pts |
| 5 | Stearns County Estimated | 5.72 | +0.39 pts |
| 6 | Kandiyohi County Estimated | 5.46 | -0.74 pts |
| 7 | Hennepin County Estimated | 5.25 | -0.13 pts |
| 8 | Olmsted County Estimated | 5.08 | +0.01 pts |
| 9 | Stevens County Estimated | 4.98 | -0.8 pts |
| 10 | Mower County Estimated | 4.68 | -1.45 pts |
| 11 | Watonwan County Estimated | 4 | -3.28 pts |
| 12 | Pipestone County Estimated | 3.88 | -0.52 pts |
| 13 | Rice County Estimated | 3.67 | -0.32 pts |
| 14 | Clay County Estimated | 3 | +0.39 pts |
| 15 | Blue Earth County Estimated | 2.63 | -0.46 pts |
| 16 | Benton County Estimated | 2.5 | +0.49 pts |
| 17 | Dakota County Estimated | 2.18 | -0.03 pts |
| 18 | Norman County Estimated | 2.13 | -0.14 pts |
| 19 | Chippewa County Estimated | 2.07 | -0.99 pts |
| 20 | Scott County Estimated | 1.99 | +0.09 pts |
| 21 | Anoka County Estimated | 1.82 | +0.3 pts |
| 22 | Nicollet County Estimated | 1.66 | -0.01 pts |
| 23 | Winona County Estimated | 1.63 | 0 pts |
| 24 | Washington County Estimated | 1.57 | +0.46 pts |
| 25 | Traverse County Estimated | 1.49 | +0.31 pts |
| 26 | Polk County Estimated | 1.49 | -0.58 pts |
| 27 | Fillmore County Estimated | 1.34 | -0.34 pts |
| 28 | Swift County Estimated | 1.27 | -0.21 pts |
| 29 | Freeborn County Estimated | 1.18 | -0.26 pts |
| 30 | Lac qui Parle County Estimated | 1.17 | +0.01 pts |
| 31 | Sibley County Estimated | 1.14 | -0.13 pts |
| 32 | Beltrami County Estimated | 1.11 | -0.22 pts |
| 33 | Becker County Estimated | 1.1 | -0.25 pts |
| 34 | Hubbard County Estimated | 1.06 | +0.53 pts |
| 35 | Kanabec County Estimated | 1.01 | +0.13 pts |
| 36 | Carver County Estimated | 1.01 | +0.06 pts |
| 37 | Jackson County Estimated | 1 | -0.28 pts |
| 38 | St. Louis County Estimated | 0.92 | -0.11 pts |
| 39 | Kittson County Estimated | 0.92 | +0.01 pts |
| 40 | Houston County Estimated | 0.91 | +0.27 pts |
| 41 | Clearwater County Estimated | 0.91 | +0.22 pts |
| 42 | Le Sueur County Estimated | 0.9 | -0.29 pts |
| 43 | Murray County Estimated | 0.84 | -0.23 pts |
| 44 | Todd County Estimated | 0.78 | +0.74 pts |
| 45 | Pennington County Estimated | 0.77 | -0.71 pts |
| 46 | Otter Tail County Estimated | 0.68 | -0.25 pts |
| 47 | Chisago County Estimated | 0.66 | +0.18 pts |
| 48 | Roseau County Estimated | 0.58 | +0.07 pts |
| 49 | Sherburne County Estimated | 0.57 | -0.18 pts |
| 50 | Koochiching County Estimated | 0.55 | +0.01 pts |
| 51 | Pope County Estimated | 0.55 | -0 pts |
| 52 | Isanti County Estimated | 0.55 | -0.03 pts |
| 53 | Redwood County Estimated | 0.52 | +0.13 pts |
| 54 | Meeker County Estimated | 0.52 | -0.52 pts |
| 55 | Wright County Estimated | 0.46 | -0.2 pts |
| 56 | Douglas County Estimated | 0.41 | +0.32 pts |
| 57 | Brown County Estimated | 0.4 | -0.36 pts |
| 58 | Dodge County Estimated | 0.39 | -0.25 pts |
| 59 | Lake County Estimated | 0.38 | -0.28 pts |
| 60 | Crow Wing County Estimated | 0.38 | -0 pts |
| 61 | Itasca County Estimated | 0.35 | +0.07 pts |
| 62 | Mille Lacs County Estimated | 0.35 | -0.04 pts |
| 63 | Martin County Estimated | 0.35 | +0.05 pts |
| 64 | Renville County Estimated | 0.34 | -0.8 pts |
| 65 | Grant County Estimated | 0.34 | +0.34 pts |
| 66 | Carlton County Estimated | 0.34 | -0.2 pts |
| 67 | Wabasha County Estimated | 0.33 | +0.05 pts |
| 68 | Yellow Medicine County Estimated | 0.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 69 | Cass County Estimated | 0.24 | -0.39 pts |
| 70 | Wadena County Estimated | 0.22 | 0 pts |
| 71 | Goodhue County Estimated | 0.22 | -0.41 pts |
| 72 | Marshall County Estimated | 0.21 | -0.11 pts |
| 73 | Aitkin County Estimated | 0.19 | +0.19 pts |
| 74 | Mahnomen County Estimated | 0.18 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Cottonwood County Estimated | 0.18 | -0.09 pts |
| 76 | McLeod County Estimated | 0.17 | -0.45 pts |
| 77 | Pine County Estimated | 0.1 | -0.07 pts |
| 78 | Morrison County Estimated | 0.09 | -0.15 pts |
| 79 | Faribault County Estimated | 0.07 | +0.14 pts |
| 80 | Big Stone County Estimated | 0 | -0.4 pts |
| 80 | Lake of the Woods County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 80 | Lincoln County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 80 | Red Lake County Estimated | 0 | -0.5 pts |
| 84 | Steele County Estimated | -0.03 | -0.08 pts |
| 85 | Waseca County Estimated | -0.05 | -0.11 pts |
| 86 | Rock County Estimated | -0.11 | -0.11 pts |
| 87 | Wilkin County Estimated | -0.16 | -0.16 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Net international migration 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.
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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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
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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2016) [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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2016. 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2016.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_minnesota_by_2016,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June, 2016}},
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-international-migration-rate-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June?
Lyon County, with 6.44 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Wilkin County, with -0.16 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.
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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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.