Counties in Minnesota by net international migration rate, July to June
Nobles County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 87 counties in 2021, at 3.16 per 1,000 inhabitants. Wilkin County had the lowest, at 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.23 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 0.97 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2021
- Under 0.04
- 0.04 to 0.13
- 0.13 to 0.23
- 0.23 to 0.53
- 0.53 to 0.99
- 0.99 and over
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobles County Estimated | 3.16 | +0.19 pts |
| 2 | Mower County Estimated | 2.74 | +0.3 pts |
| 3 | Stearns County Estimated | 2.16 | -0.9 pts |
| 4 | Lyon County Estimated | 1.96 | -1.3 pts |
| 5 | Kandiyohi County Estimated | 1.94 | -1.4 pts |
| 6 | Ramsey County Estimated | 1.74 | -0.8 pts |
| 7 | Olmsted County Estimated | 1.65 | -0.41 pts |
| 8 | Pipestone County Estimated | 1.6 | +0.17 pts |
| 9 | Rice County Estimated | 1.59 | -0.47 pts |
| 10 | Hennepin County Estimated | 1.41 | -0.76 pts |
| 11 | Stevens County Estimated | 1.34 | -1.41 pts |
| 12 | Chippewa County Estimated | 1.28 | -0.25 pts |
| 13 | Blue Earth County Estimated | 1.24 | -0.14 pts |
| 14 | Benton County Estimated | 1.11 | -0.45 pts |
| 15 | Anoka County Estimated | 0.99 | +0.12 pts |
| 16 | Scott County Estimated | 0.98 | +0.32 pts |
| 17 | Watonwan County Estimated | 0.98 | -1.05 pts |
| 18 | Clay County Estimated | 0.95 | -0.51 pts |
| 19 | Dakota County Estimated | 0.84 | -0.05 pts |
| 20 | Lac qui Parle County Estimated | 0.75 | +0.14 pts |
| 21 | Kittson County Estimated | 0.72 | +0.48 pts |
| 22 | Swift County Estimated | 0.71 | -0.58 pts |
| 23 | Nicollet County Estimated | 0.7 | -0.26 pts |
| 24 | Polk County Estimated | 0.68 | +0.07 pts |
| 25 | Winona County Estimated | 0.66 | -0.01 pts |
| 26 | Todd County Estimated | 0.63 | +0.43 pts |
| 27 | Wadena County Estimated | 0.57 | +0.49 pts |
| 28 | Freeborn County Estimated | 0.55 | -0.24 pts |
| 29 | Washington County Estimated | 0.54 | -0.04 pts |
| 30 | Carver County Estimated | 0.53 | +0.13 pts |
| 31 | Sibley County Estimated | 0.4 | -0.27 pts |
| 32 | Houston County Estimated | 0.37 | +0.1 pts |
| 33 | Cook County Estimated | 0.36 | -1.67 pts |
| 34 | Pope County Estimated | 0.35 | +0.09 pts |
| 35 | Le Sueur County Estimated | 0.35 | -0.17 pts |
| 36 | Norman County Estimated | 0.31 | -0.32 pts |
| 37 | Beltrami County Estimated | 0.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 38 | Steele County Estimated | 0.29 | +0.27 pts |
| 39 | Lake of the Woods County Estimated | 0.26 | +0.26 pts |
| 40 | Redwood County Estimated | 0.26 | -0 pts |
| 41 | Wright County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.04 pts |
| 42 | Sherburne County Estimated | 0.25 | -0.02 pts |
| 43 | Chisago County Estimated | 0.24 | -0.09 pts |
| 44 | Wabasha County Estimated | 0.23 | 0 pts |
| 45 | Hubbard County Estimated | 0.23 | -0.23 pts |
| 46 | Brown County Estimated | 0.23 | +0.03 pts |
| 47 | Jackson County Estimated | 0.2 | -0.41 pts |
| 48 | St. Louis County Estimated | 0.2 | -0.13 pts |
| 49 | Carlton County Estimated | 0.19 | +0.05 pts |
| 50 | Fillmore County Estimated | 0.19 | -0.52 pts |
| 51 | Lincoln County Estimated | 0.18 | +0.18 pts |
| 52 | Douglas County Estimated | 0.18 | -0.03 pts |
| 53 | Meeker County Estimated | 0.17 | -0 pts |
| 54 | Becker County Estimated | 0.17 | -0.41 pts |
| 55 | Goodhue County Estimated | 0.17 | +0.12 pts |
| 56 | Grant County Estimated | 0.16 | -0.17 pts |
| 57 | Waseca County Estimated | 0.16 | +0.16 pts |
| 58 | McLeod County Estimated | 0.14 | +0.14 pts |
| 59 | Otter Tail County Estimated | 0.13 | -0.21 pts |
| 60 | Murray County Estimated | 0.12 | -0.37 pts |
| 61 | Yellow Medicine County Estimated | 0.11 | -0.1 pts |
| 62 | Rock County Estimated | 0.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 63 | Isanti County Estimated | 0.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 64 | Cottonwood County Estimated | 0.09 | -0.09 pts |
| 65 | Koochiching County Estimated | 0.08 | -0.08 pts |
| 66 | Mille Lacs County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.08 pts |
| 67 | Pennington County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.36 pts |
| 68 | Pine County Estimated | 0.07 | 0 pts |
| 69 | Renville County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.28 pts |
| 70 | Roseau County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.26 pts |
| 71 | Aitkin County Estimated | 0.06 | 0 pts |
| 72 | Crow Wing County Estimated | 0.04 | -0.23 pts |
| 73 | Itasca County Estimated | 0.04 | -0.09 pts |
| 74 | Morrison County Estimated | 0.03 | -0 pts |
| 75 | Big Stone County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Cass County Estimated | 0 | -0.03 pts |
| 75 | Clearwater County Estimated | 0 | -0.34 pts |
| 75 | Dodge County Estimated | 0 | -0.29 pts |
| 75 | Faribault County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Kanabec County Estimated | 0 | -0.24 pts |
| 75 | Lake County Estimated | 0 | -0.09 pts |
| 75 | Mahnomen County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Marshall County Estimated | 0 | -0.21 pts |
| 75 | Martin County Estimated | 0 | -0.05 pts |
| 75 | Red Lake County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Traverse County Estimated | 0 | -0.93 pts |
| 75 | Wilkin County Estimated | 0 | 0 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, 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 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, 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2021. 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, 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/minnesota-counties?period=2021.
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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_minnesota_by_2021,
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, 2021}},
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=2021. 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?
Nobles County, with 3.16 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Wilkin County, with 0 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.
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.