Counties in Minnesota by net international migration rate, July to June
Watonwan County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 87 counties in 2022, at 13.75 per 1,000 inhabitants. Wilkin County had the lowest, at -0.16 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.46 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 3.55 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2022
- Under 0
- 0 to 0.8
- 0.8 to 2.2
- 2.2 and over
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watonwan County Estimated | 13.75 | +12.77 pts |
| 2 | Stevens County Estimated | 12.74 | +11.4 pts |
| 3 | Nobles County Estimated | 12.59 | +9.42 pts |
| 4 | Kandiyohi County Estimated | 9.68 | +7.74 pts |
| 5 | Chippewa County Estimated | 8.57 | +7.29 pts |
| 6 | Lyon County Estimated | 8.35 | +6.39 pts |
| 7 | Mower County Estimated | 6.32 | +3.58 pts |
| 8 | Ramsey County Estimated | 6.28 | +4.54 pts |
| 9 | Stearns County Estimated | 5.96 | +3.8 pts |
| 10 | Hennepin County Estimated | 5.27 | +3.87 pts |
| 11 | Rice County Estimated | 4.86 | +3.27 pts |
| 12 | Todd County Estimated | 3.93 | +3.3 pts |
| 13 | Scott County Estimated | 3.91 | +2.92 pts |
| 14 | Olmsted County Estimated | 3.84 | +2.19 pts |
| 15 | Blue Earth County Estimated | 3.63 | +2.39 pts |
| 16 | Dakota County Estimated | 3.61 | +2.77 pts |
| 17 | Pipestone County Estimated | 3.53 | +1.93 pts |
| 18 | Cook County Estimated | 3.53 | +3.17 pts |
| 19 | Swift County Estimated | 3.48 | +2.76 pts |
| 20 | Yellow Medicine County Estimated | 3.38 | +3.28 pts |
| 21 | Anoka County Estimated | 3.36 | +2.38 pts |
| 22 | Benton County Estimated | 3.25 | +2.14 pts |
| 23 | Grant County Estimated | 3.09 | +2.93 pts |
| 24 | Winona County Estimated | 2.77 | +2.11 pts |
| 25 | Le Sueur County Estimated | 2.55 | +2.2 pts |
| 26 | Polk County Estimated | 2.43 | +1.75 pts |
| 27 | Washington County Estimated | 2.34 | +1.8 pts |
| 28 | Dodge County Estimated | 2.29 | +2.29 pts |
| 29 | Clay County Estimated | 2.26 | +1.31 pts |
| 30 | Nicollet County Estimated | 2.06 | +1.36 pts |
| 31 | Fillmore County Estimated | 1.96 | +1.77 pts |
| 32 | McLeod County Estimated | 1.93 | +1.79 pts |
| 33 | Meeker County Estimated | 1.92 | +1.75 pts |
| 34 | Norman County Estimated | 1.87 | +1.56 pts |
| 35 | Carver County Estimated | 1.74 | +1.22 pts |
| 36 | Kittson County Estimated | 1.71 | +0.99 pts |
| 37 | Steele County Estimated | 1.66 | +1.36 pts |
| 38 | Wadena County Estimated | 1.62 | +1.05 pts |
| 39 | Traverse County Estimated | 1.53 | +1.53 pts |
| 40 | Jackson County Estimated | 1.51 | +1.31 pts |
| 41 | Mahnomen County Estimated | 1.49 | +1.49 pts |
| 42 | Murray County Estimated | 1.48 | +1.36 pts |
| 43 | Cottonwood County Estimated | 1.48 | +1.39 pts |
| 44 | Freeborn County Estimated | 1.46 | +0.91 pts |
| 45 | Redwood County Estimated | 1.37 | +1.11 pts |
| 46 | Sherburne County Estimated | 1.29 | +1.03 pts |
| 47 | Goodhue County Estimated | 1.27 | +1.1 pts |
| 48 | Brown County Estimated | 1.24 | +1.01 pts |
| 49 | Sibley County Estimated | 1.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 50 | Douglas County Estimated | 1.16 | +0.99 pts |
| 51 | Martin County Estimated | 1.16 | +1.16 pts |
| 52 | Wright County Estimated | 1.15 | +0.89 pts |
| 53 | Otter Tail County Estimated | 1.09 | +0.96 pts |
| 54 | Pennington County Estimated | 0.94 | +0.87 pts |
| 55 | Waseca County Estimated | 0.9 | +0.74 pts |
| 56 | Lincoln County Estimated | 0.89 | +0.72 pts |
| 57 | Pope County Estimated | 0.79 | +0.44 pts |
| 58 | Big Stone County Estimated | 0.78 | +0.78 pts |
| 59 | Roseau County Estimated | 0.72 | +0.65 pts |
| 60 | Faribault County Estimated | 0.65 | +0.65 pts |
| 61 | Rock County Estimated | 0.62 | +0.52 pts |
| 62 | Renville County Estimated | 0.62 | +0.55 pts |
| 63 | Isanti County Estimated | 0.61 | +0.52 pts |
| 64 | Hubbard County Estimated | 0.6 | +0.36 pts |
| 65 | Aitkin County Estimated | 0.56 | +0.5 pts |
| 66 | Becker County Estimated | 0.54 | +0.37 pts |
| 67 | St. Louis County Estimated | 0.51 | +0.31 pts |
| 68 | Beltrami County Estimated | 0.49 | +0.19 pts |
| 69 | Pine County Estimated | 0.48 | +0.41 pts |
| 70 | Chisago County Estimated | 0.43 | +0.19 pts |
| 71 | Wabasha County Estimated | 0.42 | +0.18 pts |
| 72 | Carlton County Estimated | 0.41 | +0.22 pts |
| 73 | Cass County Estimated | 0.36 | +0.36 pts |
| 74 | Crow Wing County Estimated | 0.25 | +0.21 pts |
| 75 | Kanabec County Estimated | 0.25 | +0.25 pts |
| 76 | Marshall County Estimated | 0.22 | +0.22 pts |
| 77 | Morrison County Estimated | 0.2 | +0.18 pts |
| 78 | Houston County Estimated | 0.16 | -0.21 pts |
| 79 | Clearwater County Estimated | 0.12 | +0.12 pts |
| 80 | Koochiching County Estimated | 0.08 | 0 pts |
| 81 | Mille Lacs County Estimated | 0.04 | -0.04 pts |
| 82 | Itasca County Estimated | 0.02 | -0.02 pts |
| 83 | Lac qui Parle County Estimated | 0 | -0.75 pts |
| 83 | Lake County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 83 | Lake of the Woods County Estimated | 0 | -0.26 pts |
| 83 | Red Lake County Estimated | 0 | 0 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
APA 7
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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.
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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_minnesota_by_2022,
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, 2022}},
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=2022. 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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Questions
Which county has the highest net international migration rate, July to June?
Watonwan County, with 13.75 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, 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 2022.
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.