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 2024, at 16.48 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lake County had the lowest, at -0.09 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 5.78 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2024
- Under 0
- 0 to 1.1
- 1.1 to 2.8
- 2.8 and over
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobles County Estimated | 16.48 | +2.67 pts |
| 2 | Watonwan County Estimated | 14.87 | +3.66 pts |
| 3 | Kandiyohi County Estimated | 13.95 | +1.31 pts |
| 4 | Hennepin County Estimated | 10.9 | +3.59 pts |
| 5 | Mower County Estimated | 10.66 | +2.44 pts |
| 6 | Cottonwood County Estimated | 10.42 | +5.78 pts |
| 7 | Rice County Estimated | 10.05 | +2.81 pts |
| 8 | Chippewa County Estimated | 9.15 | -0.09 pts |
| 9 | Ramsey County Estimated | 8.73 | +1.4 pts |
| 10 | Pipestone County Estimated | 8.2 | +5.19 pts |
| 11 | Anoka County Estimated | 7.14 | +2.75 pts |
| 12 | Swift County Estimated | 6.49 | +4.64 pts |
| 13 | Stevens County Estimated | 6.28 | -0.42 pts |
| 14 | Pennington County Estimated | 6.19 | +4.88 pts |
| 15 | Dakota County Estimated | 6.05 | +1.69 pts |
| 16 | Lyon County Estimated | 6.03 | +1.18 pts |
| 17 | Stearns County Estimated | 5.68 | -1.56 pts |
| 18 | Scott County Estimated | 4.92 | +1.01 pts |
| 19 | Olmsted County Estimated | 4.78 | +0.23 pts |
| 20 | Todd County Estimated | 3.94 | +0.59 pts |
| 21 | Le Sueur County Estimated | 3.54 | +2.04 pts |
| 22 | Blue Earth County Estimated | 3.47 | -0.7 pts |
| 23 | Steele County Estimated | 3.44 | +0.96 pts |
| 24 | Otter Tail County Estimated | 3.25 | +0.73 pts |
| 25 | Kittson County Estimated | 3.22 | -1.23 pts |
| 26 | Wright County Estimated | 3.01 | +1.38 pts |
| 27 | Nicollet County Estimated | 2.93 | +0.33 pts |
| 28 | Grant County Estimated | 2.93 | +0.33 pts |
| 29 | Renville County Estimated | 2.91 | +1.94 pts |
| 30 | Norman County Estimated | 2.69 | +0.8 pts |
| 31 | Sherburne County Estimated | 2.58 | +1.33 pts |
| 32 | Jackson County Estimated | 2.53 | +1.62 pts |
| 33 | Sibley County Estimated | 2.49 | +0.04 pts |
| 34 | McLeod County Estimated | 2.36 | +0.62 pts |
| 35 | Big Stone County Estimated | 2.16 | +1.58 pts |
| 36 | Washington County Estimated | 2.1 | -0.11 pts |
| 37 | Carver County Estimated | 2.08 | -0.08 pts |
| 38 | Winona County Estimated | 1.96 | +0.07 pts |
| 39 | Martin County Estimated | 1.93 | +0.51 pts |
| 40 | Dodge County Estimated | 1.93 | +0.75 pts |
| 41 | Wilkin County Estimated | 1.89 | -0.31 pts |
| 42 | Lac qui Parle County Estimated | 1.8 | +0.75 pts |
| 43 | Clay County Estimated | 1.75 | -0.5 pts |
| 44 | Meeker County Estimated | 1.7 | +0.21 pts |
| 45 | Goodhue County Estimated | 1.64 | +0.48 pts |
| 46 | Freeborn County Estimated | 1.61 | +0.79 pts |
| 47 | Faribault County Estimated | 1.58 | +0.72 pts |
| 48 | Yellow Medicine County Estimated | 1.58 | -1.89 pts |
| 49 | Wabasha County Estimated | 1.48 | +0.47 pts |
| 50 | Rock County Estimated | 1.46 | +0.73 pts |
| 51 | Isanti County Estimated | 1.31 | +0.54 pts |
| 52 | Polk County Estimated | 1.31 | -1.4 pts |
| 53 | Douglas County Estimated | 1.28 | +0.72 pts |
| 54 | Traverse County Estimated | 1.26 | +0.33 pts |
| 55 | Brown County Estimated | 1.21 | +0.12 pts |
| 56 | Benton County Estimated | 1.15 | +0.04 pts |
| 57 | Mahnomen County Estimated | 1.14 | +0.76 pts |
| 58 | Hubbard County Estimated | 1.13 | +0.68 pts |
| 59 | Murray County Estimated | 1.12 | +0.13 pts |
| 60 | Roseau County Estimated | 1.05 | +0.33 pts |
| 61 | Pope County Estimated | 0.96 | +0.17 pts |
| 62 | Waseca County Estimated | 0.95 | +0.17 pts |
| 63 | Cook County Estimated | 0.9 | -1.04 pts |
| 64 | Chisago County Estimated | 0.88 | +0.32 pts |
| 65 | Fillmore County Estimated | 0.88 | +0.28 pts |
| 66 | Wadena County Estimated | 0.84 | -0.42 pts |
| 67 | Beltrami County Estimated | 0.79 | +0.3 pts |
| 68 | Pine County Estimated | 0.76 | +0.03 pts |
| 69 | Cass County Estimated | 0.57 | +0.19 pts |
| 70 | Marshall County Estimated | 0.57 | +0.34 pts |
| 71 | Carlton County Estimated | 0.54 | +0.03 pts |
| 72 | Redwood County Estimated | 0.52 | -0.39 pts |
| 73 | St. Louis County Estimated | 0.51 | -0.25 pts |
| 74 | Becker County Estimated | 0.45 | +0.06 pts |
| 75 | Houston County Estimated | 0.43 | -0.59 pts |
| 76 | Crow Wing County Estimated | 0.39 | -0.02 pts |
| 77 | Lincoln County Estimated | 0.36 | -0.71 pts |
| 78 | Itasca County Estimated | 0.31 | +0.22 pts |
| 79 | Morrison County Estimated | 0.29 | +0.12 pts |
| 80 | Mille Lacs County Estimated | 0.29 | +0.25 pts |
| 81 | Aitkin County Estimated | 0.25 | +0.06 pts |
| 82 | Clearwater County Estimated | 0.23 | +0.12 pts |
| 83 | Kanabec County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 83 | Koochiching County Estimated | 0 | -0.17 pts |
| 83 | Lake of the Woods County Estimated | 0 | -0.26 pts |
| 83 | Red Lake County Estimated | 0 | -0.26 pts |
| 87 | Lake County Estimated | -0.09 | -0.28 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.
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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_minnesota_by_2024,
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, 2024}},
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=2024. 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?
Nobles County, with 16.48 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Lake County, with -0.09 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.
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.