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 2023, at 13.81 per 1,000 inhabitants. Kanabec County had the lowest, at 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.19 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 4.33 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2023
- Under 0.4
- 0.4 to 0.8
- 0.8 to 1.2
- 1.2 to 2.2
- 2.2 to 4.4
- 4.4 and over
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobles County Estimated | 13.81 | +1.22 pts |
| 2 | Kandiyohi County Estimated | 12.65 | +2.97 pts |
| 3 | Watonwan County Estimated | 11.21 | -2.54 pts |
| 4 | Chippewa County Estimated | 9.24 | +0.67 pts |
| 5 | Mower County Estimated | 8.22 | +1.89 pts |
| 6 | Ramsey County Estimated | 7.33 | +1.04 pts |
| 7 | Hennepin County Estimated | 7.31 | +2.03 pts |
| 8 | Stearns County Estimated | 7.24 | +1.28 pts |
| 9 | Rice County Estimated | 7.23 | +2.37 pts |
| 10 | Stevens County Estimated | 6.7 | -6.04 pts |
| 11 | Lyon County Estimated | 4.85 | -3.5 pts |
| 12 | Cottonwood County Estimated | 4.64 | +3.16 pts |
| 13 | Olmsted County Estimated | 4.54 | +0.7 pts |
| 14 | Kittson County Estimated | 4.45 | +2.74 pts |
| 15 | Anoka County Estimated | 4.39 | +1.03 pts |
| 16 | Dakota County Estimated | 4.36 | +0.75 pts |
| 17 | Blue Earth County Estimated | 4.17 | +0.55 pts |
| 18 | Scott County Estimated | 3.92 | +0.01 pts |
| 19 | Yellow Medicine County Estimated | 3.47 | +0.09 pts |
| 20 | Todd County Estimated | 3.35 | -0.58 pts |
| 21 | Pipestone County Estimated | 3.01 | -0.52 pts |
| 22 | Polk County Estimated | 2.7 | +0.27 pts |
| 23 | Grant County Estimated | 2.6 | -0.49 pts |
| 24 | Nicollet County Estimated | 2.6 | +0.54 pts |
| 25 | Otter Tail County Estimated | 2.52 | +1.43 pts |
| 26 | Steele County Estimated | 2.48 | +0.83 pts |
| 27 | Sibley County Estimated | 2.45 | +1.25 pts |
| 28 | Clay County Estimated | 2.25 | -0.02 pts |
| 29 | Washington County Estimated | 2.21 | -0.13 pts |
| 30 | Wilkin County Estimated | 2.2 | +2.36 pts |
| 31 | Carver County Estimated | 2.16 | +0.42 pts |
| 32 | Cook County Estimated | 1.94 | -1.59 pts |
| 33 | Norman County Estimated | 1.89 | +0.02 pts |
| 34 | Winona County Estimated | 1.89 | -0.89 pts |
| 35 | Swift County Estimated | 1.85 | -1.63 pts |
| 36 | McLeod County Estimated | 1.74 | -0.19 pts |
| 37 | Wright County Estimated | 1.63 | +0.48 pts |
| 38 | Le Sueur County Estimated | 1.51 | -1.04 pts |
| 39 | Meeker County Estimated | 1.49 | -0.43 pts |
| 40 | Martin County Estimated | 1.42 | +0.26 pts |
| 41 | Pennington County Estimated | 1.31 | +0.36 pts |
| 42 | Wadena County Estimated | 1.26 | -0.36 pts |
| 43 | Sherburne County Estimated | 1.25 | -0.04 pts |
| 44 | Dodge County Estimated | 1.19 | -1.1 pts |
| 45 | Goodhue County Estimated | 1.16 | -0.1 pts |
| 46 | Benton County Estimated | 1.11 | -2.14 pts |
| 47 | Brown County Estimated | 1.09 | -0.15 pts |
| 48 | Lincoln County Estimated | 1.07 | +0.18 pts |
| 49 | Lac qui Parle County Estimated | 1.05 | +1.05 pts |
| 50 | Wabasha County Estimated | 1.02 | +0.6 pts |
| 51 | Houston County Estimated | 1.02 | +0.86 pts |
| 52 | Murray County Estimated | 0.99 | -0.49 pts |
| 53 | Renville County Estimated | 0.97 | +0.35 pts |
| 54 | Traverse County Estimated | 0.93 | -0.6 pts |
| 55 | Redwood County Estimated | 0.91 | -0.45 pts |
| 56 | Jackson County Estimated | 0.91 | -0.6 pts |
| 57 | Faribault County Estimated | 0.86 | +0.21 pts |
| 58 | Freeborn County Estimated | 0.82 | -0.65 pts |
| 59 | Waseca County Estimated | 0.79 | -0.11 pts |
| 60 | Pope County Estimated | 0.79 | 0 pts |
| 61 | Isanti County Estimated | 0.77 | +0.15 pts |
| 62 | St. Louis County Estimated | 0.77 | +0.26 pts |
| 63 | Pine County Estimated | 0.73 | +0.26 pts |
| 64 | Rock County Estimated | 0.73 | +0.11 pts |
| 65 | Roseau County Estimated | 0.72 | -0 pts |
| 66 | Fillmore County Estimated | 0.61 | -1.36 pts |
| 67 | Big Stone County Estimated | 0.59 | -0.19 pts |
| 68 | Chisago County Estimated | 0.57 | +0.13 pts |
| 69 | Douglas County Estimated | 0.55 | -0.61 pts |
| 70 | Carlton County Estimated | 0.52 | +0.11 pts |
| 71 | Beltrami County Estimated | 0.49 | -0 pts |
| 72 | Hubbard County Estimated | 0.45 | -0.14 pts |
| 73 | Crow Wing County Estimated | 0.41 | +0.16 pts |
| 74 | Becker County Estimated | 0.4 | -0.14 pts |
| 75 | Cass County Estimated | 0.38 | +0.03 pts |
| 76 | Mahnomen County Estimated | 0.38 | -1.12 pts |
| 77 | Lake of the Woods County Estimated | 0.26 | +0.26 pts |
| 78 | Red Lake County Estimated | 0.26 | +0.26 pts |
| 79 | Marshall County Estimated | 0.23 | 0 pts |
| 80 | Aitkin County Estimated | 0.19 | -0.37 pts |
| 81 | Lake County Estimated | 0.18 | +0.18 pts |
| 82 | Morrison County Estimated | 0.17 | -0.03 pts |
| 83 | Koochiching County Estimated | 0.17 | +0.09 pts |
| 84 | Clearwater County Estimated | 0.12 | -0 pts |
| 85 | Itasca County Estimated | 0.09 | +0.07 pts |
| 86 | Mille Lacs County Estimated | 0.04 | -0 pts |
| 87 | Kanabec County Estimated | 0 | -0.25 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.
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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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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, 2023}},
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=2023. 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 13.81 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Kanabec County, with 0 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.
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.